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Schools May 31st, 2007
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Dedicated to Yerba Buena
      BE TRUE TO YOUR NEW SCHOOL- Top, Girl Scout Troop No. 53, lead by Yerba Buena Elementary School fourth-grader Sami Siteman, presents the colors and leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of a dedication ceremony at the new Yerba Buena Elementary School campus.
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Declining enrollment to be discussed in Oak Park
      The Oak Park Schools Community Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., June 7 at the After-School Club building in Mae Boyar Park, 139 N. Kanan Road. Oak Park Unified School District Superintendent Tony Knight and Assistant Superintendent Martin Klauss will give a presentation on the effects of...
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Ann Eklund retires after 39 years
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      When Ann Eklund, director of elementary education for the Las Virgenes Unified School District, launched her career in 1969, the district was growing so fast that elementary school students shifted from school to school as if playing musical chairs.
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Free workshop gives advice on how to pay for college
      National College Planners will present free workshops on getting thousands of dollars for your child's college education. The program will be offered from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., June 4 at the Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, and from 10:45 a.m. to noon Sat., June 9 at the Newbury Pa...
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Donate a farm animal to help a family
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com
      Thanks to the efforts of Oak Park students at Brookside Elementary School, families living in poverty in other countries will receive donations of cows, llamas, sheep, goats, water buffalo and tree seedlings to help them support themselves.
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      All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to contact us with updated information at this e-mail address: newstip@theacorn.com.
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Local National Merit scholars named
      The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the winners of its annual scholarships. More than 2,200 winners nationwide were announced, with another group of scholars to be released in July to bring the total of scholarship recipients for 2007 up to about 4,600.
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Create video games, websites at summer camp
      PlanetBravo's Techno-tainment Camp, a summer event for children in West Los Angeles for the past several years, will come to Calabasas this year. Registration is taking place. Sessions run for one week each and begin June 25 at most locations.
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Special ed committee wraps up
      The Special Education Advisory Committee of the Oak Park Unified School District will have its annual year-end wrap-up and celebration from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., June 4 at the Adobe Cantina, 29100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills.
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Student goes on mission to support troops in Iraq
      Brianna Thomas, a third-grade student at White Oak Elementary School, is a young lady on a mission. When she heard that it was very expensive for American troops to make overseas phone calls, Brianna approached White Oak's student council with an idea. Why not rally the students together to ...
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Summer reading programs begin
      The Ventura County Library Summer Reading Programs are ready to begin. These free library programs run from June 10 to Aug. 19 and encourage children of all ages to enhance their reading skills during summer vacation. They have the opportunity to read books and earn prizes.
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