All it takes is teamwork
      PYRAMID POWER— Members of the Agoura High School varsity football team show their lighter side by performing a pyramid during the team's annual pre-season kick-off picnic at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills last Saturday. The first game for the Agoura Chargers is Fri., Sept. 5.
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Keillor to appear at Pepperdine
      Pepperdine University Center for the Arts will present "An Evening with Garrison Keillor" at 8 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24 at the Malibu campus' Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu.
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New Ventura County superintendent of schools starts Sept. 1
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Stan Mantooth is the new Ventura County superintendent of schools. The county board of education appointed Mantooth on Aug. 16. He takes office Sept. 1. "I'm looking forward to it. I think I provide good continuity for our office," Mantooth, 57, said. "Hopefully, I'll be able to bring the knowledge and skills that will keep us from missing a beat.
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Parents of Agoura High freshmen learn system
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Parents of incoming ninthgrade students at Agoura High School—or parents of new students at any grade level—will find out how to navigate the various Las Virgenes educational services at the high school's second annual, "Parent Town Hall Meeting" next month.
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Free career testing for students
      The threehour Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test of the Career Exploration Program will be offered to sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Las Virgenes Unified School District at 8 a.m. Sat., Sept. 6 in Room A-1 at Agoura High School, 38545 Driver Ave., Agoura Hills.
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Celebrating strong school spirit
      CHEERS— Members of the J.V. and Varsity Oak Park Cheer Squads pose with a U.S. Spiritleader staff member after attending a four-day camp held at SOKA University. The camp emphasized advanced skills in tumbling, stunting, pyramid building and dancing.
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Moorpark College history professor wins award
      Moorpark College recently named history professor Ranford Hopkins as the 12th recipient of the annual Distinguished Faculty Chair award. Criteria for the award are excellence in teaching and service to the college and community.
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