Work begins on Oaks Christian expansion
      LOOKING AHEAD— Oaks Christian seventh-grade students, from left, Madison Lauritzen, Shelby Livingstone and Christina Glover, look at a rendering of the future Oaks Christian Middle School complex during a groundbreaking ceremony in Westlake Village last Friday.
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Dance team cleans up at fundraiser
      NEW MOVES— Left, Melissa Garapedian, 14, scrubs down the tires on an SUV during the Calabasas High School Dance Team car wash fundraiser last Saturday morning. Below, a friend covers Maenzie Taguchi, 14, in soap suds during the car wash.
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Home and Garden tour to help school
Distinct design styles spotlighted
      Hillcrest Christian School will host the Home and Garden Tour 2008 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4. Guests will tour four homes in the Westlake Village and North Ranch area, each house decorated in a distinct style.
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Westlake High pitches music fundraiser
      The Westlake High School Instrumental Music Boosters will host a casino night at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 5801 N. Kanan Road, Westlake Village.
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Red Oak awarded for excellence
      Red Oak Elementary School fifth-grade teachers Marjorie Cohen and Erica White recently accepted a Constellation Award for the school's Mock Congressional Hearings. The hearings were held at the Reagan Library and allowed students to study the constitution and testify before a panel of judges from the community.
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Association presents funds to hire Oak Park science teacher
      Friends of Oak Park Schools presented a check for $103,000 to the Oak Park Unified School District at the Sept. 16 board meeting. Funds have been earmarked to hire part-time science specialist Debby West as a full-time science specialist/naturalist.
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