GOT THE BEAT- Drummer Ben Zelico, 13, of Oak Park puts on quite a drumming display as he performs with the band Innuendo at The Lakes at Thousand Oaks last Thursday. The Lakes was hosting a Back to School Bounce event to mark the end of summer.
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Collaborative fundraising group supports new school
The fundraising arm of the new Las Virgenes Community Learning Center is as different as the school. Called CAPT’n’S for “Collaborative Alliance Parents Teachers and Students,” the parentfacultystudent group is being run by parent Deana Camberg. She said that of the $42,750 parents pledged to contribute, the school has already received $32,707. The balance of the money owed will be […]
Calabasas High hosts car wash
Proceeds to benefit dance programThe Calabasas High School Dance Team will host a car wash from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Sept. 8 in the school parking lot at 22855 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. Prices are $5 with ASB identification, $7 for small cars and $10 large cars. Proceeds benefit the Calabasas High dance program. For more information, email Linda Hauss, dance team […]
Community Learning Center created in record time
Las Virgenes Community Learning Center, an alternative elementary school based at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, opened Wednesday with 154 students, seven teachers, a wellfunded Parent Faculty Association and a fresh approach to delivering standard-based education to youngsters in kindergarten through fifth grade. Itamar and Brenda Harari, the husband-and-wife educational team who provided the impetus to open an elementary […]
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OFF TO A GOOD START- From left, teacher Brian Borg, Migi Donahue, 9, from Calabasas and Eli Spiegel, 8, from Westlake Village enjoy listening to other students describe their summer vacations. Wednesday was the first day of school for the Las Virgenes Community Learning Center.
Local Business Briefs
Remodeling show The Conejo Valley Home Remodeling Show is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 8 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. The event will feature more than 200 vendors showcasing the latest in home improvement products and services. YogaWorks in Westlake […]
Westlake’s Carson notches resume
Kipp Brant Drummond & Associates, a retirement and financial planning firm in Ventura, announced the hiring of Randal Carson of Westlake Village as an associate vice president and wealth advisor. Carson, a fifth generation native of Southern California, has more than 25 years of experience in the financial industry, having represented such companies as E.F. Hutton and City National Bank. […]
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THURS., AUG. 30 Scouts Go Hawaiian Girl Scouts host “Go Girl” Hawaiian-style celebration for ages 5 to 12, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Conejo Community Park, 1175 Hendrix Ave., Thousand Oaks. Learn about Girl Scouting, hula dancing, crafts, songs. Open to public. Free to attend, $10 Scout registration fee. Ice cream, shaved ice for sale. Register Nikki De La Torre, (805) […]
Program promises the key to health, happiness
Speakers and performers will present “Keeping it real: the key to health and happiness” at 7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 27 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Talk show host Dennis Prager, actress Mariel Hemingway and nutritionist Robert Ferguson will tell how they found health and happiness. Stephan Choiniere, formerly of Cirque du […]
Students’ return to class marked by changes at the top
Besides personnel shuffle, a new LVUSD learning center is openedCampuses in the Las Virgenes Unified School District are opening their doors this year to a number of new teachers, administrators and support staff. In addition to the new personnel, other changes in the district include the opening of the new Las Virgenes Community Learning Center, an alternative elementary school on the campus of A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas. […]