Travis Kikugawa knows a thing or two about coaching. In his first season guiding the Viewpoint boys’ tennis team, Kikugawa led the Patriots to a Southern Section Division 4 championship. In the fall, he led the girls’ tennis team to a section title. He secured his first section crown with the girls in 2007. Kikugawa combines a little John Wooden […]
2010-06-10
Apply for O’Connell scholarships
The Ventura County Democratic Central Committee established the $1,000 Jack O’Connell scholarship in 2007 as a tribute to the state superintendent of public instruction. Applications for 2010 are available at the website www .venturacountydemocrats.com. Applicants must be a resident of Ventura County, registered or registration-in-process for the fall semester at any public college or university in California, a graduate of […]
Grad Facts
Oak Christian High School Class of 2010Number of Graduates 157 Valedictorian Kristen Kruger Class President Micah Borowitz & Courtney Germann Class Color Red
Oaks Christian produces standout graduates
An Oaks Christian student since sixth grade, 2010 high school graduate Kristen Kruger will be attending Princeton University in the fall. As the only student to be elected prefect, or student body leader, two years in a row, Kristen has also has enjoyed working backstage in the theater productions, she said. In his letter of recommendation for Kristen, her English […]
Scholarship awarded
A $1,000 Best Buy scholarship has been awarded to Katlyn Rhatigan. She is a student of Louisville High School in Woodland Hills and the daughter of Kevin and Sharon Rhatigan. She plans to attend Texas Christian University. This year Best Buy has awarded scholarships to 1,000 students. Recipients were selected based on academic achievement, community involvement and/or work experience.
High school athletes give books, motivation
Max Levinson, a 16-year-old member of the Calabasas High School Junior Varsity basketball team, has been teaching reading to underprivileged children for three years. His experience inspired him to found CHS Cares, a high school club devoted to getting gently-used books into the hands and homes of every schoolaged child and using athletics to motivate children to “be smart on […]
Agoura freshman admitted to math program
The Ross Mathematics Summer Program at Ohio State University has invited Agoura High School freshman Alec Leatham to attend an eight-week summer program to study number theory. The program, aimed at pre-college students with interests in mathematics and science, selects 40 first-year students worldwide Alec is the only firstyear high school student who was selected this year from Southern California.
Students earn PTA Reflections Awards
Several students throughout the region were recognized at the state level for their contributions to Reflections, a National PTA program that encourages children to explore art in all its forms. In Las Virgenes Unified School District, Liana Leininger and Joshua Carlon received awards of merit at the California Reflections ceremony in Sacramento at the beginning of May. More than 63,000 […]