Most new parents pledge to keep their babies healthy. Years later, do parents lose sight of this commitment? Childhood obesity and undernourishment continue to impact millions of children. While many factors contribute to this epidemic, there are ways that parents and all adults can keep the commitment to helping children be healthy. One in three children and adolescents are overweight […]
2011-01-13
Seminar for healthy eating
ZEN Foods and YogaWorks will host a free seminar on “The Importance of Eating Healthy” from 10 a.m. to noon Thurs., Jan. 20 at YogaWorks, 2475 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village. For more information and to RSVP, call (818) 764-9368 or email marketing@zenfoods.com by Jan. 14. Space is limited.
‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ a night of ’50s fun
Allan Hunt had to deal with a generation gap as he set up a scene from Oak Park High School’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie.” Director Hunt was trying to explain to his young charges what a coffeehouse was like in the 1950s. “This was a place where beatniks recited poetry. There was lots of smoke, and it was dark […]
Yerba Buena kids use big map to explore Africa
Students at Yerba Buena Ele mentary School in Agoura Hills recently explored Africa in a big way—with the world’s largest map of the continent. The map, measuring 35- by-26-feet and weighing 102 pounds, is designed as large board game to introduce students to the power of maps and the diverse geography of Africa. The map was at Yerba Buena Elementary […]
Registration opens
The Oak Park Unified School District announces K-5 school registration for the 2011-2012 school year. All local residents with new students in grades K-5 should contact their resident elementary schools beginning the week of Jan. 24 for times to register or visit www.oakparkusd.org for more information. Oak Park residents with elementary students in grades K-5 who are new to OPUSD […]
High School Highlights
Agoura Chargers Mon., Jan. 17: No school Tues., Jan. 18: Charger Club meeting/A-1/7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 19: Final exams through Fri., Jan. 21 Calabasas Coyotes Fri., Jan. 14: NHS meeting/12:05 p.m. Murder mystery night/7 p.m. Sat., Jan. 15: NHS tutoring/8:30 a.m. SAT Catalyst boot camp/9 a.m. Sun., Jan. 16: SAT Catalyst boot camp/9 a.m. Mon., Jan. 17: No school Tues., […]
Dance team to host clinic
The Calabasas High School Dance Team will host its fifth annual Coyote Cutie Dance Clinic for grades K-5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 30 in the CHS dance room, 22855 W. Mulholland Hwy. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. Dancers will learn a routine taught by the school’s nationally ranked high school dance team and perform with the […]
Exhibit to provide rare look into artistic work methods
Botke display to run through June 5An exhibit of works by two Santa Paula artists, Jessie Arms Botke and Cornelis Botke, will open on Sat., Jan. 22 with a gala celebration at the Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula. The exhibit is co-curated by Jennifer Heighton, museum director; Meg Phelps, museum educator; and Kitty Botke Seemel, granddaughter of the artists. The exhibit […]