KNOWLEDGE IS POWER—Oak Park Principal Kevin Buchana,flanked by student ambassadors, welcomes parents and students to the College Knowledge Night Oct. 7 at OPHS. Hundreds of students and family members attended workshops about higher education and met with SAT/ACT test prep vendors.
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Year of the QB
Players across region sling ball with confidence while putting up monster numbersQuarterbacks bask in the glory of victory. They also get besmirched in the stain of defeat. High school QBs represent their team, school and community. They have arguably the hardest job in the sport. They must know where, how and why every chess piece on the field moves, including all 11 defenders. Last week, the Acorn delved into quarterbacking with […]
Other local football matchups
Calabasas (7-1) at Oak Park (6-2) Outlook: The Coyotes, who are No. 1 in the CIF-Southern Section Western Division coaches’ poll, will qualify for the postseason with a win on Friday at Oak Park. Calabasas bounced back nicely from a 40-39 setback to Camarillo the previous weekend by taking care of business against Agoura in a 34-0 home win. QB […]
The Acorn’s High School Football Game of the Week
Westlake Warriors (7-1) vs. St. Bonaventure Seraphs (5-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Larrabee Stadium at Ventura HighFootball isn’t easy. It’s not strolling through Central Park with Mick Jagger or talking with tigers in Lincoln Park Zoo. It’s certainly no Sunday Funday with the cast of “You’re the Worst.” “Football is a grind,” said Tony Henney, Westlake High’s head coach. The Warriors keep finding ways to win. Westlake pulled out a 25-21 comeback victory against Moorpark on […]
Nominations sought for awards
National Association of Women Business Owners-Ventura County (NAWBO-VC) is seeking nominations for nine local, outstanding business women in the following categories: Woman Business Owner of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award (new in 2016), Innovator of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Community Advocate of the Year, Education Advocate of the Year, Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, NAWBO-VC Member […]
Holistic healers start business networking
Healers in Westlake have started a local nonprofit chapter of the The Holistic Chamber of Commerce, a business that promotes holistic, natural and sustainable products, services and solutions. Nick and Audrey Newmont, presidents of the HCC in Westlake, have 23 years of holistic business experience and five years in business as the Newmont Center in Agoura Hills. Chamber meetings are […]
Getting to the root of the problem
SALON SALUTE—The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rootementary, a new fast-service hair-coloring salon, Oct. 15 at 2900 Townsgate Road, Ste. 100 in Westlake Village. Pictured is co-owner Guy Matthew Dee, former owner of Guy Matthew Salon and Day Spa in Agoura Hills. Rootementary offers quick root touch-ups, highlights and full cover coverage at modest […]
Briefs
Screening of coming-of-age film Cal State Channel Islands’ Center for Multicultural Engagement will screen the coming-of-age film “Mosquita & Mari” from 5 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 5 in the Petit Salon at 1 University Drive, Camarillo. The story follows two teen girls growing up in East Los Angeles who struggle with the pressures of school, poverty, undocumented status and […]
Las Virgenes endorsements
On Nov. 3, voters will decide not only on protecting the fiscal health of the district by continuing the highly successful Measure E initiative, but by electing new leadership to the board of education as well. Neither of these issues seem very controversial. But as history has shown, with the absence of controversy comes an absence of voters. That potential […]