Ventura County Star Stories: Education: K-12

Campus reports: August 27, 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

First day is homecoming for Hueneme High principal

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:32:00 -0000

Adrian Palazuelos had a case of deja vu as he walked through the crowded quad at Hueneme High School today. Fifteen years ago, Palazuelos started his first day as a senior at Hueneme High. Today, he returned to welcome students on their first day of school — as principal.

E.O. Green gets new administrative team

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Hueneme School District officials have appointed a new administration at an Oxnard middle school where an eighth-grader was shot during an English class in February.

Schools strive to upgrade technology

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Santa Paula High School teacher Kelley Payne tried her best last year to keep students on their assignments as they worked in a computer lab. The computers, several years old, scratched and overused, were often too slow and sometimes had problems running new programs.

Hundreds attend memorial for Buena coach

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Bryan and Debbie Probasco knew it was the last day they would be spending with their youngest son JD. A rare blood disorder was taking his life and there was nothing more that could be done to try and save him. But amid their grief, they realized there was a way to spare another family similar pain. They could donate JD's organs.

Pacific View mall to host student art show

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Pacific View mall's annual student art show will be held Oct. 3-12.

Comparing supplies: old school vs. new school

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:22:00 -0000

It's back-to-school shopping time, which means another round of innovations in the school-supply aisle.

Homework assigned to parents for back-to-school preparedness

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:02:00 -0000

C'mon, parents. Fess up. After more than two months of summer vacation, you're ready for the kids to go back to school.

Use for lot tapped as a school site is still undecided

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The fate of a 22-acre empty lot in Moorpark identified as the site for a new school is still unresolved.

Class sizes shrink in Oxnard

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Students at some Oxnard schools got a little extra breathing room when they returned to their classrooms Wednesday after summer break.

Moorpark school site issue remains unresolved

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:00 -0000

The fate of a 22-acre empty lot in Moorpark that was identified as the site for a new school is still unresolved.

Buena High's 'Gentle Giant' dies at 23

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Jacob Dole Probasco, a talented athlete, inspiring coach and budding pharmacologist, died Tuesday from complications of a blood disorder, according to close friends and colleagues. The 23-year-old Ventura resident — known as J.D. — was taken off life support at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after being in critical care for nearly a week.

Students, police return to Ventura schools

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:05:00 -0000

After a four-year hiatus, police officers returned full-time to Ventura high schools as classes began today in the district.

District to recognize multilingual students

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The ability to speak multiple languages often helps to distinguish a job applicant over other candidates. To highlight the importance of language skills in a competitive work force, a new Ventura Unified School District program will recognize high school students who have mastered two or more languages.

Mantooth selected as county superintendent

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

After a monthlong search and two days of interviews, the Ventura County Board of Education chose a county schools superintendent Saturday, naming a local administrator to the top spot. Without discussing any other candidate, the board appointed Stan Mantooth, associate superintendent of administrative services in the Ventura County Office of Education and its chief financial and business officer.

Group fills packs with school items for needy students

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

For a growing number of children in Ventura County, all the usual necessities for the first day of the new school year are hard to come by.

More filers enter Conejo, Moorpark school board races

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

A few last-minute filers joined the races for Conejo Valley and Moorpark school board positions this week.

Oxnard schools balk at sanctions deadline

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Oxnard School District officials have put off complying with a state order involving districts failing to meet No Child Left Behind Act academic standards.

Slain student's family files claim against district, county

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The family of slain Oxnard eighth-grader Larry King has filed injury claims against the Hueneme School District and the County of Ventura, alleging their failure to protect the boy led to his death.

School board opposes prison hospital plan

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The Ventura County Board of Education approved a resolution opposing the proposed prison hospital.