Campus reports

VENTURA

Anacapa Middle School

n Students will go to Balboa Middle School on Friday to compete in the battle of the books.

n Open house will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. April 25. All current and future school parents and students are welcome.

n The library media center will have the annual book fair Monday through April 30. The book fair will also be open during open house.

n The talent show will be from 7 to 8 p.m. April 27.

El Camino High School

n The California Standards Tests will be administered to all ninth- through 11th-grade students on campus Tuesday through April 26.

n Each year one student is selected to be the Ventura Unified School District Student Board of Education representative. This is an opportunity for a student who enjoys public speaking and wants to represent the school. Applications are available in the office and are due on April 27.

n On April 27 the drama program will present "Adorabelle and the Seven Sillies." A free morning presentation will take place at 9 a.m. for area elementary schools, and an evening performance will be at 7 p.m. for the community. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children.

E.P. Foster Elementary School

n There will be an event from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday to mark Earth Day. Activities will include self-guided garden tours, a drum circle and a display of student artwork. Contact MaryJane Bauleke at 641-5420 ext. 102, for more information or to volunteer.

Juanamaria Elementary School

n PTA elections will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. All members are welcome to the meeting.

n Awards assemblies are scheduled for 8:45 and 10:25 a.m. Friday.

Nordhoff High School

n The music department is planning to go to Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday and stay through April 25. Pictures will be available at http://www.nhsmusic.com.

Pacific High School

n A representative from Jostens will be on campus to take cap and gown and ring orders Thursday.

n An after-school field trip to the ROP program is planned for Thursday.

n Orientation-registration for all new students will begin at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

n STAR testing will be Tuesday through April 26.

Pierpont Elementary School

n Pierpont's silent auction will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 29.

n STAR testing will run May 1 through 18.

n The talent show will be held June 7.

Somis Union School District

The Somis Union School District is hosting a kindergarten tea and information meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for new students and parents to get acquainted with a new school.

Kindergarten registration is being accepted at Somis School, 5268 North St., Somis.

The single kindergarten through eighth-grade school, offers full day (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) kindergarten; time for the arts and physical education without losing academics; safe daily transportation to and from school; small class size with an instructional assistant in the classroom; hot lunches prepared daily in the school's cafeteria; and summer enrichment programs between kindergarten and first grade.

For more information, call 386-8258.

Ventura Charter School

n An information meeting for the 2007-08 school year is being held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. The Ventura Charter School, serving kindergarten through eighth-grade, is at 2060 Cameron St., Ventura.

For more information, call 648-5503 ext. 2004 or visit http://www.venturacharterschool.org.

Ventura County Christian School

n The spring carnival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be games, booths, cakewalk, food and cow pie bingo at the school, 96 MacMillan Ave., Ventura.

n Tuesday is family fun dinner night at Yolanda's.

Ventura High School

n STAR testing begins the week of April 23.

n Tuesday and April 26 will be minimum days. Dismissal will be at 12:26 p.m.

n This year the spring musical is "Grease." Performances in the auditorium will be at 7 p.m. April 26-28 and May 3-5, and at 6 p.m. April 29 and May 6. Ticket prices are $7 adults and $5 students.

n A PTSA meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Monday in the ASB room.