Schools
Week in Review: So Long Summer, It's Back to School
The resumption of classes means traffic and parking woes and the search for healthy lunches that kids will actually eat.
With the beginning of another school year came qualms over filling kids' lunchboxes, high school havoc thanks to the construction of a performing arts center, and the welcoming of 27 new teachers to the school district. This week marked the bittersweet end to summer.
MONDAY
Patch reported that Las Virgenes Unified will have 27 new teachers for the 2010-'11 school year. About 18 of them attended the new teacher orientation at LVUSD offices the previous week.
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This week's Fresh from the Farmers Market taught us that good things come in small packages, with our spotlight on Alex's Fruits and Nuts.
Our , profiled Agoura High graduate and premier runner Deena Kastor, who announced that she is three months pregnant and has pulled out of the New York Marathon.
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TUESDAY
Patch caught up with Agoura High students on camera as summer wound down and classes got underway.
Robert Coutts led an early morning jaunt along one of Agoura Hills' most prized footpaths—the Palo Comado Canyon trail—in this week's Wild Agoura.
Valerie Goren detailed her last summer in Agoura Hills and the beginning of the next chapter of her life.
WEDNESDAY
Patch sat down with, to discuss his plans for the new school year.
Charlene Ross covered Sumac Elementary's kickoff celebration, which brought families together for a day in the park and In-N-Out burgers.
THURSDAY
Patch discussed the effects of electromagnetic radiation on children with Rina Baraz Nehdar, a 39-year-old Fountainwood resident and mother of three who has researched the topic.
Senior Citizen of the Year Ellen Wohl offered her advice on staying youthful in Agoura Hills in this week's Secrets to Longevity.
The Chargers dropped the opening girls golf match against Moorpark, losing by nine strokes at the Westlake Golf Course.
FRIDAY
Patch spoke with Agoura High students and parents about the traffic caused by the construction of the school's performing arts center.
This week's Agoura Mom Files was centered around the lunchbox predicament.
SATURDAY
Our Hometown Hero was Pam Brady. The regional community service manager for the American Cancer Society has dedicated her life to getting patients to "look good...feel better."
Alcohol was a common target for thieves in this week's crime roundup from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station.
We introduced you to Michelle Arons and Chris Welch, our new Weddings 91301 couple.
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