Have a Funny or Embarrassing Prom Photo? Let's See It!

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Ah, the prom, that unforgettable night rife with wonder and excitement; high school seniors on the precipice of adulthood bursting with teenage angst and hormones, praying that damn pimple goes away before the big night, the excruciating pressure of asking that special boy or girl, the last-minute rush to the tuxedo store, the elaborate hair and make-up sessions. And, of course, your mother...and her dreaded camera!  It really is a special time in a young person's life, and for Agoura High students, that night is May 26.  But for those of us who've been there, we've got great (and not so great) memories of that night. If you have a great prom photo (or if you’re able to sneak us your spouses) please post them here! Have a great, or not-so-…

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Got Prom?

Agoura High's boys have found creative ways to ask their dates to the prom.

The Agoura High School prom is right around the corner, and this year, some of the boys have found creative ways of asking the girls to the big event.   "It's now become an expectation that the 'asking' is almost as grand as the event itself," said Caroline Abdulhamid, mother of a senior.  "Unfortunately, this sometimes lends to public displays of 'Yes, I would love to go!', and then later retractions in the privacy of a one on one conversation." Abdulhamid is not sure how this new method got started, but offered a few scenarios. "For example, one student asked his date at our Agoura Water Polo Casino Night Fundraiser recently. He arranged with the dealer to have a staged deck, perched her on her black jack stool and then the cards were …

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Hebrew Story Time with Rivka

Children at Ilan Ramon Day School learn to appreciate age appropriate stories in Hebrew through a special program.

The Ilan Ramon Day School held “Hebrew Story Time with Rivka” last Wednesday, where children were entertained with Hebrew stories and crafts while parents were informed about and signed up for a program of free Hebrew language books. Sifriyat Pijama B’America provides an opportunity for young Jewish children, ages three to six, with or without Israeli roots, living in the United States, to sign up to receive free storybooks in Hebrew. The program is designed to strengthen participants’ Hebrew language proficiency and connections with Jewish values and culture, as well as develop a channel through which young Jewish children can spend more quality time at bedtime with their families in a positive, educational manner. For more information …

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Chargers Earn First Marmonte Baseball Title

Agoura High wins its first-ever Marmonte League championship, the league's top seed in postseason.

Agoura High School Listed Among Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report

The school is ranked 1,022nd in the country.

Agoura Hills High School has made the U.S. News & World Report list of top high schools in the nation. The school is listed at 1,022nd in the list, which also notes that it is above the national average in terms of the "college readiness" of its students. To determine the ranks, the publication analyzed 21,776 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The figure is based on the number of students passing their AP examinations. Schools in the list are measured against a number of other factors, including reading and math test score results and the performance of the school's least-advantaged students. Agoura High School is ranked 198th within California, according to the report. Click here to see the complete U.S. News…

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Take the LVUSD Calendar Survey 2012

The district is asking parents to fill out the 2012 school calendar survey in order to determine future school year schedules.

The following was sent to district parents in both a phone call and email blast: This is Dr. Dan Stepenosky, Deputy Superintendent with Las Virgenes Unified School District. The district has convened a school calendar committee. The goal for the committee is to develop school calendars for 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years so that staff and families can make future plans. The committee takes input from staff, parents and students and makes a recommendation to our Board of Education. The committee would greatly appreciate your perspective on key issues as we develop these calendars. To gain your perspective we have developed a nine question survey. This survey does matter! The committee is closely reviewing some significant …

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ABC7's Elex Michaelson Surprises Former Lindero Middle School Band Teacher With a Visit

Matt McKagan, Lindero Canyon Middle School band leader, receives a surprise TV visit and $500 from former student Elex Michaelson.

As part of his 'Pay It Forward' segment, ABC7's Elex Michaelson decided to surprise his former Lindero Canyon Middle School band teacher Matt McKagan with $500 he won in a March Madness pool. Michaelson compares McKagan to a "real life Mr. Holland" from the film, and in fact, the band leader has won the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Award for teaching. According to the report, Superintendent Don Zimring told the staff that a camera crew was coming to film at the school, but he didn't tell them who the crew was. In the video, a surprised McKagan recognized Michaelson when he walked in with the news crew. "I think there's no job more important, other than a parent, than a really great teacher," Michaelson said to McKagan in the report. "You …

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Press Release

A High School 'Who Done It'

The community is invited to attend Agoura High's annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater production May 18 and 19.

Fresh on the heals of the Agoura High School spring musical Little Shop of Horrors comes A Killer Title, the school's Murder Mystery Dinner Theater production. Written by junior Jazmine Choi, the play is directed by senior Matt Oster. The play opens with an aging screenwriter, his well-dressed wife, and his flirtatious leading lady exiting the theater where our lead has just witnessed his most recent production as a grand flop. The leading lady is comforting our writer, while the wife is annoyed and is anxiously, perhaps too anxiously, waiting for their driver to take them to their cabin in Big Bear, where the remainder of our mystery is set.  The hilarious cast of characters that arrive at the cabin varies from loony mother-in-law, …

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