Flory magnet school to host Science Extravaganza Night
Academy seeks new students for 2008-2009
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
      "This is more fun than recess," said first-grader Sophie Hendricks while she molded a ball of clay into a hollow circular bowl and placed it in a container filled with water to see if the bowl would float.
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High school students test parenting for a weekend
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
      Freshmen in Jill Veres' health class at Moorpark High School got a taste of the life-changing duties of parenthood when they were assigned to care for "a newborn baby" over a recent weekend. The baby project was implemented to discourage teen pregnancies, according to Veres, who organized a...
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CHP reaches out to kids
     A GOOD DEED- Members of the Calabasas High School basketball team drop off toys for the holidays at the California Highway Patrol station in Moorpark as Capt. Cliff Williams supervises. The players, from left, are Michael Nordon, Josh Langer and Zach Stapf. The toys they collected are for the annual...
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Autism training available for child-care providers
      Easter Seals Tri-Counties will host Autism Spectrum Disorder training for six weeks beginning Wed., Jan. 23. The first four classes will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. at Easter Seals offices on 10730 Henderson Road in Ventura.
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