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Dabbs new principal at Rio Mesa

Dabbs new principal at Rio Mesa May 17, 2013 | Rio Mesa High School Principal Ray Gonzales is leaving his position to begin working next week for the Oxnard Union High School District as coordinator of child welfare and attendance. William Dabbs, the district’s assistant superintendent of educational services, will be Rio Mesa’s new principal. Gonzales was the assistant principal of Rio...

Camarillo breaks ground on poo...

Camarillo breaks ground on pool April 19, 2013 | Camarillo High students and Oxnard Union High School District officials break ground on the new pool slated to open at the Camarillo campus in the fall. The district will spend about $8 million for two pools—one to be built in...

Camarillo, Oak Park to join le...

Camarillo, Oak Park to join league, which will split in 2014 April 19, 2013 | The releaguing game of Snakes and Ladders took another detour. CIF-Southern Section Northern Area principals voted on Monday to alter the landscape of local sports leagues for a four-year cycle starting in 2014-15. Oak Park and Camarillo high schools will join the...

Athletic club shapes future sc...

Athletic club shapes future scholars April 19, 2013 | Josh Harrison was a studentathlete who made a name for himself as a member of Rio Mesa High School’s football and track teams. Upon graduation in 2007, he was offered scholarships to 15 schools and eventually played Division I football as...

Student club hosts 5K and fami...

Student club hosts 5K and family day April 19, 2013 | A student club at Adolfo Camarillo High School wants local businesses to help in its efforts to provide athletic equipment for youngsters at Casa Pacifica, a Camarillo-based shelter for abused and neglected children. The Camarillo High student organization Teenage Endeavors Elevating...

Frontier High School honored f...

Frontier High School honored for mock trial program April 19, 2013 | The mock trial program at Frontier High School has earned its students and faculty a civic learning award. The award is co-sponsored by California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. Judith McConnell, presiding justice of...

Political-minded teen heads to...

Political-minded teen heads to Capitol Hill April 12, 2013 | Hannah Kurowski thought she wanted to become a veterinarian when she entered her freshman year at Adolfo Camarillo High School; she changed her mind after participating in the school’s Junior Statesmen of America program and discovering a love of politics. A...

Rio Mesa boys’ swim team has...

Rio Mesa boys’ swim team has won 86 straight league meets April 12, 2013 | The streak is alive. A close call, however, made life a little more interesting for the Rio Mesa High boys’ swim team. The Spartans won their 86th consecutive Pacific View League meet last week, 93-77, against a resurgent Camarillo squad. It was...

Baseball rivals ready to tangl...

Baseball rivals ready to tangle under lights April 12, 2013 | The Camarillo and Rio Mesa high school baseball teams will play at 7 tonight under the lights of Veteran Field at Freedom Park. “It’s going to be an exciting atmosphere,” Camarillo head coach John Gonzalez said. “With most of our games...

Big week looms for Camarillo b...

Big week looms for Camarillo baseball April 5, 2013 | Blake Redman and the Camarillo High baseball team play at 11 a.m. Saturday at Granada Hills. The Scorpions, 7-6 overall and 4-2 in the Pacic View League, battle rival Rio Mesa twice next week, at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at home...

Player to Watch: Hayley Chambe...

Player to Watch: Hayley Chamberlain April 5, 2013 | Hayley Chamberlain is Camarillo’s version of New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter. Chamberlain has occupied the starting shortstop position all four seasons for the Scorpions. A University of Houston commit, Chamberlain is a versatile slugger. She has a batting average of .444...
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    • Camarillo High boys’ basketball senior Ardavan Seif, center, fights for possession of the ball against Rio Mesa. ACHS and Oak Park are set to join the Marmonte League in 2014. The change could spell the end of the Camarillo-Rio Mesa rivalry.  © Michael Coons/Acorn Newspaper
    • John Diaz holds the legs of Bobby Ratiffe, 14, of Camarillo during the Youth Athletes for Christ workout at Adolfo Camarillo High School on April 9. Diaz is the founding coach of the faithbased athletic organization, which helps athletes learn sportsmanship on and off the field. © Richard Gillard/Acorn Newspapers
    • Hannah Kurowski, a freshman at Adolfo Camarillo High School, will take part in the Junior Statesmen of America program in Washington, D.C., this summer. © Acorn Newspapers
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