June 13, 2012 | Even at an early age, Daniel Espinoza knew he was college material.“When I was 5, I was telling my grand-mother that I was going to find a cure for cancer,” the 17-year-old Daniel recounted with a smile.
But Daniel came from a Mexican immigrant family with no college history, and he...
June 13, 2012 | Swimming for four years on the varsity Swim Team at Adolfo Camarillo High School while maintaining excellent grades has prepared Alicia Lewsadder for college – at least she hopes so. She’ll find out soon enough.Alicia, 18, will attend Westmont College...
June 13, 2012 | “Plan a” for Travis Harris was to be a Midshipman in the United States Naval Academy. The son of a career military man, the Channel Islands High School senior wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps.”I see what my dad...
June 13, 2012 | Didiel Vazquez Morales is graduating from Hueneme High School with a 3.83 grade-point average; his fraternal twin Manuel is not far behind with a 3.75 GPA. Didiel plans to attend California State University Channel Islands and major in chemistry after...
July 11, 2011 |
Identical twins Vanessa and Valerie Montoya have already endured much adversity during their young lives.
The 18-year-old Hueneme High students come from a broken home and their mother Debra died of breast cancer when they were in seventh grade, leaving them...
December 1, 2010 |
In Ventura County, it’s not only athletes who get to compete.
The Ventura County Office of Education’s Student Competitions & Fundraising Department, in cooperation with local business and community partners, supports world-class learning by hosting the Ventura County Science Fair, the...