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Schools March 30, 2007
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Simi district three points shy of state goal
By Miguel Morales miguel@theacorn.com
      Simi Valley Unified School District scored 797 on the 2006-07 Academic Performance Index, three points shy of the state goal, according to figures released Tuesday by the California Department of Education. Schools are rated on a scale of 200 to 1,000 with a state target of 800. The results...
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Painting a picture of Spanish culture
By Miguel Morales miguel@theacorn.com
      For the second year in a row, Spanish instructor Julio Agredano is taking an artistic approach to teaching students about the variety, impact and essence of Hispanic culture.
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Violence prevention program introduced to Simi middle schoolers
Students learn how to work out their problems without getting physical
By Miguel Morales miguel@theacorn.com
      The Second Step program has taken a step up into Simi Valley middle schools this year, and teachers are hoping its lessons of nonviolence will affect older students as well as younger ones. Second Step was first implemented in 2004 in Simi Valley Unified at the elementary school level and...
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Senior project brings smiles to ill children
Student arranges performance at Shriners Hospital
By Miguel Morales miguel@theacorn.com
      Sounds of laughter rang through the halls of Shriners Hospitals for Children-Los Angeles on March 15 as the Santa Susana High School's Children's Theater put the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch on trial in "The Fairy Tale Courtroom.
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Simi students make the grade
      California Lutheran University named nearly 400 students to the 2006 fall semester dean's honor list. Students qualify by maintaining a 3.5 grade point average in their academic subjects.
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