Santa Su wins Golden Bell Award
      Santa Susana High School was recently honored in the 28th annual Golden Bell Awards program of the California School Board Association. The award was won in the Invigorating High Schools category for the Schools and Academies program under the direction of Principal Pam Carter.
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Assessing your child's midyear achievements
Guest opinion
By Dr. Raymond J. Huntington Special to the Acorn
      For many students and their families, having a week or more without school during the winter holidays is a longawaited opportunity to simply relax. But it should also be a time to reflect on the progress students have made so far in the school year and consider some changes if they...
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What's the best gift to give a teacher? How 'bout a thank-you?
Apples are out
      The gift that teachers would most like to receive costs nothing at all, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Education Association. Teachers overwhelmingly chose "hearing the words 'thank you'" or "receiving a thank-you card" as the gift they would most cherish.
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Toy drive at Magic Mountain
      Six Flags Magic Mountain, KTLA/CW, UPS and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern California will host the eighth annual Toys for the Holidays toy drive on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9. Free admission is offered to all guests bringing a new, unwrapped toy valued at $15 or more to the theme pa...
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