Schools compete at Junior Olympics
     GOING THE EXTRA MILE- Above, sixth-grader Brieanna Luna,12, left, of Atherwood Elementary School, cuts in front of Taylor Cross of Vista Elementary School to take the lead during the one-mile run final for girls in fifth and sixth grades during the PTA Simi Valley Unified School District 2008 Junior Olympics held at Royal High School Saturday. At right, sixth-grader Osbaldo Sanchez,12, of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School reacts as he is congratulated after finishing first in the onemile run final for boys in fifth and sixth grades.
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Summer Art Festival coming to MC
      Moorpark College announces the return of the Summer Arts Festival, an annual performance series showcasing the dance, music and theater departments. The festival schedule is as follows.
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Coping with rising costs
      In a time of falling home prices and an uncertain economy, even parents who make good money are worried about the increasing cost of a college education.
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Santa Susana High earns $100,000 grant
Money will help school improve specialized programs
      Two local high schools are among the 16 new grantees who will share grants that total $755,000, part of $6.2 million in Specialized Secondary Programs funding. In the Simi Valley Unified School District, Santa Susana High School Law and Society Academy received $100,000.
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RHS vocal department presents final concert of year
      The Royal High School Vocal Music Department will present its final concert of the academic year, "Lights, Camera, Action," at 7 p.m. Friday, May 30 at the campus quad, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
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