Vandals slay Knolls Elementary dragon
School exhibit is dismembered; officials ask that perpetrators don't do it again
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com
      Puff, the Magic Dragon would have been breathing fire if he heard what happened to one of the dragons at Knolls Elementary School. One of the seven wooden dragons on the Knolls campus had its head cut off by vandals on May 7 or 8. Almost two weeks earlier, the same dragon's leg...
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Students show appreciation for the military
By Eliav Appelbaum eliav@theacorn.com
      Friends Ashley Cooke and Heather Tomaszewski baked snickerdoodles and chocolate chip cookies on Monday and delivered them to the Simi Valley Police. So went a typical day for students in leadership class at Sinaloa Middle School.
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Simi student makes dean's list at DePaul
      Rebecca Heteniak of Simi Valley has been named to the dean's list for the 2008 winter quarter at DePaul University in Chicago. To earn this commendation, full-time students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above on a four-point scale.
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Happy Mother's Day 2008
Notes from Rebecca Itow's 9th and 10th grade honors English students at Simi Valley High:
      My mom is the most amazing woman I have ever known. She inspires me to work hard for my goals and to not let others bring me down. I can always talk to her about anything. She has helped me through the good times and the bad and has never left my side. Even through I might not show...
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