3 NAMES PROPOSED FOR SCHOOL.

Byline: Alicia Doyle Daily News Staff Writer

Committee members who were sent back to the drawing board to come up with another name for the city's new magnet school will present trustees with a first, second and third choice tonight.

The three new names chosen are Center High School, a Performing Arts and Technology High; Valley of the Winds High School; and Venture High School.

The 12-member committee of school principals, teachers and the district superintendent spent weeks brainstorming over their original name for the magnet school, selecting Odyssey High because the name symbolizes ``a journey of challenges and opportunities.''

Last month, however, the group was told to try again when school board members decided that the name Odyssey did not fit the character of Simi Valley.

School board member Debbie Sandland said Odyssey was not an appropriate name for the school, and she would rather see a more down-to-earth title for the city's new magnet school scheduled to open in the fall at Sequoia Junior High.

Center High is the committee's first choice for several reasons. Center High School was Simi Valley's first high school, and the magnet is in the center of the valley. Members also have the name on the top of their list because the acronym for Performing Arts and Technology High is PATH.

Valley of the Winds was chosen because the name reflects Simi's characteristics, committee members said.

Venture High School is a derivative of Ventura Magnet School, Buenaventura and other forms of Ventura, members said.

Trustees are planning to vote on the new name during tonight's school board meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. at Simi Valley City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road.