ADMINISTRATORS ALLOW TRANSFERS : CONTROVERSIAL SANTA SUSANA PROGRAM CONTINUES.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. administrators voted Wednesday to approve the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. School District's request to continue allowing Santa Susana High School Santa Susana High School is the third high school located in Simi Valley. The school campus is a middle school that was converted. The school colors are: silver, black, white, and teal. The school mascot is the Troubador. They are a school of the arts. students the opportunity to participate in sports at Royal and Simi Valley high schools Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. . Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
n. A public school offering a specialized curriculum, often with high academic standards, to a student body representing a cross section of the community. , does not field athletic teams. As a result, students who wish to play sports go through a lottery to determine whether they'll play at Simi Valley or Royal. Concerns arose when some school administrators believed the system could be used by coaches as a way to lure top athletes to their programs. Specifically, out-of-district students could enroll at Santa Susana simply to play a sport at one of the two schools. Last year the Simi Valley basketball team won the league championship behind Branduinn Fullove, a freshman who lives in Reseda but attends Santa Susana after receiving a waiver from the L.A. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . Simi Valley principal Dennis Rast, while acknowledging potential abuse, said during a presentation Wednesday that both schools could be trusted to police themselves. Afterward, the schools voted 7-0 in favor of the renewal. There was one abstain. ``Dennis looked us in the eye and told us it was his responsibility and we believed him,'' said Westlake assistant principal Joseph Pawlick. ``He was totally credible.'' Rast was delighted by the vote of confidence. ``The bottom line is that it gives these kids the chance to participate in sports and we think that's important.'' he said. As far as coaches who try to manipulate the rules, Rast said that there's always that potential. However, he was adamant that Royal and Simi Valley would work closely to eliminate that possibility. In another vote, the league decided to charge admission to freshmen sporting events that precede varsity games. |
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