CONEJO SCHOOLS VIE FOR BLUE RIBBON HONOR.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer Three Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by elementary schools recently nominated for the National Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize honor will find out on June 2 if they have been selected. Administrators from the 200 selected schools will get an invitation to the White House as part of the U.S. Department of Education program. Meadows and Wildwood elementary schools in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Yerba Buena yerba buena (yĕr`bə bwā`nə), trailing evergreen perennial (Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatae (mint family). It is native to W North America and especially common to woodland areas along the Pacific coast. elementary school in Agoura Hills are among 46 California schools nominated and among about 500 nationwide. Of those, 250 schools will be told in February if they have been selected for a site visit, where officials tour the campus for two days. The selection of nominees was based on applications that teachers, administrators and students helped put together since the summer. At Meadows School Several schools use similar names to the name Meadows School:
''We've made it more real,`` Stephens said. ''Instead of reading about pond life, we created a pond on campus, where students could see polliwogs turn into frogs. We feel kids need a `being there' experience.`` Wildwood Wildwood, city (1990 pop. 4,484), Cape May co., SE N.J., on an island off Cape May; settled 1882, inc. as a city 1911. It has large commercial fisheries and is a popular summer seaside resort with many vintage motels and other buildings from the 1940s–60s. Principal Linda Spellman said her staff chose to focus on the technologically advanced curriculum. Spellman said she was not surprised her school received a nomination. ''We thought we could do it. We put a lot of energy into it,`` Spellman said. ''We know we're doing a good job. It's always nice to have someone else validate you.`` Meadows and Wildwood schools, both in the Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. , were the only two schools nominated in Ventura County. No school in the district has ever received a Blue Ribbon honor. Two schools in Las Virgenes Unified - Willow and White Oak elementaries - have already been designated as Blue Ribbon Schools, but Yerba Buena School Principal Sandra Argast wants to add that school to the list. Teachers and parents worked for hours on the application, making sure they included everything, she said. ''I've really felt very strongly that we had a good chance. We have a cohesive staff and involved parents,`` Argast said. ''I feel really optimistic because I know our school.`` |
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