CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOLS GET $4.9 MILLION FOR SPORTS FIELDS.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer 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. - The City Council on Tuesday signed off on a $4.9 million agreement with 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. to revamp athletic fields at the three local high schools. Educators and coaches say the money - largely derived from fees paid by developers of the Dos Vientos Ranch and Rancho Conejo home projects - will do more than boost morale, improve safety and reduce maintenance costs. It will also go a long way in attracting top-notch students who might otherwise attend rival schools with better facilities, they said. ``Parents take athletics seriously, and if they think their kid is the next Carl Lewis they are going to send (him) to Agoura Hills (High School) or Oaks Christian School A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. - not Westlake or Newbury High School Newbury High School is a public high school in Newbury, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Newbury Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Black Knights. It is the only school district in Geauga County that is comprised of a single township -- all others are consolidated. ,'' said Richard Urias, athletic director at Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
``Kids who often are outstanding athletes are often outstanding students, and we want those type of kids to stay here,'' he said. The city will chip in $3.1 million, with the school district covering the remaining cost to resurface re·sur·face v. re·sur·faced, re·sur·fac·ing, re·sur·fac·es v.tr. To cover with a new surface: resurfacing a road; resurfaced the floor. v.intr. the fields and upgrade stadium seating and lighting at Westlake, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park high schools. About $2 million will go to Newbury Park to install new bleachers and resurface the track and field. Westlake High School will receive about $1.7 million for a synthetic field and rubberized track. Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. , which already has an all-weather track, will receive $1.3 million. ``It will improve safety. The research shows synthetic turf cuts the injury by one-third to one-half, and the injuries that do occur are less severe,'' said Athol Wong, assistant principal for athletics at Thousand Oaks High School. The fields are used by nine school football teams, boys' and girls' soccer teams and community youth football and track programs. The projects are expected to be finished by August 2004. Rachel Uranga, (805) 583-7602 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com |
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