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DISNEY-BOUND—The Camarillo Cougars cheerleading team won first place in their division during a statewide cheerleading competition in Temecula, Calif., late last month. The team has qualified for the USA Jr. Spirit Nationals competition at Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif., on Feb. 28. The team includes, back row, from left, Ashley Roten, Clare DeLaTorre, Olivia Martinez, Callie Stark and Jessica Winter. Middle row: Savannah Davis, Jenna Pizzo, Riley Stark, Delayna Ramirez, Kaleen De Arcos, Elizabeth Jenkins and Courtney De Arcos. Front row: Rachel Arredondo, Emily Mac Innis, Breanna Gomez, Kylie Utecht, Skylar Hollingsworth, Jessica O'Connor and Kelsey Schwisow. More ... The Pleasant Valley/Somis Lions Club wants to pay students to speak but is having a tough time finding participants. Lions clubs statewide sponsor an annual speech contest in January or February. The club winner goes on to compete against other club winners and eventually can advance to the state level and earn $250 in cash and about $21,000 in college scholarships. More ... Rio Mesa High School Music and Pageantry Boosters will hold a Valentine's Sweetheart Dance and Casino Night fundraiser from 6 p.m. to midnight Fri., Feb. 20 at Casa Lopez, 325 S. "A" St., Oxnard. More ... It's official. The University of California received a record number of applications for fall 2009. Almost 127,000 students applied for admission, an increase of nearly 5 percent over last year. Freshman applications are up 3 percent, and transfer applications are up 11 percent. More ... Beacon Hill Classical Academy, a Christian classical school in Ventura County, will open its doors in the fall of 2009 for kindergarten, first and second grades in Camarillo. The intention is to add one grade every year through grade 12. More ... California State University Channel Islands recently received a $240,000 grant from the California Wellness Foundation to support the school's Nursing Pipeline Program. The program helps prepare underrepresented minority students to apply for the CSUCI Baccelaureate in Nursing program. More ... |
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