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Week in Review: A Wish Granted and STAR Scores Rise
Claire Wineland, a 13-year-old who suffers from cystic fibrosis, is paid a visit by the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and LVUSD students' standardized test scores improve.
One of the biggest stories this week was also one of the most heartwarming.
Claire Wineland, a 13-year-old resident who suffers from cystic fibrosis, had hoped for an underwater theme for her bedroom.
On Wednesday, her dream came true thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation and HGTV personality Kim Myles.
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In education, Las Virgenes Unified School District students earned higher California Standardized Testing and Reporting scores than last year.
MONDAY
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We started things off for the week with residents' and merchants' take on how the back to school shopping season is faring so far.
That was followed by our roundup of American Youth Flag Football League championship games played Aug. 15.
We rounded things off for the day with a resident spotlight featuring student Gabrielle Mosbe.
TUESDAY
The day began with an editor's note marking the launch of Patch's 100th website.
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Up next, we did a story on
Our last piece for the day was by real estate columnist .
WEDNESDAY
In Camp Mommy, columnist Stephanie Frey offered parents some tips on how to take better pictures of their children.
Next was a profile on Calabasas High student Josh Ehrlich and how he plans on playing for the Coyotes baseball team and managing other school activities during his upcoming junior year.
We wrapped things up with a feature on
THURSDAY
We did a video on the
We did a piece on LVUSD students improving their 2010 STAR scores from last year.
The last story for the day was a resident spotlight on Monique Mosbe.
FRIDAY
We did a piece on plans being revised for a proposed senior living complex at 23500 Park Sorrento as a result of neighbors's traffic concerns.
Up next was a story on the LVArtsPTA appealing the suspension of LVUSD students' eligibility to participate in the Reflections competition.
The last article for the day was a profile of
SATURDAY
We started the weekend off with a feature on the Rotary Club of Calabasas.
We also did a resident spotlight on Lisa Leibovitch.
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