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Santa Barbara Independent
Lompoc Unified’s 2026 California School Dashboard Shows Fewer Suspensions, a Graduation Rate Above the State, and Gains for English Learners
LOMPOC, Calif. — Lompoc Unified School District’s 2026 California School Dashboard results show progress in student engagement, school climate and English language development. The district earned the Dashboard’s second-highest rating, Green, for both its suspension rate and its graduation rate, and met the standard on all five local indicators.
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Support the DP High News Team
This week, we’d like to give a shout-out to the Dos Pueblos High School news team (DPMedia), who are heading off to the National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando, Florida, November 18-25. DPNews was the team that livestreamed and recorded our candidate forums back in September, and now 36 student journalists are getting ready to test their skills!
Santa Barbara Independent
San Marcos High School Breaks Ground on Building Community Wellness Project
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Unified celebrated the groundbreaking Monday for the Building Community Wellness Project at San Marcos High School, which includes new facilities for the Cottage Health Careers Academy at San Marcos High School and the renovation of the Elings Wells Family Wellness Center, marking an investment in health career education and student well-being.
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Pacifica beats St. Bonaventure to forge to first-place tie in Marmonte
Like the horror movie monster who won’t stay down, the Pacifica High football team is back atop the Marmonte League standings. Just in time for Halloween. Taylor Lee threw for two touchdowns and Isaiah Phelps ran for another as host Pacifica handled first-place St. Bonaventure 24-14 on Friday, Oct. 23. “There was a playoff feel for us,” Pacifica head coach Mike Moon said. “Not the necessity of it, the intensity of it.” Linebackers Phelps and PeeWee Wilson had 11 tackles apiece and cornerback Tadd Mitchell had a sack and an interception as the Tritons held St. Bonaventure to 187 yards of total offense and a season-low 14 points. More: Check out all the scores from Week 9 in high school football “It’s the closest thing we have to a rivalry right now,” Moon said. “They can run. They’ve got dudes. (St. Bonaventure coach) Troy (Hill) does a good job.” Pacifica doubled speedy receiver Antonio Spann and focused on slowing down quick playmaker Tony Dargan, limiting St. Bonaventure’s dynamic duo to just 119 yards of total offense. They entered play averaging a combined 229 yards of total offense per game. More importantly for the Tritons, neither saw the end zone. “Our
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Santa Barbara Independent
Buellton Union School District, Jonata Middle School and Oak Valley Elementary Earn 2026 ERP Honor Roll Recognition
BUELLTON, Calif. — Buellton Union School District, Jonata Middle School and Oak Valley Elementary School have been named to the 2026 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll, recognizing strong academic achievement and student success. This marks the second consecutive year Jonata Middle School has earned the distinction. Presented by...
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Oak Park Eagles take on Camarillo
The Eagles face Camarillo in a matchup that determines season placement. The Oak Park High School Eagles matched up against the Camarillo Scorpions for a critical Friday Night Lights game. The Eagles entered the game at 5-3, and the Scorpions had a record of 4-4. OPHS has been hampered by injuries over the last few games, but for this matchup, star running back Nevada Ford was able to play again.
Santa Barbara Independent
Dos Pueblos Drops Defensive Struggle to FIllmore 14-0
With the Tri-County League title up for grabs the Dos Pueblos High football team suffered a 14-0 loss to visiting Fillmore on Friday night at Scott O’Leary Stadium. The Flashes outlasted Dos Pueblos in a defensive struggle that was defined in the trenches by punching in one touchdown in each half while the Chargers failed to convert their scoring opportunities into touchdowns.
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TK-8 and elementary schools have been recommended for closure
On Oct. 1, the Ventura Unified School District’s school closure committee met at 5:30 in the Portorola Elementary Cafeteria to finish their discussion of considering elementary schools for closure. This was the first additional meeting that was scheduled after the Sept. 17 meeting because the committee was unable to make a formal recommendation to the district board. A video of the meeting was posted the next day.
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New CalFresh rules could expand food assistance to college students
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The Star’s Super 10 high school football rankings entering Week 9
Last week’s ranking in parentheses. 1. NEWBURY PARK 6-2 (1) Comment: The Panthers can clinch a playoff berth with their first win over Oaks Christian. This week: Friday at Oaks Christian. 2. PACIFICA 6-2 (2) Comment: Pacifica and St. Bonaventure have split six meetings since first facing each other in 2021, but the Tritons have won three of the last four. This week: Friday vs. St. Bonaventure. 3. ST. BONAVENTURE 6-2 (4) Comment: The Seraphs can clinch a playoff berth with a win Friday. This week: Friday at Pacifica. 4. WESTLAKE 7-1 (3) Comment: The Warriors can clinch a share of the Channel League title with a road win. More: VOTE for the @vcspreps football Player of the Week for Week 8 This week: Friday at Santa Barbara. 5. AGOURA 7-1 (6) Comment: The Chargers can clinch a playoff berth with a win Friday. This week: Friday vs. Oxnard. 6. VENTURA 6-2 (5) Comment: The Cougars have beaten Moorpark three times in the past 24 months by an average margin of 6.3 points. This week: Friday at Moorpark. 7. MOORPARK 5-2 (7) Comment: Another loss to Ventura could leave the Musketeers in need of an at-large berth. This week: Friday
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DPHS Flag Football honored as four-time Channel League Champions
Dos Pueblos High School’s Girls Flag Football team won the title of Channel League Champions for the fourth consecutive year. DPHS tied for Co-Channel League Champions with Oxnard High School, and ranked 11th in the Southern Section Championship. “It was really exciting,” captain Gracie Baker (12) said. “It was...
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Principal Marianne Ramos Champions CI Community with Raider Pride
This month marks Principal Appreciation Month, a time which recognizes the administrators who help shape their school communities. Since the start of the 2021 school year at Channel Islands High School, Principal Marianne Ramos has led the Raider community. Before returning to the Islands as principal at the start of the 2021 school year, Ramos served as an assistant principal at CI and worked at the district office.