Valley View Middle School in Simi Valley is the winner of the middle school division of the 2025 Ventura County Mock Trial competition after earning the highest score in the final round yesterday. Mesa Union School came in second place. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony yesterday at the Ventura County Office of Education in Camarillo. Here’s how the top five teams placed:  Valley View Middle School Mesa Union Middle School Trinity Pacific Christian School Medea Creek Mi...

Trinity Pacific Christian School and Royal High School took the top two spots in the high school division of the 2025 Ventura County Mock Trial competition, which was held over two weekends at the Ventura County Government Center’s Hall of Justice. This marks the third year in a row that Trinity Pacific has come in first.  Twenty-two high schools and 525 students from throughout Ventura County participated in Mock Trial this year. The winning teams were announced at an awards ceremony...

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 The Ventura County Office of Education is pleased to announce the eight high school teams that will move on to the semifinal round of the 2025 Ventura County Mock Trial competition. Twenty-two local high schools fielded teams in the initial Mock Trial rounds held last weekend at the Hall of Justice at the Ventura County Government Center. The competition drew approximately 4,000 students, parents, and volunteers to the courthouse over the weekend. The following eight high school teams...

Dr. César Morales, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, was recognized last week by the California Association of Latino Superintendents & Administrators (CALSA) for his outstanding contributions to educational leadership. Dr. Morales received the prestigious M.A.S. Award—representing Mentorship, Advocacy, and Sponsorship—during the CALSA aPODERar Symposium in San Francisco.The award was presented by Dr. Terry Walker, Director of the CALSA Women’s Leadership Net...

The Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Ventura County Academic Decathlon, which was held over the past few weeks. The winners were revealed at a ceremony this evening in Camarillo. The three teams with the highest overall scores this year are: 1st Place: Westlake High School 2nd Place: Channel Islands High School 3rd Place: Thousand Oaks High SchoolThis is the fifth consecutive year that Westlake High School has ...

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Ventura County Schools are making improvements in attendance, graduation rates, academic performance, and other measures according to new data from the 2024 California School Dashboard released today by the California Department of Education. Highlights for Ventura County include:  GRADUATION RATE: Ventura County’s graduation rate of 89.3% for 2024 has improved by six percentage points since 2021 and is nearly three percentage points better than the statewide rate.   CHRONIC...

The first week of November isn’t one we’ll soon forget in Ventura County. On the same morning we were digesting the results of the bitterly contested national election, we woke to howling winds and hoped there would be nothing to spark a fire while the Santa Anas blew. But our worst fears were soon realized when the Mountain Fire erupted and quickly ballooned into an inferno that destroyed some 200 homes and other buildings. 

Ventura County’s popular academic competitions are seeking volunteers to help present these events for local students. The Ventura County Academic Decathlon, Science Fair, Battle of the Books, and Batalla de los Libros will be taking place between January and May of 2025. Nearly 300 volunteer judges and moderators are needed to support more than 1,200 students who participate.Please see below for additional information and links to online registration forms where you can sig...