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Our Community Schools Are a Blessing Our community is blessed with the opportunity to provide our children with a quality education. In this issue we feature an overview of the many educational offerings, including public and private schools, in our community. School is back in person as we continue to emerge from the challenges presented by the pandemic. The challenges are huge.

The threat of illness presented obstacles for in-person learning, and remote schooling proved extremely difficult for many students. Serious emotional health fallout also resulted from the isolation forced on adolescents during a time in their lives when they would otherwise have been spreading their wings socially and preparing for adulthood. Some 3,000 miles from here, in Pennsylvania, my granddaughters endured three instances of tragedy brought on by emotional displacement amongst their classmates. We addressed emotional wellbeing in the October 2021 issue of CVL (view it online at CityLifestyle.com/ConejoValley). School-age children have been especially affected, as have working parents who have juggled their work schedules with monitoring their children’s education—with so many distractions, it’s understandable to wonder if the kids are really doing their schoolwork at home or just goofing off?

Thankfully, our schools are quite outstanding. During the past two years administrators and teachers have navigated unique and unexpected challenges, professionally and emotionally, with poise and grace. Whether you have kids of your own, grandchildren or are simply a member of the community, you can be confident our future is in good hands. Our community’s schools are rich in academic and cultural content that is being passed down to future generations. Whether they become businesspeople, educators, artists, health and wellness practitioners, or butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, we can be sure a firm foundation is being built.

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La Reina: 58 Years of Transformative Education In less than two years, La Reina High School & Middle School will celebrate 60 years of providing young women with an excellent academic and transformative education.

Long treasured by families in the Conejo Valley, La Reina was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1964, the same year the City of Thousand Oaks was established.

The Sisters of Notre Dame honor St. Julie Billiart as their “Spiritual Mother.” While St. Julie died more than 200 years ago, her guidance and life’s work in educating young people continues to infuse La Reina’s work with its students. Despite the challenges of her time during the French Revolution, Julie was confident in God’s goodness and Divine Providence. Today, La Reina’s faculty trust, as Julie did, that God is in our classrooms helping us do the great work of education.

Sister Regina Robbins, La Reina’s Dean of Mission and school chaplain, recently shared more about Julie’s educational vision, formed more than 200 years ago, and how it continues to inform La Reina’s daily work with students.

WHY IS ST. JULIE, IN PARTICULAR, A SAINT FOR OUR TIME? Today we are experiencing a revolution at a speed hard to keep up with. Tensions between left and right, political unrest and divisions, human trafficking, homelessness, gender dysphoria, a deluge of messages coming to us via the internet and social media, as well as the TV and film industry.

The value and meaning of family life and support is threatened. Secularism, materialism, superficial values that promise happiness, keep calling our youth to buy more, have more to fill up an aching emptiness.

So much loss of learning and social skills due to Covid isolation. Fear of being labeled or left out has called our young to compromise their instinctive values to just fit in.

Julie said, ‘We need courageous souls now more than ever.’ La Reina’s leadership, faculty and staff are inspired by Julie’s encouragement,

and it is with this spirit, trusting in the goodness of God, that we support our students and help them navigate.

HOW IS LA REINA UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS TODAY? La Reina is unique, not only in its mission and vision, but in the way they are lived. Our mission at La Reina calls each of us to respond to the needs of our time. La Reina has a rich history in our community; it has a history of loving, educating and growing young women in a solid academic environment. Now, more than ever, La Reina educators are focused on what our children need, responding to those current needs and acknowledging the complexities of our time.

The approach we take calls for listening and partnering with our community. Our educators take the time to listen to their students. We often say that La Reina educators teach the students before them rather than teach a curriculum. We say this because every year is unique, and every student is unique. This knowledge demands of us that we work together to foster an environment where student need is acknowledged, responded to and the school community grows together.

Julie insisted that educators take note of the God-given talents of each child and bring those to development. With the instructional shift that our Principal Maggie Marschner has led over the past several years, leaning into our student’s God-given talents and strengths while building their confidence in new areas of knowledge and skill is our top priority.

WHAT IS MOST EXCITING ABOUT YOUR WORK WITH LA REINA’S STUDENTS? Now more than ever before in La Reina’s history, the school is being called to share the goodness of God and the love that He has for His children, with the students we serve. I have truly enjoyed spending much of the last two years with our 6th and 7th grade girls, being present to them.

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La Reina 2022 ASB President Sophiabella Salve Regina University, Class of 2026 Recipient of four-year scholarship to pursue global studies major

What I have felt most profoundly is their deep yearning to have a relationship with God. This was made even more clear to me when I recently began planning the retreats for next school year.

Wanting to ensure that we meet our students’ needs, I asked the 6th-grade class to share how they would like to spend a retreat day. I was deeply moved by their responses and am pleased to share just a few: “I would like to go and pray and have time to talk to someone if something is troubling me or my friends.” Another young student wrote, “I would like to go to the chapel to listen to music and write in a journal. I would also like more time to talk and have spiritual counseling with the Sisters of Notre Dame, one on one.”

Sophiabella, a 2022 graduate, recently offered the following in regard to her La Reina experience: “It wasn’t until my freshman year at La Reina that I started to foster a personal relationship with God. It was in Mrs. Sain’s 9th grade religion class that I learned who God is. Quite literally we were learning the history of the Catholic faith. The way Mrs. Sain taught the class made it interesting. Each year I learned different aspects of my Catholic faith, whether it was how to act or learning traditions. I found that it was the teachers that helped me to foster my faith. I was able to build my faith so that by my senior year on the 30th of April 2022, I was confirmed. While many see religion as an overwhelming set of rules and regulations, I learned at La Reina that religion is actually showing kindness into the world and trying to make the world a better place.”

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Learning Beyond the Books at Malibu High School

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Malibu High School’s caring faculty and staff take pride in ensuring students receive a world-class 21st century education delivered in a friendly, caring environment that prepares learners to be “thoughtful, insightful, lifelong learners, who are responsible citizens of a global community.”

A Malibu High School education extends beyond the books to include opportunities to learn outside of the classroom via numerous extracurricular programs, such as sports and visual and performing arts.

Many of these programs have earned high accolades, including Malibu High’s ensembles, which routinely earn “superior” and “excellent” ratings at the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association Festival, and their award-winning sports teams.

Talented and passionate educators provide students with a carefully planned curriculum designed to equip them with real-world skills. When it comes to the visual arts—more specifically analog and digital photography—students access both the darkroom and the newly installed Mac Lab. “By learning traditional 35mm photography, with only 24 exposures available, students have to slow down, think about exposure and composition, more than you would digitally,” explains Carla Bowman-Smith, Visual Arts teacher and Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair.

“Learning the fundamentals through analog allows them more control when they switch to digital photography,” Bowman-Smith says.

“We have a few levels of photography; the more advanced students shoot both long exposures and studio photography—both of these allow them to really manipulate light for their desired outcomes.”

Malibu High’s photography students also have full access to Adobe Creative Suite both at home and school, and each student has a digital single-lens reflex camera checked out to them for the school year.

“Our students have entered various photography contests over the years, many of them placing 1st and 2nd,” Bowman-Smith says.

“We work with the City of Malibu to have art openings. The school district has an annual districtwide art show that our students have won awards in. Our booster group, The Arts Angels, helps get pop-up art shows throughout Malibu.”

Besides photography courses, Bowman-Smith also teaches Digital Design, Yearbook and AP Studio 2D. “Digital Design and Yearbook students learn to excel in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, and often come back to me to say how much my classes helped them in college and beyond,” she says. “AP Studio 2D is a combined class of 2nd and 3rd year photography and digital design students. My students have a high passing percentage, which gives them college credits.”

Bowman-Smith adds that Malibu High is “very lucky” to have a wonderful booster group, The Arts Angels, supporting programs.

“With the help of The Arts Angels, students have access to equipment that traditionally is not available at the high school level, such as digital infrared cameras, medium and large format analog cameras, a large variety of lenses from fish eye to tilt/shift to 800mm.”

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In other programs, Art Teacher Thor Evensen notes, “We are a small high school with a large Fine Arts Department.”

“We have only two art teachers at Malibu high—not including music or drama—but between us we teach 12 different art courses,” Evensen says. “To compare this with a large high school like Santa Monica High, they have six art teachers and they teach 12 art classes between them.”

When Malibu High has a districtwide art show, “Malibu students win most of the awards because we push our students to produce the best possible work,” Evensen says. “We create a positive environment in the classroom that promotes critical thinking and creative exploration. We help each student individually and make sure students understand the projects and are able to excel in each assignment.”

What also makes the program special “is the support we receive from the Malibu community—parents’ donations help us purchase supplies that keep our programs strong and wellfunded,” Evensen adds. The Malibu High Art Department “flourishes because of teacher involvement, parental support and the students themselves that consistently create interesting thought-provoking work.”

Jodi Plaia, Theatre Arts Director at Malibu High, says that “we are a small school,” and therefore, have a smaller theatre program compared to neighboring schools.

“Some years, this makes it more challenging to do shows that require a large cast,” Plaia says. “However, due to the nature of a more intimate group, as a director, I am able to tailor the productions we do specifically for the group of students we have at that time.”

This unique characteristic “allows the shows we produce to feel like they ‘fit’ us, highlighting the current talents and qualities of the individual students at that specific time,” she explains. “It always feels like just the right show for us.”

Additionally, “our department feels very much like a family. Most students have known each other since elementary school, so we are able to go deep into the vulnerable work, as friendships have already been established. And this camaraderie lends itself to enveloping new students into the group pretty seamlessly. Teamwork is a quality we take great pride in at Malibu High Theatre.”

While the Theatre Department has not competed in theatre competitions, “our accolades come from our community, and being recognized…also, the amount of community members who return show after show, and the alumni who return regularly to continue to support the program, is recognition that we take to heart.”

The Malibu High School Theatre Department aims to put on quality productions year after year, Plaia further emphasizes.

“We strive to bring our community together to share the talents of our students, as well as to share stories that make us feel something—we hope that both students and community members leave our theatre with lasting memories.”

Above all, “being a part of the Malibu High Theatre Department means being a part of a group where you feel like you fit in and can be yourself, a place where you feel safe, a place you can call home.”

SPORTS Sports at Malibu High include cross country, football, tennis, volleyball, water polo, basketball, soccer, baseball, golf, Lacrosse, softball, swimming, tennis and track and field.

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The Malibu High Varsity Golf team comprises a core of uniquely committed student athletes who love the sport of golf and play every chance they get.

“Although we don't have a home golf course, driving range or practice facility here in Malibu, our student athletes are so passionate about the game that they make it work to practice and play over the hill and up the coast,” says Anna Deshautelle, Golf Coach at Malibu High.

“Another quality that made our team unique is that we had two girls competing on our boys' varsity golf team this past season,” says Deshautelle, adding that Freshman Sailor Graham was the top golfer for much of the season, earning First Team All Citrus Coast League Honors.

Sophomore Graydon Phelps ended the season as MHS's top golfer, followed by Junior Sam St. John and Freshman Sailor Graham. All three earned First Team All Citrus Coast League Honors. Freshman Fergus Flanigan was named to the Second Team for All Citrus Coast League.

“We are a young team and our core golfers are very passionate about the sport,” Deshautelle notes. “I feel that we are going to continue to improve dramatically and challenge traditional League powerhouse Nordhoff in the Citrus Coast League in coming years.”

She added that “we have no seniors, so next year we are looking forward to great seasons from returners Sam and Will St. John, Graydon Phelps, Sailor Graham, Fergus Flanigan, Colten Fisher, Sophia Sabag, Shelby Woodman and Hudson Jaret, as well as welcoming new golfers to the program.”

In perhaps the most exciting development, “thanks to some excellent recruiting by our current scholar athletes, we also plan to field Malibu High School's inaugural Girls' Varsity Golf Team in Fall 2022.”

Learn more about Malibu High School’s extracurricular offerings at SMMUSD.org/Malibu.

Dolphin Awards Spotlight

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Home is where the heart is, and those who call Malibu home know that its citizens are the heart and soul of the community. Each year, locals whose actions help make this town a wonderful place to live are recognized for their various contributions with the presentation of the Dolphin Awards.

Created by the Malibu Charitable Foundation to “provide recognition and support to the many worthwhile and inspirational individuals, organizations and community projects that enhance the quality of life for the Malibu Community and beyond,” the Malibu Dolphin Citizens of the Year awards honor recipients for their contributions in a multitude of fields, including environmental protection, wildlife rescue, education, literacy, the arts, health and safety, disaster prevention and relief, homeless services and teen programs.

This year, three members of the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu were nominated as Dolphin Youth Awardees. Congratulations to students Emily Pablo, Sharlene Diaz and Irina Columbeanu for their outstanding achievements!

EMILY PABLO A sophomore at Malibu High School, Emily has been a Boys & Girls Club member for 5+ years. She is an influential leader amongst her peers and is always reminding them of the importance of respecting and including others. Emily is an advocate, and like the best advocates, she is both ambitious and tenacious.

She is someone who is constantly setting goals and diligently achieves them—taking college courses in the summer and academic planning to ensure a better future. Emily has been preparing for college since day one of her high school experience, and she is very inquisitive about how to make herself stand out in a way that is true to who she is. Known for her captivating storytelling, Emily uses her wit and eloquence to her power to create change within the community. Emily’s inquisitive nature and attention to detail will be advantageous to her aspirations of being a journalist. Emily will not pass up any opportunity to accelerate her academic progress. She is a member of and the soon-to-be president of the Education Foundation, a club on campus that gets school supplies to youth in third-world countries. Emily is also involved in Boys & Girls of Malibu Club programs, including Empowered Voices (a social-emotional learning program where students better understand resiliency, empathy for others and mental health), Brent’s Club, LIT, DEI programs and Kollab. Emily is a

leader in her way; she can examine situations through considerable lenses and encourage her peers to be open to diverse ways of thinking.

Emily’s advocacy is not only demonstrated through her programs, but how she engages with her peers.

Emily leads by example and shows those around her the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. She is a track team member and stays physically active. She is the soonto-be Brent’s Club ambassador in the afterschool format and is committed to a drug-free lifestyle. Emily is always the first to participate in any Brent’s Club service opportunity, such as writing letters to seniors and those serving in the military. She knows the importance of mental health and practices self-care. She is an avid reader who could easily read an entire book in one setting and a pursuer of knowledge and truth. In the past year, she has accumulated over 20 volunteer hours and is constantly asking for new ways to get involved in the community. Whatever she dedicates herself to, you can count on Emily to make a difference for the better.

SHARLENE DIAZ Sharlene is a diligent and thoughtful young person.

She may not be the first person to interject with her opinion in a crowded room, but when she does you know it will be words of encouragement. She demonstrates incredible leadership in her kindness, care and ability to approach any situation with compassion and mindfulness. If there is a service activity, such as a Beach Clean Up, Sharlene is always encouraging her friend group to join in. Sharlene, a sophomore at Malibu High School, can often be found in the Learning Center at the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu. Whether she is on her own or amongst friends, she is almost always learning. Her work ethic is noticeable and admirable.

If you know Sharlene, you have seen her in her thought process, working something out. She is exceptionally brilliant in both science and mathematics and is a beautiful artist. Her art is thought provoking and she is gifted at taking a simple art activity and turning it into a meaningful piece.

She aspires to be an architect, which compliments her natural abilities superbly. Her dreams of being an architect are encouraged by wanting to do good for the world and she hopes to use her talents of architecture to design affordable housing. If someone is in need, she is always there for them. She is an exceptional listener and will provide advice to peers with care. She is an excellent decision maker and not easily influenced by peer pressure. She is a Brent’s Club (drug prevention

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This year, three members of the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu were nominated as Dolphin Youth Awardees.

Congratulations to students Emily Pablo, Sharlene Diaz and Irina Columbeanu for their outstanding achievements!

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program) member who is committed to living a healthy and drug-free lifestyle.

Sharlene always takes in consideration the consequences of her actions and will always refrain from participating in activities that might pull her away from her goals. All this hard work has paid off—she is a star student and an active athlete, competing in multiple events on the Varsity track team. She regularly volunteers with the LIT program at the Club, with 20 community service hours this year. Her smile is contagious and indicative of the kindness she demonstrates. Always welcoming and never judging others, Sharlene makes every room she shares a little bit brighter through offering a safe space for all.

immigrant from Romania who moved here in sixth grade, participates in many Club extracurricular activities as well as sports.

Irina’s ability to empathize with others is remarkable, and she is an ally to many and utilizes her opportunities to bridge barriers. Irina is always thinking about how she can be a better ally to others and she demonstrates her commitment to being an ally with her actions. She has a strong aptitude for compassion and care for others that is truly one of a kind.

An all-star student at MHS and a leader at the Boys & Girls Club, Irina impresses everyone she meets. She is always involved in the community; she is a leader in ASB at MHS and the Founder and President of Brent’s Club on Campus, a drug prevention and healthy lifestyle program. She has had a significant impact on encouraging teens to participate in Brent’s Club. In the past year, in spite of a global pandemic, she has volunteered over 40 hours to help improve

the lives of others. Notably, she learned robotics to help build mobility devices for children with disabilities as part of Leaders in Training, a service and leadership program at BGCM. Irina is also an athlete with many talents, competing in basketball, tennis, and track and field. An incredibly gifted communicator, Irina participates in clubs like Model UN, Mock Trial and Positive Poets to practice her wordsmith and rhetoric skills and become an advocate for change.

This past winter, Irina was nominated for the Youth of the Year Award, a leadership and recognition award, where she was the sole freshman competing against juniors and seniors. Irina is ambitious and has a vision for her future that she has worked hard to manifest. She hopes to become a neurosurgeon, a lawyer or a writer one day.

To nominate an individual or organization for a Dolphin Award, email yorkgrp@verizon.net.

IRINA COLUMBEANU Irina may only be a freshman in high school, but if you read her list of accomplishments and accolades, you would never know it. Irina, a multilingual

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ROGER “FEDEX” FEDERER ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CARY ONEAL

MR. MALIBU SERVES UP INSIGHT ON TENNIS PRO

Roger’s childhood hero, Boris Becker, was the youngest Wimbledon champion in history at 17. Champion influence was already afoot in Roger at 4 years old, as he was mesmerized by the pro tennis action on TV. Imagine how he would take in Becker playing Bahrami, a trickster player who won a circus rally hitting two wild “tweeners” between his legs followed by the winning shot. Roger’s mirror neurons subconsciously registered these performances and served to evolve his game.

Mimicry is the foundation of rampancy and Roger’s tweener rampage was a doozy. His running around backhands to become a forehand shot caught his opponents by surprise and unable to see where the ball was going. Roger began relentlessly pounding the tennis ball against the garage door hour after hour, until his mother couldn’t take it anymore. His first one-on-one lessons were with Seppli Kacovsky at the Old Boys Tennis Club in Basel, Switzerland. Roger would wildly hit the ball all the way to the back fence and proclaim it was the shot that would win Wimbledon!

He would go on to execute flawless, creative shots with uncanny spontaneous ingenuity. He seemed to have left the mortal Roger back on Earth while his avatar was up there winning matches against Hermes, the God of Sports, as it were. He would tell Seppli that he was going to be the best player in the world and Seppli said he never saw a more talented player in his 40-year coaching career.

Roger left home at 14 to join the Swiss national tennis center at French-speaking Ecublens, near Lausanne. Early on, playing with his father, the young Roger erupted with an angry response to a missed shot. His father told him he didn’t like to play with him when he was like that and drove home by himself, leaving five Swiss francs on the bench so Roger could take the bus home, 45 minutes away. He used those 45 minutes to think about his angry reaction and his father’s response. The incident left such an impression on him that he uses the five francs as part of his logo design with Nike.

My longtime Malibu friend Timothy Gallwey wrote the bestselling The Inner Game of Tennis and his stepdaughter Stephanie Parodi created an evolution to it called Beyond Tennis. She emphasizes how important it is not to react to a missed shot, a powerful message for life itself. She explains that the negative reaction prevents the player from being alert and ready for the next shot.

Roger began to work closely with Peter Carter, an Australian coach who taught him the advantages of emotional temperance

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and how to clearly strategize his motions on the court. He has been credited for coaching Roger to develop his famous backhand, an effortless demonstration of accuracy with the speed of a peregrine falcon flying the length of a football field in 1.2 seconds. In essence, his body’s intelligence already instinctively knew how to play a perfect game and the roaming mind was the only interference to peak performance. Roger’s evolving synergy of body-mind coordination, concentration on the ball and cool nerves turbocharged his talent and became the winning edge to end the divergence with his mind.

Roger was ranked the world’s top junior in ’98, winning Junior Wimbledon. His self-described character traits of “joker, honest, direct, impudent, vivacious, and a little chaotic” were reflected on the court through his tweeners, volleys, perfect cross-court backhands, baseline power shots and aces. As life reflects art and art created all sports, Roger’s apex performances have been Picasso strokes in the art of tennis we love today and have earned him the nickname “FedEx.” After Roger hired Australia’s Tony Roche to work on his clay court game, he won 192 out of 205 matches and six Grand Slam titles.

Roger met his wife, Miroslava “Mirka” Vavrinec, at the ’00 Sydney Olympics semifinals. He says, “We spent two weeks together; that’s how we got to know each other. On the last day before we left, we kissed for the first time in Sydney.” Mirka became his constant companion, and handled his public relations, business and travel.

Always by his side cheering for him and supporting him is what Roger says made it possible for him to do what he did.

In late ’08, Roger announced Mirka was pregnant with their first child, and they married in ’09. In the ’09 Wimbledon Final, he played against Andy Roddick in an historic marathon match of 4 hours and 17 minutes. He broke the all-time Grand Slam record held by Pete Sampras and simultaneously became world No. 1, ranking over Rafael Nadal. Mirka, over 8 months pregnant with twins, endured watching the entire history-making match. Just imagine if those babies came popping out onto the court with Roger and Andy acting as midwifes! But no, they were born 18 days later in Switzerland. Five years later, the couple welcomed another set of twins, baby boys Leo and Lenny.

Many players and analysts refer to Roger as the greatest tennis player of all time. Jimmy Connors said: “In an era of specialists,

you’re either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you’re Roger Federer.” John McEnroe said Roger’s forehand was “the greatest shot in our sport.”

Roger has always kept a keen eye on giving back and his Roger Federer Foundation has donated millions of dollars to help disadvantaged children, victims of the ’04 tsunami, Haiti earthquake victims and distressed African children.

What made Roger famous? Aside from playing at a higher level, it wasn’t exploding expletives at an opponent or throwing his racquet at the umpire. Instead, he is world renowned for being gracious to his opponents and cheering them on as he would himself.

Cary ONeal’s high-profile events and celebrity interviews reach over 22 million on television, 500,000 via social media and nearly 4 million on YouTube. Visit MalibuHD.com and HeartAscent.com to learn more. Look for more Mr. Malibu chapters in next month’s issue.

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While many high school film departments produce videos and short documentaries, “The Colosseum” stands apart as a student-driven film from conception to opening. Few schools nationwide produce a full-length feature film completely directed, produced, filmed and edited by high school students.

“These students are creating award-winning films that are on-par with anything coming out of some of the best college programs in the country,” said Kristoffer Polaha, actor (“Wonder Woman” 1984, “Little Fires Everywhere”) and IAI advisory council member. “These films highlight the creative work going on at Oaks that is preparing their students to be future leaders in the entertainment industry.”

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“These students are creating awardwinning films that are on-par with anything coming out of some of the best college programs in the country.”

Awards, the Seattle Film Festival, and the San Diego International Kids Film Festival and featured a cameo by actor Sean Astin (“Lord of the Rings,” “Goonies”).

In addition to “The Colosseum” the festival highlighted other student projects created this year such as music videos, two covers and one original song, and silent films that span comedy to dramas. Also highlighted was an award-winning documentary about clinical trials in China that has already won seven festival laurels. Capstone short films on freedom, student athletes, friendship, grief and revenge were also featured.

Students are creating these works under the auspices of the IAI, which partners with entertainment industry professionals and some Hollywood celebrities to offer mentorship to students to accelerate their creative and professional growth. Students can concentrate on various disciplines in the arts, such as vocal performance, music and film production, dance, music production, songwriting and photography.

In addition to Polaha, the IAI advisory council includes Grammy Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Jimmy Jam, Alan Carter (“The Voice”), as well as producer/ actor Ryan O’Quinn (“Believe,” “Paul’s Promise”).

“To my knowledge there is no other program like this in the country,” said O’Quinn of Damascus Road Productions. “Students at the high school level have access to industry professionals that are speaking into their future careers and mentoring the next generation of filmmakers. Among other things this offers them a huge leg-up in the college application process.”

The IAI also works with other intra-school institutes on their projects, such as an engineering organization that gives students access to 3-D printers, design software and technology programs. Last semester the two student groups collaborated on “Missperception” and together they designed and built a rolling crane that holds a film camera and was used in the filming process.

In addition to the student-led projects, institute students also have the ability to work on projects with industry professionals. During the remote learning phase of 2020, IAI students spoke into the development of a script produced by Damascus Road Productions and were also virtually on set during some aspects of filming. The film they worked on will have a nationwide theatrical release later this year.

Learn more about Oaks Christian’s IAI Program at OaksChristian.org.

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Casa Pacifica Serves Up 9th Annual Yummie Top Chef Dinner The 9th Annual Yummie Top Chef Dinner moved to Rancho De Las Palmas in Moorpark, standing alone and separate from the annual Casa Pacifica Angels Wine, Food & Brew Festival for the first time. The sold-out, “Under the Tuscan Stars”themed dinner gathered some of Casa Pacifica’s previous Yummie Culinary Competition winners to create an unforgettable epicurean event. Retired Sheriff Geoff Dean returned as emcee and continued his reign as a crowd favorite with his humor and passion for Casa Pacifica’s cause of helping foster and at-risk youth.

The showcased chefs cooked up incredible dishes for more than 225 guests to enjoy and together with the winemakers shared special details of their creations.

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Guests bid through the night on live and silent auction items such as sporting event packages, a helicopter tour, private chef dinners, wine baskets, fine jewelry, special getaways and more. A highlight of the silent auction was beautiful paintings, tiles and jewelry designed and handmade by kids at Casa Pacifica. All proceeds from auctioned art pieces went directly to Casa Pacifica’s Recreational Therapy Department.

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Tiny Porch Concerts Celebrates 2022 Summer Series ARTICLE BY SARAH GOMEZ Mark your calendars, grab your blankets, chairs and a picnic for original live Americana music under the oaks this summer with the long-awaited return of Tiny Porch Concerts at Peter Strauss Ranch in Agoura Hills.

After the Woolsey Fire in 2018 wreaked havoc on the ranch and the pandemic shut down the venue, Tiny Porch Concerts 2022 Summer Series serves as a welcome salve for the spirit.

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