Colina Middle School
| Colina Middle School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 1500 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 | |
| Information | |
| Motto | "Work Hard, Make Friends, and Have Fun" |
| School district | Conejo Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | Shane Frank |
| Asst. Principal | Kim Stephenson |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, Orange, and White |
| Mascot | Colina Cougar |
| Rival | Los Cerritos Middle School Redwood Middle School |
| Feeder to | Westlake High School |
| Alumni | Hailee Steinfeld Heather Locklear |
| Website | School Website |
Colina Middle School is a public middle school located in Thousand Oaks, California, United States, part of the Conejo Valley Unified School District. The motto is "Work Hard, Make Friends, and Have Fun." Colina was designated a California Distinguished School in 1989 and in 2000, and as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2002. School mascot is the Colina Cougar. School colors are Royal Blue, Orange, and White.
Shane Frank is principal of the school; Kim Stephenson is assistant principal.
Colina Middle School teaches students in grades 6–8.[1] Classes include English, social science, mathematics, science and English as a second language. Electives include economics, exploratory electives, art, computing, woodshop, drama, jazz band, beginning, intermediate, concert and symphonic band, orchestra, choir and debate. Other activities include ASB (associated student body), PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association, of which students can be involved in), a lunch-time student congress, lunch-time sports, and a before-school leadership class supervised by the principal.
Colina Middle School is the primary feeder to Westlake High School.
School bees include spelling, history, geography, science, music, Spanish, language, mathematics, and vocabulary. With the exception of spelling and geography, all bees are multi-media PowerPoint presentations hosted and created by school counselor, Sam Kane.
Events and fund-raisers include a magazine drive, a turkey trot running race of qualifying students, a 5 kilometres (3 mi) run, a rabbit run race for qualifying students, COTY (class of the year) dress-up days, and "We the People,"[2] a program that helps eighth-grade students learn through stating their views about different topics relating to the Constitution.
Colina's unofficial rival schools include Los Cerritos Middle School and Redwood Middle School.
External links
References
- ↑ McGrath, Rachel. "Students Prepare For Earthquakes During Great California Shakeout". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ Storer, Mark. "Colina Middle School Wins We the People Competition". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 21 November 2012.