CVUSD's Communication Snapshot

• 🍊What's Cooking: Check Out the June Cafeteria Menus at Your School
• This Summer: FREE Meals Available to ALL Children Ages 2-18
• CVUSD Recognizes June as Pride Month
• Watch Our CVUSD High School Graduations Live via Online Video Livestream
• Update: Letter of Reconsideration Submitted for Federal School-Based Mental Health Grant
• Stay Connected with "Up to Five Key Takeaways" from Our Advisory Councils/Committees
• Planning for the Future of their Dreams: The 2nd Annual College & Career Week Comes to Glenwood Elementary
• The Annual Teen Tech Convention Returns: Inspiring 6th Grade Students Interested in STEAM
• Westlake High Student Wins 2025 Congressional Art Competition
• Congresswoman Julia Brownley Announces 2025 U.S. Service Academy Appointments, Including Five CVUSD Students

• The school cafeteria menus for June are available on the My School Menus website!
• Click here to access the breakfast, snack and lunch menus along with the nutritional information for all school meal programs for the month ahead.
• Important Reminder: School meals are available at NO COST for all students.

This summer, the Conejo Valley Unified School District's Child Nutrition team is proud to provide lunch meals at no cost. Children ages 2-18 years of age may receive a FREE meal. Meals will be available at locations throughout the Conejo Valley, and beyond, per the below distribution schedule of dates and times (also available here as a PDF).

🔅Learn more at: www.conejousd.org/summermeals

Note: Parents or other adults may not pick up and take meals to children. Children must remain on site to eat their meals.

June is Pride Month, a time to honor the invaluable contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals across America, celebrate their fight for equality, and recognize their continued struggle against discrimination and injustice.

LGBTQ+ Americans have made substantial contributions to our nation in areas that include arts and entertainment, education, medicine, public service, athletics, military service, and their advocacy for equal rights.

Click here to learn more.

We are so proud of the graduating Class of 2025! This year, the graduation ceremonies for all five CVUSD high schools will once again be streamed live and available to watch online.

🎓At the below dates and times, each graduation will be available to watch *LIVE* via this website: http://conejovalleyusdca.swagit.com/live/ (click “Watch Live” on the top of this webpage)

• Century Academy: Tuesday, June 10th at 1:00PM

• Conejo Valley High School: Wednesday, June 11th at 1:00PM

• Thousand Oaks High School: Wednesday, June 11th at 5:00PM

• Westlake High School: Thursday, June 12th at 5:00PM

• Newbury Park High School: Friday, June 13th at 5:00PM

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The CVUSD's Mental Health Services team has submitted its letter of reconsideration for the federal school-based mental health grant. As previously communicated, the District was awarded this five-year, $11.3 million grant in 2022 from the U.S. Department of Education and was notified on April 29th of the halt of the nearly $5 million in expected funding to support student mental health over the next two years.

We share our gratitude for the letters and statements of support that were received from you, our community of shareholders. These letters and statements were attached to the reconsideration packet. We are filled with immense appreciation for the outpouring of support we have received from our students, families and the community.

Family participation and engagement is a key priority of the CVUSD. Our seven Advisory Councils and Committees meet regularly for vibrant discussions, informative presentations, relationship-building activities and more. These meetings are open to all members of our CVUSD community to attend. However, we understand that attending meetings in-person is not always possible.

🌟 The Updates from Advisory Councils/Committees webpage serves as a place to stay informed on updates and actions from each Advisory Council and Committee, with "Up to Five Key Takeaways" from each meeting posted regularly after meetings are held. Check out the latest takeaways, here: https://www.conejousd.org/5KeyTakeaways.

It's never too soon to plan for the future of your dreams! Last week, our Glenwood Elementary School hosted their 2nd Annual College and Career Week, where students had the opportunity to hear from career and job guest speakers, learn about their teacher's journey to education, meet local heroes, and learn more about being firefighters, paramedics, police officers and more with special tours of first responders' vehicles!

Last Thursday, 225 sixth grade scholars from CVUSD's five middle schools gathered at the Thousand Oaks Teen Center to participate in the eighth annual Teen Tech Convention. This STEAM focused event was open to CVUSD 6th grade students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics and other technical subjects as they relate to education and career opportunities. This interactive afternoon gave students hands-on opportunities to explore robotics, coding, art creation and more. Thank you to our GATE team and all of our phenomenal community partners who helped to make this event possible!

Congratulations to Angela Liu, 11th grade student from Westlake High School who was announced by Congresswoman Julia Brownley, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 26th Congressional District. Liu’s piece, “Get on the Bus,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol complex for one year.

Started in 1982, the nationwide Congressional Art Competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and is an opportunity to recognize and encourage students’ artistic talent across the country.

Submissions from students in grades 9-12 across the 26th Congressional District were judged by a panel of local judges who work within the arts, academic, and social work fields.

Westlake High School 10th grade student, Sebastian Costache earned honorable mention in the competition for their art piece, "La Pescheria," which will be displayed in one of Congresswoman Brownley's local offices in Ventura County.

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Congratulations to the five 2025 CVUSD graduates who earned Congressional District nominations to the U.S. Service Academies and who have accepted appointments to attend these prestigious institutions of higher learning in the fall. The rigorous nomination and appointment process began last fall with students throughout Ventura County submitting lengthy applications to Congresswoman Brownley’s office. We extend our best wishes to these Westlake High School, Newbury Park High School & Thousand Oaks High School soon-to-be graduates and share immense gratitude for their service!

U.S. Air Force Academy

• Colin McNulty, Newbury Park High School

• Duc-Han “Kusa” Nguyen, Newbury Park High School
  
  

U.S. Military Academy

• Aviel Cohen, Westlake High School
  
  

U.S. Naval Academy

• Reagan Maguire, La Reina High School & Thousand Oaks High School

• Noah Stead, Westlake High School

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