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		<title><![CDATA[The Scimitar]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[GEAR UPMake a difference, be a mentor]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Cynthia Castillo</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P030PAAC.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Volunteer juniors and seniors join the Gear Up Mentor program to make a difference in the lives of freshmen students. Replacements for senior volunteers needed next year.</p></div></div></div>Mentors for the GEAR UP program had their first meeting of the 2007-2008 school year in February when a group of junior and senior volunteers went into freshmen science classes. <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218280/gear_upmake_a_difference_be_a_mentor.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Salute to the Troops to open May 23]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218314/a_salute_to_the_troops_to_open_may_23.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Bob Reinhagen</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC_4969.jpg/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br></p></div></div></div>The 5th Annual A Salute to the Troops will be held on same stage where Bob Hope, Jerry Cologna, and Rita Heyworth performed for draftees in 1943 <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218314/a_salute_to_the_troops_to_open_may_23.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 22:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mr. Patrick Custer to retire after 32 years of coaching]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218317/mr_patrick_custer_to_retire_after_32_years_of_coaching.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Robert Figueroa</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P143PAAH.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Mr. Patrick Custer, C.V. class of 1966, stands on the sideline of a varsity boys soccer game. Coach Custer is a familiar sight on campus during the school day on the sidelines whenever and wherever Arab athletes are competing.</p></div></div></div>From CV athlete to graduate to coach and equipment manager, Pat Custer's time as a CV Arab spans 45 years <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218317/mr_patrick_custer_to_retire_after_32_years_of_coaching.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mrs. Martinez to retire after 31 years as athletics secretary]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218318/mrs_martinez_to_retire_after_31_years_as_athletics_secretary.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Cindy Soria</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P142PAAA.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Athletics secretary Mrs. Rosalina Martinez  reviews the sports schedule for the week. While most of her time was spent behind the desk in the athletics office, Mrs. Martinez  has been a familiar sight to C.V. fans selling tickets game nights for over 31 years.</p></div></div></div>Vaya con Dios, Mrs. Martinez.  We love  you and we miss  you. <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218318/mrs_martinez_to_retire_after_31_years_as_athletics_secretary.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CV softball team goes to Hawaii]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218320/cv_softball_team_goes_to_hawaii.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Melissa Vargas</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/hawaii0002.jpg/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>The Lady Arabs varsity softball team members completely embrace Hawaiian culture on their March trip and wear Hawaii&#39;s signature lei flowers around their necks.</p></div></div></div>Aloha Hawaii, goodbye Coachella Valley. The Lady Arabs  varsity softball team traveled to Hawaii on March 2, 2008. A five-hour plane flight seemed like eternity, but it was all worth it when the team  <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218320/cv_softball_team_goes_to_hawaii.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Who is responsible?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Cynthia Castillo, Abilenne Cruz & Robert Figueroa</div><br>In March, nine third graders at Central Elementary School in Waycross, Georgia, plotted to attack their teacher. The students were between eight and ten years of age. They took a broken steak knife, h <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218321/who_is_responsible.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Exercise your voice, vote!]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Publications Staff</div><br>Turning 18 is an important milestone in the life of a young person.  Eighteen is the age of majority, the age when society begins to expect more of us.  We have new rights and responsibilities; most i <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218325/exercise_your_voice_vote.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 21:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[GEAR UP sponsors Friends of Rachel Club at CVHS]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By By Angelo Franco</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC025701.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br></p></div></div></div>Rachel Scott was a young woman who tried her hardest to find the good in people, was friends with everyone and had not an enemy in the world, and was murdered in cold blood on April 20, 1999.   It’s b <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218329/gear_up_sponsors_friends_of_rachel_club_at_cvhs.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 21:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[GEAR UPMaking college a local reality]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Amanda Garcia</div><br>Numerous educational studies have shown that minority students face tremendous obstacles towards high school graduation. These difficulties ring especially true for many of the children of low-income, <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218363/gear_upmaking_college_a_local_reality.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The making of a masterpiece]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Salvador Rincon</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC_59901.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>The Best of Class and Best of Show hand thrown pot created by senior Salvador Rincon. Salvador has been a ceramic student for three years.</p></div></div></div>“The first day that I walked into my ceramics class last year, I had no idea that I would someday end up being part of a competition, much less the winner of one. <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218365/the_making_of_a_masterpiece.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hospitality Academy class teaches business skills in creative way]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218367/hospitality_academy_class_teaches_business_skills_in_creative_way.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Amanda Garcia</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P029PAAH.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Students in Mr. Waggoner&#39;s Virtual Enterprise class use computers to conduct the day-to-day opeartions of their virtual companies.</p></div></div></div>Hospitality Academy students have the opportunity to take Virtual Enterprise, a unique type of class that teaches them hands-on how to start up and run a business successfully. Through Virtual Enterpr <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218367/hospitality_academy_class_teaches_business_skills_in_creative_way.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Retail and marketing class tests advertising skills]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218368/retail_and_marketing_class_tests_advertising_skills.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Billy Franco</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P025PAAD.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Students in the R.O.P retail and marketing class look at flyers designed by their classmates to advertise products for sale in the C.V. student store.</p></div></div></div>The student store curriculum got a touch-up this year. Students enrolled in the R.O.P. retail and marketing class added advertising to their skill set.  Mrs. Rebecca Gilbert, their instructor, helped  <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218368/retail_and_marketing_class_tests_advertising_skills.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Advanced automotive class builds &#8216;em up just to tear &#8216;em down]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218370/advanced_automotive_class_builds_8216em_up_just_to_tear_8216em_down.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Griselda Delgado</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P024PAAD.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Students gather around to admire the completed derby cars just days before the Date Festival competition.</p></div></div></div>Anyone who has ever attended the demolition derby event at the Date Festival knows how exciting it is to watch, so imagine the excitement students in Mr. Albert Rodriguez’ advanced automotive class fe <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218370/advanced_automotive_class_builds_8216em_up_just_to_tear_8216em_down.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Join the Health Academy and dare to care]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Melisa Ramirez and Imelda Garcia-Grande</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC025801.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Health Academy sophomores  Ruben Garcia and Mariel<br /><br />Garcia &#34;dare to care&#34; and pratice CPR during their Health Careers I class.</p></div></div></div>“CVHS Health Academy is a small learning community that gives you many opportunities that can benefit you if your interest is in the health field,” says Mrs. Gibson, Health Careers teacher. Picture yo <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218371/join_the_health_academy_and_dare_to_care.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Goodbye Class of 2008: It&#8217;s been a great one with you guys!]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Adrianna Hernandez</div><br>It’s the one day students dream about beginning their freshman year, senior check-out day--the final day of high school, the final day of classes, and probably the final day of being together with you <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218373/goodbye_class_of_2008_it8217s_been_a_great_one_with_you_guys.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[CV&#8217;s High School Musical is &#8220;Famous II&#8221;]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218377/cv8217s_high_school_musical_is_8220famous_ii8221.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Billy Franco</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P019PAAJ.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br></p></div></div></div>CVHS drama teacher, Jeni Eskridge, has done it again! “Famous II: Not Your Average High School Musical” has taken CVHS students talents to another level. The show is about students at the fictitious P <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218377/cv8217s_high_school_musical_is_8220famous_ii8221.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drama Club production of &#8220;Nunsense&#8221; goes to IPAC]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Mireya Rodriguez</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P018PAAE.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br></p></div></div></div>“Nunsense” a musical comedy presented by the Visual and Performing Arts Academy Drama Club in March had an encore run of shows the weekend of April 25-27 at a new venue, the Indio Performing Arts Cent <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218388/drama_club_production_of_8220nunsense8221_goes_to_ipac.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gay-Straight Alliance making a difference on campus and in the community]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Eunice Rebollar</div><br>The Gay-Straight Alliance club has been in existence here at CVHS since 2006. But what many people do not know is how this club came to be at CV, who started it, and what they do? In general, they do  <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218394/gaystraight_alliance_making_a_difference_on_campus_and_in_the_community.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[C.V. RecyclersA small act, a big change]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218396/cv_recyclersa_small_act_a_big_change.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Cynthia Castillo and Jessica Valdez</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC004991.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Ms. Tina Rimer, club avisor, places bottles and cans in the recycling bin.</p></div></div></div>Ms. Tina Rimer, earth science teacher, started a recycling program January 4, 2008, open to all students. Every Wednesday members of the program go to assigned classrooms and empty the recycling bins. <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218396/cv_recyclersa_small_act_a_big_change.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mrs. Gloria Castaneda to retire after 21 years in Health Office]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Robert Figueroa</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC02578.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Mrs. Gloria Castaneda works on the computer at her desk in the Health Services office. She has been assisting students and the school nurse for 21 years.</p></div></div></div>Mrs. Gloria Castaneda to retire after 21 years in Health Office <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218402/mrs_gloria_castaneda_to_retire_after_21_years_in_health_office.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ms.  Fain to retire after 32 years as P.E. teacher]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218404/ms__fain_to_retire_after_32_years_as_pe_teacher.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Robert Figueroa</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC_3656.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Ms. Phylis Fain, P.E. teacher and three-year volunteer time keeper for the swim team, checks the time recorded by Diana Mireles at an early spring meet.</p></div></div></div>A Q&A with Ms. Phyllis Fain as she prepares to retire after 32 years as P.E. teacher at CVHS <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218404/ms__fain_to_retire_after_32_years_as_pe_teacher.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mrs. Bishop to retire after 32 years as English teacher]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Robert Figueroa</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P022PAAK.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>English teacher Mrs. Elaine Bishop stands on the sidelines of the 2007 Homecoming game. The varsity football team selected Mrs. Bishop as &#34;honorary coach.&#34; The clipboard in her hand holds a list of seniors earning extra credit for attending the game, not team plays.</p></div></div></div>A Q&A with Mrs. Bishop as she prepares to retire after more than 30 years of teaching English at CVHS. <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218407/mrs_bishop_to_retire_after_32_years_as_english_teacher.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Go &#8220;behind the wheel&#8221; with Mr. Fisher: Driver&#39;s training course offered to CV students]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Nydia Franco</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/01982.jpg/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>C.V. H. S driver&#39;s trainer Mr. Scott Fisher invites you to get behind the wheel.</p></div></div></div>C.V students who want to complete the behind the wheel portion of driver’s training have a friend in Mr. Scott Fisher.  Mr. Fisher has been licensed by the state to help students under the age of 18 t <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218408/go_8220behind_the_wheel8221_with_mr_fisher_driver39s_training_course_offered_to_cv_students.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[C.V. closes in on La Quinta in blood drive competition: Next drive set for May 22 & 23]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218411/cv_closes_in_on_la_quinta_in_blood_drive_competition_next_drive_set_for_may_22__23.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Mireya Rodriguez and Isabel Gaeta</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC02521.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Seniors Manuel Hurtado and Juan Ramirez use the buddy system to help them overcome their nervousness about donating blood during the March 13 and 14 blood drive.</p></div></div></div>One hundred and eighty one units of blood were collected for the Community Blood Bank during the second blood drive of the school year held on March 13 and 14 in the Coachella Valley High School mini  <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218411/cv_closes_in_on_la_quinta_in_blood_drive_competition_next_drive_set_for_may_22__23.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Teachers, staff and students meet in Appreciative Inquiry Summit]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Melissa Vargas</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC_8228.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Senior Amaris Cano shares her group&#39;s comments with the rest of the summit&#39;s attendees.</p></div></div></div>An Appreciative Inquiry Summit was held on April 12 and 13, at Bobby Duke Middle School. Teachers, administrators, students and parents all gathered to discuss how to improve Coachella Valley High Sch <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218412/teachers_staff_and_students_meet_in_appreciative_inquiry_summit.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Class of 2008 Senior Scholars honored]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Adrianna Hernandez</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/DSC_8576.jpg/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br></p></div></div></div>“This dinner represents a celebration of the achievement of our student scholars.  It also provides an opportunity for us to thank their parents and families for their support and dedication.  It is a <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218423/class_of_2008_senior_scholars_honored.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Publications staff completes 70th anniversary volume of school&#8217;s yearbook, La Conchilla]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div class='ArticleAuthor'>By Staff</div><br><div class='ArticleImgDesc'><div class='ArticleImg_Clipwrapper'><div class='ArticleImg_Clip'><img src='http://my.hsj.org/portals/2/data/gallery_images/P028PAAH.JPG/250/250/jpg/Image.ashx' Border='0'/><br /><br /><p><br>Three senior La Conchilla staff members work through the mug section to identify the names of  students who appear in candid photos throughout the yearbook.</p></div></div></div>Its bold colors and creative theme add to the nowhere near traditional look of the 2008 La Conchilla yearbook. What makes “Insider ’08” so unique is its design.  Inspired by a variety of magazines suc <a href='http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/753/articleid/218428/publications_staff_completes_70th_anniversary_volume_of_school8217s_yearbook_la_conchilla.aspx'>full story ></a> ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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