Solar panels to power campus in green energy initiative Friday, February 17, 2012 By Mitchell Handler In order to fulfill a California state-mandated renewable energy program requirement, LAUSD will be installing solar panels on dozens of schools and administrative buildings across the district, inclu full story	LAUSD files proposal for charter school to use Venice classrooms Friday, February 17, 2012 By Mitchell Handler [ArticleImageHyperLink] Venice High School may have to host a charter school as soon as next year in order to comply with California state regulations. full story
High Flyers: Three Venice seniors gain early admission into college Friday, February 17, 2012 By Mitchell Handler The hours of hard working, studying, and standardized testing paid off for three Venice High seniors who were admitted early into elite colleges. full story	Teacher earns national certification Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Jesse Romero [ArticleImageHyperLink] Nancy Zubiri, the journalism adviser at Venice High School, was awarded a National Board Certificate this year. It took Ms. Zubiri two years to finally get the certificate. The first year she didn’t m full story
New semester brings new teachers Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Karla Garcia and Monica Lorenzo [ArticleImageHyperLink] Mr. Stephen Rosenoff, one of three teachers that were asked to leave at the beginning of the semester because of low enrollment returned, restoring computer classes this semester. He was displaced rig full story	Donations that save lives: Venice hosts annual blood drive Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Tania Santana On Jan. 19, Cedar Sinai held a blood drive at Venice High School. They have been coming to Venice for a few years now. About 180 people showed up to donate and 135 pints of blood were collected in tot full story
Foundation funds teacher projects Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Abdul Hai Naqvi [ArticleImageHyperLink] LAUSD was distributing gift cards from the Wasserman Foundation, a charity hoping to fund classroom projects across the nation. The foundation’s goal of providing money to LAUSD teachers through Dono full story	Robotics team bowls its way to the top in FTC challenge Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Karla Garcia [ArticleImageHyperLink] For the first time in its three-year history, the Venice High Robotics Club reached the Division Finals at a competition on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the San Diego Regional Tournament. full story
Venice forced to hire new assistant principal Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Donesha Sibley [ArticleImageHyperLink] One of Venice’s three assistant principal positions has been vacant since Assistant Principal Marc Paez resigned in December. full story	LAUSD budget options weighed as deadline approaches Tuesday, February 21, 2012 By Donesha Sibley [ArticleImageHyperLink] The LAUSD budget has been cut by about $2 billion over the last four years. Superintendent John Deasy and California Governor Jerry Brown have both introduced tax proposals for the November ballot to full story