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Fallbrook High to focus on rigor; test results show ‘at risk’ level
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Volume 19, Issue 43
Fallbrook Woman’s Club holds fashion show, luncheon
Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News
The Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) administration has determined it needs to add more rigor to its core classes as a way to improve students’ academic performance on state assessments. Because of the change from state academic standards to the Common Core standards (CCs), the academic testing has significantly changed. This makes comparing previous academic year’s testing data nearly impossible, according
see TEST, page A-8
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North County Fire Fallbrook Youth Baseball Senior Citizens Service Club
Halloween decorations comprise the centerpiece as Fallbrook Woman’s Club members, from left, Mae Allarie, Judy Jamell, Francis Pyle Ken Seals photos Pam Hermansader and Barbara Rugg wait for the club’s Hidden Treasures fashion show program to start on Oct. 13. See more photos on page A-12.
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The San Diego County Board of Supervisors allocation of Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funding from the District Five budget October 13 included $25,000 to the North County Fire Protection District, $25,000 for the Fallbrook Community Youth Baseball Council, Inc., which is the formal name of Fallbrook Youth Baseball, and $20,000 to Fallbrook Senior Citizens Service Club, Inc.
see FUNDS, page A-8
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Judie Erickson, left, and Nicolen Gomez model Fallbrook Woman’s Club member Phyllis Karrie Almendarez, right, and Loraine clothing from the Hidden Treasures thrift shop Audiss, left, and Leidy Gomez model outfits in Genovese,model clothes from Hidden Treasures at the Fallbrook Woman’s Club on Oct. 13. the club’s fashion show on Oct. 13. in the Fallbrook Woman’s Club fashion show.
Fallbrook Chamber Orchestra performs at library
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Connor Kuhn photo From left, Kelly Jameson, Emily Chilson, and Deborah Fox perform during the Fallbrook Chamber Orchestra’s Oct. 15 free concert at Fallbrook Library. The Fallbrook Chamber Orchestra was founded in 2010 by violinist, Elizabeth Monacelli. See more photos on page B-7.