Frank Ralph

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Award ceremony to honor scholar-athletes

Dinner and awards at the Moorpark Country Club is how the college will honor its scholar athletes, showcasing students who have excelled both academically and athletically. The Moorpark College Athletic Department and the Captain's Council is holding the annual Scholar Athlete Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. at the club. They will recognize every student athlete that...

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College foundation to host first-annual golf tournament

The Moorpark College Foundation is putting on the first-annual Golf Classic, a tournament that also acts as a fundraiser for the foundation. The event will feature hole-in-one contests with the opportunity to win a new car provided by Paradise Chevrolet, a new golf cart from Coast Cart, a $5,000 putting contest sponsored by Financial Pointe and a chance to win...

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College ranks third in the state for Associate Degrees for Transfer awarded

With 585 Associated Degrees for Transfer awarded in the 2014-15 academic year, Moorpark College students received the third-most out of all 113 California Community Colleges. This achievement caused the college to receive the 2016 Higher Education Champion for Excellence in Transfer award due of a campaign from the College Opportunity.“This is a significant honor and a confirmation that our ADT...

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Raider Cheer amps up spirit for the college

It’s been ten years since Moorpark College last had a cheer team and Kelsey Stuart, Raider Cheer coach, feels it’s about time to bring it back, with tryouts being held this week."My husband, Mike Stuart, started coaching football here seven years ago and as each year has gone by, our plans for engaging students in Raider spirit has grown to...

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College to provide free food for those in need

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Moorpark College students and other community members may now pick up free food every Thursday on campus. In a partnership with Bags of Hope, a volunteer organization, and FOOD Share, a countywide food pantry, the college has become a regular food distribution point. Sharon Manakas, college’s student health coordinator, had seen the need and was able to act upon it...

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Andy Huisenga: Humanizing the badge

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Christopher Reeve once said, "A hero is an ordinary individual doing extraordinary things." Andy Huisenga is that hero not just in society, but on the Moorpark College campus. Being a veteran of the Iraqi war, and working for the Los Angeles Police Department, Andy epitomizes everything that a police officer should be, and the role model that he should serve...

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Graphic design presents its dedicated students with honorable awards

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Graphic design students and faculty gathered in the Communications Building to award some of the hard-working, dedicated students from this past year. The Graphic Design and Multimedia Department held its year-end scholarship awards show where it presented 12 awards along with two Overall Body of Work Awards on May 12 at 3 p.m. The Overall Body of Work Award was...

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Graphics, Multimedia and Game Design end semester with hope and excitement toward fall

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Not only is the spring 2016 semester coming to a close, but so is the 2015-16 school year and with that, different media and design departments both reminisce on this past semester and look forward to fall. Timothy Samoff, instructor of game design and multimedia, reflects on when the director of the USC Creative Media & Behavioral Health Center hosted...

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Soulful jazz bounces off the walls of the PAC

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The Moorpark College jazz ensembles filled the room with beautiful, soulful sounds that echoed off the walls of the Performing Arts Center. Three different bands took turns wowing the audience with their professional performances and the audience members took notice, as they all tapped along to the smooth jazz sounds that filled the room during "All About Jazz" on Saturday....

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FTVM professors talk spring reflections and fall expansions

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Teachers in the Film, Television and Media Department reflect on how spring semester has been and what they look forward to in the fall. Jason Beaton, FTVM instructor, has really enjoy the time he has spent with students and collegues this semester and believe they have a really good team."The students at Moorpark College in the FTVM program are the...