A record number of OVS high school students continued their support of Food Share of Ventura County on Wednesday by helping to distribute food boxes to families in need.
The Ojai Valley School Upper Campus is located in the rural eastern end of the Ojai Valley, 7 miles from downtown Ojai. Thus, day students and faculty take transportation by car to get to school. Except for one.
Vincent Bell, a motivated senior, has decided to take on the intimidating role of becoming president of the Ojai Valley School. He has devoted himself to the students around him and is excited to make a difference.
Ojai Valley School’s peer tutoring program is back, but attendance is low. Tutors are ready to help students catch up, gain confidence, and build community.
Sitting in a remote and very wildlife-heavy part of the Ojai Valley, students and faculty at the Upper Campus have had to learn the importance of coexisting with animals -- everything from sleepy rattlesnakes to curious bears -- around them.
