Photos of the Week: March 18 – 24, 2017

Katharine Lotze
March 25, 2017
2:08 pm

From left to right, Caleb Moore, 8 months, Katie Moore, Ethan Moore, 3, and Aaron Moore rest on the grass at Cougar Stadium at College of the Canyons after participating in the Michael Hoefflin Foundation 2017 Walk for Kids with Cancer on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

People look at the dogs available at the Brittany Foundation Sanctuary and Dog Rescue adoption event at the PetSmart at Stevenson Ranch on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Kourtney Gillan pets Misty the Mastif at the Brittany Foundation adoption event at Petsmart in Stevenson Ranch on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Josh Singer shifts through a collection of comic books at the Santa Clarita Comic and Toy Expo at College of the Canyons on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Mike Sheerer Jr.,13, observes a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers booth at the Santa Clarita Comic and Toy Expo at College of the Canyons on Saturday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Holden Solomon, 9, rolls a bowling ball at Valencia Lanes on Saturday as part of the 4th Annual Bowling for Hope, an event to raise money to suport local cancer patients. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Hart District students march across a bridge on a bike trail at the end of Newhall Avenue with food cans in their packs during the District Bataan Death March Memorial on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Attendees of the Holi Festival of Colors pose for a picture at Santa Clarita Park on Sunday. The colors symbolize the coming of spring. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Kids dance at the Holi Festival of Colors at Santa Clarita Park on Sunday. The colors symbolize the coming of spring. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Wesley Patton, 27, gives Ean Hermann, 20, a hug at the TwentyONEderful booth that was set up at Westfield Valencia Town Center on Sunday in honor of World Down Syndrome Day, which is on Tuesday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Megan Laub of Power House jumps in the air during a dance routine at Sulphr Springs Elementary on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sulphur Springs Elementary third grade teacher Gina Woolner demonstrates to students her dancing abilities at an assembly made possible by the Assistance League on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Sulphur Springs Elementary school students dance with the Power House dance team on stage during an assembly made possible by the Assistance League on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia High School student Cristian Arias smiles as he lands on the high jump mat during the Hart Games at Valencia on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

La Mesa Junior High student Cheyanne Soto, left, runs the 100 meter hurdles at the Hart Games, as speech pathologist Paulynn Riggens, right, runs alongside her at Valencia High School on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Canyon High School student Kayla Livermore, left, smiles as she crosses the finish line in first place, with some assistance from fellow Canyon student Nahal Ghanoongoi at the Hart Games at Valencia on Monday, March 20, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Cassondra Jackson, right, hugs her son Nicholas Estrada, 11, as Estrada’s father, Frank Estrada, looks on after Nicholas was returned safe to Saugus after he was found in Valencia on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Cassondra Jackosn, right, embraces her son Nicholas Estrada, 11, after Estrada was found safe and returned home by Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Dawn Rudisel, left, raises her glass at One March Night, a wine tasting event at Salt Creek Grille raising funds for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Attendees taste wine from Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles at One March Night, a wine tasting event at Salt Creek Grille raising funds for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Jeff Rudisel, left, and Derrick McKaughn, right, talk with Jason Haas, center, of Tablas Creek Vineyard at One March Night, a wine tasting event at Salt Creek Grille to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

FILE PHOTO: Lacey Davis holds up an onion as she and her 83 third-grade classmates sing about the discovery of gold in Santa Clarita during a performance about the history of Santa Clarita at Northlake Hills Elementary School in Castaic on Wednesday, March 22, 2107. Dan Watson/The Signal

Payden Nickell plays an inflatable guitar as she and her 83 third-grade classmates sing about about the history of the entertainment industry in Santa Clarita during a performance about the history of Santa Clarita at Northlake Hills Elementary School in Castaic on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Third-graders wear hard hats as they represent “oil drillers” during a performance about the history of Santa Clarita at Northlake Hills Elementary School in Castaic on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Keynote speaker Dawn Schiller, a victim of human trafficking, gives some of the logistics of the sex trafficking trade for an audience during a Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar hosted by My Generation, My Fight C.O.C. and held at College of the Canyons Valencia campus on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Keynote speaker Dawn Schiller, a victim of human trafficking, reads from her book entitled, “The Road Through Wonderland” for an audience during a Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar hosted by My Generation, My Fight C.O.C. and held at College of the Canyons Valencia campus on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Thunderstorms roll through the valley north of the Iron Horse Bridge in Valencia on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

FILE PHOTO: A red 2017 Chevrolet Cruze was given away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at AutoNation Chevrolet to benefit the WiSH Foundation. The car was donated by AutoNation, Inc. to be raffled to raise funds for the foundation that is supporting the Hart school district. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Amy Juico of Castiac and her son Christian, left, pose for a photo with their new car and the WiSH Foundation’s Amy Daniels, Richard Cohn, Mark LeCompte of AutoNation Chevrolet, and Lynne Secrest of the WiSH Foundation on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Photo courtesy of Dave Caldwell

Katharine Lotze

Katharine Lotze is a photojournalist and columnist at the Signal, and can be found photographing daily life in Santa Clarita, or writing personal essays about her own daily life.

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