Jennifer O’Shea: A professor’s perspective on Saturday’s March for our Lives in Santa Clarita

By Jennifer O’Shea For The Signal Three doors separated me and my 35 students from the outside. Three doors separated us from fresh air, sunshine and possible bullet spray. In…

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Read more about the article Environmental club cleans debris at the St. Francis Dam site
Students in the "Eco Chicos" club at Canyon High School volunteered to pick up debris at the St. Francis Dam. Photo Courtesy: Dennis Yong

Environmental club cleans debris at the St. Francis Dam site

Saturday morning, the Canyon High School Environmental Club, “Eco Chicos” picked up a total of 164 pounds of debris in the St. Francis Dam site. With over 20 volunteers, the…

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Read more about the article Senior girls battle it out in annual SCV Hoops Finale
Valencia’s Chyanne Pagkalinawan (25) drives in toward the basket during the 2018 SCV Hoops Finale at Valencia High School on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Senior girls battle it out in annual SCV Hoops Finale

By Diego Marquez Signal Staff Writer Playing the last game in a high school jersey, the SCV Hoops Finale took place Saturday evening with the home team taking the title,…

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Read more about the article SCV boys basketball seniors shine in Signal Hoops finale
Valencia’s CJ Finley (1) takes a shot during the 2018 SCV Hoops Finale at Valencia High School on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

SCV boys basketball seniors shine in Signal Hoops finale

  Hart basketball’s Whitten Dominguez is the shortest of all his siblings. So, winning the dunk contest at The Signal’s annual SCV Hoops Finale had an added bonus for the…

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Read more about the article SCCS boys basketball wins CIF state title
SCCS boys basketball's Kaleb Lowery goes for a layup in the Cardinals' CIF Division 5 state championship game against Argonaut at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday. Photo courtesy Darcy Brown

SCCS boys basketball wins CIF state title

By Nick Woodward For The Signal SACRAMENTO - For 75 percent of the California Interscholastic Federation Division 5 State Championship game, the Argonaut High boys basketball team played to an…

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Children participate in a variety of arts and crafts during the annual Youth Art Showcase. Georgia Rios/ The Signal

Annual Youth Art Showcase

Children and families enjoyed opportunities for making art and putting art on display at the annual Youth Art Showcase on Saturday afternoon. With over 200 pieces of art, the showcase…

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Read more about the article Speaker advocates for mental health awareness
Pablo Campos from Active Minds, sponsored by the Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation, speaks to a gym full of students about his struggles with mental health at Saugus High School on Friday, March 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Speaker advocates for mental health awareness

Throughout his life, Pablo Campos struggled with anger, depression, stress and loneliness. Instead of seeking help and talking about his hardships, Campos chose to bottle up his emotions and turn…

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Read more about the article COC football team eats lemons for leukemia awareness
COC assistant football coach Matt Crater winces as he eats a lemon while holding 4-year-old Kailyn Anderson, who is diagnosed with high-risk leukemia. Courtesy photo

COC football team eats lemons for leukemia awareness

By Diego Marquez Signal Staff Writer When two friends started a social media campaign to raise awareness for the bone marrow-depleting disease, leukemia, they didn’t expect to get a quarter…

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Read more about the article David W. Hegg: The ‘cult of victimhood,’ and minority rule
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David W. Hegg: The ‘cult of victimhood,’ and minority rule

In a previous column, I made mention of the “cult of victimhood.” For many months I have thought about writing a column on the rise of this cult, and the…

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