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College Briefs for April 3

2 local students named to Goshen College dean’s list    Goshen College, in Goshen, Indiana, recently recognized 160 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2024-25 fall semester dean’s list,

Rancho Pico Junior High School Symphonic Band students perform during the Southern California School and Band Orchestra Festival hosted by West Ranch High School on March 25, 2025 in Stevenson Ranch, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

West Ranch hosts two-day music festival 

Music festival season is here, and to celebrate not just student musicians in the Santa Clarita Valley but also in neighboring cities, West Ranch High School hosted the 2025 Southern

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, speaks about the California insurance crisis to a room of people at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, March 21, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

VIA hosts discussion of growing insurance crisis 

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined insurance experts and local business leaders last week at College of the Canyons for a discussion of the growing insurance crisis in California because

College briefs

College Briefs for March 27

2 local students named to Clark University dean’s list  Clark University announced students named to the fall 2024 dean’s list include two from the Santa Clarita Valley.  Kate A. Nilsen,

Marsha McLean guest commentary

Marsha McLean | Safe Streets Start with You 

Our family has called Santa Clarita home since 1972 and I take great pride in our city’s beautiful paseos, scenic trails and vibrant neighborhoods. Whether I’m out for a walk