Education

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Saugus school board to consider Behavior Council recommendations 

The Saugus Union School District governing board is set to consider accepting the proposed recommendations from the Behavior Council on tools and strategies to enhance student success and well-being, receive a presentation on school boundaries and site

The West Ranch Wildcat Marching Band and color gaurd perform at the 41st annual Hart Rampage competition held at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

West Ranch music program seeks help after cancellation of Wildcat Classic 

News release  Because of the winter storm that hit Southern California over the weekend, The Wildcat Classic, West Ranch High School’s annual marching band competition that was scheduled for Saturday, had to be cancelled.  The event was set to feature more than 20 marching bands

COC shares insight following CEO forums  

The College of the Canyons governing board approved the timeline for the CEO/president search during Wednesday’s meeting and received a presentation on what members of the campus community sought in

The College of the Canyons Society of Physics and Engineering Students successfully launched a high-altitude balloon carrying a scientific payload that members designed, built, and tested over several months, according to a news release from COC. Courtesy photos.

COC students launch high-altitude science project 

News release   The College of the Canyons Society of Physics and Engineering Students successfully launched a high-altitude balloon carrying a scientific payload that members designed, built, and tested over several

College briefs

College Brief for Nov. 13

Shenandoah announces 2026 Global Citizenship Project participants  Shenandoah University student Carter Sand, of Stevenson Ranch, is one of 50 individuals selected for Shenandoah University’s 2026 Global Citizenship Project.  These 50

Press release

SCVi to host aerospace learning showcase 

News release  Students from SCVi Charter School are scheduled Friday to present their first semester of aerospace learning at the TK-7 Aerospace Learning Showcase.  The event, scheduled 11:15 a.m. to

College briefs

College Briefs for Nov. 6

Swailes named to dean’s honor roll at the University of Mississippi  Avery Swailes, of Valencia, was named to the University of Mississippi’s spring 2025 honor roll.   Swailes, majoring in exercise

Cedarcreek celebrates edible schoolyard 

The Cedarcreek Elementary School community celebrated the fruits from years of labor quite literally at a recent ribbon-cutting.   The K-6 school on Camp Plenty Road welcomed the community to an

Key speakers at the William S. Hart Union High School District Drug Prevention and Awareness Symposium at Valencia High School on Oct. 29, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Hart district hosts drug symposium  

MarLee Perez began abusing alcohol and drugs as early as middle school in an attempt to cope with her depression and anxiety.   The only person who knew she was using

College briefs

College Brief for Oct. 30

Hart named to University of Iowa dean’s list   Kelsey Hart, of Castaic, was among the more than 8,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean’s list for the 2025 spring