Education

School hosts e-waste recycling

Residents of the Santa Clarita Valley will be able to responsibly recycle their unwanted electronics during Emblem Academy’s annual e-waste recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

COC art exhibit looks at human trafficking

The newest interactive art exhibit at College of the Canyons shares the stories of women who have survived human trafficking, sexual exploitation, addictions and life on the streets. To raise

COC Center now in session

While some students travel hundreds of miles back to school, other students are working toward their degrees right in their backyard. Hundreds of students are preparing to start back to

COC opens continuing education class center

To better meet the needs of working adults in the Santa Clarita Valley, College of the Canyons has opened an off-campus continuing education center and hopes to add another by

COC student receives NASA aerospace scholars internship

One local College of the Canyons student will receive real-world job experience and networking opportunities at a NASA facility after successfully securing the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Internship. The

3 hopefuls face off for 1 seat on board

Three of the four governing board seats up for election in the Newhall School District have candidates running unopposed, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, but Area No. 2

Canyon marks 50 years

It has been 50 years since Canyon High School became the second high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District. To celebrate the grand occasion, alumni, students,

Traffic increases with students’ return

With children set to finish their first full week of school on Friday, school drop-offs and pick-ups have dominated the back-to-school discussions between many parents in the community. No matter

COC adds more degree paths for students

College of the Canyons is adding associate degrees for transfer, so students beginning this fall have a wider pathway designed for a quicker, smoother transfer to both public and private

Bullying policies updated: still not tolerated

Now that kids are back at school, some are back at school with bullies. Representatives of schools, districts and organizations devoted to ending bullying said Thursday that it remains a

School district pursues grant to replace buses

The Sulphur Springs Union School District has opted to pursue a grant to help pay for electric school buses and the necessary charging infrastructure, after governing board members approved a

A stand against partisanship

A Saugus Union School District governing board member is calling for Santa Clarita Valley school board candidates to put students ahead of partisan politics in the upcoming election. “We see

Counting the wins

As a promising young athlete with dreams of a college football scholarship, Jeff Eben was working hard to earn a way out of the trailer park where he grew up

Saugus Union’s Teacher of the Year recognized

The Saugus Union School District honored its 2018 Teacher of the Year during Tuesday’s meeting of the governing board with a certificate of recognition to commemorate his hard work and

COC club preps to launch

In the 12-year history of NASA’s High Altitude Student Platform program, only five community colleges have sent payloads into outer space, and College of the Canyons — the first community

District introduces behavior-focused program

As children returned for their first full week of school on Monday, school sites in the Newhall School District began implementing a new program that aims to restructure the ways

District awarded two grants

Santa Clarita Valley school districts are attempting to provide a comprehensive education to their students by exposing the young scholars to the arts, as well as the conventional subjects of

Undeterred, striving for success

Approximately 3,800 Hart District freshmen began their high school studies on Thursday, prompting a Valencia High School and recent UCLA graduate to recall the story of her academic journey and