Education

Valencia High School Theatre Arts is presenting "The Outsiders" April 24-27, 2024. Courtesy photo.

VHS Theatre to present ‘The Outsiders’

News release  The award-winning Valencia High School Theatre Arts is presenting “The Outsiders” April 24 through 27.  The production, directed by Stephen Whelan, is based on the classic coming-of-age novel

Theater news

Valencia High to host 104th DTASC Shakespeare Festival

News release  Valencia High School Theatre is scheduled Saturday to host the 104th Drama Teachers’ Association of Southern California Shakespeare Festival.   Since 1920, schools from all over Southern California

College briefs

College Briefs for April 18

Local residents named to president’s list, dean’s list at Gonzaga University  Four local students were named to the academic honors lists at Gonzaga University for the fall 2023 semester.  Sydney

College briefs

College Brief for April 11

Local student graduates from LeTourneau University  LeTourneau University recently recognized its fall graduates who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Among them was Kenneth Granger, of Agua Dulce, who graduated magna

Nicole Jolicoeur

Jolicoeur named Hart district teacher of the year

News release  The William S. Hart Union High School District has announced that Nicole Jolicoeur, Rancho Pico Junior High School special education teacher, has been selected as the 2024-25 Hart

College briefs

College Briefs for April 4

Valencia student named to Lincoln University of Missouri’s fall 2023 dean’s list  Courtney-Nicole Cooper, of Valencia, was recently named to the dean’s list of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri,

Charles Helmers Elementary School Principal Michelle Velikorodnyy checks in with students at the end of their break before going back to class to continue their studies on Thursday. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

A model to follow 

Helmers Elementary recognized as ‘model learning community’ for student success  As Michelle Velikorodnyy walked around the campus of Charles Helmers Elementary School, students could be seen playing in the yard,