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COC to host job fair on April 25 

News release  The College of the Canyons Employment Center is scheduled April 25 to host its spring semester Santa Clarita Job Fair, providing job seekers with employment opportunities in various

Politics and government

House passes Whitesides’ DOE/NASA bill 

News release   The House of Representatives has passed Rep. George Whitesides’ DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Rep. Nick Begich, R-AK, to formally strengthen

Courtesy of Pete Morris.

SCAA to host Pete Morris watercolor demo 

News release   The Santa Clarita Artists Association is inviting the community to a free watercolor demonstration by artist Pete Morris during the association’s April meeting.  The event is scheduled 6:30-8:30

College briefs

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,

LASD investigating faulty DNA kits 

Compiled from news releases  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced that it is evaluating its protocols after it became known that a vendor had provided the department with faulty DNA

Australian actor Mojean Aria visited College of the Canyons to speak to students enrolled in the Media Entertainment Arts program on March 18. Courtesy photo.

Actor Mojean Aria leads class with COC students 

News release  Mojean Aria, an emerging Australian actor, talked all things film with College of the Canyons students enrolled in the Media Entertainment Arts program during an open master class

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,

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Hart district names new fiscal services director 

News release  The William S. Hart Union High School District governing board has unanimously approved the appointment of Gretchen Bergstrom as the new director of fiscal services.  “We are delighted