Schools

Valencia’s Blair Rune heads off to Cornell with a legacy to build upon  

Valencia’s Blair Rune is leaving behind a legacy that far exceeds the work she’s done on the softball field.   After earning Foothill League first-team honors, all-California Interscholastic Federation athlete honors in 2025 and hitting above .400 over the course of 90 games across her four-year varsity

West Ranch outfielder Bret Potter (44) slides to steal second base in the sixth inning of the 2023 CIF Southern Section Baseball Championships at West Ranch High School in Valencia, Calif., on Friday, May 5, 2023. West Ranch won 6-5 and move on to the next round. Chris Torres/The Signal

Potter, West Ranch alum, named D3 All-American 

News release  Lewis & Clark College baseball junior Bret Potter became the second player in program history to be named an All-American during the Division III Era last week, when D3baseball.com announced its All-American

Some artwork from students throughout the Newhall School District were put on display at "Celebration of the Arts" at Newhall Elementary School in Newhall, Calif., Thursday, June 4, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Newhall School District celebrates art at showcase 

The annual “Celebration of the Arts” was held at Newhall Elementary School on Thursday evening, as all 10 of the elementary schools in the Newhall School District got the opportunity to show their artwork from throughout

Canyon High students give high school a sincere send-off 

Canyon High School’s class of 2026 was never going to go out without making sure their mark was made.  Many of the nearly 490 students sitting on the College of the Canyons football field Friday night had spent high school preparing for after-graduation aspirations typical in

Through fashion comes finding identity 

Fashion is always changing, and West Ranch incoming seniors Brianne Loyola, 16, and Sofia Isabel Yuvienco, 17, are contributing to its evolution.  Hosting the annual West Ranch FIDM Fashion Show on May

Local athletes qualify for CIF state meet  

After multiple local athletes were crowned as California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section champions, many competed in the CIF track and field masters’ qualifiers, which determines who from the section will compete in the state championships.   By the end, many