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SCCS students turn their tassles during the 43rd annual SCCS commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Santa Clarita Christian School commemorates graduation 

As their time at Santa Clarita Christian School draws to a close, members of the graduating class of 2025 were left with one message: Keep God close to your heart and never be led astray.  SCCS held its graduation on campus on Saturday afternoon, with about 28 students walking the stage.   Mark Wilson, SCCS administrator, began the ceremony with some

Valencia Hills hosts Anxiety Summit 

Issues related to social anxiety and panic, specific phobias and post-traumatic stress disorders affect about 40 million Americans, according to data from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.  And

Anxiety Summit geared to help people of all ages 

Residents who have experienced onset symptoms of anxiety are invited to attend Valencia Hills Community Church’s Anxiety Summit on Monday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.  The number of anxiety diagnoses

Press release

Church offers 8-week grief recovery program

News release  The First Presbyterian Church of Newhall is offering community members a grief recovery program, scheduled to run for eight consecutive Sundays beginning Feb. 18.  The program’s sessions are

Photo courtesy of Faith Community Church.

Photos: Faith Community Church hosts ‘Festividad’

Faith Community Church welcomed hundreds of neighbors to the church campus for its 18th annual “Festividad for Christ” event on Saturday. “Festividad” provides guests with a complimentary lunch, free gifts

Grace Baptist Church hosted its annual Christmas concert last weekend, with this year’s theme being, “The King Has Come.” Photo courtesy of Grace Baptist Church.

Grace Baptist concert: ‘The King Has Come’

News release  Grace Baptist Church hosted its annual Christmas concert last weekend, with this year’s theme being, “The King Has Come.”   The concert — which was free and open to

Valencia Marketplace flips the switch  

Members of the community braved the high wind warning and 53-degree weather on Friday night to witness the annual Valencia Marketplace tree lighting.   “Now you know how it is where

Attendees drive around and record the decorations at Wakefield Winter Wonderland on Wednsday, Dec. 6. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Lighting up Santa Clarita

A look at some of the most popular holiday lights displays in the SCV  By Selvin Ramirez For The Signal  The days after Thanksgiving, or even the day after Halloween, families

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International Friendship Center hosts Christmas Banquet

The International Friendship Center hosted its 11th annual Christmas Banquet last weekend at the Newhall Community Center. Peter Pereira, the president and CEO of Global Hope Partners, and award-winning South Indian

Pastor Mary Francis Hayes, courtesy photo

New pastor, 26, assumes First Pres leadership

News release  At 26, Pastor Mary Francis Hayes is shouldering the pastoral leadership of First Presbyterian Church of Newhall (First Pres), one of the oldest churches west of the Mississippi