Lessons in school elections
Steve Sturgeon speaks at the William S. Hart School District in regards to School Funding. Current school board members present information Monday at an orientation event in order to help prospective candidates understand the role of governing board members and prepare for the election process. Eddy Martinez/The Signal

Lessons in school elections

Multiple seats on the Castaic, Hart, Saugus, Sulphur Springs, Newhall and College of the Canyons governing boards will be up for election this November as candidates have already begun declaring…

COC’s largest class celebrates graduation day
Graduates from College of the Canyons gathered together in the Honor Grove on June 1 for their commencement ceremony. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

COC’s largest class celebrates graduation day

Members of the largest graduating class in the 48-year history of College of the Canyons gathered in the Honor Grove at Friday’s commencement ceremony to celebrate an important academic milestone.…

Everything you need to know about COC’s graduation
The College of the Canyons Cougar mascot leads the 1766, 2016 College of the Canyons graduating class to the Honor Grove during the commencement ceremony held at the College of the the Canyons Valencia campus in June 2016. Dan Watson/Signal

Everything you need to know about COC’s graduation

Graduation is upon the College of the Canyons and its students, who will don their blue caps and gowns in the honor grove tomorrow morning for COC’s 2018 graduation ceremony.…

Bond action in Acton
Members of the board will meet June 28 to decide if the district's prospective General Obligation bond will be on November's ballet. The public has been invited to provide input.

Bond action in Acton

For the first time in nearly a decade, a new bond measure could be coming to the November ballot and the schools of the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District. The…

Planes take flight at open house
At an Open House event on Thursday, students at North Park Elementary School invited the public to observe the unveiling of a new art project based on “Experimental Aviation,” by Patty Ortiz, which hangs suspended in the Denver International Airport.

Planes take flight at open house

Friends and families of the scholars at North Park Elementary School were invited to observe the unveiling of a new art project at an Open House event on Thursday. Parents,…

White Ribbon Week drives discussion on distracted driving
For more than 20 years, the Santa Clarita Valley has celebrated White Ribbon Week in honor of the local teenagers who have lost their lives in vehicular collisions. Free white ribbons can be picked up at sponsor locations, such as the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Gift Shop, Frontier Toyota and Santa Clarita City Hall.

White Ribbon Week drives discussion on distracted driving

For more than 20 years, the Santa Clarita Valley has celebrated White Ribbon Week in honor of the local teenagers who have lost their lives in vehicular collisions. Every year…

Summer Rush returns to COC
College staff from key student services departments will again be available to provide personalized, on-site assistance on May 23.

Summer Rush returns to COC

The College of the Canyons hosted another of its Summer Rush event Friday as it seeks to help reduce the difficulties students face when enrolling in the college and classes.…

Hart district bids farewell to board member
Superintendent Vicki Engbrecht, board president Steven Sturgeon and members Linda Storli, Cherise Moore and Joe Messina joined Scott Watson on Wednesday for a picture commemorating his last board meeting.

Hart district bids farewell to board member

A member of the governing board for the William S. Hart Union High School District participated in his final board meeting this week as he prepared to enter the next…

Super Jazz returns to West Ranch
Jazz music will echo through the halls of West Ranch High School as its music program hosts the Super Jazz at the Ranch Festival on May 18, Dan Watson / The Signal

Super Jazz returns to West Ranch

The talent and tunes of Southern California jazz performers will fill the Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday, when Super Jazz at the Ranch returns to West Ranch High School. The…

Classified staff, Hart locked in labor negotiations
A group of CSEA union members gathered Wednesday to inform the governing board of the William S. Hart Union High School District about the difficulties classified personnel are having with a rising cost of living and insurance.

Classified staff, Hart locked in labor negotiations

Citing “years” without a cost of living raise and that some employees have at least two jobs, Hart district’s classified staff organized a large gathering at the district office prior…

Saugus welcomes new superintendent
Colleen Hawkins officially assumed the position of superintendent of the Saugus Union School District July 1, and the public will have a chance to interact and meet with her at three Coffee with the Superintendent events. (Courtesy Art)

Saugus welcomes new superintendent

The Saugus Union School District Governing Board announced Thursday that it has found its next superintendent to replace retiring superintendent Joan Lucid. Colleen Hawkins is expected to officially assume the…

CalArts students graduate
Student trustee Abby Salling and president and chair of the Students' Union Malik Drawhorn-Pauldon prepared a special message for Friday's graduation ceremony.

CalArts students graduate

Future Academy, Tony and Grammy award-winners and a host of other artists from California Institute of the Arts achieved a dream Friday they sought to accomplish when they first auditioned…

Castaic Elementary names new principal
Allison West was unanimously approved to become the newest principal of Castaic Elementary School, according to district officials at last night’s meeting. Family and friends in attendance cheered with a vuvuzela, bells and large cutout pictures of West’s head. (Credit: Charmin Ortega)

Castaic Elementary names new principal

Castaic Elementary School named a new principal Thursday to replace outgoing Principal Stephanie Beach, who was appointed principal of Live Oak Elementary School earlier this year. Allison West was unanimously…

Everything you need to know about Friday’s CalArts graduation
California Institute of the Arts students proceed to their seats ahead of the school's 2017 commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Everything you need to know about Friday’s CalArts graduation

Hundreds of students from the internationally renowned California Institute of the Arts will don their hand-made costumes and decorated dresses, as they grace the stage for the 2018 graduation ceremony.…

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