Read more about the article Hart District may receive additional support following Dashboard results
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Hart District may receive additional support following Dashboard results

Editor’s Note: This is the final story in a series looking at how Santa Clarita Valley school districts performed on the fall 2017 release of the California School Dashboard. The William…

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Read more about the article WiSH Foundation begins fundraiser to support Hart District libraries
Members of the WiSH Education Foundation and students in the William S. Hart Union High School District pose for a photo in a Hart District Library. The WiSH Education Foundation is working to raise $100,000 for the Hart District's libraries and is the primary beneficiary of the 2018 SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off. Courtesy Photo

WiSH Foundation begins fundraiser to support Hart District libraries

The WiSH Education Foundation already got to work on its New Year’s Resolution for 2018: Raise $100,000 to support and update all of the William S. Hart Union High School…

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Read more about the article Canyon High club collects donations for homeless students
Canyon High School’s Safe School Ambassadors (SSA) program members smile for a photo. Hart Union High School District Courtesy.

Canyon High club collects donations for homeless students

Every year during the Holidays, the 270 students in Canyon High School’s Safe School Ambassadors (SSA) program look for ways they can give back to their community. This year’s goal?…

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Read more about the article Hart Governing Board elects new president, clerk
From left to right, William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board President Steven Sturgeon and Clerk Bob Jensen. Courtesy Photos

Hart Governing Board elects new president, clerk

The William S. Hart Union High School District elected Steven Sturgeon its new president and Bob Jensen as its new clerk during its annual organizational meeting Wednesday. This marks the…

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Read more about the article Hart Board to accept scholarship grant from Newhall Family Foundation
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Hart Board to accept scholarship grant from Newhall Family Foundation

In late-November, the William S. Hart Union High School District received a $149,000 grant from the Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation to support a scholarship program for the district’s college-bound graduates.…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: No school closures planned Wednesday for Rye Fire
Sheriff's deputies escort a convoy of buses during the evacation of students near West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch during the Rye Fire on Dec. 5, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: No school closures planned Wednesday for Rye Fire

The Hart district schools evacuated as a result of the Rye Fire on Tuesday were expected to be open for students Wednesday, officials said Tuesday evening. Officials with the William…

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Read more about the article Hart District teachers fly on NASA mission
Tom Gavin, Judy Jennings and Ravinder Athwal study the raw data coming from the infrared telescope on board NASA's SOFIA mission on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. Courtesy photo

Hart District teachers fly on NASA mission

Source: William S. Hart Union High School District Three more science teachers from the William S. Hart Union High School District in Santa Clarita had the experience of a lifetime…

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Read more about the article Hart Board to review Castaic High School project
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Hart Board to review Castaic High School project

The William S. Hart Union Governing Board is expected to review resolutions, proposals and fee amendments related to various construction projects throughout the district, including the Castaic High School site.…

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Read more about the article Hart Board to review district’s English Learner progress
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Hart Board to review district’s English Learner progress

Data on the English Learners currently enrolled in the William S. Hart Union High School District, as well as information on specific lessons taught to these students, is expected to…

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Read more about the article Bowman science teacher nominated for national award
Bowman High School science teacher Ravinder Athwal. Courtesy of the Hart District

Bowman science teacher nominated for national award

Source: William S. Hart Union High School District Bowman Continuation High School science teacher Ravinder Athwal has been nominated for the 2017-2018 National LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by…

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Read more about the article Hart District announces search for personnel commissioner
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Hart District announces search for personnel commissioner

The William S. Hart Union High School District announced that it was beginning its search for a personnel commissioner Friday. As personnel commissioner, this individual would serve a three-year term…

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Read more about the article Hart District Board to honor Classified Employees of the Year
Eighteen classified employees were honored as the employees of the year at the William S. Hart Union High School District’s Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Courtesy of the Hart District

Hart District Board to honor Classified Employees of the Year

Eighteen employees from each of the William S. Hart Union High School District schools and sites will be recognized as “Hart District Classified Employees of the Year” during the Hart…

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Read more about the article Hart District announces new guidelines for hot days
The William S. Hart Union High School District. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart District announces new guidelines for hot days

Source: William S. Hart Union High School District With student and staff safety being the number one priority, the William S. Hart Union High School District has announced new Heat…

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Read more about the article Foothill League football teams address potential protests during national anthem
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Foothill League football teams address potential protests during national anthem

On Friday nights, across the three fields where Foothill League football games take place, trumpets blare in unison, whispers float from flutes and drums echo a collective rat-a-tat-tat. “Oh, say…

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Read more about the article Walls go up at Castaic High School site
Project manager Randy Wrage points to where the Performing Arts Center (PAC) will stand at the site of the future Castaic High School during a field tour on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Walls go up at Castaic High School site

With freestanding steel structures and assembled walls, the long-awaited Castaic High School site is beginning to take shape as a high school campus. Crews have been working on phase two…

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Read more about the article COC, Hart considering collaborative opportunities at Castaic High School
A rendering of the Castaic High School site. Courtesy of the Hart District

COC, Hart considering collaborative opportunities at Castaic High School

Preparing for the opening of Castaic High School in the fall of 2019, the school district is considering offering a program to allow students to earn both high school and…

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Read more about the article Hart Governing Board to recognize Teachers of the Year
The 17 William S. Hart Union High School District Teachers of the Year for the 2017/18 school year were recognized by the Governing Board Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Courtesy of the Hart District

Hart Governing Board to recognize Teachers of the Year

Seventeen teachers from each of the William S. Hart Union High School District schools will be recognized as “Hart District Teachers of the Year” during the Hart Governing Board meeting…

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Read more about the article Saugus High School honors first responders with second Wall of Honor
Former Saugus High School principal Bill Bolde, left, speaks as community members, students, friends and family, as well as first responders attend a ceremony to unveil a first responders' wall of honor, pictured bottom left, at Saugus High School on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus High School honors first responders with second Wall of Honor

Sixteen years ago, more than 400 first responders lost their lives trying to save others during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. “It was one of the most abysmal…

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