Most school boards publish meetings online; Newhall, Saugus hold off
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A classroom full of kindergarteners and first graders at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus applaud 100 year-old Wilbur Vidito Monday afternoon. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Most school boards publish meetings online; Newhall, Saugus hold off

While three Santa Clarita Valley school districts have made the decision to record and publish videos of their governing board meetings, the Saugus Union School District and Newhall School District…

Former Newhall superintendent Dr. J. Michael McGrath dies at 83
Dr. J. Michael McGrath stands in the playground of the Newhall elementary school that is named after him. Signal File Photo

Former Newhall superintendent Dr. J. Michael McGrath dies at 83

Newhall School District’s longest-running superintendent, J. Michael McGrath, died Friday morning at the age of 83. The namesake of McGrath Elementary, McGrath himself was a widely known and respected community…

Schools across SCV begin distance learning
Signal file photo Orien Broderick reads the book “Gossie,” by Olivier Dunrea, to his daughter, Penelope, 2, at a local library. The Santa Clarita Public Library is scheduled to host open houses throughout April in celebration of Library Week.

Schools across SCV begin distance learning

As coronavirus, or COVID-19, prompted social distancing practices to prevent the spread of the virus, schools across the Santa Clarita Valley made the swift decision to close campuses in order…

District schools and Boys & Girls Club to remain open
Students at an elementary school in Santa Clarita walk to their classrooms on the first day of school in Aug. 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

District schools and Boys & Girls Club to remain open

Local public schools and the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley will remain open amid a statewide recommendation against assemblies of 250 people or more. Because school districts…

‘Pop-up playground’ comes to Meadows Elementary
Students at Meadows Elementary School had the opportunity to engage in creative play while exploring a "pop-up playground" Thursday morning. February 20, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

‘Pop-up playground’ comes to Meadows Elementary

Students from Meadows Elementary School had a unique recess experience when they found a pop-up playground made from reusable material on their campus Thursday. The play area, made up of…

NSD recognizes reclassified students
Newhall School District Assistant Superintendent Dee Jamison presents awards to students who met English-Language learning criteria at the Newhall Family Theatre Wednesday night. February 12, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

NSD recognizes reclassified students

The Newhall School District held a ceremony to recognize reclassified students from all nine of the district’s school sites at the Newhall Family Theatre Wednesday evening. About 140 students throughout…

Sue Solomon to stay on as Newhall’s board president
Old Orchard Elementary School Principal Ken Hintz, left, looks on at Governing Board President Sue Solomon and first-grade student Javier Arista, cut the ribbon during the official ceremony for the opening of two new permanent modular buildings at Old Orchard Elementary School in Newhall on Monday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Sue Solomon to stay on as Newhall’s board president

During their organizational meeting held Wednesday, the Newhall School District re-elected Sue Solomon as their board president for 2020. Board member Brian Walters was re-elected as clerk and Isaiah Talley…

Jake Fire: McGrath Elementary on evacuating
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary School students hold hands as they enter buses that transported them from Green Thumb Nursery where they evacuated to Newhall Elementary School where their parents picked them up. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Jake Fire: McGrath Elementary on evacuating

By Tammy Murga and Emily Alvarenga Signal Staff Writers From teachers to cafeteria staff, a sea of Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary School personnel scrambled to safely evacuate students and…

Kinders go to college at COC
Kindergarten students from Old Orchard Elementary School were invited to COC to participate in a new program pairing college and kinder students to conduct science experiments, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

Kinders go to college at COC

They may only be 5 years old, but they were learning in a college classroom. During a grade-wide field trip on Wednesday, the kindergartners of Old Orchard Elementary School were…

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