Saugus District names three new principals
The Saugus Union School District's new principal Carin Fractor for Bridgeport Elementary, Kimberly Humphries for Skyblue Mesa Elementary and Victoria Kubasak for North Park Elementary. Courtesy of the Saugus Union School District

Saugus District names three new principals

Saugus Union School District (SUSD) officials named three new principals who will lead Bridgeport Elementary School, Skyblue Mesa Elementary School and North Park Elementary School during the 2017-18 school year.…

Thrive event to bring together foster youth families
Thrive will bring together foster youth families from the Santa Clarita Valley at Bouquet Canyon Park Saturday. Courtesy of the Saugus Union School District

Thrive event to bring together foster youth families

Ten local agencies with bring their resources together Saturday to provide games, food and fun to foster youth families from across the Santa Clarita Valley. Named “Thrive,” the community gathering…

Making music at Plum Canyon
Students in Liz Hand's second grade class at Plum Canyon Elementary play flutes created by Martin Espino during a performance on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Making music at Plum Canyon

Using traditional flutes they constructed and decorated themselves, second grade students at Plum Canyon Elementary School shared their knowledge of Native American music during a special performance Wednesday. The performance…

SUSD students compete, place in Math Field Day event
Medals students from the Saugus Union School District earned for their participation in Los Angeles County Office of Education's Math Field Day on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Courtesy of the Saugus Union School District

SUSD students compete, place in Math Field Day event

This weekend, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students from across the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) participated in the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s (LACOE) annual Math Field Day…

Maria Blue named Saugus District’s Teacher of the Year
Saugus Union School District Teacher of the Year Maria Blue (left) with Saugus Union School District Joan Lucid (right) following her recognition. Facebook photo

Maria Blue named Saugus District’s Teacher of the Year

Maria Blue, a first grade teacher at Emblem Academy, was named Saugus Union School District’s (SUSD) Teacher of the Year by the district Wednesday. “I am honored to be recognized…

Santa Clarita’s top teachers honored at annual Teacher Tribute
Mary Ann Walker, a teacher at Plum Canyon Elementary, feigns relief after accepting her 2017 Teacher Honoree award at the Teacher Tribute at College of the Canyons on April 11, 2017. Walker will retire this year after 40 years of teaching. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Santa Clarita’s top teachers honored at annual Teacher Tribute

Some of the Santa Clarita Valley’s most celebrated teachers were recognized Tuesday for their leadership and excellence in classrooms at all school sites in the area’s five public school districts.…

Skyblue Mesa celebrates 50 years
The SkyBlue Mesa chior sings hits from the 1960s, 70s and 80s at an assembly for the school's 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, March 31, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Skyblue Mesa celebrates 50 years

The Superstars at Skyblue Mesa Elementary School joined with district staff, local leaders and elected officials to commemorate the school’s 50th anniversary Friday. “Skyblue—home of the superstars—was, is and will…

4th Grade Book Buy Program launches with support from California Credit Union
Representatives from the California Credit Union donating books to schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District. Courtesy of California Credit Union

4th Grade Book Buy Program launches with support from California Credit Union

To encourage young readers, California Credit Union partnered with four Santa Clarita Valley school districts to support and launch a 4th Grade Book Buy Program. The company donated a total…

Samantha Ford to throw first pitch at Santa Clarita Dodger Day
Saugus Union School District P.E. teacher on special assignment Samantha Ford helps students with their stretches at the start of P.E. class at Highlands Elementary in Saugus on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Samantha Ford to throw first pitch at Santa Clarita Dodger Day

Samantha Ford, a Saugus Union School District (SUSD) physical education Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), was selected to throw the first pitch at the 40th Annual City of Santa Clarita…

Cross-institutional partnership fosters STEM education
Enblem Academy student Josh Smith shows Gilbert Maldonado of Donalson Filtration Solutions how students are using 3D printers during the Student STEM Showcase at Enblem Academy in Saugus on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Cross-institutional partnership fosters STEM education

At Emblem Academy and West Creek Academy, students have the unique opportunity to study and pursue four STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) pathways from kindergarten to college. Named the…

Team TOSA
Saugus Union School District P.E. teacher on special assignment Samantha Ford asks her fifth grade P.E. class about their sugar intake at Highlands Elementary in Saugus on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Team TOSA

A small, but mighty group of six is leading one district’s efforts to integrate technology, the arts, physical education and English Language Development (ELD) into every classroom’s regular curriculum. Fondly…

Garden Program blooms at Charles Helmers Elementary
Fifth graders from Margo Grisanti's class at Charles Helmers Elementary explore the new garden at the school on Friday afternoon. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 08262016

Garden Program blooms at Charles Helmers Elementary

Students at Charles Helmers Elementary School now have an interactive, hands-on way to learn through the school’s gardening program and curriculum. Officials from the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) and…

Highlands Elementary begins free after-school art program
Regan Lowry, 10, and Alecxis Jallorina, 11, laugh as they work on pointallism paintings of trees at the Highlands Elementary after school art program on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Highlands Elementary begins free after-school art program

Tucked away in a bungalow building at Highlands Elementary School, students could be found painting pointillism trees, but in the style of impressionist Claude Monet on Tuesday afternoon. “I like…

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