The WiSH Education Foundation received a donation for $100,000 this week from the Steve Y. Kim Foundation, a nonprofit that helps to fund much-needed programs for the underserved and disadvantaged,…
Eighth grade student Laurel Kay tunes a new guitar donated to her class from the WiSH Education Foundation at Sierra Vista Junior High School on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Christina Cox/The Signal
The WiSH Education Foundation has announced its plans to hold the first-ever SCV Virtual Talent Show. The show will be broken up into three categories: under 18 individual, over 18…
WiSH Education Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels celebrates hitting the $500,000 in donations mark front of the William S. Hart Union School District office in Santa Clarita. Dan Watson/The Signal
WiSH Education Foundation officials announced they’ve reached the half-million-dollar mark in charitable contributions to the schools and students of the William S. Hart Union High School District. Founded in 2011,…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Brand Ambassador,Tiara Lanai serves mixed drinks at the Deep Eddy Vodka booth, one of forty vendors at the Cocktails on the Roof event to benefit the WiSH Foundation, serving the 23,000 students of the William S. Hart School District. The event was held on the roof of the Macy's parking lot at the Westfield Valencia town Center in Valencia in 2017. Dan
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WiSH Education Foundation officials announced the organization’s annual Cocktails on the Roof fundraiser will be held Sept. 6. Once again being hosted by the WiSH Education Foundation, officials say the…
From left, Amy Daniels, Executive Director, WiSH Education Foundation, Co-Host Marlee Lauffer, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation, Eve Bushman, Event Creator and Co-Host and Steve Lemley of Pulchella Winery toast the Wine on the Roof...Dine on the Roof event presented by The WiSH Education Foundation and held at the Westfield Valencia Town Center in Valencia on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Not even the weather could stop the Wine on the Roof event Thursday night. After having to make a change in venue on the eve of the event due to…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Bowman High School teacher Michael Coombe poses next to his new 2017 Chevy Cruze LT at AutoNation Chevrolet in Valencia on Thursday, March 29, 2018. AutoNation donated the car, worth $22,385 to the WiSH Education Foundation and people donated $25 for an opportunity to win it. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
For the fourth year in a row, WiSH Education Foundation and AutoNation Chevrolet Valencia are once again pairing up to give away a brand new car Wednesday night. This year…
Employees of the Valencia Neuromodulation Division of Boston Scientific joined WiSH officials to accept the funds used to purchase additional automated external defibrillators for schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District.
Thanks to the local employees of Boston Scientific, every school in the William S. Hart Union High School District possesses a device that could save a child’s life. “Boston Scientific…
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From left to right: Ray Javapour, owner Olive Terrace Bar and Grill; Eve Bushman, owner of Eve Bushman Consulting, co-host Wine on the Roof; Chef Daniel Otto, partner, The Old Town Junction; Todd Wilson and Scott Ervin, founders The Speakeasy Bakery; Chef Louis Pechan, Hundred Miles; Pastry Chef Meghan Launier, Wolf Creek Restaurant; Brew Master James, Honu Coffee; and Chef Trevor, Newhall Press Room.
WiSH Education Foundation officials expressed gratitude this week, still totaling receipts from their latest fundraising efforts, Wine on the Roof. The precise tally wasn’t available as of Wednesday, but organizers…
Guests will have a chance to chat with
Dr. Dianne Van Hook, Chancellor of College of the Canyons, during the first hour of Tuesday’s catered event before the first speaker of the night takes to the stage for her speech.
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Three prominent local leaders hope to inspire the next generation of business leaders at Tuesday’s “Women and Girls in Business…Inspiration for the Future” forum, an inaugural event for the Santa…
The WiSH Education Foundation is hosting an event next month at the Valencia mall, where people are invited to enjoy some of their favorite wines, and a meal, in support…
Bowman High School teacher Michael Coombe poses next to his new 2017 Chevy Cruze LT at AutoNation Chevrolet in Valencia on Thursday, March 29, 2018. AutoNation donated the car, worth $22,385 to the WiSH Education Foundation and people donated $25 for an opportunity to win it. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Bowman High School economics and guitar teacher Michael Coombe had the lucky ticket Thursday night that won him a brand new 2018 Chevy Cruze from AutoNation Chevrolet Valencia. The sweepstakes was…
Thanks to support from the WiSH Education Foundation, students throughout the William S. Hart Union High School District will have access to computer software used in intervention classes. This software…
FILE PHOTO: A red 2017 Chevrolet Cruze was given away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at AutoNation Chevrolet to benefit the WiSH Foundation. The car was donated by AutoNation, Inc. to be raffled to raise funds for the foundation that is supporting the Hart school district. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
One lucky Santa Clarita Valley resident will be the winner of a new 2018 Chevrolet Cruze, thanks to an upcoming raffle from the WiSH Education Foundation and AutoNation Chevrolet Valencia.…
WiSH Education Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels trains for her climb to the summit of Gokyo Ri in Nepal at Henry Mayo Newhall Fitness and Health on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Christina Cox/The Signal
In March 2019, WiSH Education Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels will embark on her second major climb across the Himalayas and to the summit of Gokyo Ri in Nepal. Last…
The SCV Charity Chili Cookoff is back again and this time looking to raise tens of thousands of dollars to support education and Santa Clarita Valley students. Each year, the…
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
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…
Social studies teacher and guitar teacher Michael Copenhaver tunes a new guitar donated to his class from the WiSH Education Foundation at Sierra Vista Junior High School on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal
Students at Sierra Vista Junior High School received a truckload of new instruments, strings, tuners and supplies thanks to a donation from the WiSH Education Foundation. “This donation follows the…
Amy Daniels (left) and Joshua Powers (right) hold up a photo of their University of Vermont hiking team at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. Courtesy of Amy Daniels
On Sept. 18, WiSH Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels made it to the top of the highest free-standing mountain in the world, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Daniels completed the eight-day journey to…
WiSH Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels works with students in the Girls Who Code program at Rio Norte Junior High School which was funded by the WiSH Education Foundation this year. Courtesy of the Hart District
This year the WiSH Education Foundation directed nearly $52,000 to William S. Hart Union High School District programs, the foundation announced Tuesday. Every school within the Hart District benefits from…
Valencia's Kayla Konrad played three sports for the Vikings: basketball, lacrosse and volleyball. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Canyon High girls basketball’s Alaina Garcia executed a behind-the-back pass to Canyon’s Krystal Amato, who then made a layup. It was one of many fancy passes for Garcia, who was…