After two years of moving targets, pandemic fears, and unprecedented challenges teachers have never had to face before in the history of education, Newhall School District teachers gathered in a peaceful protest in support of a living wage.  By definition, a living wage is “a wage high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.” According to protestors, many teachers ...

This week, a Castaic Live Oak Elementary School sixth grader’s drawing for class of a Shelby automobile was posted online and sparked interest from the Ford Motors Shelby Club. A drawing of a Shelby automobile by a Castaic area sixth-grader, Jacob Lensch this week piqued the interest of the Ford Motors Shelby Club. “It began as a regular assignment with ...

Officials with the College of the Canyons (COC) are set to host an in-person fall program preview next week for different degrees students can pursue using the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center.  The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12 from 4 to 7 p.m. to provide community members and prospective students with information about the wide variety ...

Last week, College of the Canyons’ (COC) Biodiversity Initiative hosted a workshop on ‘native bee identification’ and related environmental concerns. A workshop was hosted by COC’s Biodiversity Initiative on April 1 and 2, during which native bee identification and other research were examined by visiting faculty members invited from 10 community colleges. “Native bees are a critical source of global ...

When several homeless students confided in school social workers about hoping to attend prom, the Rotary Club of Santa Clarita (SCV Rotary) took to the public for assistance and are accepting prom attire donations until the beginning of April as a part of their “Prom Project.” The “Prom Project” – organized in partnership with the SCV Rotary – is collecting ...

After a long break, are you considering going back to school? Need some help with math or technological literacy? College of the Canyons (COC) can help. COC offers classes, even free courses, for people of all ages who are looking for a great education or even just a bit of extra knowledge after taking a break from school.

Cody Kennedy and Dustin Lengning, two science teachers based in Santa Clarita, are gearing up to board their NASA Flight to the upper stratosphere as Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA).  While the exact date and time of their NASA flight remains unknown, the two Santa Clarita science teachers are in the process of gaining the knowledge necessary to explore the upper ...

College of the Canyons (COC) has a new seed library, where people can pick up seeds to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers and native plants for free. COC announced Monday that a new seed library is available to members of the campus community at the library on the Valencia campus. “It is the Library’s hope that this initiative will help address ...

College of the Canyons has plans to launch an Advanced Technology Center, a state-of-the-art manufacturing and Computer Numerical Control production lab, with a nearly $1 million federal fund to help meet demand needs for skilled employees. Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, successfully secured community project funding for the Santa Clarita Community College District through the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package ...

From March 7 to 10, a team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) visited College of the Canyons (COC) to evaluate the college’s standards. A team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges visited COC this month to evaluate the college’s standards for accreditation purposes. “We are extremely pleased with the team’s preliminary findings,” ...