On Wednesday, Newhall School District (NSD) Superintendent Jeff Pelzel sat down with KHTS to discuss challenges facing Santa Clarita Valley schools now that the transition is taking place from distance learning to hybrid learning. Pelzel discussed some of the biggest challenges facing students, parents, and teachers in his district during the COVID-19 transition early on in 2020. “I think the shift ...
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Hart District Prepares For Return To In-Person Learning
After a meeting with William S. Hart Union High School District officials Wednesday, an update was provided on a plan to return to partial in-person learning set to begin March 29. Hart District officials provided an update on students in grades 7 through 12 returning to their classrooms later this month during a District Governing Board meeting Wednesday. The “Blended ...
Read More »Facilitators Discuss Flexibility With The iLEAD Exploration Program
Facilitators Laura Kazan, Lisa Rittenhouse, and Bethany Maddox joined SCVi’s Eye On The Valley with host Matt Watson and discussed the iLEAD Exploration Program and how they are assisting students into colleges across the country, the experience of working in iLEAD, and the benefits it’s giving students. Flexibility In Working iLEAD Laura Kazan has learned that the freedom she was ...
Read More »Sports To Resume In The Hart District With Limited Fans Allowed
Foothill League sports, which encompass the William S. Hart Union High School District athletics, are expected to begin Friday with soccer and a limited number of fans are set to be allowed to attend. Sports are able to return to the Hart District as long as certain protocol is followed as set by the Los Angeles County Department of Public ...
Read More »Hart District Robotics Team Perseveres In Virtual Competition Amid COVID-19
The Project 691 Robotics Team in the William S. Hart Union High School District has continued to challenge and build the skills of their team despite the obstacles presented to them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Project 691 Robotics Team is a robotics team that encompasses high school students from all over the Santa Clarita Valley. The program gives students opportunities ...
Read More »2021 COC Women’s Conference To Be Held Virtually
The 2021 College of the Canyons Women’s Conference is scheduled to be held virtually with an exciting lineup of presenters and breakout sessions centered around the theme “Empowered Women: Health, Wellness, and Balance.” The conference’s keynote speakers are set to be Dr. Jane Dascalos and Dr. Mona Ranade from UCLA Health, who are expected to discuss the importance of breast ...
Read More »Dr. Abner Chou Named Interim TMUS President
Officials with The Master’s University & Seminary (TMUS) announced Friday that Dr. Abner Chou has been appointed to serve as interim president after Dr. Sam Horn resigned from the position a week prior. On Friday, the TMUS Board of Directors announced the selection of Chou, who currently teaches at The Master’s University (TMU) as the John F. MacArthur Endowed Fellow, ...
Read More »Officials Urge Community Vigilance As Thieves Ransack School Campus Rooftops
Officials have reported several instances of theft at campuses in the William S. Hart Union High School District, with individuals using ladders to access rooftops to steal “anything that can be recycled.” Over the past few months, several rooftops on Hart District campuses have reportedly been both burglarized and vandalized. “It is a constant trying to maintain schools, but when ...
Read More »Wilk, Other State Lawmakers Approve California School Re-Opening Deal
State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, voted in favor of passing Assembly Bill 86 (AB 86) at a California Senate Budget Meeting on Thursday, which once signed into law would provide incentives to schools reopening. While Wilk voted in favor of AB 86, he noted that he felt that the fact that such a bill was needed at all when ...
Read More »Hart District Aims To Return Students To Classroom By End Of March
Members of the William S. Hart Union High School District governing board said Wednesday that they were aiming to get students back into the classroom by the end of the month. The Hart District’s governing board met on Wednesday to discuss schools re-opening, with a range of public comments on different sides of the issue. “I’m grateful for all the ...
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