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Education Corner: Career Technical Programs On Display At Hart District Showcase

From welding and hospitality to firefighting and dentistry, students showed off their Career Technical Education (CTE) programs at the Hart District showcase on Thursday. A variety of programs provided throughout the William S. Hart Union High School District were on display at Castaic High School to provide students and parents with an idea of how the programs work. Incoming students ...

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Education Corner: Casey Cuny Selected As Hart District Teacher Of The Year

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Valencia High School English Teacher, Casey Cuny has been selected as the 2023-2024 Hart District Teacher of the Year.  Each year the teacher of the year award goes to an “outstanding” educator who made a significant impact on the lives of their students and the community. Cuny teaches English at Valencia High School and also serves as the English Department ...

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Social Media Post With Possible Threats Aimed Towards Two Schools, Grocery Store

Tuesday night, two schools and a grocery store in Santa Clarita were alerted to social media posts making threats towards them, which may be another case of swatting.   Rio Norte Junior High and Saugus High School families were alerted to a social media post making threats towards schools and the Albertsons located in Saugus, according to an email sent to ...

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Santa Clarita Music Educator Recognized By State

A William S. Hart High School District music educator was recently recognized by California Music Educators Association (CMEA) at the California All-State Music Education Conference.  Peggi Stoffel, the music director at Rancho Pico Junior High School, was recently recognized at the state level as this year’s “Middle School Music Educator Specialist” by CMEA at the 2023 California All-State Music Education ...

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Education Corner: Golden Valley Graduate Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

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The highly competitive Fulbright scholarship has been awarded to former Golden Valley High School graduate Madeline Fayne to continue her studies in France.  The William S. Hart District announced Fayne as the recipient of the award for the 2023-2024 school year, which allows her to conduct research in her field of interest in France.  Fayne graduated from Golden Valley in ...

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‘It Is Up To All Of Us To Challenge Racism’: Hart District, NAACP Come Together To Address Slurs In Social Media Posts

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The Santa Clarita chapter of the NAACP held a press conference Tuesday to address a social media video continuing racial slurs posted by local high school students. The NAACP, clergy, and community leaders gathered together at the William S. Hart Union High School District office on Tuesday to discuss the impact that making, posting and sharing this video has had ...

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Hart District Superintendent Message Regarding ‘Offensive’ Social Media Posts

On Friday, the William S. Hart High School Superintendent shared a message with families regarding several student social media posts that include “offensive” and “hurtful” racial terms. The letter reads: Good afternoon Hart District Community, Earlier this morning, we were alerted to several social media posts that appear to show students from our district repeating racial epithets. The language is ...

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Opinion: We Have A Choice To Make- Smart Phones Or Smart Kids?

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By: Dr. Aakash Ahuja. As the schools shifted to virtual learning in 2020, kids’ dependency on technology increased significantly. The use of cell phones among middle and high school kids has increased, and simultaneously the cases of cyberbullying, attention, and concentration deficit have increased. Kids’ math, science, and other critical academic scores have suffered. Their ability to express themselves verbally ...

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Hart District Approves Teacher Salary Increase, Discloses Proposed Compensation

On Wednesday night the William S. Hart School District board approved the negotiated agreement with the teacher’s association for a salary increase and disclosed their proposed compensation increase for employees.  Seated at their regular board meeting, the board members voted to approve Action Item C on their agenda, which was the approval of the new 2022-2023 academic year contract with ...

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Hart District Awarded $240,000 Grant For Teacher Credentialing Program

The William S. Hart Union High School District announced Tuesday that it had received a $240,000 grant to help current employees who wanted to become teachers. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) bestowed the grant on the Hart District to assist classified employees in their pursuit of teaching credentials, according to officials.  The Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program Grant ...

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