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‘Soft Lockdown’ Lifted At La Mesa Jr. High School    

La Mesa Junior High School was put on a “soft lockdown” Thursday after a water gun was mistaken for a real one on a bus headed to the campus.  Around 8:10 a.m. Thursday, deputies received reports that a male juvenile was seen throwing a possible firearm into the bushes before entering a bus en route to La Mesa Junior High ...

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Three Hart District Teachers From Santa Clarita Fly In NASA Aircraft 

Three William S. Hart Union High School District teachers got the chance to fly in an aircraft on two NASA missions, conducting research submitted from the world’s leading universities. Three Hart District teachers flew with scientists from around the world on board NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft as part of NASA and the SETI Institute’s Airborne Astronomy ...

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Hart District Approves Two New Assistant Principals

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of two new assistant principals. Tanis Burleson has been elected as the new assistant principal at Sierra Vista Junior High School and Jason Marshall is set to be the assistant principal at Hart High School, according to officials.  Burelson has worked as a Physical Education teacher ...

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Cell Phone Ban Implemented At La Mesa Junior High, Student Improvement Shown

After banning cell phone use during school hours, La Mesa Junior High School families and staff have noted a marked improvement in the quality of students’ schoolwork and social life since the new policy was implemented. The personal device ban includes not only cell phones, but also tablets, laptops, gaming devices, smartwatches and any device that connects to the internet ...

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UPDATE: Student Detained After Threat Against La Mesa Junior High School

La Mesa Junior High officials informed parents Monday of an alleged threat made against the school, marking the second such threat within the past month. UPDATE: 8:45 p.m. — One male student has been detained on charges of criminal threats, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. Currently, it is unclear if the student detained ...

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Threat Against La Mesa Junior High School Prompts Increased Sheriff’s Presence

An alleged threat against La Mesa Junior High School has prompted an increased law enforcement presence on campus Thursday, officials said. The reported threat was written on a water tank at the back of the campus, leading administrators to contact the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, according to Principal Michele Krantz. “The message was difficult to read, as it had ...

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‘Soft Lockdown’ At La Mesa Junior High Lifted, Search Continues For Possible Armed Man

La Mesa Junior High School was briefly put on a precautionary “soft lockdown” Friday morning, after a person with a gun was spotted near the school, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. BREAKING: Santa Clarita Valley deputies are searching for a person with a weapon near La Mesa junior ...

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Santa Clarita Teen To Compete In MasterChef Junior TV Show

One teen from the Santa Clarita Valley is taking his talent from the frying pan to the television in the third season of MasterChef Junior. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Jimmy Warshawsky, known as The Chef Jimmy, is one of 19 contestants on the “cooking competition series” where kids between the ages ...

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Hart District Faces Changes After Junior High Principal Retires

The retirement of one William S. Hart Union School District’s junior high school principals has led to a chain of administrative changes at several sites within the district, all taking effect the first week of 2014. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox.   Principal Pete Fries is retiring this week from his ...

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