Officials with the Newhall School District, (NSD) announced Tuesday three newly hired administration. The NSD is preparing to make a good thing even better in the 2022-23 school year by strengthening its professional ranks with three new administrative hires, school officials said. Each of the NSD’s 10 campuses have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools and 2022 California Pivotal Practice ...

Students, family and teachers gathered at Wednesday’s William S. Hart District board meeting to advocate for the continuation of the French Language program at Saugus High School.  The call to action comes as it was revealed the foreign language program would be terminated at Saugus High School following the resignation of the French teacher, Ashley Rubay. “It is disappointing the ...

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 ...

The National Science Foundation has awarded College of the Canyons (COC) a $646,354 grant to fund a Welding Education Smart Technology (WEST) program on campus in Fall 2022.  Expected to launch next semester, the WEST project intends to integrate smart technology platforms — paired with industry-recognized stackable certificates — into the current welding curriculum.  “We are very excited to receive ...

On Wednesday, Santa Clarita community leader Andrew Taban announced his run for William S. Hart Union School Board in Trustee Area No. 2. This week, a bid was announced by Taban to run for Hart Union School Board in Trustee Area No. 2. “I’ve been a resident of this valley for most of my life, and I’ve been dedicated to ...

During a board meeting last week, the Saugus Union School District, (SUSD) Board voted to lay off all seven school counselors. During the SUSD’s meeting Tuesday, the board voted 4 to 1 to layoff the seven counselors in the District. California Education Code 44949 and 44955 requires school districts to notify employees, classified and certificated, which include school counselors of ...

Dustin Lengning, an eighth-grade math, science, writing and robotics facilitator at the Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School, has been named a 2022 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Airborne Astronomy Ambassador.  Alongside Castaic High School teacher Cody Kennedy, Lengning is scheduled to fly along the stratosphere in the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) sometime this year– a mission ...

The College of the Canyons, (COC) Automotive Technology Program received a $10,000 donation from the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association on Thursday.  On Thursday, Feb. 17, COC received a $10,000 donation from the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association to support the college’s automotive technology program.  “We are honored to be able to help support and train ...

Led by eighth-grader Madison Marshall, students at the William S. Hart Union High School District have put together an art showcase in celebration of Black History Month. On Thursday afternoon, a group of students, parents and local education officials gathered at the Hart District offices to view and discuss pieces of art created by students to recognize the Black community ...

On Friday, the William S. Hart Union School District Governing Board approved Golden Valley High School’s new assistant principal Dr. Gwendolyn Delgado in a unanimous vote. On Jan. 21, unanimous vote in favor of Dr. Gwendolyn Delgado as Golden Valley High’s new assistant principal was held and decided upon by the Hart Union’s Governing Board. “Dr. Delgado is yet another ...