Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School (SCVi), is excited to announce the hiring of Justin Albright as Aerospace Facilitator  Lead for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Albright is joining SCVi after seven years of educating students in subjects such as geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and physics within the iLEAD network of free public charter schools. His educational and career backgrounds include ...

College of the Canyons (COC) held a pinning ceremony Tuesday for those who were graduating with an associate’s degree in Nursing.  On Tuesday, over 60 nursing students received their pins at the pinning ceremony at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center, celebrating the completion of their education. The ceremony started off with the Nursing Program Director Tammy Bathke ...

Valencia High School held its 2024 graduation at College of the Canyons (COC) on Friday evening.  Hundreds of eagerly awaited graduates flooded the COC football stadium with their purple and gold gowns, ready to finally graduate from high school.  Once the graduates were finally settled, the pledge of allegiance was given by graduating senior class president, Ava Francis and the ...

At Wednesday’s William S. Hart Union School District Board meeting, it was announced that 29 district employees are planned to be laid off at the end of the school year. Originally, 53 full-time certificated positions were planned to be eliminated due to a reduction or discontinuation of certain types of services. The district determined it was overstaffed in counseling, English, ...

Learning Post Academy held its 2024 graduation at Canyon High School on Friday evening.  On Friday night, nearly 50 students graduated from Learning Post Academy at Canyon High School’s Performing Arts Center.  “We’re so proud of our granddaughter and all she has accomplished,” said the relative of a graduate.  According to officials, within a flexible and supportive learning environment, Learning ...

On Wednesday, Law Day 2024, 21 California public schools, including Sierra Vista Junior High School, received this year’s Civic Learning Award, one of the most competitive civic learning accolades in the state.  “I find these award applications inspiring; they all deserve our recognition,” said Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. “They tell the important stories of dedicated educators who, despite the challenges, ...

Six comprehensive high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District (Canyon, Golden Valley, Hart, Saugus, Valencia and West Ranch) have been ranked among the top public high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.  The publication’s Best High Schools Rankings, released Tuesday, April 23, 2023, compared the Hart District’s high schools against nearly 18,000 ...

Castaic Union School District is thrilled to announce that Lara Frandzel has been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.  The Teacher Innovator Institute will teach middle-school educators how to bring the museum experience into their classrooms by exploring connections between informal STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and ...

Golden Valley High School theatre is set to perform a new show next week in Golden Valley.  The Golden Valley High School Performing Arts Department presents cult favorite Little Shop of Horrors, a musical about a flower shop in a rough and rundown neighborhood that is taken over by a flesh-eating plant from outer space.  The production is set to ...

The Hart District Teacher Association (HDTA) has ratified its contract with the high school district and is now waiting for the new terms to go into effect.  After several months of negotiating for better wages, the HDTA has ratified its new contract with William S. Hart Union School District.  “We are pleased to come to an agreement, it was a ...