The William S. Hart Union High School District, Golden Valley High School and La Mesa Junior High School were all named winners of the 2022 California Pivotal Practice (CAPP) Award for creatively overcoming COVID-19 challenges during the 2020/21 school year. A component of the California Department of Education (CDE) California School Recognition Program (CSRP), the CAPP Program is being utilized ...

The Valencia High School Jazz Band is performing their first benefit concert since the pandemic at a local pizzeria on Sunday.  At the Pocock Pizzeria in Valencia this weekend, the Valencia High School Jazz Band is scheduled to perform their jazz numbers to benefit the Valencia High School music programs.  “The first benefit concert since the pandemic, it’s a chance ...

Six comprehensive high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District offering grades 9-12 (Canyon, Golden Valley, Hart, Saugus, Valencia and West Ranch) have been ranked in the top 13 percent of public high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s Best High Schools Rankings, released Tuesday, compared the Hart District’s high schools ...

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 ...

Following months of anti-mask protests, the Sulphur Springs Union School District and the William S. Hart Union High School District announced masks are to be optional on campuses starting Saturday, March 12.  Regardless of vaccination status, children and teens from the two districts are no longer required to adhere to the masking protocols that have been enforced since the onset ...

Castaic High School teacher Cody Kennedy has been selected to be a 2022 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA). Kennedy, who is the Science Department Chair at Castaic High School, was selected to be an NASA AAA along with 24 other teachers from 13 states. Teachers in the program are given training in astrophysics and planetary ...

A legal strategy, aiming to force school districts across the United States to end mask mandates, was threatened by Santa Clarita parents during Wednesday’s William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board meeting that abruptly shut down due to anti-mask protests.  The Hart District board was preparing to discuss whether or not the district should formally announce its support ...

On Wednesday the William S. Hart Union School District announced that it reached a settlement with the alleged victims of sexual abuse by a former walk-on athletic coach in the district. “Several former students have claimed that they were sexually abused by a former walk-on athletic coach who worked for a period of time for the Hart District,” said a ...

The William S. Hart Union School District is set to hold its regular governing board meeting later this week. Scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 16 at 7 p.m. the Hart District meeting is expected to take place in-person at the District’s administrative center, located at 21380 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91350. Masks will be required to enter and to ...

At their regular board meeting on Wednesday, the William S. Hart Union High School District acknowledged the use of district facilities as locations for future COVID-19 vaccination clinics, as well as recognizing February as Black History Month.     In an effort to promote vaccinations as a strategy to prevent COVID-19 within schools, the Centers of Disease Control, California Department ...