Months after a passionate and sometimes heated backlash from residents over fears that the former Santa Clarita Elementary School would be turned into low-cost housing, the Saugus Union School District’s (SUSD) Asset Management Advisory Committee appears to be aligning more closely with community voices calling for preservation and public use. At a pivotal committee meeting held on Wednesday evening, members ...

The 2023 state championship College of the Canyons (COC) women’s golf team and the 2023 Cougars football team have both been named 2023-24 California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) Scholar Team Award winners. The Scholar Team Award is the highest academic team achievement given annually by the 3C2A, according to COC officials. It emphasizes the academic achievement of all members ...

The Santa Clarita Community College District and the College of the Canyons Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Monica Lee “ML” Copeland, MFA, CFRE, to the post of Chief Development Officer. Copeland will work closely with Interim Superintendent/President David C. Andrus, J.D., the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board of Directors to coordinate and lead the college’s ...

SCVi Charter School, a tuition-free public school serving grades TK—12 in Castaic, is soaring to new heights this spring through a series of aerospace-focused events. From hands-on student projects to a live space experiment launch, learners across grade levels are engaging in meaningful, real-world learning through SCVi’s Aerospace Career-Connected Learning Pathway. DreamUp to Space Celebration — May 8, 2025, 10:30 ...

A West Ranch student has been named a grand prize winner for the Music Center’s 2025 Spotlight Grand Finale. The Music Center has announced 14 rising stars from across Southern California as the Grand Prize winners in its 37th Annual Spotlight program. Elina Ghosh, 15,  a 10th-grade student from West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch has been named a Grand ...

A major change to student cell phone use was the focal point of the William S. Hart Union High School District board meeting Wednesday night, as board members discussed a proposed policy that would restrict mobile device use during the school day.  The goal for the cellphone discussion during the Hart Board meeting: reduce classroom distractions, protect student privacy, and ...

College of the Canyons is scheduled to host their Spring Star Party later with month at the Canyon Country campus. The Star Party is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 25, at the COC Canyon Country campus. Michaela Blain, a COC astronomy professor, will present “The Unfolding Story of Exoplanets,” which will focus on the quickly growing subfield of ...

Newhall School District board member Suzan Solomon joined KHTS for an interview to discuss the future of education in the Santa Clarita Valley. Solomon, a board member of the Newhall School District, discussed her extensive involvement with the district since 1992, including parent activism and board service since 1999. One of four elementary school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley, ...

The William S. Hart Union High School District is proud to announce that Anthony Eslao, a senior at Golden Valley High School, has been awarded the distinguished California Scholarship Federation (CSF) Seymour Award. Additionally, Matthew Thomas De Guzman, also from Golden Valley, has been recognized as a Seymour Award finalist. The CSF Seymour Award is one of the highest scholastic ...

The College of the Canyons Foundation is scheduled to host its third annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament later this month and is seeking sponsorships. The COC Foundation basketball tournament is set to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 27, in the college’s West P.E. (WPEK) gymnasium, located on the Valencia campus. Event check-in and breakfast will begin ...