The William S. Hart Union High School District proudly announces that the La Mesa Junior High School Counseling Department has been designated a Recognized ASCA Model Program® (RAMP®). This prestigious recognition from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) highlights the school’s commitment to providing an exemplary, data-driven school counseling program. The RAMP® designation, awarded to only about 1,300 schools since ...

At the Feb. 5 William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board meeting, La Mesa Junior High School Principal Thomas Flores provided an update highlighting the school’s improvements in attendance, student behavior, and math performance. One major highlight of the report on La Mesa Junior High was a steady decline in chronic absenteeism, with a 7.37% drop from 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 ...

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 ...

Eighth graders at La Mesa Junior High School are preparing to build and launch water bottle rockets as a part of a new science project made possible by the California Credit Union and its Fall 2021 Teacher Grant program. La Mesa Junior High is just one of the 10 grant-holders of the 2021 Teacher Grant program, launched by the California ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/913700525506546/ Around 11 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to the 26000 block of May Way, in Canyon Country ...