By: Sarah Avanessian, Castaic High School English Department chair Being a teacher currently is not easy. I am torn, as I’ve stated before. I want to be there for my students. I want schools open so that they are given services that they need and that many rely on. But I also want to keep them and the people they ...

A Castaic High School English teacher and past Teacher of the Year from the William S. Hart Union High School District recently received a countywide award, officials said Tuesday. Sarah Avanessian was presented the Beth Dalton Memorial Literacy Leadership Award by the Los Angeles County Office of Education at the Literacy Lifts Conference, according to the Hart District In presenting ...