Saugus High School Celebrated the graduation of hundreds of students in the Class of 2023 on Wednesday, but the celebrations were tempered by the somber recognition that two students would never receive their diplomas due to gun violence. On the morning of Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student walked into the quad of Saugus High School, pulled a .45-caliber semi-automatic ...

The stadium filled with people Wednesday as the Saugus High School class of 2023 took their own seats. With over 500 graduates, no chair was left empty except for three, specially decorated to honor the students who should have been graduating that day.  Gracie Ann Muehlberger, Dominic Michael Blackwell and Isaac Boston should have been graduating along with their classmates ...

Two years later, the impact of the 2019 Saugus High School shooting has left an undeniable mark not only on the families of those who were directly affected but on the community at large. On that Thursday, Santa Clarita came together faster than it ever had to in the face of tragedy that would change the fabric of the community ...

Members of the Santa Clarita City Council approved the design of a memorial plaza at Central Park meant to honor the victims of the Saugus High shooting that took place just over a year ago. During their first meeting of 2021, the Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to approve the design of a memorial plaza, giving the project the ...

Dozens of Santa Clarita residents visited Eternal Valley Memorial Park Friday to celebrate and honor the life of Dominic Blackwell, a teenager killed in the Saugus High shooting who would have turned 15 years old that day. On Friday, dozens of flowers, balloons, and signs decorated the headstone of Dominic Michael Blackwell at Eternal Valley Memorial Park. He would have ...

The Santa Clarita City Council decided to add “in memoriam of Gracie Muehlberger and Dominic Blackwell” to the Central Park signage during their regular meeting Tuesday in honor of the Saugus High School shooting victims. At their meeting Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council made the decision to add “in memoriam of Gracie Muehlberger and Dominic Blackwell” to the Central ...

The William S. Hart Union School District discussed campus safety following the shooting at Saugus High School in November 2019. At their regularly scheduled meeting the William S. Hart School Board discussed enhancing campus safety with Prince Kallin Consultants. Patrick Prince,  Associate Vice Provost and Chief Threat Assessment Officer for the University of Southern California, Joseph Wright, Director of Security ...

Santa Clarita Coalition, a network of non-profit organizations and local charities, seeks to support the community through coordinated efforts. By connecting leaders in the non-profit and charity worlds, Santa Clarita Coalition aims to help community members help one another in an organized, informed way. Santa Clarita Coalition works directly with non-profit organizations, such as Santa Clarita Grocery, and local charity ...

Local nonprofit organization Santa Clarita Coalition brings community organizers and local charities together to help the public. By bringing together various nonprofit organizations throughout the valley, the Santa Clarita Coalition allows the community to react swiftly and efficiently when disasters strike in the community. The Santa Clarita Disaster Coalition, one branch of the Santa Clarita Coalition, has helped source and ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is expected to discuss the creation of a memorial for the children killed in the 2019 Saugus High shooting, and the potential dedication of Central Park in their honor at an upcoming meeting next month. On Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell and 15-year-old Gracie Muehlberger were shot and killed by another student before ...