Six William S. Hart Union High School District schools were placed in the ranking of the top 5,000 STEM high schools for 2019, officials said. Newsweek announced Friday the ranking honoring excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, according to the Hart District. All six high schools are in the top 10 percent nationally, according to district officials. According to ...

Two different teams from Valencia High School’s Honors Nanoscience class competed in the finals of the California NanoSystems Institute’s third annual Nanosystems Competition, with one team awarded second place. In what was a “Shark Tank” style competition, middle and high school students from across Southern California pitched their cutting-edge nanoscience-based business ideas to a panel of judges who were venture ...

The Valencia High School nanoscience class showcased their student projects Friday, by integrating nanoscience concepts to help address a problem or need in the world today. Around 52 students took part in the event Friday, presenting 18 projects to guest judges from leaders in the nanoscience industry. The student showcase help address issues in the world today, such as plastic ...

Two College of the Canyons students recently participated in a team-based student collaboration offered through NASA’s Lucy Mission, officials said Tuesday. Held in the fall, the Lucy Student Pipeline Accelerator and Competency Enabler (L’SPACE) Virtual Academy is a 12-week academy that teaches undergraduate science and engineering students rigorous, project-based STEM workforce development, according to college officials. The academy includes mission ...

A team of students ranging from fifth to eleventh grade from Santa Clarita Valley International are scheduled to have an experiment of their design tested aboard the International Space Station. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santa Clarita International (SCVi), a local member of the iLEAD network of charter schools, partnered with ...

The College of the Canyons MakerSpace Festival welcomed hundreds of ‘makers,’ both young and old, to explore the future of technology. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The festival featured exhibits from COC students and faculty, as well as hands-on demonstrations in robotics and machining.     See Related: College Of The Canyons ...

As children walked into the iLead space and innovation expo, they took a look into what’s possible beyond earth, exploring the science of planets, stars, and human life in space. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “What we’ve found is when kids do science is when they get excited about it,” said ...

A bill aimed at increasing the number of women in the aerospace industry is one step closer to becoming law, after unanimously passing the House of Representatives Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The “Women in Aerospace Education Act,” introduced by Rep. Steve Knight, R- Santa Clarita, encourages women and girls ...

Congressman Steve Knight, in partnership with Rep. Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut, introduced the “Women In Aerospace Education Act” on Monday, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The bipartisan legislation is aimed at supporting the American aerospace industry by enhancing k-12 education initiatives to promote more female participation in science, technology, ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital hosted a group of girls from the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club Robotics team to try robotic-assisted surgery using a da Vinci Surgical System Thursday afternoon. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Our robotics program is apart of our core for our Academic Success programs at ...