Archive By Author - Perry Smith
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The Romero Canyon site proposed for a Castaic high school will, by the end of the decade, house a 5,000-seat soccer/football stadium, an 800-seat performing arts center and at least 1,300 boisterous students roaming the grounds - if all goes as planned in a recently released draft environmental impact report.
Community begins look at Castaic high school's impact
The draft environmental impact report for a Castaic high school released last week is a product of nearly two years of research and $449,718.50 spent from Measure SA funds, Hart district officials say.
Local youths shoot some hoops
Yelling, jumping and, occasionally, hitting the hardwood, more than 80 children turned out for basketball clinics in the gym at the Boys & Girls Club of the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday.
Kids chill out at Saugus preschool
The thermometer read higher than 80 degrees Wednesday, but about 100 children ages 2 to 6 were throwing snowballs as part of the annual "snow day" at Creative Years Preschool in Santa Clarita.
UPDATE: EIR released for Castaic high school
Hart district officials released an environmental impact report for the proposed Castaic high school site Tuesday, detailing how plans for a new campus might affect the community.
10-year-old donates her hair for cancer
Ten-year-old Fernanda Montoya, of Canyon Country, never knew anyone who had cancer, but she knew she wanted to help.
Young minds lift off in class
Working side by side and making meticulous measurements, students Jacob Chen and Harrison Oliphant made precision cuts for their homemade mast - a plastic bag supported by a pair of dowel rods.
Man collapses, dies following paintball game
A 49-year-old man collapsed and died Saturday following a game of paintball, a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station official said. Deputies responded to a call from Paintball USA at 15112 Sierra Highway in Canyon Country around 4:30 p.m., according to Lt. Bill Weiss of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. "They were doing paintball, and after a match, he collapsed," Weiss said. "People on the scene gave him CPR prior to the ambulance responding. ...
Two arrested at DUI checkpoints
A pair of DUI arrests were made in the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday, after separate DUI checkpoints - one hosted by the California Highway Patrol, the other by the SCV Sheriff's Station - screened more than 1,200 vehicles.
A flash-flood warning issued for local mountains
After the Santa Clarita Valley experienced triple-digit temperatures throughout the week and early-morning showers, a flash-flood warning was issued Thursday for local mountains, according to weather officials.
Chute did not open in crash
An emergency parachute device didn't deploy for the aircraft involved in a crash that killed two men near Piru, a law enforcement official said Saturday.
Cleaning up after cuts
Dozens of smiling 6- and 7-year-olds chatter as they follow their teachers in orderly lines, weaving through the courtyard at Leona Cox Community School in Canyon Country.
No shortcuts in counseling
It's STAR testing time, and Valencia High School counselor Kathy Stroh seizes the opportunity to meet with larger groups of students than she can during regular class schedules.
Cuts around the class
Seventh- and eighth-graders eagerly raise hands to offer hypothetical event problems, and Chad Powell, assistant principal at Rio Norte Junior High School, can barely contain himself.
Prep basketball: Indians can’t tough it out
Hart boys basketball played El Camino Real of Woodland Hills tough for three quarters at Hart High in Newhall on Monday.
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