Archive By Author - Perry Smith
$1.25M to help local students
With a $1.25 million federal grant, College of the Canyons and Golden Valley High School are teaming up to create hundreds of first-generation college graduates, officials said Tuesday.
Technical education standards to update
California education officials have updated the state's plans for job training for seventh- through 12th-grade students, and Hart district officials are preparing to enact the new standards.
Home-schooling on the rise nationally
Home-schooling options, or independent-study programs, have been available through public school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley for about two decades.
Local teens take part in swim from Alcatraz
Braving cold and choppy waters, a group of Santa Clarita Valley swimmers hit the San Francisco Bay recently for the Tiburon, a one-nautical-mile swim race, and the Alcatraz Invitational, a separate open-swim event.
2 plead innocent in Agua Dulce kidnap, beating
Two men pleaded innocent Friday to 13 counts each in the beating and abduction of an Agua Dulce woman and the attempted kidnapping of her adult son earlier this week.
Court date set for Canyon Country trio charged with Halloween murder
Three men standing trial on charges of murder in the shooting death of a Canyon Country man will appear in October for a pretrial hearing, nearly a year after the slaying occurred on Halloween 2011, according to officials.
Alleged kidnappers identified
Two men are expected in court today on charges related to beating an Agua Dulce woman, threatening to shoot her and then kidnapping her adult son Wednesday night.
Controversial movie filmed locally
A movie that has sparked international outrage and foreign embassy protests was made at a movie ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said Thursday.
Kidnap victim located following attack in Agua Dulce
Deputies from the Palmdale Sheriff's Station are investigating a kidnapping and assault in Agua Dulce during which a woman was beaten and her adult child kidnapped Wednesday.
VIA-Chamber forum to sponsor McKeon, Rogers
Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, who is being challenged by Democratic Lee Rogers for his 25th district seat in November, has arranged to participate in a candidates forum in the Santa Clarita Valley next month, a participant said Wednesday.
Schools, parents fight cyberbullying
With the advent of the new school year, it's begun already: cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously, according to Merriam-Webster. Cliff Miller, vice principal of Arroyo Seco Junior High School, says the problem is one faced not only by students, but also by teachers and administrators determined to stop it. And he urges parents to become involved in the fight against it. Miller ...
9/11 remembered
Anthony Mercado wanted to make sure his musical Patriot Day tribute to the armed forces, a year in the making, hit home with his audience at Canyon High School.
Keene murder trial set for next week
Dennis Keene, an Agua Dulce man accused of murder for allegedly killing his neighbor with his car while driving drunk, will head to trial next week, the prosecutor said Tuesday.
Educators struggle to prepare students for transition between high school, college
Inside College of the Canyons' $16 million state-of-the-art learning center, Karen Amano-Tompkins is on the front lines of a battle facing professors nationwide.
School districts left with charter bill
The Santa Clarita Valley's charter school population has exploded in the last decade. When Albert Einstein Academy began enrolling students for its seventh grade a little over two years ago, it received 230 applications for 75 spots. As full-sized high schools are forced to push student-to-teacher ratios past the 38-to-1 mark, Santa Clarita Valley International, a charter school in Castaic, caps class sizes at 25. Supporters can point to hyper-involved parents and impressively successful fundraising ...
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