Archive By Author - Tammy Marashlian
Nearly 600 graduate at Canyon High commencement
With their friends, family and supporters cheering them on, Canyon High School's nearly 600 seniors officially marked the end of their high school days during a Tuesday night commencement ceremony at Cougar Stadium. The ceremony included special recognition of Canyon High School Principal Bob Messina, who retires with the class of 2012 following a decade of leadership at the Canyon Country school. "You have made Canyon the amazing place it is and this speech is ...
Maral Sakayan: Canyon grad now ready to ‘go get it’
It was the summer after her freshman year of high school when Maral Sakayan enrolled in Spanish 101 and Philosophy 106 at College of the Canyons.
Students sign up for drug testing
Nearly 10 percent of local junior high and high school students have signed up for the Hart district's voluntary drug program as the 23,000-student school district prepares to boost student interest for the next school year.
Students ‘being better citizens’
It's been about two years since Rancho Pico Junior High School introduced its Safe School Ambassador and Peer Mediation programs, but the differences are already surfacing.
Districts hold on for more cuts
While Gov. Jerry Brown says the state will hold off on cuts to public education, Santa Clarita Valley educators remain cautious as they prepare school district budgets, especially as the failure of November tax initiatives may lead to more severe cuts to schools.
A message woven into help
Academy of the Canyons teacher Sharon Garvar never knew about Project Linus until her newborn son was hospitalized with pneumonia in 2010.
Tomorrow's tinkerers
Oak Hills Elementary School fourth-grader Peyton Johnson always knows her 12-year-old sister is busy; she's involved in school, soccer practice and after-school activities. Sometimes, she says, her sister is too tired or too busy to freshen up between sports and the school day. So when it came time to invent something to solve an everyday problem as part of a class project, the 9-year-old set out to help her sister and other girls just like ...
Tomorrow’s tinkerers
Oak Hills Elementary School fourth-grader Peyton Johnson always knows her 12-year-old sister is busy; she's involved in school, soccer practice and after-school activities.
East Side Story: Student in class of his own with record
It started in 2006, when Nick Meneou finished Mitchell Community School with perfect attendance, having never missed a day of school since kindergarten.
Saugus Union goes on list of ‘qualified’ budget status districts
Saugus Union School District joins a list of 176 school districts across California that are facing financial difficulties because of the state's ongoing budget crisis, the California Department of Education announced Monday. Saugus Union, the largest elementary school district in the Santa Clarita Valley, was given a "qualified" budget status, a designation that means the state agency believes it may not be able to meet its financial obligations for the current or two subsequent fiscal ...
College bond rating lowered
The state's fiscal crisis left its effect on College of the Canyons when the local community college's bond rating was recently downgraded.
A sendoff, Calarts-style
A sendoff, CalArts-style By Tammy Marashlian Signal Senior Education Writer California Institute of the Arts cheered and celebrated the accomplishments of more than 400 graduates who sported everything from stilts to costumes during a relaxed Friday night graduation ceremony at the Valencia art school. "Welcome to the world," theater, opera, film and festival director Peter Sellars told the graduates. "You are so on ...
District OKs late start at 3 schools
Three Hart district schools will shift school bell schedules next year to give teachers access to training and staff development, the Hart district board decided this week.
Hart district inks plan for mental health services
Hart district board members Wednesday inked an agreement with the Child and Family Center to provide mental health services for Sequoia Charter School students.
Adult school offers new opportunities
Mark Garlitos always wanted to spruce up his Santa Clarita Valley home, but he never felt motivated until he received an estimate on a home construction project and was astonished by the high price. "Maybe I should do it myself," the Saugus resident recalled thinking. "Most of the cost is in the labor. It's really not that hard if you know how to do it." For the last few months, Garlitos has learned all about ...
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