Archive By Author - Tammy Marashlian
Education aid for military students
For five years, Craig Alford served as an aviation mechanic for the U.S. Navy. His tour took him from his hometown of Seattle to the East Coast and across the globe, including Europe and El Salvador. But enrolling in college proved to be a new challenge for the 26-year-old, who began studying at The Master's College this year with a goal to receive a Christian-focused education. Along with coming from the military lifestyle, Alford grew ...
East Side: Measure offers room to move
It was physical education time for a group of seven kids at Valley View Community School. But P.E. runs a bit differently for these 3- and 4-year-olds because they have orthopedic injuries and are among the most medically fragile students within the Santa Clarita Valley's public schools. At Valley View, the students learn basic motor skills and balance with specially designed P.E. lessons that incorporate hula hoops. As music by The Beatles spreads through the ...
East Side: Man writes bond dissent
Sulphur Springs Union School District's proposed school bond measure slated for the June ballot has run into opposition from one Canyon Country dad, who says it would cost homeowners too much.
District ready to set stages for schools
Construction may begin as early as early next year for Saugus and Canyon high schools' long-awaited auditoriums. Each of the two projects will cost about $15 million and will be paid for by Measure SA money, a $300 million construction bond measure that local voters passed in 2008. "Following these two projects, all comprehensive high schools will have beautiful facilities that will serve students and the community well," said Gail Pinsker, William S. Hart Union ...
Praise for pedagogy
Before hundreds of educators, friends and family, more than 50 Santa Clarita Valley teachers were honored Thursday night as part of the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation's annual Teacher Tribute. The event, which marked its 28th year, brought together 55 teachers from five local school districts in a celebration of public education, teaching and students. "It's an honor to be here filled with world-changers and heroes from all of our schools," Santa Clarita Mayor Laurie ...
UPDATED: Measure CK lands Hart district, Saugus Union support
Hart and Saugus Union school district board members officially lent their support this week to Measure CK, the $72 million bond measure that would benefit Canyon Country elementary schools. The William S. Hart Union High School District board passed a resolution Wednesday night stating Sulphur Springs School District's Measure CK, known as Classroom for Kids, will improve and maintain high-quality education for Canyon Country elementary schools. Saugus Union School District supported the same resolution Tuesday ...
Hart board names new Placerita principal
Canyon High School Assistant Principal Jan Hayes-Rennels was named the new principal of Placerita Junior High School, the Hart district board announced Wednesday night.
Saugus officials opt to wait for more funding information
Saugus Union School District officials are still considering an education foundation or parcel tax, but they won't make any final decisions until they have a better understanding of how much money they'll get from the state this year. "I think we're waiting to see what happens with the May revise, and then, secondarily, with the tax initiatives," Superintendent Joan Lucid said. "It gives us a better frame of reference." Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to ...
Gibbon beginnings
It was not too long after Gibbon Conservation Center founder Alan Mootnick died in November that new life came to the Saugus center dedicated to preserving the endangered Southeast Asian apes. Alan Mootnick Jr., a tiny blonde-haired Hoolock Gibbon, was born on Christmas Day at the center that Mootnick founded and boosted to international standing. It was a poignant moment that brought the tight-knit staff to tears, since Mootnick was especially fond of the highly ...
College of the Canyons names interim administrators
College of the Canyons leaders have appointed two people to oversee the Canyon Country campus as longtime leader Dena Maloney prepares to leave the community college at the end of the month, officials said.
Out of the garbage, into the gallery
Cedarcreek Elementary School fifth-grader Joseph Coyotl turns to art to express himself. Whether he's feeling frustrated or excited, the 11-year-old visits his campus art room to paint cityscapes and mold clay animals. So when his school took on an art project to celebrate the significance of Earth Day, he was excited to put his skills to work. "We need to recycle as much as we can," Coyotl said as he toured the art room at ...
For love of volunteering
It was just about five years ago when Mary Hartsfield had retired and was ready to start a new chapter in her life by helping others. "I wanted to feel needed," said Hartsfield, a 75-year-old resident of Newhall. "I just didn't want to be lazy and not have anything to do during the day." She soon found volunteer opportunities at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and for more than four years, Hartsfield has made weekly ...
Education boosts SCV economy
Education is a major contributor to the Santa Clarita Valley economy - about one-third of the 25 top local employers are school districts or local colleges.
Castaic high ‘closer than ever’
Hart district leaders told a group of more than 50 Castaic leaders and parents Wednesday night that the school district has made significant strides in building Castaic high school and that they look to a goal of opening the much-debated school August 2015. "We are closer today to having a high school in Castaic than we ever have been before," Superintendent Robert Challinor told the crowd at Castaic Middle School. The William S. Hart Union ...
Munger makes case for tax deal
The parents of California must join in the effort to reverse years of state budget cuts to public schools, two top education leaders told local Parent-Teacher Association members Tuesday. "What we need is new, reliable money rather than waiting on what new trick (Sacramento) will do with Proposition 98 this year," civil rights attorney Molly Munger said, referring to the California proposition that guarantees school funding. "This is clear, transparent, enforceable dollars that go directly ...
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