“Together we begin building the future; welcome school number ten!” Members of the Sulphur Springs Union School District and the community gathered to celebrate the construction of the new Skyline Ranch community school coming to Santa Clarita. On Friday morning, a ceremony took place for the new Skyline Ranch Community School, catering to students in kindergarten through sixth grade.  The ...

Canyon Springs Community School celebrated the grand opening of its new inclusive playground, Canyon Springs Primary Park, on Friday. The event marked the Sulphur Springs Union School District’s ninth inclusive play area, part of an ongoing initiative to ensure every child, regardless of ability, can play, learn, and grow together. The ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together district officials, community leaders, families, ...

On this day in 1860, Col. Thomas Finley Mitchell, a veteran of the Mexican-American War, settled in Soledad Canyon, establishing himself as a foundational pioneer in the Santa Clarita Valley. Mitchell was born in Robertson County Tennessee on 24 Dec., 1825, as the second son. Together with his younger half-brother, Robert, Thomas Mitchell left home in 1843, bound for Texas, ...

The Sulphur Springs Union School District and Tri Pointe Homes have entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) for a parcel of land located in the Skyline community in Santa Clarita. After the land is transferred, the Sulphur Springs Union School District will construct a new elementary school on the site to serve the district’s growing Skyline area. The ...

Multiple new and re-elected officials for local Santa Clarita school districts have been sworn in in the past few weeks after winning their elections.  In school boards across Santa Clarita, a number of seats were up for election in November, and the winners have been recently sworn in for 2023.  In Districts where there were no new members sworn in, ...

Following months of anti-mask protests, the Sulphur Springs Union School District and the William S. Hart Union High School District announced masks are to be optional on campuses starting Saturday, March 12.  Regardless of vaccination status, children and teens from the two districts are no longer required to adhere to the masking protocols that have been enforced since the onset ...

Officials with the Sulphur Springs Union School District voted Monday to adopt a phased approach to reopening schools in the fall, starting with classes taking place online and remaining so until Los Angeles County is taken off of California’s COVID-19 monitoring list. During a special board meeting Monday, the Board of Trustees for the Sulphur Springs Union School District unanimously ...

The Sulphur Springs Union School District announced a vacancy has recently opened on its governing board, and officials are seeking eligible applicants to fill the position. The position became available on April 23, when former Board Member Brenda Martinez Gerson resigned from the role, as she had moved out of the school district’s boundaries. The specific position is for a ...

The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) recently recognized Heather Drew, the Leona Cox Community School principal, as their Administrator of the Year, officials said Wednesday. Drew has been recognized as Administrator of the Year at an elementary school by the Santa Clarita Charter of the ACSA. “The award represents a celebration of leadership in Santa Clarita schools, helping admins ...

Several schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District are set to reopen Monday after a week-long closure due to smoke damage sustained during the Tick Fire. The school days missed due to the closure would not be made up, and schools would follow the rest of the school calendar as planned, according to an announcement on the district website. ...