Despite the rain, despite being in a pandemic, Deputy Brian Rooney, who oversees the Youth Activities League (YAL) in Val Verde, was determined to brighten kids’ day due to usual holiday activities being canceled.

He and a partner set out from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station with more than 50 Easter baskets on Thursday and delivered them to homes.

Here are a few photos from the station’s social media of the Masked Deputies in action.

All of the Santa Clarita Valley’s public school districts are expected to remain closed until May 5, according to education officials.
The extension to the closures comes after L.A. County Superintendent of Schools Debra Duadro announced Friday the recommendation to keep schools closed in order to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The public health crisis created by the coronavirus is not something any of us could reasonably have expected to happen, and we’re in uncharted waters as we work to prevent the spread of the illness. We have been following the guidance and direction of public health experts on how we can keep all who are part of our school community -- students, staff, family members and visitors -- safe in the midst of a growing health crisis. In collaboration with all SCV school districts, the City of Santa Clarita, SCV Sheriff's Department, and Los Angeles County Office of Education we are working to determine the best course of action at this time to ensure the health and safety of our students, staff, and community.

We ask for your patience and we will continue to do our best to keep you informed. Facts and circumstances may change quickly so we encourage you to check our website castaicusd.com regularly.

**CORONAVIRUS UPDATE**

JOINT STATEMENT FROM SANTA CLARITA VALLEY PUBLIC INFORMATION GROUP

SCV Organizations are Actively Monitoring and Responding to Guidelines

Established by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

An alliance of local governments, schools, hospitals and community organizations have come together to present a united front regarding their preparation and response to the threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), officials said Friday.

Students at Castaic Middle School took a break from their usual school schedules to sit in on an assembly held by pro-athletes and founders of the Bradly and Nikki Bozeman Foundation Wednesday.

Brad Bozeman, a Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman, and his wife, Nikki, a former basketball player for the University of Alabama, stopped by Castaic Middle School during a cross-country tour to promote anti-bullying, something both have endured while in middle and high school.

One can simply have their music heard in the quiet bunk beds in the belly of a ship thousands of miles from home, or in a classroom a block away from their house, and still be transported away from whatever ails them.

Native Americans, mainly Tataviam, and Spanish explorers once lived, worked and enoyed the beautiful rolling hills and streams in and around Castaic. According to the late Santa Clarita historian, Jerry Reynolds, the name “Castaic” has been spelled various ways throughout the years, but the area was originally called “Kashtuk”, an Indian word meaning “eyes”, hundreds of years before the area became the community that we know today.

Just a little over a month before his 18th birthday, Ryan Everett, of Castaic, is taking on his Eagle Scout project with the Boy Scout Troop 888 by giving a local elementary school an extra layer of protection.

When Everett was searching for a project that would meet the requirements to become an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouts, he learned of an issue Northlake Hills Elementary School had with rattlesnakes coming onto campus through the fencing.