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Young Children Dance for Free in September at Dance Studio 84
There's something for everybody at Dance Studio 84 - and now, children ages 3 to 5 can dance for free in September! Newly-enrolling students can enjoy one combo class per week during the special. No matter your child's (Or your!) age, dancers of all experience levels love their fun and friendly atmosphere. The beloved dance studio offers over 100 classes a week for ages 2 through adults and is also home to Company 84, their premier team of dancers who train with the best Southern California has to offer. Dance Studio 84 has brought the love of dance to thousands of children and adults in the Santa Clarita Valley for over 40 years and offers free trial classes and competitive tuition rates.
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"Santa Clarita School of Performing Arts has been an incredible place of growth and opportunity for our daughters, Valentina and Penelope Rivera. After beginning at SCSOPA last year, both girls have grown tremendously in confidence, discipline and professionalism. They have trained in acting, commercials, monologues, improv, voice-over and on-camera work through classes with talented coaches including Tracey Gold, Fred Mayelian and the dedicated SCSOPA team, preparing them for real opportunities in the entertainment industry. Both have signed with talent agents and are actively auditioning. Valentina continues to shine as an actress, singer and performer with strong vocal ability, comedic timing and natural stage presence. Penelope has also blossomed into a confident young performer with expressive comedic timing, strong on-camera presence and a true love for the stage. We are so grateful for the guidance, encouragement, and support SCSOPA has provided. The school has helped open doors, and we are excited to see where this journey takes them."
The Rivera Family

Engineering Seniors at The Master's University Build Robot for Agriculture Club
by Malia Keith
Each spring, senior mechanical engineering students at The Master's University get the chance to bring their ideas to life during their final semester. This year, a class of seven seniors, led by mechanical engineering professor Dan Dubei, spent their capstone course researching, designing and building an agricultural robot that will serve TMU's Agriculture Club by spreading compost over farmland. Hannah Ulibarri says of the choice, "We liked that it was actually going to be used for something that would be helpful to people. It gave us extra motivation to work hard, make it work and be accountable to our deadlines and our specs." Ulibarri and her peers had to learn to collaborate as a team in a practical, hands-on environment to create a working finished product. Dubei describes how multiple iterations of the design had to be scrapped and reworked for the robot to function properly. When it was finally completed, Dubei proclaimed it to be "industrial quality" and "an excellent product," capable of carrying loads of over a ton. Dubei and Ulibarri hope that future capstone classes will explore the modular aspects of the robot - the ability of its parts to be modified to complete different agricultural tasks.
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Make a Plan Now to "Use Up" your 2026 Dental Benefits
"If I had a dollar for every time a patient called in December wanting to 'use up' their dental benefits, I'd buy a beach house," jokes Becky Short, office manager for Dr. Marvin Tong, DDS in Valencia. "The truth is, most dental offices are booked solid the last month of the year."
"It's very common for patients to call in December, hoping to get in before the end of the month. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to schedule them in even for a checkup, let alone a treatment that might require follow up appointments," says the longtime dental pro. "That's why we encourage our patients to get on the schedule now, so that there's ample time to find an appointment that works with their calendar and allows room for any additional follow up appointments that they'll want to make to 'use up' their annual dental insurance benefits."
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