How Two SCV Locals Are Changing Lives Across the Globe 🌍

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In today’s SCV Insider:

• Make Your Voice Count, SCV 📝

• Valencia High Gets STEM-spired 🔬

• SCV Residents Have Global Impact 🌍

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Have Local Impact 📝

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Think we need more affordable housing? Better community facilities? More human services? Take the Community Needs Assessment survey and make your voice count. Your feedback will decide how the City spends the money in the next few years—so if you’ve got opinions, now's your chance to put them to good use.

Speak now, or forever hold your complaints about where that money ends up.

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STEM-ulating Minds at Valencia High 🧠

Valencia High School just cranked STEM education from 'mild curiosity' to 'all-out science extravaganza' with its second annual L.A. STEM Conference. Organized by seniors Nishika Manjeshwar and Nikhilesh Kalyanaraman, this event wasn't just for the locals—it was open to all of L.A. County, turning it into a full-blown STEMpalooza.

The event brought in experts like Tom Begušić from Caltech, neurotech CEO Soulaimane Bentaleb, and Boston Scientific engineer Saeed Moosavi—basically, people with mind-bending careers in quantum computing, electrophysiology, and other things that sound like sci-fi magic.

But the best part? It wasn’t one of those boring sit-and-listen gigs—students got to flex their engineering muscles by launching catapults made out of craft supplies. Because really, what’s the point of STEM if you’re not throwing stuff?

Manjeshwar says it’s crucial to get high schoolers hooked on STEM before college sweeps them away into other distractions. Judging by the energy at the conference, Valencia’s event hit the mark—proving once and for all that, yes, science can out-cool TikTok.

Read more HERE!

Changing Lives in Kenya 🌍

David and Christina Stratton aren’t your typical Santa Clarita couple. Instead of spending their weekends wine tasting on Main St., they’re in Kenya, helping keep young girls safe and in school. Their nonprofit, L Squared, is on a mission to provide reusable sanitary pads to schoolgirls who otherwise have to stay home during their period—a basic necessity that’s all too often out of reach in rural Kenyan communities.

“If the girls can’t go to school, they’re at risk of being abused, sold off, or worse,” Christina explained. The solution? Reusable “Precious Pads” that give girls a chance to continue their education—which, by the way, drastically increases their chances of escaping poverty.

L Squared’s commitment doesn’t stop at pads—they’re also building kitchens, farming land for meals, and even creating sports and arts programs. As David puts it, “It’s about passing down a legacy—leaving the world better than we found it.”

Sometimes, changing the world starts with something as simple as a piece of fabric.

Learn more or donate to the cause HERE!

ASCEND Invites Young Women to Collaborate 👩‍🏫 

ASCEND is back! This Saturday, Oct. 26, head to the Saugus High School Performing Arts Center for an event reimagining WiSH’s “Women & Girls in Business” and Soroptimist International of Valencia’s “Dream It Be It” programs. And this time, young men are invited too—everyone's welcome!

This special conference is ideal for 7th to 12th graders looking to boost their confidence, explore their future, and learn from strong, successful people in various fields. From nutritionists and personal trainers to marketing directors and business owners, we’ve got an all-star lineup ready to share what it takes to thrive.

There’ll be breakfast, inspiring talks, and plenty of chances to ask questions. It’s free, but you’ve got to register by Oct. 24!

Register HERE!

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🍂 Today, 4 PM - 5 PM | 2nd Annual Fall Carnival at Valencia Public Library | Bring the whole family for games, prizes, snacks, and costumed characters—perfect for kids 0-12.

🏍️ Tomorrow, 6 PM - 10 PM | Bike Night at Route 66 Classic Grill | Live music, raffle prizes, BBQ, and drinks. All the reasons to dig out that leather jacket.

🎤 Thursday, 6 PM - 9 PM | Rooftop Sessions at Pocock Brewing Public House | Kick back with local artists on the rooftop—vibes guaranteed.

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