An open house will be held Feb. 20 and several community meetings will start this week for families with children in the Saugus Union School District who will be attending – or might want to attend – Emblem Elementary School when it reopens as “Emblem Academy” in the fall.

The open house will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. at the school, located at 22635 Espuella Drive. Its principal will be Jon Baker and the school phone number is 661-294-5315.

The Saugus School Board voted to reopen the school, which has been completely renovated as a two-story buiding. It will have an academic focus on STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – through project-based learning.

* If you are currently an Emblem family attending Highlands, your child will automatically be enrolled at Emblem for the 2013-14 school year.

* If your child currently attends another Saugus District school and you are interested in having your child attend Emblem Academy starting next year, please pick up an Intra-District Transfer request form at your school office, beginning Feb.1.

* If your child is attending another K-6 school outside of the Saugus Union School District and you are interested in having him/her enroll at Emblem Academy, you must first obtain an Inter-District Transfer
request from your home school district and submit it to the Student Services Office in the District Office.

* Priority enrollment will be given to families who reside within the Emblem boundaries.

The following community meetings are scheduled:

January 30 @ 6:00 PM – Cedarcreek School, 27792 Camp Plenty Road, Canyon Country, CA 91351 (661) 294-5310

January 31 @ 8:30 AM – Skyblue Mesa School, 28040 Hardesty Avenue, Canyon Country, CA 91351 (661) 294-5350

January 31 @ 6:00 PM – Mountainview School, 22201 W. Cypress Place, Saugus CA 91390 (661) 294-5325

February 6 @ 8:30 AM – Rosedell School, 27853 Urbandale Avenue, Saugus, CA 91350 (661) 294-5335

February 7 @ 6:00 PM – Bridgeport School, 23670 Newhall Ranch Rd Valencia, CA 91355 (661) 294-5375

February 20 @ 4:00 PM – Emblem Academy (Open House) 23635 Espuella Dr. Saugus, CA 91350 District Office number (661) 294-5300

February 20 @ 6:00 PM – Emblem Academy (Open House) 23635 Espuella Dr. Saugus, CA 91350 District Office number (661) 294-5300

Saugus District families and community members are invited to attend the meetings and the open house.