Tag: Spotlight

COC professor and hero Ron Entrekin retires

Ron Entrekin was a professor at College of the Canyons for the past seventeen years. Now, he is retired, as of the end of the 2018 fall semester. He has…

Spotlight: Vincenzo’s Pizza

Vincenzo’s has sought to produce the most authentic pizza around ever since it opened its doors in 1979. The pizzeria has become an iconic Santa Clarita restaurant, priding itself on…

Spotlight: DJ Walker

Cougar News reporter, Nikki Yanover sat down with sponsored Val Surf skateboarder, DJ Walker. DJ along with his friends, go to the skatepark often to relax and hang out. From street…

Spotlight- Eat Real Cafe Tatiana Meguerditchian

The owners of a restaurant named Tea Elle in the Santa Clarita Valley, were getting many requests from customers with specific food allergies and preferences. Being a family business, the Meguerditchian’s wanted to cater to the needs of their customers, so they decided to create Eat Real Cafe.

Spotlight:Patrick Tague

Patrick Tague is an adjunct professor at COC who brings a new perspective to the Media program but gets to see the future of television by learning from his students everyday.

Spotlight: Pierre Etienne

Pierre Etienne is currently the Director of the French Program at College of the Canyons and teaches French 101, 102, 150, 201, and 202.

Spotlight: Christian Holmes

This week we got to shine the spotlight on Christian Holmes. Holmes is attending his second year at The Master’s College in Santa Clarita and is a communications major. He…

Local aspiring Hip Hop artist: Pascual Fuentes

With the genre of Hip Hop growing now more than ever, more artists are finding ways to become more creative and unique. Daniel Jodeci reyes, more commonly known as, Pascual Fuentes, is a Hip Hop artist ready to make his beats known.

Nancy Inganni

Nancy Inganni is College of the Canyons English 081 instructor, as well as an adjunct at Antelope Valley college.

Chris Schrage

Blake Rossi recently had a change to sit down and talk to COC Assistant hockey coach Chris Schrage.

Mary Bates

For this weeks spotlight, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Professor Mary Bates.

David Andrus

College of the Canyons Political Science Professor David Andrus took time out of his bust schedule to sit down and chat with us about his road to teaching, and what he does on his free time.

Celina Baguiao

Set at the COC Football/Soccer field I had the opportunity to meet with one of the hardest working women on this campus, Celina Baguiao.

Phylise smith

Taking the time to know COC Dance Instructor Phylise Smith , we got a closer look on who she is as a teacher and as a person.

Eric Harnish

If you run into COC Chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook, Eric Harnish won’t be far away.

Sara Caldwell

Sara Caldwell has been teaching at College of the Canyons in the MEA department since 2004.

Pavel Vogler

In this Cougar News Spot Light we meet Pavel Vogler. Professor Vogler has been one of the art instructors here at COC since 2004.

Lisa Mott

Lisa Mott is a very passionate art instructor here at College of the Canyons.

Jim Schrage

Jim Schrage does a lot for College of the Canyons. He is the Assistant Superintendent, Vice President, Facilities Planning, Operations & Construction, and General Manager for the COC Ice Hockey Program.

Spotlight- Gary Peterson

Gary Peterson, cinema professor and golf head coach, has been teaching since 1979.

Jennifer Pavia

Geology centers itself around the fundamentals of the Earth’s natural wonders and its processes. College of the Canyons professor, Jennifer Pavia, preaches everything Geology, from plate tectonics to minerals.