RICK KNUTSON, EDUCATOR.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Rick Knutson, an assistant principal at Arroyo Seco Junior High School Arroyo Seco Junior High School is a public junior high school in Saugus, California. It is a member of the William S. Hart Union High School District. Rhondi Durand, Cathy Novean, and Dr. Andy Keyne are the principals. for the past nine years, died Thursday. He was 54. Knutson died following a routine surgery, but no other details were available. Colleagues spoke Friday of a kind man who got along with everyone and was extremely well-liked by staff and students alike. ``Rick was just terribly compassionate,'' said Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco (Spanish: "dry creek") may refer to:
Knutson began his career in the William S. Hart Union High School District in 1976 as a substitute teacher. He joined the staff at Sierra Vista in Valencia, first teaching math, then physical education. He was named assistant principal at Arroyo Seco in 1993, a position he had held since. ``As an assistant principal, Rick was a quiet giant among the staff, students and parents of Arroyo Seco,'' said Hart district Superintendent District Superintendent may be:
Knutson is survived by his wife, Beverly, who is assistant superintendent of personnel for the Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. . |
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