{"id":74133,"date":"2016-10-06T15:53:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T22:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=74133"},"modified":"2016-10-07T06:55:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T13:55:03","slug":"local-school-named-in-honor-of-congressman-steve-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/10\/06\/local-school-named-in-honor-of-congressman-steve-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"Local school named in honor of Congressman Steve Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_74134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74134\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Steve-Knight-at-Knight-Prep-naming-ceremony-10.6.16.jpg\" alt=\"Congressman Steve Knight and members of the William J. &quot;Pete&quot; Knight High School's JROTC pose for pictures after a dedication ceremony at Knight Prep Academy in Palmdale. [Contributed image.]\" width=\"624\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Steve-Knight-at-Knight-Prep-naming-ceremony-10.6.16.jpg 624w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Steve-Knight-at-Knight-Prep-naming-ceremony-10.6.16-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congressman Steve Knight and members of the William J. &#8220;Pete&#8221; Knight High School&#8217;s JROTC pose for pictures after a dedication ceremony at Knight Prep Academy in Palmdale. [Contributed image.]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PALMDALE \u2013 The Antelope Valley Union High School District on Thursday recognized Congressman <\/span><b>Steve Knight <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(R-Antelope Valley) for his dedication to public service by naming Stephen Knight Preparatory in his honor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen we are presented with the opportunity to name a school, we often reflect on those who have dedicated themselves to public service and education in our Valley, and Congressman Knight has done just that,\u201d said Antelope Valley Union High School District Superintendent Dr. David J. Vierra. \u201cSteve is a Palmdale High School graduate and a fabric of the AV community, he advocates for our students in government and interacts with them in the classroom.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Antelope Valley is home to some of the finest educational institutions our state has to offer, and I am extremely honored to be a part of this latest addition to our community. I look forward to seeing Knight Preparatory Academy continue our Valley\u2019s legacy of academic excellence and commitment to education,\u201d said Congressman Steve Knight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knight Prep opened in 2015 as part of the Academies of the Antelope Valley, which includes SOAR Prep located at Quartz Hill High School and the Virtual Academy. At Knight Prep, seventh and eighth grade students are offered a unique educational opportunity patterned after the Digital Design &amp; Engineering Academy at William J. \u201cPete\u201d Knight High School. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/kprep.avdistrict.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">kprep.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Information via news release from the Antelope Valley Union High School District.]<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 The Antelope Valley Union High School District on Thursday recognized Congressman Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) for his dedication to public service by naming Stephen Knight Preparatory in his honor. \u201cWhen we are presented with the opportunity to name a school, we often reflect on those who have dedicated themselves to public service and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}