NEW ROUTE: Every Fourth of July for...

NEW ROUTE: Every Fourth of July for the past 68 years, Santa Clarita has had a parade--and it has followed the same route. But there’s nothing like Mother Nature to break tradition. Thanks to the Jan. 17 earthquake, the parade will take a slightly different route this year (B9). . . . Still, it has a glorious past. Ex-grand marshals include Hoyt Axton, Montie Montana, Claude Akins and Cliffie Stone.

FEELINGS: The quake, of course, affected psyches as well as parades. At Tarzana Elementary School, for instance, students expressed their feelings in therapy groups. On Thursday, more than 100 celebrated their “graduation.”. . . “It’s the responsibility of the adults to help the child understand what’s transpired,” said Suzanne Silverstein of the Psychological Trauma Center at Cedars-Sinai (B1).

NEW CLOTHES: There will be a definite fashion statement this fall at La Mesa Junior High School in Santa Clarita, and everybody will be making it. The school will become the first in the area to require uniforms (above). . . . Paula Olivares, head of the school district’s board of trustees, says research shows that students in uniforms have “increased learning and better test scores” (B9).

HOLY COW! Forget about Billy Crystal and Jack Palance. “City Slickers II” opens today (F1), and that means the return of Norman. He’s the adorable cow who certainly knew how to milk every moment of his screen time in the original. . . . Norman, who lives in Canyon Country, apparently hasn’t let fame go to his head. “He’s the same Norman,” said his trainer, Carol Sonheim.

EMMYS: The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood started mailing the ballots Thursday for this year’s 46th Emmy Awards. Nominations will be announced in July, and the awards will be handed out in September. . . . The top all-time winners are: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (29), “Cheers” (27), and “Hill Street Blues” (26).