By Charly SHELTON The Armenian Genocide commenced on April 24, 1915 in a coordinated strike simultaneously around the Ottoman Empire, excising Armenian residents from their homes and leading them on a death march to the Sahara Desert. In all, 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the process. The survivors fled their country and the diaspora […]
“’Twas Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The days leading up to Easter Sunday in Southern California are usually the very definition of spring. Many other regions across the U.S. remain buried under the past winter’s snow. Some are currently impacted by snow […]
By Grace BENNETT, Intern On April 12, Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) students participated in the national Day of Silence as a part of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club’s efforts to increase visibility and support members of the lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer plus (LGBTQ+) community. The event was originally organized by the Gay, […]
By Vincent PAGE On Tuesday, the Crescenta Valley High School varsity softball team took the field against Glendale High School. A little less than an 90 minutes later, the Falcons had clinched another victory in their quest to a Pacific League title. This win came of the shutout variety with a final score of 10-0. […]
Scholarship Opportunities The Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals of Assistance League of Flintridge, CAP, is offering scholarships of $1,000 or $2,000 for a two-year or occupational program to further the education of La Cañada Flintridge area students. Applicants must attend a school in the La Cañada Flintridge area or Verdugo Hills High School, Crescenta Valley High […]
Fan Appreciation Night The Crescenta Valley baseball team spring fundraiser, Fan Appreciation Night, is on Tuesday, April 23. The Crescenta Valley Falcons baseball team will take on the Arcadia Apaches baseball team at Stengel Field at 7 p.m. It is a free family event; come out and enjoy the game, win gift baskets, dine on […]
Members of the Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC) will travel to Orange County where they will meet up with members of the California Women’s Chorus, Inc. (CWC) for food, fun and lots of rehearsal time. Once there, the 50th CWC Annual Scholarship Celebration will begin with almost 200 singers coming from choruses across California, from […]
Robert Garcia of La Crescenta was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Garcia was initiated at California State University, Fullerton. Garcia is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership […]
They don’t travel without CV Weekly! The third annual train adventure took Karen and Ivan Tyler and Dorothee Kruegermann to Seattle and Chiluy Gardens in February. Just as they descended from the Space Needle it started to snow. This was a magical experience! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip […]
» Video Game Review By Jake BOWMAN “Down To Hell” is an answer to the question, “What if you combined video games and heavy metal music?” A 2D hack-and-slash/beat-em-up game, which developer Red Dev Studio affectionately calls a ‘slash-em-up,’ “Down To Hell” is a game I really want to like but, in its current state, […]