By Nicole MOORE On Friday, the Scholl Canyon Estates Gracious Retirement Home in Glendale celebrated its 100 residents by hosting the Estates’ 4th Annual Senior Prom. The event was held in the retirement home’s lobby and was from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The theme of the 2017 senior prom was a Prom Night in […]
From humble beginnings at Rosemont Middle School to their new home at Osborne Field, Abby Sheklow and Leah Crowther are proud to lead the Falcon girls’ lacrosse program. By Brandon HENSLEY The similarities are obvious between the two athletes: LeBron James, one of the best basketball players ever to live, and Abby Sheklow, Crescenta Valley […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Wednesday, April 19, approximately 150 students at Rosemont Middle School in La Crescenta participated in the school’s second annual “Walk, Talk, & Learn” event “to remember and commemorate the Armenian Genocide and all genocides,” explained event organizer Janna Kasmanian. During the school’s lunch period, seventh and eighth grade students who wished […]
By Charly SHELTON When you go to Knott’s Berry Farm, the theme park built on food, there is Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant – the best place to have a chicken dinner. If anywhere does it best, it’s Knott’s. When you go to Disneyland, the theme park built on the childhood magic of Disney, its […]
By Charly SHELTON The Pasadena Showcase House of Design started in 1965 as a fundraiser for the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee, now known as the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Back then tickets cost $1.50 and included coffee and cookies. Approximately 7,500 visitors came through the house to see the showcase. The proceeds from […]
Volunteerism and collaboration celebrated at Mountain Avenue Elementary 50th anniversary gala. By Mary O’KEEFE Parents dropping off their child for the first time at Mountain Avenue Elementary School may notice a different feel from other elementary schools. After all, to get to this school parents and students travel down a cul-de-sac in a tree-lined neighborhood. […]
The Sharp International Cheer Competition was held on April 1 at Monrovia High School. The Crusaders cheerleaders of St. James-Holy Redeemer School, under the leadership of Coach Jianni Soto and advisor Christine Pappas, won first place in the Elementary Cheer, Intermediate Level, Large Show Cheer division. They also received the Best Sportsmanship Award in their […]
By Charly SHELTON State Senator Anthony Portantino has introduced SB 328, a California State Senate bill which seeks to move the start time for middle and high school students ahead to no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The bill is currently riding a wave of support for the idea. “Pediatricians support this, the Centers for Disease […]
By Nicole MOORE On April 15, CV Church hosted its sixth annual free Easter egg hunt at Two Strike Park. Approximately 1,200 people attended the one-hour event, held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The park was divided in three sections, each section based on the ages of the children participating. A smaller section was […]
By Julie BUTCHER On the warm, breezy evening of April 19, hundreds of parents and friends streamed into Glendale High School’s John Wayne Performing Arts Center for Glendale Unified School District’s 16th Annual Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, presented by GUSD Armenian Clubs at Clark Magnet, Crescenta Valley, Glendale, and Hoover high schools. This year, […]