Near the end of January, Crescenta Valley High School speech and debate teacher Shannon Marshall gave students the option to compete in the ACSA – Association of California School Administrators – (Region XV “Keep Calm and Lead On”) speech competition. Students were tasked with writing and presenting a speech based off this year’s prompt as […]
By Isiah REYES The Crescenta Valley High School Team 589 Falkon Robotics and the Clark Magnet High School Team 696 Circuit Breakers will participate in two different FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology – robotics competitions this month. The first is the Los Angeles Regional from March 13 to March 14. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School students spent sixth period and time after school on Thursday learning of pre- and post-graduation career and internship opportunities at Teen MOVE. The Foothills YMCA sponsored the event with support from CVHS PTSA. Representatives from non-profit, government and businesses were on the campus with information on their respective […]
Silas FitzGerald from Crescenta Valley Boy Scout Troop 317 chose as his Eagle Scout project to install signs in Crescenta Valley Park to mark a three-mile cross-country course. The project was funded from donations solicited from the community. Visitors to the park will see the results of his project just south of the baseball […]
Salem Lutheran School announced its extension of teaching levels to include the seventh and eighth grades. The expansion is timely because Salem parents have wanted their children to continue receiving instruction on developing and practicing high moral and ethical standards. So that their concerns can be met, seventh grade will begin in September, with eighth […]
CV Weekly had an overwhelming response to our story on the newly installed diagonal crosswalk. Here is a sampling of the comments received. Finally, a solution for a problem that never existed. This was the easiest and most pleasant intersection in Glendale for a pedestrian to cross the street. It always felt quick and safe. […]
One of Our Weirdest Native Plants – The Wild Cucumber Those venturing out onto our local trails this time of year are bound to notice light green vines growing out across the trails and climbing up into the surrounding chaparral. Walk the same trail the next day and the vines will be twice as long […]
CV Town Council updates and topics for discussion in the coming months. GUSD Candidate Debate. Our March 19 council meeting will feature all five candidates running for Glendale school board. We decided on a debate so you can hear unscripted responses and how the candidates think on their feet. Councilmember Claessens will be […]
Hi, CV! For those of you who love statistics, here are a few from this past week. Ninety percent of cigarette smokers started as teens. Ninety percent of kids who purchase e-cigs and vapes do so online. Seventy five percent of people who comply with prescribed treatment, whether for diabetes or addiction, are successful. Sixty […]
March 7 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a customer at Office Depot reportedly took off his wristwatch while looking at other watches at the store. He left the store, forgetting his own watch. When he realized what had happened, he returned to the store but the watch was not found. The incident […]