A Rewarding Career with the U.S. Government: Veterans Only The Social Security Administration is seeking individuals with outstanding customer service skills to fill contact representative and claim representative positions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Bilingual ability is a plus, but not required. Consideration is given to veterans who meet the following criteria: • Disabled veterans […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 23rd annual Adidas Meet of Champions Distance Classic 2014 was hosted by Azusa Pacific University College and Arroyo High School on Saturday, March 22. The invitational offered two sessions for the athletes to participate in, the open session day and the elite night session. Qualifying times were used to place athletes […]
Big-time seasons have paid off for several members of Crescenta Valley High School’s spring sports teams this month. In water polo, senior two-meter player Elissa Arnold earned Pacific League Player of the Year honors. She scored 92 goals and led the Falcons to a fifth straight league title. The Falcons advanced to the semifinals in […]
By Nahreen TARZI The Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl was held at Jet Propulsion Laboratory on March 15. An all-day event, the Ocean Sciences Bowl, also known as the “Surf” Bowl, tests students’ knowledge on an array of ocean-related topics. Some categories this year included the biology, chemistry, geology, geography and marine policy of the oceans. […]
The Kiwanis AM Club of La Cañada honored St. Bede students Raul Murello and Lauren Nettles during its Jan. 31 meeting. Joe Thompson, president of the Kiwanis Club, presented the pair with TERRIFIC Kids awards. TERRIFIC Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. “TERRIFIC” is an acronym for thoughtful, […]
About 250 girls and their dads attended the Fremont Elementary School Daddy Daughter Sock Hop earlier this month. The daddies’ little girls danced to the best of the ’50s music, with a little modern tunes thrown in by DJ Kendall Roberg. Dads and daughters took home a memory they could keep forever thanks to photographer […]
On Saturday, Crescenta Valley High School senior Max Spero was honored with one of three 2014 Southern California Regional Robotics Forum (SCRRF) scholarships at a ceremony held at the Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition Regional. This highly competitive award recognizes nominees’ academic strengths and contributions to their local community, and honors their participation in one […]
So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye! When (CV Weekly publisher/editor) Robin Goldsworthy first asked if I’d be interested in writing a weekly column, she was editor of the Crescenta Valley Sun, which at the time was owned by the Glendale NewsPress, which is owned by the Los Angeles Times, which is owned by … well, […]
The Little Hills in Our Valley – Collins Hill Collins Hill is the smallest of the little hills in our valley, nothing more than a bump really, and yet it has the most historically to write about. It’s so small in fact that it’s hard to find. Tiny Collins Hill is bounded on the east […]
A large part of the teen population is always striving to be a part of the newest trends. Girls might want the newest floral print dress from Forever 21 or want to download Miley Cyrus’ “Bangerz.” Boys might be into Nike and have the desire to go out and buy the newest version of Call […]