By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern Boy Scouts have always had the ability to generate nostalgia due to their representation of America’s ideal youth. One of the many traditions associated with Boy Scouts are seasonal popcorn sales. Similar to the sale of Girl Scout cookies, the boys go door-to-door to sell a variety of popcorn treats. […]
Leonard Ghazarian, owner of Caspian Services and president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, was a mystery reader on Wednesday at Angie Thomas’ kindergarten class at Lincoln Elementary School. After reading, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss, the class posed for a photo. With Ghazarian is his son Andrew […]
This Halloween, for the first time, the Crescenta Cañada and Tujunga YMCAs invited elementary school children to donate their extra candy to the troops. For every pound of candy they brought in, they received one raffle ticket for a chance to win a new bike. Thanks to the help of Sunland Elementary School and Palm […]
Lincoln Elementary School Foundation held its annual jog-a-thon on Nov. 15. The largest Foundation fundraiser of the year, this event helps supplement teacher and staff salaries, as well as provide much needed equipment and programs for classroom-specific and school-wide initiatives. Students and faculty sprinted, jogged, and walked by grade level in 20-minute increments to earn […]
By Tyler BIDDLE The holidays are a busy time at Crescenta Valley High School and no one understands this better than the elite Charismatics choral team. All CV choral groups are run by Shannon Mack who has been working with his students for months to make the upcoming Feast of Lights concert one of the […]
Boys Basketball Annual Alumni Games Come out and support the 2013-14 CVHS boys’ basketball teams and former players as current and past Falcon greats face-off during this pre-Thanksgiving tradition! Games will be played in the Crescenta Valley High School Main Gym on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Freshman play at 4 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m. and […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CV Falcons were ablaze at the CIF cross-country prelims to claim second place in their Race 8 of Division 1 men’s heat. The goal was to qualify for CIF finals at Mt. SAC taking place on Saturday. The top four teams qualified for the team finals and the top six individuals […]
Reflecting on the football season and a special moment between two players wearing different colors. By Brandon HENSLEY On Oct. 25 at Glendale High School, the Crescenta Valley High School football team defeated the Hoover Tornadoes 56-16. The big story that night was the return of Connor Van Ginkel, the star CV receiver who hadn’t […]
On Saturday, Nov.16, the La Cañada Gladiator Gremlins (8-0) took on the West Covina Bruins (7-1) at Covina District Field in Covina. The Gremlins remain undefeated after having beaten the Bruins 13-0. On Sunday, the La Cañada Gladiator Midgets (6-1) confronted the Charter Oak Chargers (5-2) at 40 High School. In a great defensive battle, […]
Las Candelas, a philanthropic group that centers on helping children, sponsored a visit from Bruce Shwedick of the Bureau of Lectures to an audience of students from Hillsides Education Center in Pasadena on Nov. 6. He brought many unusual reptiles with him and introduced them to the students, sharing where they lived and what their […]