By Brandon HENSLEY Last summer, the Crescenta Valley High School basketball program went through some growing pains when it played its first games without a core group of starters that had taken the team to the CIF Division 1A semifinals. This summer, it’s not the same, but it sort of is, if that makes sense. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Hail to the Spartans. For those living in the Crescenta Valley, those might be fighting words considering La Cañada High School sits just several miles over to the east. But we’re not talking about those Spartans, rather the ones who suited up for Rosemont Middle School. And for those middle school athletes, […]
The T-Ball team Wood, Weisinger, Sacdalan & Associates (WWSA) capped off an undefeated season with a championship victory on May 30 against CVI. Through the guidance of manager Kevin Deitch, and assistant coaches Bobby Mucic and Sean Toro, WWSA (14-0 in the regular season) won the championship and took home the trophy. Four of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Whether or not you are a basketball star, the Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council wants you to show you BB skills at Verdugo Hills YMCA on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The first CVYTC “3 On 3” was an idea first brought to the council by member Owen Solis. “We […]
By Demi DUENES Mountain Avenue Elementary School chess club won the first place trophy at the Glendale area chess tournament on May 31. The event was held at Lincoln Elementary School and drew more than 20 chess clubs representing schools from as far away as Orange County. Mountain Avenue’s chess club players could be found […]
The Glendale Elks honored 21 seniors attending local high schools with $34,400 in scholarships during its 83rd annual awards ceremony held on May 22, at the local lodge. This year’s honorees and their college destination (in parenthesis) are: Campbell Hall Conner Calabro (Tufts University); from Clark Magnet David Khachatrian (UCLA), Guy Burstein (Georgetown), and Stanimira […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On May 29, the decorations of the Mountain Avenue Elementary School auditorium harkened back to the days of George Washington. The stage was reminiscent of a Broadway theater, under the direction of longtime teacher Margo Ewing. It was not the first time that Ewing presented her vision of the bygone era. For […]
Students of Incarnation School in Glendale conducted a garden planting project in its campus on May 28 with assistance from the Glendale Community Development Dept. and the Committee for a Clean & Beautiful Glendale. The garden planting was at the site of a large tree the school lost during the November windstorms in 2011. Through […]
Students and families at Mountain Avenue Elementary came together at the school on the evening of May 17 to enjoy an evening of art hosted by the PTA’s visual art program. Live jazz, refreshments, the ever-popular “wacky hat” table and over 500 pieces of student artwork were on display – one piece from every student […]
First Steps School in La Crescenta is the first school in the area to partner with the Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) to provide tangible assistance to students in Armenia. For over 60 years, AEF (aefweb.org) has provided financial assistance to Armenian students and educational institutions in Armenia and Diaspora. One of AEF’s many educational related […]