People Making News

Amy Michelle Hall, daughter of Henry and Debra Hall of La Crescenta, graduated from Dickinson College on May 20 with a BA in Medieval & Early Modern studies. Hall is a graduate of Polytechnic High School. Dickinson College, located in historic Carlisle, Penn., was chartered in 1783. The private, national liberal-arts college is home to […]

Veterans Corner

Attention Vets! Benefits You May Not Know About Resubmitted by request. Actually, all veterans, regardless of age, can receive assistance from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (USDVA) but a little known benefit is available for older veterans. This benefit is called Improved Pension with aid and attendance. This benefit helps pay for assistance living, […]

Falcons Get Win, Not Satisfied With Performance

Lady Falcons are winning games, though not impressively, says coach and players. By Brandon HENSLEY The first minute of Tuesday night’s girls’ summer league game between the Crescenta Valley Falcons and Hart Indians didn’t go so well for junior Ella Stepanian. In a span of 40 seconds she was called travelling, and then committed sloppy […]

Fit for a King

  It was Kings territory on Wednesday at the Pacific Community Center in Glendale when the Stanley Cup made an appearance amid cheers from L.A. Kings hockey fans. Hundreds crammed into the center’s gym – including GUSD school board member Greg Krikorian with Kings mascot Bailey – to celebrate the Los Angeles Kings win of […]

Passarella Holds Basketball Camp

The ninth annual summer basketball camp for kids opened June 21 at Pacific Community Center. The camp is open to boys and girls of all skill levels and will be held on Thursdays. The 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. class is for boys and girls ages 5 to 7 years. The 5 p.m. to 5:50 […]

Sharing Her WISH

By Jason KUROSU NASA’s Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars (or WISH) program selected 84 female high school juniors from across the country to take part in an intensive two-week program this June and July. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and the WISH program is geared towards young women interested in […]

St. Francis Crowned National Sports Medicine Champion

The American Academic Competition Institute (AACI) released the results of the Inaugural National High School Sports Medicine Championships that took place on May 21. AACI’s goal is to give students from across the nation an opportunity to excel in their chosen areas of study through online competition and testing. To achieve this, AACI developed the […]

Students Take Action Against Gender Prejudice

A group of students from Crescenta Valley High School recently conducted a survey regarding gender prejudice. The students – Philip Song, Jocelyn Chia, Kayleigh Carrillo, Marcus Monterroso, and Zoey Marroquin – wanted to spread awareness of gender prejudice to increase recognition of situations in which it is prevalent, and possibly help prevent it. They asked […]

Principal Puckers Up to Pig

Valley View principal Carla Walker had a unique way of congratulating the first grade students in Holly Woodward’s class who reached or surpassed their accelerated reader goals – she kissed a pig. This year the students chose a balloon launch for their reward if they achieved the first grade benchmark, and asked if their principal […]