Students Employ What They Learn

The first graders at Village Christian Elementary in Sun Valley had a fun end to their study unit on solids, liquids and gases. After making mobiles containing the elements, some parents and teachers Carol Ayers and Chelsea Maisano assisted the students in making ice cream.

Getting Robots Ready for Competition

By Mary O’KEEFE After six weeks of design and building – and several more weeks of waiting – the time for competition is finally here for local robotic teams. Crescenta Valley, Clark Magnet, La Cañada and St. Francis high schools received their instructions on what game they will be playing and exact instructions on how […]

St. Francis High School Varsity Drumline to Perform at Youth Day 2012

The St. Francis High School Varsity Drumline hopes to energize a filled-to-capacity crowd at the Anaheim Convention Center when they perform during the opening rally at Youth Day 2012 on March 22. The young men on the varsity drumline have spent weeks preparing for this opportunity to perform on stage and the team is excited […]

Holy Redeemer Middle School Cheer Scores First Place

In its first competition of the season, the Cheer Squad at Holy Redeemer Middle School brought home the first place trophy. The girls competed at Arcadia High School on Saturday, March 3 at the SHARP International Cheer Competition. Holy Redeemer was entered in the Junior High Cheer Division in the large team category. Winning first […]

YOUTH Notes

CVHS Presents Performances of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Charlie Brown’ Crescenta Valley High School Theater Arts presents “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” are on March 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m. starring Nick Naoumovitch playing Charlie Brown, Ethan Van Treese as Linus, Andrew Hart as Schroeder, Rebecca Thomas as Lucy, Marissa Ontiveros as Sally and […]

Arrr! Pirates Sink Falcons in Championship Match

CV loses to Paramount for regional title, but it doesn’t take away from the team’s memorable season. By Brandon HENSLEY It was the last match of the season for the Falcons boys’ soccer team, regardless of the outcome. The team made it as far as it possible could, tearing through the Pacific League, exacting revenge […]

CSA Baseball & Softball Game of the Week

Mustang Baseball IOTEC vs. Patent Office.com   CSA opening day on March 3 began with a well-matched contest between two solid Mustang teams (9- and 10-year-old boys). This was a pitching battle as both teams depended on more than two pitchers to hold them strong. In the end, IOTEC’s pitchers Tyler Yu and Russell Morrell […]

Passarella’s Basketball Class Focuses on Learning and Fun

By Maddy PUMILIA Making a difference in kids’ lives is the motivation behind Coach Tony Passarella’s 10-week spring basketball session that starts March 29. For the last eight years, Passarella has taught the sports to kids as young as 5 to those 12 years old. Each session starts with a warm-up and then continues with […]

CVHS Track: Falcons vs Burbank Bulldogs

Tough day on the track ends in tie. Story by Leonard COUTIN The Falcon track and field athletes faced the Burbank Bulldogs on Thursday, March 8 on CV’s home track. The teams were well matched with CV winning many of the running events and Burbank sweeping most of the field events. The day ended in […]

La Crescenta Thunder Takes Championship

La Crescenta Thunder 10U baseball captured the championship in the USSSA Presidents Day weekend tournament. On Saturday, Thunder took the first two games with stellar defense by only allowing a total of five runs. Returning on Sunday they shut out the next two teams 8-0 and 13-0 to advance to the championship game on Monday. […]