Community Service Day is a national recognition of community members who have provided services or donations for a variety of charities. This year, Rosemont Middle School students and staff culminated three weeks of fundraising for the Pulsera Project. Students in teacher Señora Laura Rivera’s Spanish classes and in CJSF (California Junior Scholarship Foundation), facilitated by […]
Excellence at Chamlian Armenian School has again been recognized at the highest levels of the state. The California Dept. of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond have named Chamlian a 2025 California Blue Ribbon School, one of only 31 schools statewide and one of just three private schools in California, to receive […]
The Our Lady of Lourdes School campus was transformed into a vibrant hub of joy and community spirit during its annual Family Fun Days carnival, held Sept. 5–7. With over 5,500 attendees across three days, the event was a resounding success, offering thrilling rides, classic carnival games, live music, and an array of food and […]
Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 6,930 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. To be […]
The Elks National Foundation (ENF) 2026 Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest is seeking applications. Open to any high school senior who is a U.S. citizen, the ENF will award a total of 480 four-year scholarships worth $4,000 and 20 four-year scholarships worth $30,000. Deadline for application is Nov. 12, 2025. In addition, the Elks National Foundation […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently the Prom Plus organization held an ice cream social at the Fire House youth center to thank those who have volunteered to keep this 30-plus-year organization moving into the future. President Drew Massingill and vice president Asia Bribiesca-Hedin were among the board members who welcomed everyone to the organization’s first ice […]
Astghik Grigoryan, a rising sophomore at La Cañada High School, returned home from Salzburg and Barcelona as a first prize winner of the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition. During the winners’ recital in two of Europe’s iconic musical cities, she represented both nations she calls her own: Armenia and the United States of America. […]
A new opportunity for theatrical experience is coming to the La Crescenta, Glendale and La Cañada communities with the launch of Stage Arts Academy of Southern California, a children’s theater company founded by seasoned entertainment industry professionals and credentialed local school teachers. The company is dedicated to training the next generation of young performers in […]
Eighty entries were submitted by Glendale students this year for GWP’s “Being Water Wise Is…” art contest. From this talented group, 15 posters have now been forwarded to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) for its regional Student Art Calendar Contest. Among the winners is grand prize sinner Sydney Kim, a ninth grade […]
Hayk Poghosyan, a graduate of Verdugo Hills High School who plans on attending Princeton, was among 11 LA County high school seniors who is a 2025 Milken Scholar. The scholarship program, a joint initiative of the Milken Institute and the Milken Family Foundation, honors high school seniors in Los Angeles County, Washington, D.C. and New […]