Back To School 2016 Part 2
The bell rang on Aug. 8 to usher in a new academic year for Glendale Unified School District students. Photos by Charly SHELTON and Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School Valley View High School
Welcome from GUSD Superintendent Winfred B. Roberson, Jr.
Dear GUSD Families and Friends, Although summer’s warmth is still upon us, it’s time to start school again. GUSD maintenance teams and classified support staff have diligently prepared for a smooth 2016-17 opening. Schools are ready and I’m thrilled to share that teachers, administrators and classified personnel are excited to begin working with GUSD’s […]
St. Francis High School Welcomes New Head Baseball Coach
St. Francis High School announced that Aaron Dorlarque has been named as the school’s new head baseball coach. In addition, Dorlarque will be joining the school’s faculty as a full time Mathematics instructor. He holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned his bachelor’s degree in quantitative economics […]
Sunland Elementary Sunflower Mural
By Dylan SYLVESTER Sunflowers in Sunland – nothing is more appropriate. And it seems that artist Hannah Maximova agrees, as this beautiful symbol is what she chose to use as the subject for the stained glass mosaic titled “Every Bloom a Star,” a mural that has been constructed and installed at Sunland Elementary School. Children […]
Rockhaven Gets Some Loving Attention
CVHS Prom Plus Club members were on hand on Saturday to help with general clean up and maintenance of the Rockhaven property. Among the duties they undertook were weeding the lawn areas and sweeping down the walkways. Friends of Rockhaven president Joanna Linkchorst was onsite offering guidance and overseeing their efforts.
YOUTH notes
Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Dept. is hosting a dine out fundraiser on Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Baked Bear, 965 Foothill Blvd, #225E-B, in La Cañada Flintridge. All are encouraged to come and enjoy some ice cream sandwiches while supporting CVHS’ hardworking and talented musicians! Baked Bear […]
Back To School 2016
Clark Magnet High School Dunsmore Elementary Lincoln Elementary Monte Vista Elementary Mountain Avenue Elementary Rosemont Middle School La Crescenta Elementary Fremont Elementary
Teen Academy Graduates First Class
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week the first class to attend the Glendale Police Department’s Teen Academy received their graduation certificates and shared what they had learned from the six-week program. About 24 teens from the Glendale Unified School District participated in this first outreach program sponsored by the GPD. The idea of a program for […]
YOUTH Notes
Parent Information Night The Suzuki Music Program of Los Angeles (SMPLA) will hold its annual Parent Orientation and Information Night on Monday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at its group workshop location, 5338 White Oak Ave. in Encino (one block below the 101, White Oak exit, east side of street). SMPLA offers music education in […]
Changes at Local Campuses
Students returning to Fremont Elementary will find new portable classrooms installed on their campus. The classrooms will become interim housing for the school while a new two-story, 20-classroom building is constructed, according to Tony Barrios, interim executive director, Planning, Development and Facilities, Glendale Unified School District. Once the building is complete, the 17 portable classrooms […]