By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a year of firsts for the Crescenta Valley High School JROTC – the first time they will compete in the Air Force National JROTC Drill Championship Series in Daytona, Florida, the first time the Junior Eagles Camp (an outreach project provided for Rosemont Middle School students) was held and […]
Photos by Jessica DILLON The annual Lincoln Talent Show was held over two consecutive Wednesday evenings in February. The students, under the direction of first grade teacher Nicolas James, dazzled parents, grandparents, friends and classmates with demonstrations of amazing talent. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade participated in the shows, whether dancing (ballet, hip hop, […]
Valley View Elementary students enjoyed cultural celebration at the Lunar New Year assembly on Feb. 11, welcoming in the Year of the Monkey. The assembly included a tae kwon do demonstration, which included Valley View students, and a Korean traditional string instrument musical program with a traditional Korean 12-string musical instrument. Students enjoyed seeing cultural […]
Dine-out Fundraiser CV Instrumental Music is hosting a dine-out on Friday, March 11 from noon to 9 p.m. at Panda Express, 700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada. Twenty percent of the evening’s receipts from this event will go directly to support CV’s Instrumental Music Dept. Be sure to present a printed copy of the flyer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School JROTC Honor Guard division has had their hard work and hours of practice rewarded by being selected to compete in the 2016 Air Force National JROTC Drill Championship Series. Anyone who attends events in Crescenta Valley has most likely seen the award-winning Honor Guard. They are the […]
On Feb. 3, St. Monica Academy (2361 Del Mar Road in Montrose) senior Matthew Golbranson signed a national letter of intent to play soccer for Santa Clara University. Golbranson is SMA’s first student/athlete to sign to play a Division I sport. He also plays on SMA’s baseball team where he is a two time league […]
Valley View Educational Foundation held its annual jog-a-thon on Feb. 12. Students helped raise money to provide the school with the very latest in technology – new computers for the school’s Media Center. The students were encouraged to begin “training” by jogging (not sprinting). Students asked friends and family to sponsor them on a […]
Fundraisers Benefit Local Youth Organizations AYSO Region 88 – U10 girls are having a fundraiser at Shakey’s at 1133 S. Glendale Ave. in Glendale on Friday, Feb. 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The team has been selected to play in the national games in Wellington, Florida and is raising money to get there. […]
Kenji Ono delighted first and second grade children who are studying Japanese at Dunsmore Elementary School when he greeted them in Japanese and then went on to tell them about his work as an illustrator of children’s stories. Ono, a resident of La Crescenta, was part of Assistance League of Glendale’s program Authors and Illustrators. […]
The Daddy Daughter Dance at Valley View Elementary was held on Friday, Feb. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the school auditorium. The theme of the dance was Arabian Nights. The school stage and auditorium were decorated with rich colorful fabrics and crystals. The girls arrived in colorful dresses, headpieces and belly dancing […]