The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge recently finished its five-week Camp Runamuk program where over 160 campers transformed into dinosaurs, space aliens, wizards and fairies and more. Though Camp Runamuk has run its course, the Community Center still has two soccer camps for which it is accepting applications. Soccer camps are for children ages […]
Every year Boy Scouts pack up their belongings and travel hours to visit a summer Boy Scout camp. Local Troop 319 sent two contingents to Camp Whitsett in Kern this summer. The boys, who recently departed for camp, were under the supervision of Todd Hessick and Vahe Garabedian. Scouts will spend the week learning about […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK alling all spies! You have an important mission awaiting you this summer at Spy Camp. Spy Camp is taking place from July 20-24 and is looking to recruit elementary school sleuths in the La Crescenta area. Created by teens for younger children, Spy Camp has been going strong for several years increasing […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Friday, July 10, five Boy Scouts from Troop 319 visited the offices of Crescenta Valley Weekly. They came to complete a requirement for their journalism merit badge. Twins Brody Heim and Connor Heim, 11, from Fremont Elementary, Cross Garabedian, 11, from Monte Vista Elementary, Kevin Hwang, 11, from Dunsmore Elementary and […]
La Crescenta Elementary is conducting a five-week summer school program for fifth grade students who will be entering the sixth grade this fall. Teachers Nicolas James from Lincoln Elementary and Kimberly Cruce from Verdugo Woodlands are the two teachers who are piloting the math class. They have students from Lincoln, Dunsmore, La Crescenta, Valley View, […]
On June 17, Los Angeles’ oldest youth development program, Woodcraft Rangers, held its annual gala in the heart of Little Tokyo at the Japanese American National Museum. Though dignitaries were in attendance, the youth performers from Sunland Elementary and various schools were the stars of the night. Attendees to the gala enjoyed performances that ranged […]
Michael Johnson from Boy Scout Troop 390 has filled three sashes to hold all of his Boy Scout merit badges and honors. Johnson finished his Boy Scout career in mid May when he turned 18 years old, having earned 140 merit badges, which includes four special badges available only for the Boy Scouts 2010 Centennial. […]
Boy Scouts of America Verdugo Hills Council (located in Glendale) hosts a Resident Cub Camp (sleep away) every summer hosting boys 7 years to 10 years old. Several Scouts from local packs throughout the Glendale, Eagle Rock and Burbank areas attended this year’s overnight. On June 23, during the overnight, a small brush fire erupted […]
By Seo Jin LEE, intern On June 14, high school girls gathered on the grounds of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church for Simply Strong, a workshop on female empowerment. Crescenta Valley High School freshman and Juliette Scout Maylin Austin, 13, hosted the event as part of her Girl Scout Silver Award project, the […]
Students at St. James – Holy Redeemer School learned all about the rovers built at JPL on May 28 when one of the school’s parents who works at JPL brought a rover to the campus. They were shown how the rocket travels to Mars, how the rover is set down on the planet and then […]