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 […]
Lincoln Elementary School students ended the school year with an encore presentation of their 2015 talent shows. Under the direction of first grade teacher Nicolas James, students from kindergarten through sixth grade entertained classmates with their amazing talents. With the help of the school’s student council that emceed and worked as stage hands, the students […]
The Knights of Columbus, Crescenta Valley Council 3254, recently held a spelling bee for students of St. Bede the Venerable, St. James the Less and Holy Redeemer parishes in the fourth through eighth grades. Council 3254, chartered in 1949, serves the three parishes in the Crescenta Valley. The spelling bee, which has been held annually […]
The Eagle Scout rank is the highest award in scouting and its achievement is the most distinguished and honorable in a scout’s career. An Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America represents a life of honor, dedication, good citizenship, service to others, leadership, and ethical character. On the evening of May 22, an Eagle […]
On May 22, the varsity cheerleading team from Holy Family Grade School in Glendale competed in the SHARP International World Finals in Honolulu, Hawaii. The co-ed team consisted of 12 students in grades six through eight that entered two categories: cheer and pom. Competing against schools from Hawaii, the mainland and other states, Holy Family […]
Assistance League of Glendale Assistance League of Glendale presented scholarships to seven young women in Glendale on June 9. The students, from each of the public high schools in Glendale and Glendale City College, each received a $1,000 scholarship for next year. NW Glendale Lions Club From left is Scholarship Chairman Ted Walters with recipients […]
For those who have thought about hosting a foreign exchange student but weren’t sure how to get started, Education First (EF) has two programs to choose from. Option one provides the opportunity to be a permanent host family for the school year. Option two is for those wishing to be a welcome family, choosing a […]
Gladiators Since it was founded in 1972, the Gordon Stuart College Scholarship Endowment Fund has awarded over $400,000 in scholarships to former members of the Junior All-American football league program upon graduation from high school. The La Cañada Gladiators have been a proud member of Junior All-American since 1972. This year, the awards presentation occurred […]