By YooJin SHEEN, intern Throughout the school year, the Crescenta Valley High School Cheer team participates in a variety of events including parades and football games. This season, in particular, the junior varsity team took the initiative to challenge themselves even further by taking part in the annual USA (United Spirit Association) Nationals Spirit Competition […]
Bradford Swensen Hales was born and raised in La Crescenta and is currently a sophomore at Crescenta Valley High School where he participates in the Charismatics a cappella choir as well as water polo and swim teams. After years of piano study, Hales chose to focus on the cello and is a member of […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern The Mountain Avenue Elementary School auditorium was packed with fathers and daughters on Friday night. The occasion was the annual Daddy Daughter Dance hosted each year by one of the school’s Girl Scout troops. This year, troop 15851, a group of junior Girl Scouts about to bridge to cadet, worked to […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern The robotics season has come to a close and the benefits of six weeks of hard work and dedication have been reaped. The Clark Magnet High School robotics team recently competed at two regional competitions. The team did well at both the Long Beach Regional on March 20-22 and the Central […]
Seventh and eighth graders Nick Sercel and Andrew Nettles, students at St. Bede the Venerable Catholic School, were recently recognized as distinguished service award winners by local branch 374 of the Italian Catholic Federation. Branch president Al Restivo and first vice president Mark Mannarelli presented checks for $100 to both young men at two meetings […]
The fifth grade class of Apperson Street Elementary School, with the support of the Apperson PTA, is partnering with Goodwill Southern California to host a donation drive to raise funds for its culmination activities. The class will earn money for every bin full of donated items. Their goal is to fill 30 bins. They invite […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School is hosting M.A.C.K. Night Out 2014 on Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m. The event takes place at the La Cañada Thursday Club and features food and beverage tastings of local eateries, craft brewers and wineries. There will also be live and silent auctions that offer local attractions, specialty items, themed […]
On March 25, Crescenta Valley High School senior Heather Abrams and Clark Magnet High School senior Sarin Mousessian were honored as the runners-up for the prestigious Soroptimist International of the Verdugos (SITV) Violet Richardson Award. The Soroptimist program is particularly interested in promoting community-based and global projects that benefit women and girls, especially those programs […]
Students from Holy Redeemer Middle School in Montrose recently attended AstroCamp in Idyllwild to experience three days of science labs and outdoor fun. This is the first time the school has participated in the AstroCamp program and students and teachers enjoyed the outdoor classroom experience despite chilly temperatures. A snow flurry brought a bit of […]
‘Aquarius Rising’ at CVHS Award-winning playwright Garry Michael Kluger’s latest play “Aquarius Rising” is being produced in conjunction with I.K.T. Productions, the Glendale Unified School District, and the Crescenta Valley Theatre Arts Foundation, and will have its world premiere at the Underground Theatre at Crescenta Valley High School April 10-April 19. Performances are at 7 […]