FIRST Lego League Teams Drove Successful

FIRST Lego League Teams Drove Successful

Marissa GOULD, Intern LEGOs are the world’s favorite building blocks. They’ve made everything from the Starship Enterprise to Hogwarts. But at La Cañada High School on Sunday, Nov 24, LEGOs were used to build robots. The occasion was the annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology – FIRST – LEGO League (FLL) BlockHead […]

Victory Cheer Takes Third

Making up the team are Sheridan Albright, Solina Beringer. Olivia Brock, Samantha Carpenter, Claire Chapman, Carly Frintner, Amanda Goetz, Kathryn Jacinto, Daisy Kershaw, Jessica Keung, Star Masterton, Gia Pastorelli, Ashley Ramirez, Kate Rappard, Allegra Rendina, Tiffany Takeuchi, Jade Winicki and Gabi Yun.

Seniors, Students Enjoy Holiday Feast

Seniors, Students Enjoy Holiday Feast

The eighth grade students at Holy Redeemer Middle School in Montrose treated seniors from the parish’s Pioneer Club to a Thanksgiving feast on Monday, Nov. 18. Submitted by Lisa TUSH

YOUTH NOTES

‘Twelfth Night’ at CVHS Crescenta Valley High School Theater Arts presents “Twelfth Night” directed by Joanne McGee in the Underground Theater. Performances are Dec. 7, 12, 13 & 14 at 7 p.m.;
Dec. 5, 6 & 11 at 4 p.m.; Dec. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. CV High School Comedy Sportz Join in the high-spirited […]

Learning about Mock Trial

By McKenna MIDDLETON, Intern Schools work to prepare students for future careers, fostering skills in English, math, and science. But what about future lawyers? Mock Trial is a program that seeks to develop students’ skills in the area of law. Crescenta Valley High School has had a Mock Trial club for the past 18 years. […]

A Season of Firsts for CV Instrumental Music

A Season of Firsts for CV Instrumental Music

By Tyler BIDDLE This year the instrumental musicians at Crescenta Valley High School have taken on some new challenges and they aren’t nearly done yet. Two weeks ago, they competed in their first SCJA championships where they placed fifth overall and earned the highest of the musical performance scores in their division. Now they are […]

Teaching Kids Street Smarts

By McKenna MIDDLETON, Intern Everyone knows that you must look both ways before crossing the street. Then why is it that the leading cause of death and injury in the country, as well as Los Angeles, is childhood pedestrian car crashes? Perhaps children are not as well educated on pedestrian safety as they should be. […]

This Hall Decked in Popcorn

This Hall Decked in Popcorn

By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern Boy Scouts have always had the ability to generate nostalgia due to their representation of America’s ideal youth. One of the many traditions associated with Boy Scouts are seasonal popcorn sales.     Similar to the sale of Girl Scout cookies, the boys go door-to-door to sell a variety of popcorn treats. […]

Mystery Reader Visits Lincoln

Mystery Reader Visits Lincoln

Leonard Ghazarian, owner of Caspian Services and president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, was a mystery reader on Wednesday at Angie Thomas’ kindergarten class at Lincoln Elementary School. After reading, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss, the class posed for a photo. With Ghazarian is his son Andrew […]

More Than Candy is Sweet at the Y

More Than Candy is Sweet at the Y

This Halloween, for the first time, the Crescenta Cañada and Tujunga YMCAs invited elementary school children to donate their extra candy to the troops. For every pound of candy they brought in, they received one raffle ticket for a chance to win a new bike. Thanks to the help of Sunland Elementary School and Palm […]