Lincoln Elementary School Foundation held its annual jog-a-thon on Nov. 15. The largest Foundation fundraiser of the year, this event helps supplement teacher and staff salaries, as well as provide much needed equipment and programs for classroom-specific and school-wide initiatives. Students and faculty sprinted, jogged, and walked by grade level in 20-minute increments to earn […]
By Tyler BIDDLE The holidays are a busy time at Crescenta Valley High School and no one understands this better than the elite Charismatics choral team. All CV choral groups are run by Shannon Mack who has been working with his students for months to make the upcoming Feast of Lights concert one of the […]
Boys Basketball Annual Alumni Games Come out and support the 2013-14 CVHS boys’ basketball teams and former players as current and past Falcon greats face-off during this pre-Thanksgiving tradition! Games will be played in the Crescenta Valley High School Main Gym on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Freshman play at 4 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m. and […]
As part of its Silver Award project, Girl Scout Troop 9231 of La Crescenta held a special event for autistic children that provided the experience of spending an afternoon with horses. Horses Helping Humans was a concept that the troop of eight Girl Scouts created that focused on introducing younger autistic children (4-10 years old) […]
By Charly SHELTON Master’s Taekwondo Club, located in the Montrose Shopping Park, celebrated its first year in Montrose by raising funds for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. On Oct. 19, MTC hosted friends and families of its taekwondo students to join in a “break-a-thon.” “As martial artists,” said Master Ahn, head instructor for MTC, “we understand […]
Boy Scout Troop 317, based in Montrose, received the Lord Baden-Powell Award at the Verdugo Hills Camporee event on Oct. 12 at Camp Tecuya near Frazier Park. The Lord Baden-Powell Award recognizes one troop that represents the finest of Scout principles within the Verdugo Hills Council and exhibits the basis of all scouting: selflessness, community […]
Scouting for Food Local Boy Scouts will be picking up filled bags of food this Saturday as part of the annual Scouting for Food event. The Scouts left empty paper bags at area homes in the hope that the bags will be filled and left out for pick up. The food that is collected will […]
Goblins, ghosts, witches and ghouls roamed the playgrounds and fields of the local elementary schools this Halloween. And Iron Men, minions, Harry Potters, Marios, cats, creepers and hobbits, just to name a few more. Despite the commotion caused by a chase through the Crescenta Valley area, and with some of the schools postponing or pausing […]
By Mckenna MIDDLETON, intern The annual Valley View Elementary School Harvest Carnival is more than just a school fundraiser. The event has become a staple in the La Crescenta community. This year’s carnival brought together numerous Crescenta Valley organizations on the Saturday afternoon. “It’s really a community event. It’s been going on for over 10 […]