Fremont Elementary’s Halloween Bootique was a spooktacular event! The lower field of Fremont Elementary School was full of Fremont families on Friday evening, all enjoying handcrafted games by the sixth graders. There were games of skill, craft, and chance – all of which were decorated with a scary Halloween theme. Visitors also enjoyed pizza, hot […]
Students at Holy Redeemer Middle School in Montrose ditched their plaid uniforms and dressed in pink while classrooms challenged one another in “penny wars” to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer organization. The school has raised awareness of this women’s medical issue for the past 10 years with various […]
Scholarship Opp Exceptional student leaders are invited to apply for the 2014 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program. In honor of the legacy and character of President Ronald Reagan, this program annually rewards up to 20 college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with $10,000 renewable scholarships (up to $40,000 per recipient). Applications for […]
Pumpkins are ready for harvest at Fremont Elementary! Thanks to Jane Kane, of Podley Properties, the sixth grade class of Fremont Elementary School will have a successful pumpkin patch. Pumpkins will be on sale Friday, Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the school’s annual Halloween Bootique. The bootique is a Halloween carnival […]
Assemblymember Mike Gatto channeled Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek to test students’ economic knowledge. By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools participated in a “Jeopardy!”-style game courtesy of Assemblymember Mike Gatto. The purpose of the game was to highlight financial literacy in a “fun” way, he said. “This is the second time we have […]
Lincoln students let their creativity shine at the annual egg drop held on Friday, Sept. 6 on the school campus. Students designed packages to house uncooked eggs that were dropped from the top of a Glendale Fire Dept. hook and ladder truck. Eggs that survived the drop were judged in a contest that included awards […]
Grandparents’ Day at Crescenta-Cañada Nursery School (CCNS) has become a tradition when the young – and the young at heart – can experience a day in the life in a Busy Bear (4-year-old) classroom or a Darling Duckling (3-year-old) classroom. This year young bears and ducks had an opportunity to paint, dance, draw and […]
Eric Patten Eric Patten, 18, of La Crescenta has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts: the Eagle Scout Award. A member of Troop 390, Verdugo Hills Council, Patten is one of approximately 7% of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank. Each candidate must earn at least […]
Benjamin “Bean” Mitchell Boy Scout Troop 390, chartered to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La Crescenta, announced that Benjamin “Bean” Mitchell was officially awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America on Sept. 24. In recognition of this accomplishment, an Eagle Scout Court of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The homecoming game is tomorrow night for Crescenta Valley High School and as is the tradition, the school’s homecoming spirit assembly was held Friday morning in the school’s gym. Led by the Associated Student Body who decorated the gym with an under the sea theme, the assembly was a enthusiastic introduction to […]