Mountain Avenue Experiences Washington, DC
On May 25, Mountain Avenue Elementary School’s sixth grade class returned from its week-long trip to Washington, DC. This year, 102 students, teachers and chaperones flew to the East Coast to see the sights they had been learning about in class: monuments, memorials, museums and the National Archives. They visited Arlington National Cemetery and […]
Glendale College Holds Commencement
Glendale Community College held its commencement ceremony on June 12 at the college campus. The student commencement speaker was Cameron McGee (shown above) who was recognized for his campus leadership and academic achievement. He was selected as one of 10 Men and Women of Distinction at Glendale Community College for 2012-13. Associated degrees in science […]
Mountain Avenue Chess Club Celebrates Win
By Demi DUENES Mountain Avenue Elementary School chess club won the first place trophy at the Glendale area chess tournament on May 31. The event was held at Lincoln Elementary School and drew more than 20 chess clubs representing schools from as far away as Orange County. Mountain Avenue’s chess club players could be found […]
Glendale Elks Honor 21 Outstanding Seniors
The Glendale Elks honored 21 seniors attending local high schools with $34,400 in scholarships during its 83rd annual awards ceremony held on May 22, at the local lodge. This year’s honorees and their college destination (in parenthesis) are: Campbell Hall Conner Calabro (Tufts University); from Clark Magnet David Khachatrian (UCLA), Guy Burstein (Georgetown), and Stanimira […]
‘Let George Do It’ – for the Last Time
By Misty DUPLESSIS On May 29, the decorations of the Mountain Avenue Elementary School auditorium harkened back to the days of George Washington. The stage was reminiscent of a Broadway theater, under the direction of longtime teacher Margo Ewing. It was not the first time that Ewing presented her vision of the bygone era. For […]
Garden Planted at Incarnation
Students of Incarnation School in Glendale conducted a garden planting project in its campus on May 28 with assistance from the Glendale Community Development Dept. and the Committee for a Clean & Beautiful Glendale. The garden planting was at the site of a large tree the school lost during the November windstorms in 2011. Through […]
Mountain Avenue Celebrates the Arts
Students and families at Mountain Avenue Elementary came together at the school on the evening of May 17 to enjoy an evening of art hosted by the PTA’s visual art program. Live jazz, refreshments, the ever-popular “wacky hat” table and over 500 pieces of student artwork were on display – one piece from every student […]
First Steps School Partners with AEF
First Steps School in La Crescenta is the first school in the area to partner with the Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) to provide tangible assistance to students in Armenia. For over 60 years, AEF (aefweb.org) has provided financial assistance to Armenian students and educational institutions in Armenia and Diaspora. One of AEF’s many educational related […]
Elementary Graduates of 2013
VALLEY VIEW GRADUATES 2013 Brandon Abboud Ryan Alfaro Beltran Daniel Babakhanian Maddy Blohm Ryan Choe Lynna Chung Lyron Co Ting Keh Shannon Crowther Monte Davityan Eileen Eivazian Shante Eliasyan Nilesh Gupta Brandon Han Keaton Hawkins Jack Henschel Alyssa Hernandez Mark Hong Taylor Hoogenhuizen Max Jensen Jason Jo Claudia Kim Yeri Kim Noah Kluger Jane Lee […]