They Talked Like Pirates

First graders at Village Christian School in Sun Valley, with their teacher Carol Ayers, a graduate of Glendale High School, participated in Talk Like a Pirate Day. In addition to having their faces painted, the students practiced the “ar” phonogram, were visited by Head of School Tom Konjoyan, who was dressed as a pirate, and […]

Pancakes and Music Provided by Troop

Boy Scout Troop 288 held its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. The lead organizer was Scoutmaster Gabriel Ynda. People enjoyed their pancakes in Sadler Hall while being serenaded by a local musician. Photo by Mary O’KEEFE

Music Lovers Treated to Rosemont’s Pancake Breakfast Concert

By Misty DUPLESSIS Rosemont’s music department, led by teacher Rod Yonkers, hosted its fourth annual pancake breakfast concert on Saturday, Oct. 13. For only $5, music supporters feasted on sausage, bananas and all the pancakes they could eat made by parent volunteers. Advanced chorus student Jill Snyder waited on tables while her mom Leslie helped […]

RBAC Rays Places First

On Sunday, Sept. 23, the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Rays, a special needs swim team, placed first against the Malibu Sharks in the annual fall swim meet held at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. Over 80 swimmers from ages 6 to 17 competed in the meet that included multiple heats in the 25-, 50- and […]

Local Brownie Troop “Shares a Story” with L.A. Homeless Children

As part of its October service project Share a Story, local third grade Brownie Troop 2691 is asking for donations of new story books to give to homeless children of Los Angeles. Inspired by a troop mother’s story about a Peace Corps volunteer who taught in Malawi with only 10 books per 70 students, the […]

YOUTH notes

Workshop Helps College-bound Students On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Ed is hosting a workshop for local parents of college bound high school students. The workshop will focus on little-known ways of getting money for college, regardless of income or student’s grades. The class will include such […]

Clark Named National Blue Ribbon School

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Oct. 12 that Clark Magnet High School has won for the second time the title of National Blue Ribbon School. Clark is a school with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and the digital arts. In the years since Clark opened in 1998, the student population has increasingly […]

Korean Culture Shared at Rosemont

By Ashley FILIPEK On Friday, Rosemont Middle School students visited with students from the Glendale sister city of Goseong, Korea. The 22 exchange students were from 11 different schools in Korea and had come to California to take part in the culture, visit some of the sights, and give musical presentations to students at Toll […]

Hard at Work at Crescenta Valley Adventist School

The students at Crescenta Valley Adventist School took part in the school’s annual Work-a-Thon Day on Sept. 20. This is the time when the entire student body – grades kindergarten through eighth – performs manual labor to improve their school campus and in return asks family and friends to donate money to the school. Beginning […]