No Cotton Candy Here – But Fair is Definitely Fun

By Agnes CONSTANTE More than 110 students from grades kinder through six participated in Mountain Avenue Elementary School’s third annual Science Fun Fair on Friday, Jan. 28. The clamoring and bustling of students and parents from the beginning of the event to its end reflected the enthusiasm and appreciation toward science by those in attendance. […]

St. Francis Scores at SCPAD

On Saturday, the St. Francis High School Academic Decathlon Team placed first at the Southern California Private Schools Academic Decathlon (SCPAD) Competition held at Alemany High School. Day one of the contest, which took place on Jan. 28, consisted of the subjective tests, essay, speech and interview. Day two, which took place on Feb. 4, […]

Montrose School Celebrates MLK Day with Balloons

Misty DUPLESSIS In observance of every national holiday, Montrose Christian Montessori School takes time to pay tribute to historic figures and events during its flag ceremony. On Friday, Jan. 13, the school celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King by releasing 100% biodegradable latex balloons with meaningful notes on seed tissue inside of them, […]

YOUTH Notes

Brass Bash on Friday The CV Jazz band will be taking part in a Brass Bash on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena. The gathering is of professional and student brass players of all ages and levels who play for and with each other in three types of brass music: […]

Carbonators Take Another Win

By Jason KUROSU Clark Magnet High School was the beneficiary of yet another Lexus Eco Challenge win last week as a team of eight students, the self-proclaimed Carbonators, won a $10,000 prize for their research on the negative effects of ozone smog in Los Angeles County. Clark Magnet students previously won the Lexus Eco Challenge, […]

Marching to the Beat of a (London) Drum Major

CVHS junior travels to London for popular New Year’s Day parade By Maddy PUMILIA London’s New Year’s Day parade is considered equivalent to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, touting an approximate 10,000 performers from 20 different countries. Lining the two mile parade route are about a half million people with another 20 million watching on televisions […]

Valley View’s Dads and Daughters Attend Royal Ball

By Misty DUPLESSIS On Friday, a royal ball was held for the princesses of Valley View Elementary in celebration of the annual Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance. The room was filled with photographs of famous royals, family crest posters and tables adorned with tiered glasses overflowing with jewels. Girls arrived dressed in gowns and tiaras, escorted […]

K-Kids Elect President

La Cañada Elementary fifth grader Nicole Johnson has been elected the 2012 president of the Kiwanis K-Kids of the Community Center of La Cañada. K-Kids is a service organization for elementary students sponsored by Kiwanis International, and a local Kiwanis club, composed of leading business and professional people of the community. K-Kids is a student-led […]