Lincoln parent Amy Taylor shouts out “Gung Hay Fat Choy” as she walked into Miss Bakamjian second grade class at Lincoln Elementary. It is Chinese New Year and Miss B’s class was going to get a lesson on customs and tradtions of Chinese New Year. Taylor explained the Chinese zodiac signs and read the children […]
By Jason KUROSU On a particular Thursday at Monte Vista Elementary, parents, as they would every school day, scrambled to get their kids ready for school. The difference on this day was that the parents of the children in Monte Vista’s Korean Immersion class made their preparations at school, getting their kids dressed in traditional […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada honored five outstanding sixth graders at its weekly meeting held at Descanso Gardens recently. Students are selected by their teachers on academic achievements and extra curricular activities. The students and their parents were treated to lunch and individually honored by the Club. Terrific Kids is a long standing program […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS For eight years the CV High School Theater program has offered local youths the opportunity to see what theater is all about through the Falcon Outreach Program. The course is designed for first through eighth grade students and is held in the high school’s auditorium. The classes run for just under three […]
Cub Scout Troop 302 stopped by Crescenta Valley Weekly on Friday to learn how the news gets from the writers to the pages of the Thursday edition. “We are here to see the newspaper and to look at some of the pictures,” said Daniel Matthys, 7. “The newspaper gives us information.” Members of the troop […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Friday evening, Jan. 28 the Valley View Elementary PTA Daddy/Daughter Dinner Dance committee transformed the school’s cafeteria into a winter wonderland ball for the school’s fifth annual event. By 6:30 p.m. the ceremonial blue carpet was laid out, the cafeteria was decorated with snowflakes, ice skates and glittered mittens while stars […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Fire House hosted its first art exhibit on Tuesday. Teens from Crescenta Valley High School brought their works of art that covered a variety of mediums from pencil drawings to photography. The exhibit was the idea of Keenan Shur who attends The Fire House on Tuesdays. Occasionally Shur could be found […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School students from the Lightening Green Club spent their Saturday morning saving the Earth. The students sponsored an e-waste collection in the parking lot of their school. Thanks to these environmentally conscious students there will be less electronic waste polluting local landfills. “We have been doing pretty well,” said club […]
Responding to requests by the community, LCPC Parent Education program is holding a new February night series. For this series, LCPC educators will share tips and strategies on helping families thrive in the new year. The class has been designed with busy parents in mind. Session topics include: Feb. 1 – “How to Talk So […]