The annual food drive at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy took on extra urgency this year as the recession meant that more families were in need both at Thanksgiving and Christmas. “The drive normally would end at Thanksgiving, but we have expanded it because the need was so very great,” explained Rosemary Johnston, moderator of the […]
CCNS (Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School) held its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, Dec. 22 within the Lutheran Church in the Foothills. Both the Busy Bears (4 year olds) and Darling Ducks (3 year olds) took part, learning the true meaning of Christmas through their participation in a Christmas program that was complete with a surprise […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School second grader Dana Lee Ryan is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the basketball game Friday night, Jan. 7. Dana Lee will be singing before the start of the CVHS versus Burbank High School basketball game at 7:00 p.m. in the main gym. Dana Lee is a player in the […]
The academic decathlon team at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy explored New York City for a week recently to broaden the girls’ studies of the Great Depression for their upcoming competition in late January. Many of the sites visited related to the team’s knowledge of Depression-era art. They wandered the Metropolitan Museum of Art where they […]
The Ticktockers from the Class of 2013 of National Charity League, Inc., Glendale Chapter, recently brought the holiday spirit to the athletes of the Tri-Valley Special Olympics. With their mothers, the 30 high school sophomores produced a Winter Wonderland on Sunday, Dec. 5 for nearly 300 athletes and their families. The party included a buffet […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Arguing with a preteen or teen is like riding a rollercoaster. Emotions range from, “I hate you” mad to “You don’t understand” indignation. Imagine a world where teenagers debate, not argue, where logic supersedes teenage angst. That world is the Holy Redeemer Catholic School debate team. The team was formed two years […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS La Crescenta Elementary School Principal Kim Bishop is always looking for ways to expand her students’ cultural experience. Early in the school year Bishop formed a union with College View principal Jay Schwartz to develop a program they hope to permanently adopt. College View is a special needs school serving children who […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Dec. 6 Crescenta Valley High School launched its annual competition to raise items for the yearly Fall Food, Toy and Money Drive. On Dec. 15 students anxiously awaited the results of whose class would be named the winner of this year’s collections. The rules were simple. All second period classes were […]
Taylor Wolfe and Caroline Bearden from Girl Scout Troop 3541 of the Crescenta Valley & Glendale Service Unit completed their Silver Award project recently with the delivery of over 200 cans and 16 grocery bags of cat and dog food to the Pasadena Humane Society. The goal for the project was to collect donations to […]
Crescenta Valley High School JROTC families cleaned out closets and garages and brought their findings to the school’s cafeteria for their annual rummage sale on Saturday. Early morning treasure hunters lined up before the doors opened at 7 a.m. Everything from clothing to holiday dishes were displayed at bargain prices. This is the second annual […]