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 […]
Another bone marrow registry drive was held at St. Bede’s church on Sunday, Jan. 16 on behalf of Michael, a local high school student with leukemia. Among those participating were St. Bede parishioners, firefighters (including one from Station 82), PCY school parents, friends of friends, and many members from the La Cañada Presbyterian Church. The […]