After a two-year hiatus, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently held its iconic “TERRIFIC Kids” ceremony recognizing at the LCUSD amphitheater 24 sixth-grade students. A sense of joy was audible as families and friends cheered the youth who had been selected by their classrooms for displaying such qualities as kindness, a positive attitude and […]
By Lori BODNAR Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) Academy of Science and Medicine students performed well in Ontario, California at the SkillsUSA California Leadership and Skill Conference state championships. Thirty-one Academy students and four advisors attended. The advisors included Orenda Tuason, Susan Smith, Jacob Shaw and Lisa Pang. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers […]
Miye Sugino, who attends La Cañada High School, has been designated a U.S. Presidential Scholar in Arts. As directed by Presidential Executive Order, the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars are comprised of one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and U.S. families living abroad, as well […]
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of […]
By Lori BODNAR Mountain Avenue Elementary School hosted its first in-person event on April 28 since the pandemic. Culture Night celebrated places and people from around the world. Students and their families volunteered to share information about a culture through song, dance, activities, traditions, food, items and informational posters at their outdoor booths. Mountain Avenue […]
After a successful season, Crescenta Valley winter guard team competed on Saturday in the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) championship finals at Huntington Beach High School. Two days before heading to Huntington Beach the team had to cope with the loss of two members, one due to an injury and the other […]
In the April 14 issue two local stories were unintentionally melded. “Fundraiser Features Food, Cars and Fun” included information on a fundraiser benefitting youth of the La Crescenta Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an unrelated “pop up” event. CVW apologizes for the confusion.
CVHS students William and Daniel Panosyan worked on a project that ended up winning second place in the behavioral and social sciences category. Their project was about global disparities in pediatric cancer survival rates. They found that acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survival rates increased as GDP grew. “Our project suggests that improving GDP per capita […]
On Saturday, the La Crescenta Stake Center parking lot at 4550 Raymond Ave. was filled with classic cars as part of a youth fundraiser sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In addition to the car show supporters could purchase some delicious desserts as part of a bake sale.
California State PTA 2021-2022 Reflections Art Program named this year’s award recipients. This year’s theme was “I Will Change The World By…” Local students who won in their category were fifth-grader Brandon Lee from La Cañada Elementary School, who won in visual arts, and second-grader Valentina Scotti from Lincoln Elementary School who won for music composition.