Scholarship Opportunities
LCWC Now Accepting Scholarship Applications In a year of limitations, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club is again offering opportunities for 2021 graduating high school seniors. Four scholarships in the amount of $200 each for any area of study will be granted to students. Two additional scholarships will also be granted, The Roberta Kurtz Scholarship for Study in […]
Anything – and Nearly Everything – Seen at Science Fun Fair
By Lori BODNAR, intern “Scientists Can Do Virtually Anything!” was the theme for the 2021 virtual Science Fun Fair at Mountain Avenue Elementary School. The Science Fun Fair family night was held via a Zoom webinar the evening of Feb. 26. Over 100 students in grades transitional kindergarten through sixth submitted projects by recording videos […]
Jonathan Lee Lee of Glendale Highlighted for AmeriCorps Work
AmeriCorps Week 2021 was celebrated March 7-13 and was an opportunity to recognize the service of the 270,000 Americans engaged annually in AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs. Despite the unprecedented challenges posed in 2020, dedicated citizens continued helping communities, serving those impacted by COVID-19, ensuring students stayed on track to graduate, combating hunger and […]
Scholarship Opportunities
LCWC Now Accepting Scholarship Applications In a year of limitations, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club is again offering opportunities for 2021 graduating high school seniors. Four scholarships in the amount of $200 each for any area of study will be granted to students. Two additional scholarships will also be granted, The Roberta Kurtz Scholarship for Study in […]
Bunnies Benefit from GS Project
Vera Garabedian is Girl Scout Cadette who recently completed her project to earn her Silver Award. “I chose to make and donate rattle toys for the rabbits at the Pasadena Humane Society,” she wrote. “This project reinforced my love for helping animals.” Garabedian learned that “research is key in preparing any project that I want […]
GUSD Awarded Grant for Virtual High School
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District recently was awarded a Strong Workforce Program grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office totaling $1.75 million. The grant is designed for K-12 grades and is to help districts create, improve and expand career and technical education programs. It will create a program that will give […]
Community Scholarship Foundation of LCF Now Accepting Online Applications
The Community Scholarship Foundation of La Cañada Flintridge (CSF) is now accepting scholarship applications from 2021 graduating high school seniors. CSF embraces dedicated learners who want to attend a junior college, four-year college, or trade or technical school. Eligibility requirements include applications from students with a minimum 3.0 GPA who attend one the following schools: […]
Talent Show A Virtual Success
Correction below in bold. By Lori BODNAR, intern Over 50 students participated virtually in the Mountain Avenue Elementary School Talent Show on Feb. 18. The PTA co-chairs were Jennifer Peñez and Latha Risso; however, the event is a true team effort with the help of volunteer parents Wendy Goldsworthy and Michelle Paxton assisting. The group […]
Almost There – Return of Youth Sports
By Michael LEVITSKY Approaching one full year since youth sports came to an abrupt halt, the CIF Southern Section announced Friday that high school football, boys and girls water polo, and other outdoor sports are allowed to resume as early as Feb. 26. The decision came following the California Dept. of Health’s youth sports update […]