In May, Nina Lidar of La Cañada Flintridge, who attends La Cañada High School, was among those named a Distinguished Young Women of Los Angeles County for the Class of 2021. The young women were awarded cash scholarships during a countywide scholarship program for high school girls held virtually due to current social distancing guidelines. […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Plato said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” Even the global COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop music – during it people have been singing and playing instruments from balconies, porches, and sidewalks, or even virtually together over the internet. […]
Scholarships of $1,000-$1,500 were awarded to deserving students from Crescenta Valley High School. All seven students had a grade point average of 4.0 and higher. Samantha Moore will major in civil engineering at UC Irvine this fall. During her high school years she served as captain of the CV cross country and track varsity […]
The Flintridge Prep boys’ water polo team was among 26 teams named winners of the 34th Annual CIF Southern Section – FORD Academic Awards program. The team awards, based on a cumulative grade point average, are awarded in 26 team sports. Entries from 1,788 teams were received this year. Twenty-nine different CIF-SS member schools are […]
They Have an ‘E.Y.E.’ on Science In response to current government restrictions and parental hesitations, three local La Cañada High School graduates – Ashlyn Oh, Anurima Chattopadhyay and Sonia Bhaskaran – have created Experiment Your Element – E.Y.E. – a series of weeklong summer camps for fourth to seventh grade students (though there are hopes […]
By Dylan SYLVESTER As the people of the Crescenta Valley know, it wouldn’t be graduation day without over 90 degree weather and, without fail, this year’s Crescenta Valley High School graduation date of June 10 had a high of 92. Due to social distancing, however, all other aspects of graduation for the Class of 2020 […]
The Central Council of the Italian Catholic Federation in Oakland recently selected Isabella Portantino for one of its high school senior college scholarships. The awards are provided each year to students in the many branches of ICF throughout California, Arizona, Nevada and Illinois. Branch 374 will provide Portantino’s award in La Cañada Flintridge. The […]
Crescenta Valley alumna Collett Simonian was named one of 11 recipients of the Financial Women of San Francisco scholarships. Dedicated to advancing the careers of women for over 60 years, Financial Women of San Francisco named students at six Bay Area universities as its 2020 scholarship recipients. FWSF has awarded over $2.7 million in scholarships […]
On Friday, May 15, the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors Charitable Foundation hosted its first-ever virtual scholarship presentation. This year’s event involved school faculty, family, friends, PFAR leadership and the recipients in a live virtual format. The committee faced a competitive pool, awarding 10 scholarships to academically deserving high school students in Pasadena and surrounding areas. […]
Thanks to the CV Weekly April 23 article shedding light on the need for donations at local food banks, Betty Bredemann mobilized La Cañada Boy Scout Troop 501 to help. Through a two-week front yard food drive, the Scouts collected over 50 bags of groceries from the generosity of neighbors. The groceries were loaded up […]