By Isaac SIMS-FOSTER, intern “Writing is a tool we use to make the invisible visible,” said Deena Rosen to her group of teens. The lesson was on utilizing writing to make abstract concepts feel real. The teens listed emotions and concepts that existed but were not tangible, cracking jokes and dissecting ideas along. From “love” […]
Marking its 54th anniversary, Community Scholarship Foundation of La Cañada Flintridge celebrated the success of nine new scholarship applicants and four renewal scholarship students. The 2018 scholarship luncheon was held on Sunday, June 3 at one of the event rooms of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has been supporting organizations such as […]
On June 8, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Robert Barron celebrated St. Monica Academy’s baccalaureate Mass and graduation. After celebrating Mass with five other priests, Bishop Barron delivered the commencement address and conferred diplomas upon St. Monica Academy’s eighth grade and 12th grade graduates. In his address, the Bishop reminded the students that the reason […]
Four talented authors and illustrators visited Mountain Avenue Elementary School on May 29 to visit children in the classrooms and talk to them about how they write books and discussing how to research a book and the importance of reading. Assistance League of Glendale sponsored the event and gave the school library a copy of […]
Celebrating 25 years of serving the community, the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada La Crescenta – AM presented a $350 check to the Girl Scouts of Glendale/La Crescenta Service Unit to be used in their Twilight Camp, which is a tradition of more than 25 years. This camp started with 50 girls and has grown […]
The Assistance League of Glendale raised its scholarship distribution amount to $1,500 this year and included for the first time male students as well as female. In memory of a previous scholarship chair, the Lu Hismeh scholarship was added to the roster of scholarships distributed. The scholarship is dedicated to someone going into education. The […]
St. Monica Academy, located in Montrose, is the only school in the LA and Pasadena areas to be named a Catholic Education Honor Roll School by the Cardinal Newman Society. The honor roll recognizes schools that model five Principles of Catholic Identity in Education: • Inspired by Divine Mission • Models Christian Communion • Encounters […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Those who think middle school students are superficial have not met Nicholas Cabalo or Megan Lee. These two artists/philosophers who recently promoted from Rosemont Middle School looked deep into issues that affect kids their age and society in general. They shared their artistry through the PTA Reflections project, a national arts recognition […]
Chad Wilson, Brendan Harvey and Connor Harvey were recognized on May 31 at a Court of Honor after achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. To learn of all their accomplishments, read the June 7 issue of CV Weekly – youth section.
Students in the Crescenta Valley received scholarships from a variety of organizations that support youth. Various criteria had to be met before the scholarships were distributed. Scholarships Awarded by Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada La Crescenta-AM awarded 14 scholarships to 14 high school students on June 14 at the Lutheran Church of […]