By Brandon HENSLEY The graduation ceremony at Clark Magnet High on Thursday went off almost without a hitch, if you don’t count the young man who was escorted from the pavilion area after he committed the cardinal sin of using an air horn during the conferment of diplomas. First-year principal Lena Kortoshian, who replaced Doug […]
Rep. Adam Schiff announced that eight students from California’s 28th District have been appointed to the U.S. Service Academies Class of 2021. This is the highest ever number of students to receive appointments from Schiff’s district. The eight appointees come from a diverse set of backgrounds and include five women and three men. “Each student […]
Dr. Kay Ladanyi (right with Lisa Marriott), beloved orchestra teacher, was honored at Monte Vista Elementary School on May 24 as she is retiring. Dr. Ladanyi spent 17 years at Monte Vista as the orchestra teacher as well as at many other Glendale schools. Parents, teachers and staff from La Crescenta, Lincoln, Verdugo Woodlands and […]
Crescenta Valley Weekly congratulates the graduating classes of our local high schools and those promoting at Rosemont Middle School and the local elementary schools! CRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Edwin Lee Adriana Abelian Hratch Abrahamian Arin Sarkissian Amanda Adcook Annie Agazaryan Lillian Akopyan Noor Alanizi Brendan Alcalde David Alikhanian Benjamin Allen Laurent Almendarez Gomez Raymond Alonso […]
Over 300 Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests attended the 2017 Prom Plus event held at the Crescenta Cañada YMCA. In addition to a full casino, guests had plenty to keep them busy from midnight to 5 a.m. Photos by Joe ALLEN and Charly SHELTON
Rep. Adam Schiff recently hosted the annual 28th District Congressional Art Competition and Forum at Van De Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge. During the exhibit, attended by more than 200 students, teachers and parents, Schiff announced that Mimi Suh’s mixed media piece “Building Blocks” had won first place and will be […]
Monte Vista students, part of the Crescenta Commons Kids, supported the recently rebranded Crescenta Commons Garden on Saturday, May 20. Under the guidance of Robbyn Battles, Ines Chessum and Fred Laughrey, as well as crossing guard Nan Gwinner and Monte Vista principal Suzanne Risse, students planted drought-resistant shrubs and foliage to brighten up the Crescenta […]
The first week of May was celebrated as Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week at Valley View Elementary School. Doors were decorated by parent volunteers to show how much they and the community appreciate the professionals who teach and guide their children every day. The traditional staff appreciation lunch was held on Friday, May 5 and […]
CVHS Senior Reflections Crescenta Valley High School Senior Reflections for the Class of 2017 will take place on Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in the MacDonald Auditorium. Senior Reflections is a must-attend event enabling the 2017 graduates to reflect on their high school experiences at CVHS. This program (a very important senior-centered event) will […]
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Vocum Veritas took home a first place trophy at the World Strides Choral Festival and Competition in San Diego during the weekend of April 1. The competition featured 19 different schools and various types of groups attended – concert choirs, chamber choirs, show choirs, men’s choirs and women’s choirs. Vocum Veritas […]