Kelly Delaney and Ellie Strockis, seniors at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, were named finalists in the “Commitment to Curing Cancer: High School Fundraising Campaign,” sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The pair was one of a handful of teams that raised over $50,000 to fund blood cancer research. In 2001, at age […]
Tuesday, March 14 (3/14) was recognized around the world as Pi Day. Pi is used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter – approximately 3.14159. At Crescenta Valley High School, math teacher William Drew and his first and second period geometry classes celebrated the day by inviting […]
On March 9, Crescenta Valley High School held its annual open house. The evening provided a chance for parents to see the work their students have done over the school year and meet with teachers. The evening included music provided by the award-winning jazz band and a barbecue provided by members of Prom Plus. Many […]
By Nicole MOORE On March 4, Montana LeBarge, a fifth grader at Paradise Canyon Elementary in La Cañada, held a fundraiser at La Cañada High School’s turf field for the City of Hope. Kicks 4 a Cure was a two-hour soccer event, organized entirely by Montana, that was designed so children of all skill […]
By Nicole MOORE On March 17, John C. Fremont Elementary School held a Dr. Seuss-inspired assembly in honor of the school’s read-a-thon. The assembly was put on by Theresa Osment’s sixth grade class. The students wrote the script, created the whimsical costumes and designed the set for the hour-long assembly, taking a total of two […]
The Music Center named 111 of some of Southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 29th annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally-acclaimed scholarship and arts training program for teens. Among these were Cole Davis from Crescenta Valley High School and Cara Pogossian and Ethan Moffitt of Verdugo Academy. […]
The Lions Club recently hosted its annual Zone Speaker Contest. Competing were Kevin Park, the winner from the Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club contest, and Kiyan Atrian, winner from the Northridge Lions Club contest. The March competition was the 80th Annual Student Speakers Contest. It was sponsored by Multiple District Four, California Lions, and includes Lions Clubs […]
St. James-Holy Redeemer School participated in the annual Los Angeles Academic Junior High Decathlon on March 5 at the Walter Pyramid Center at Long Beach State. Competing in the event were teams from 110 Archdiocese of Los Angeles schools. The Academic Junior High Decathlon is a competition for students in grades six through eight […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This is a continuation of a story first printed in the March 16 issue in Youth. While the robot is being built there are other members of the team who work on the infrastructure. Business The Business group fuels the program by securing funding and sponsorships. “We reach out […]
By Nicole MOORE On March 4, members of the newly founded Rosemont speech and debate team placed at the 2017 Mustang Invitational Speech and Debate tournament. The 12-hour event was held at Maple Elementary School in Fullerton with 17 schools and 256 students participating. Twenty-three Rosemont students, including Avery Anderson, Jonathan Aydin, Isabella Aydin, Adarsh […]