On April 28, five students from Clark Magnet High School launched a near-space balloon, labeled the Panther 2, from Acton. The project was a collaboration between two 12th grade students, Guy Burstein and Alex Deravanessian, for their Clark senior project. Working with them were three 11th grade students, Christopher Pereira, Saikiran Ramanan, and Matej Zampach […]
Niles Wilson, a 12th grade student at St. Francis High School in La Cañada, was one of nine Los Angeles County students named a 2013 Carson Scholar. He is among 58 west coast students to receive the 2013 Carson Scholar title. The west coast honorees were recognized at a Carson Scholars Fund awards ceremony hosted […]
In keeping with tradition, the Key Club at La Cañada High School recently took over and ran a Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meeting. This is an annual event and a fun experience for both the club members and the students. From joining in the joviality by sharing jokes during the “Frosty Challenge” to auctioning […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On May 4, high school sophomore and La Cañada resident Jiye Angela Bae was named runner-up for her performance on the violin in the classical instrumental category in the Music Center’s Spotlight competition. For the Spotlight competition, high school musicians go through preliminary and semi-final rounds for a chance to make it […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School’s prom is Saturday night. With the night come several certainties; it will be impossible to find an open chair at a nail salon, dresses and shoes will become even more important than they were the day before and there will be a steady line at the flower shops. […]
By Tyler BIDDLE Local high school artists from California’s 28th congressional district are competing for a chance to have their work displayed in the nation’s capital. On Sunday, May 19 Representative Adam Schiff will be hosting a forum and exhibition of the work submitted. Fifty students from 19 different schools have submitted works of visual […]
Students at Rosemont Middle School had the chance recently to learn what life was like during the days of the Civil War. Each year, the middle school field is transformed into a Civil War historical site. The annual event gives eighth grade students the chance to roam among stations set up to teach what life […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN “From the L.A. Regional, team 589, Isabel Martos-Repath!” Those are words CVHS junior Isabel Martos-Repath never thought she would hear spoken at the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) championships in St. Louis on April 26-27. From hundreds of students, Martos-Repath was selected as one of 10 winners […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Third grade classes from Mountain Avenue Elementary School have experienced a new perspective and appreciation for nature after the students participated in a field trip to the Rosemont Preserve. The opportunity for a hands-on learning experience heightened the students’ knowledge of the relationships between plant life, wildlife and geological formations in the […]
Several areas of improvement around Crescenta Valley are due to Boy Scout Eagle projects. From the murals at local schools to blazing trails, Boy Scouts have found ways to help improve the community they live in. Crescenta Valley Town Council and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich honored Eagle Scouts at the recent Arbor Day […]