La Cañada Flintridge Community Center will be holding priority registration for the 2012-13 school year through Jan. 27. Students who qualify for priority registration are those who are currently enrolled in the program, siblings of students currently enrolled in the program, or siblings of students who attended the school from fall 2008 through spring 2011. […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Several foothill schools’ robotics teams are gearing up for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) challenge, which takes place in March in the Long Beach Sports Arena. La Cañada High School, St. Francis High School and Crescenta Valley High School all have robotic teams and are working for […]
By Jason KUROSU Ted Gonder did not envision visiting the White House or the Senate when he was a high school senior at Crescenta Valley High in 2008. In fact, Gonder did not even want to go to college when he was a freshman at CV. But when he decided to phone former Vice President […]
Several local Girl Scouts could be found on the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade route on Jan. 2 as part of the Tournament Troop. Girl Scouts who have earned their Silver or Gold Award, the organization’s highest honors, were given the opportunity to apply for the honor of participating in the 123rd Tournament of Roses […]
Crescenta Valley youth are planning a leadership camp – with the help of the National Guard. Teenagers who hang out at the Firehouse, a youth center located on St. Luke’s of the Mountains property, can participate in a leadership workshop at the San Luis Obispo National Guard Base, tentatively planned for April. Among the challenges […]
Nominations close on Jan. 6 for the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. Now in the sixth year, the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards recognize a wide range of community service and social action projects by Jewish teens. The awards are given annually to up to five young volunteers who demonstrate leadership and commitment to making […]
In a precedent-making move, the La Cañada Flintridge Republican Club announced the appointment of Alexander S. Keledjian to the post of treasurer of the local political organization. Club chairman Al Restivo announced that upon the resignation of current club treasurer Tom Passanisi, he would recommend that Keledjian fill this important role. Keledgian, a La Cañada […]
Students of the Iranian School of Los Angeles who have been studying the Farsi language since March 27 joined their parents recently in an end of year celebration, which coincided with the Yalda night (Winter Solstice), the longest night of the year. This event has been celebrated among Iranians for centuries. The multi-purpose room of […]
Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School – CCNS – held its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, Dec. 22 at the Lutheran Church in the Foothills. Both the Busy Bears (4 year olds) and Darling Ducks (3 year olds) participated. The children learned about the true meaning of Christmas listening to the story of Jesus told by Pastor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When you are in high school, your yearbook is about getting your friends to sign and look through to share memories of the past year. When you get in college, the high school yearbook is the place you go when you are homesick for a simpler life. And when you are older, […]