By Mary O’KEEFE Recently Abigail Kim, a recent Crescenta Valley High School graduate, was setting up an account and getting ready for her future school home in Annapolis, Maryland. Kim is one of the 1,200 candidates nationwide who was selected for the U.S. Naval Academy’s “plebe,” or freshman, class. Each student is required to participate […]
In a press release issued from the South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD), it was announced that the District has hired John Eldred to serve as the new principal of South Pasadena High School. “We are thrilled to announce that John Eldred will be the new leader of South Pasadena High School,” said Superintendent Geoff […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Most in the Crescenta Valley High aquatics program call her Mack, but her nickname on Saturday should have been Big D. Mackenzie Drewe, the senior goalkeeper for the Lady Falcons water polo team, came up big, as did the rest of the defense in the Falcons’ 10-4 victory over the Ayala Bulldogs […]
And so it begins…kindergartners holding onto mom or dad’s hand really tight, ready to take that first big step into their first year of school. Little kids walking to their elementary schools, their backpack almost bigger then them. Sixth graders excited about the last year at elementary school, seventh graders nervous about locker combinations and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A week after the Falcons boys’ basketball team celebrated wildly on the court after a buzzer-beating win over Arcadia, the mood Wednesday night was instead somber, as Falcons players sat dejected inside the locker room after their Division1A first-round playoff game. The Quartz Hill Rebels, a team from the Golden League with […]
By Brandon HENSLEY No one will begrudge Cole Currie for taking the ball on the final play of the Falcons’ basketball game against Arcadia Thursday night and shooting it himself as the last second ticked off the clock. But if some did, they might have a case. After all, the CV gymnasium had been decorated […]
TO ALL CRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS Welcome to Crescenta Valley High School! PLEASE READ THIS LETTER CAREFFULLY and keep it for reference. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE COSTS, THIS YEAR THE SCHOOL INFORMATION PACKET WILL NOT BE MAILED TO YOUR HOME. INSTEAD, YOUR STUDENT WILL RECEIVE THIS PACKET WHEN THEY PICK UP […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Commencement of the Class of 2010 was a bittersweet occasion on Friday. As always bittersweet for parents who, by the simple act of their seniors moving their cap tassel from one side to the other, see their children move on to the adult phase of their life. It was bittersweet for seniors […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Photos by Leonard COUTIN Crescenta Valley High School’s prom was a big hit last weekend with 688 in attendance. The prom’s theme was “The Last Dance” and was held at V20 Club in Long Beach. As is the tradition at prom, a king and queen were crowned. The royal seniors were King […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School JROTC along with representatives from the American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 held a flag retirement ceremony at the high school on Tuesday afternoon. The annual event is a way to dispose of tattered American flags in a respectful and honorable manner. […]