BTS 2013 PT1
Welcoming Students During Back to School Week
By Mary O’KEEFE Students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. At elementary schools across Crescenta Valley, kindergartners all had one thing in common: excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents. “At our kindergarten tea, I asked who was having a harder time [with the first days of school] – the […]
Neighbors Meeting Neighbors in the Foothills
By Michael J. ARVIZU, Leonard COUTIN, Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE At its foundation, National Night Out turns back time to the cop-on-the-beat era when law enforcement and firefighters knew the local businesses and neighbors. NNO also tries to bring back the philosophy of neighbors helping neighbors. Although logical and altruistic, this concept had been […]
Davis Brings Pride to GHS at State Championships
Photos and story by Leonard COUTIN The California CIF State Track and Field championship was held May 31-June 1 in Clovis with prelims on Friday and finals on Saturday. The pressure was on the athletes Friday to make qualifying times to advance the next day to finals. Glendale Nitro Michael Davis again proved himself ready […]
Sacred Heart Class of 2013
On Sunday, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in La Cañada Flintridge held its commencement ceremony on the campus that overlooks the city below. The traditional white dresses and red roses created a picturesque image as the 106 graduates celebrated their accomplishments and looked toward their college future. Tara Kawai-Daniels was the class valedictorian and the salutatorian […]
Community Celebrates Graduation Day
Hundreds of students across the Crescenta Valley said goodbye to those they’ve known for the last several years and prepare to move on to the next level in their lives. By Mary O’KEEFE Many foothills kids slept in on Wednesday after a Tuesday that marked the beginning of summer break as graduation/promotion ceremonies were celebrated […]
Melnyk Finished at Masters
Glendale’s Michael Davis advances to state. By Leonard COUTIN The Southern Section CIF Track and Field Masters Meet was held Friday night at Cerritos College. Local athletes competed out of their division against top rivals from various schools. Not only is the meet one of the toughest for any high school athlete, but participants must […]
Melnyk on the Road to Masters Meet
By Leonard COUTIN The track and field Southern Section CIF finals were held on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. For some athletes this marked an end to a long season, and for a few who made qualifying times, new challenges were to be conquered. Falcon sophomore Megan Melnyk has had an exceptional year running […]
Carrillo, Collison, Melnyk Lead Falcons to CIF Finals
By Leonard COUTIN It was a hot Saturday that greeted athletes arriving at Trabuco High School to compete in the track and field CIF Southern Section prelims. The strategy for most of the athletes was to simply qualify and make it into the finals, which will be held this Saturday at Mount San Antonio College […]
CV Runners Head for CIF Prelims
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League track and field finals got underway in Arcadia Friday despite the closure of the Ventura (134) and Glendale (2) freeways due to the nearby fires. The Crescenta Valley High School Falcons have been working all year and when they took the field on Friday, the athletes were determined to […]