‘Pizza Wars’ Coming to CVHS
Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Dept. is hosting its first “Pizza Wars,” a fundraiser tonight, Thursday, April 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be in the quad at CVHS. Participants will taste eight slices of pizza from different local pizzerias and then vote for their favorites. Pizzas will be judged on best crust, best sauce, best cheese, best pepperoni, and best overall pizza. The winning results will be announced at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15, which includes a drink. Tickets are available from CVHS musicians and at the door. Live music will be provided featuring CV’s jazz band. All proceeds from the ‘Pizza Wars’ fundraiser will go directly to support Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Department.
Contact event coordinator Michael LeFevre at feeve@feeve.com or call (310) 717-8999 with questions.
CV High School is located at 2900 Community Ave. in La Crescenta.
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M.A.C.K. Hosting Fundraiser
Attention Mountain Avenue Elementary alumni, parents, friends and neighbors: M.A.C.K (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids – Mountain Avenue’s educational foundation) is hosting “Love Is In The Air,” the annual fundraising gala event on Saturday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. Tickets are only $50 and include a three-course meal and a cocktail. There will be live and silent auctions, a DJ and dancing, and a chance to socialize with the fabulous Mountain Avenue faculty and staff.
Please join your friends and neighbors to support Mountain Avenue at this wonderful adult-only event! Tickets are available at: https://mountainavenue.givezooks.com/evetns/m-a-c-k-night-out-2016.
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Spring Concert is ‘Spacey’ Event
Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Dept. is having its annual Spring POPS Concert on Friday, May 6 beginning at 7 p.m. in the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium in La Crescenta. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students.
This is the most popular concert of the year, and ticketholders will enjoy an evening of space-themed pieces performed by CV’s jazz band, symphony orchestra, concert band, string orchestra, and wind ensemble.
CVHS MacDonald Auditorium, 4400 Ramsdell Ave., La Crescenta
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Scholarships Available
The Community Scholarship Foundation of La Cañada Flintridge (CSF) has announced that the 2016 scholarship applications are now available. Fulltime students who attend a pubic or private school located within the city of La Cañada Flintridge, as well as Crescenta Valley High School, regardless of home residency, are eligible to apply for scholarships. Additionally, students receiving services associated with Hathaway Sycamores and Hillsides Pasadena are also eligible.
All required school and financial documentation, along with reference reports must be received by April 30.
Scholarship applications can be downloaded from the CSF’s website at http://www.csflacanada.org, or obtained at the college counseling offices of La Cañada High School, Flintridge Preparatory School, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Hillside School and Learning Center, Saint Francis High School, Crescenta Valley High School, Hathaway Sycamores, and Hillsides Pasadena.
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The Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals of Assistance League of Flintridge, known as CAP, is offering scholarships to further the education of La Cañada Flintridge resident students. This year CAP is extending the reach of the scholarships to those students who live in the adjacent cities of La Crescenta and Montrose.
CAP Scholarships will be granted to students who will be attending a two-year college or an accredited occupational program in the fall of 2016.
Applications can be downloaded or a sample is available from counselors and/or scholarship staff at La Cañada High School, Crescenta Valley High School, St. Francis High School, Hillside Learning Center, Village Christian School, Glendale Community College, and Pasadena City College, or from Assistance League® of Flintridge, 4607 Oakwood Ave. La Cañada. Applications must be returned to Assistance League® of Flintridge no later than Sunday, May 1 along with a one-page personal essay, verification of grades, résumé, and two sealed letters of recommendation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For additional information, call Assistance League® of Flintridge at (818) 790-1328 or visit alflintridge.org. Application forms may be downloaded from this site.