Stanford recognizes FSHA religion teacher Olympio D’Mello, a religion teacher at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, was recently recognized by Stanford University for his exceptional teaching. He was nominated for the award by FSHA graduate Nicole DeMont, the valedictorian for the class of 2009 who is now a freshman at Stanford. “Mr. D’Mello not only cares […]
Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union, part of CULookup.com, is benefiting from Arianna Huffington’s “Move Your Money” campaign that advocates consumers taking their business out of big banks. “As consumers become more and more disenchanted with big banks, Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union is proud to be a financial institution they can turn to […]
By Shana LiVIGNI Kids love stories and the Assistance League of Glendale wants them to learn how their favorite stories are made into their favorite books by bringing popular writers and artists to the classroom in an outreach program called Authors and Illustrators Day. “The Assistance League of Glendale brings the authors and illustrators of […]
By Andrew SIMON The Crescenta Valley boys’ basketball team played Burroughs for the second time this season on Wednesday night. For the second time, the Falcons ran away from the Indians, to the tune of a 32-point margin of victory. Behind solid games from Coltrane Powdrill and Nick Dragovich and a blistering start from freshman […]
Members of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s academic decathlon team explored Paris over Thanksgiving to broaden the girls’ studies of the French Revolution, the theme for this year’s decathlon competition slated for Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at Bishop Alemany High School. “The students were particularly excited to see firsthand the art and history that we […]
Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. Hey, girls, with the hype of American Idol getting 27 million viewers last week I decided to talk about a singing movie this week. Albert Hartfeld is the director of the DVD movie […]
Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School will be hosting its annual open house on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Families wanting to learn more about the benefits of a cooperative pre-school program are invited to come and meet the teachers and parents who work together. The entire family is invited to attend. Kids will […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School students, many of whom were evacuated from their homes last week, were still able to dance and sing their way through Camelot on Saturday, Jan. 23 as they staged a musical theatre production of “King Arthur’s Quest” in partnership with the Missoula Children’s Theatre Program. With only one week to rehearse […]
By Mary O’Keefe Photographer Ansel Adams is quoted to have said that a good photograph is made from an intuitive sense. That theory seems to hold true with young photographer Anthony Avellano. Avellano is only 12 years old but has the eye and the intuition of a seasoned photographer. “I look at the shadows, at […]
My Thoughts, exactly » Jim Chase If you’ve seen a friendly, middle-aged guy around town the past week or two with a ginormous grin stretching from ear to ear, that would most likely be me. Why? Because it has been raining, of course. A lot. And as my wife, kids, relatives, neighbors, UPS driver, people […]