My mother Roma Gibson was born in 1935 and grew up in the Pico-Robertson area on Los Angeles’ Westside. This is one of her stories. Roma lived on Alcott Street, a fairly quiet, residential neighborhood just a few blocks south of Robertson Boulevard. At the end of the street, as was quite typical in those […]
Yes, it’s true. CV was the site of something special in women’s history, and actually, for human dignity. Thanks to the vision of a strong woman, Agnes Richards, founder of Rockhaven Sanitarium in 1923, the lives of women with mental disabilities were immeasurably improved. Agnes Richards has a tale that is inspirational. Although born in […]
Crescenta Valley High School Dance held their Spring Show last Friday and Saturday. The show featured beginning, intermediate and advanced dance. The theme was CV goes Google.com with a technology flare. A group dance to the Super Mario theme had a mix of differnt versions of dance from tap to hip-hop. About 58 dancers took […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Crescenta Valley High School students Christina Padilla, Nicholle Kwon and Xin Yi Ye took the top three places for GUSD in the recent 2011 Tower Art Banner Contest sponsored by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. Over the last four years the Airport Authority has invited high school students in the Burbank, Glendale and […]
By Jason KUROSU St. Patrick’s Day, the enduring celebration of everything Irish, hosts a number of traditions. In elementary school, the only tradition routinely followed is the wearing of green, lest one desires pinching and general harassment. Lincoln Elementary took it a step further this St. Patrick’s Day with an exhibition of some of the […]
On Wednesday, March 2, Chamlian Armenian School first grade students celebrated the late Dr. Seuss’s birthday by learning about the author’s life and enjoying a special breakfast of green eggs and ham. The students were excited as they joined English Dept. Chair Anita Torosian in reciting lines from the popular Dr. Seuss book, “Green Eggs […]
Earlier this month, St. James students participated in the annual Academic Decathlon at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. There are 220 schools in the archdiocese and 104 competed in the decathlon. There are two main elements of the competition: the Superquiz and the subject area tests. St. James team placed eighth overall in the Superquiz […]
By Leonard COUTIN CV track athletes looked sharp as they held their first league meet on their own track against the Muir Mustangs on Thursday, March 17. The final score were solid wins for CV with boys at 81-51 and the girls at 119-15. Perhaps the biggest disappointment was that Muir arrived with a small […]
By Alan Der OHANNESSIAN In tennis, the Falcons lost a close one to the Bulldogs 10-8 on Tuesday. Having skipped their last series due to rain, the taste of their LaSalle victory was still fresh in the Falcons minds, giving them the drive to win. In singles, Falcons’ number one Chris Kim easily took care […]
By Leonard COUTIN CV track and field athletes attended the Camarillo Classic Invitational held at Camarillo High School on Saturday, March 19. The weather was cool but fortunately no rain. Senior Tiernan Hebron placed fifth in the 200 meter varsity (27:15) as well as placing third in the 400m (61.50). Senior Anneke Kakebeen ran the […]