Athletes honored at ACE Awards

By Geghard ARAKELIAN CV High School’s men’s basketball coach and student athletes took home nominations and awards at the inaugural Athletes with Character and Ethics (ACE) Awards at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Wednesday. Coach Shawn Zargarian received the nomination for  the Coach of a Male Team with Character and Ethics out of a […]

Remembering swimmer and medalist Vicki Draves B

By Brandon HENSLEY Back before there was the Verdugo Hills Hospital or the congested shadow of the 210 Freeway, Montrose had its own little slice of Americana in the form of the Indian Springs swimming pool. The pool has long since been buried under 12 feet of rock and concrete, the area off of Verdugo […]

CV swim shocks area, takes second place at CIF Finals

Was there a bigger surprise than the Crescenta Valley High boys’ swim team this year? Crescenta Valley shocked the area when the CV boys’ swim team earned second place overall in the CIF Southern Section Division II Finals at Belmont Plaza Pool on May 15, surpassing local rival and four-time reigning CIF champ La Ca-ada. […]

A long day doesn’t end well for CVHS

By Seth AMITIN A long morning at the Cerritos College track on Saturday turned into a long day. A handful of locals were able to compete at the CIF Finals and after hours of anticipation, finally reached the field. The results weren’t as great in previous years – no one in the area reached Masters […]

Glendale Elks honors top area scholars

By Michael LOCKE Elks Correspondent Sixteen college-bound seniors from five of the area’s high schools were honored recently at the 80th Annual Elks Scholarship Awards Dinner sponsored by Glendale Elks Lodge 1289. The top six finalists competed for district, state and national honors and received a total of $23,000. Crescenta Valley High School had four […]

Students bleed for ARC

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday Crescenta Valley High School held a blood drive for the American Cancer Society.  The Associated Student Body at the urging of member Hannah Park sponsored the drive. “We [CVHS] have had blood drives in the past.  I just wanted to hold another one,” Park said. Students had to be at […]

YOUTH NOTES

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY GLA Congratulations to the following foothill students who received scholarship funding from the Glendale Latino Association. From Clark Magnet High School,
Francesca Valencia and from Crescenta Valley High School Christina Galvan,
Daniella Vargas,
Vanessa Fonseca-Prieto,
Tania Salmeron
and Juliana Kim. The GLA awarded more than $18,000 to 24 seniors attending schools in the Glendale Unified School District. […]

First Steps Preschool goes green

First Steps Preschool unveiled its new environmental science center designed and built by The Pacific Outdoor Living Design Center on Sunday, May 23. This artfully and aesthetically created center gives preschoolers the opportunity to firsthand understand the science behind nature. The event was part of the school’s spring festival, which included carnival type games, arts […]

Cadets celebrated at ROTC banquet

By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern Crescenta Valley High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) rewarded its cadets with 27 national awards at its end of the year banquet held last weekend. The awards were given to students who excelled in certain areas. The annual JROTC banquet was held at the […]

Letters to the editor

RE: Larger Class Sizes There is concern by public school parents over larger class sizes coming this fall in the Glendale schools. While public schools are tuition free, parents do have alternatives. Right here in La Crescenta, two new approaches to private, Catholic schools will start in the fall, located on two sites, K– 4th […]