The girls of Girl Scout Troop 3481 from La Crescenta showed their commitment of service to their community by donating $1,400 to the Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund. The girls earned the money by selling over 1,400 boxes of cookies over several years. As seniors at Crescenta Valley High School, they […]
Various scholarships are available including: Archer Rivas Foundation to Offer $50,000 in College Scholarships The Archer Rivas Foundation (ARF) is now offering $10,000 college scholarships to one senior from five different area high schools including Crescenta Valley, La Cañada, Verdugo Hills, Glendale and Hoover. ARF is a non-profit organization created by Ron Archer and Reggie […]
The Assistance League of Glendale (ALG) recently visited La Crescenta Elementary School as part of its Authors & Illustrators program. ALG has visited all public schools in the GUSD over the years. La Crescenta Elementary was visited by authors and illustrators Tao Nyeu, Caroline Arnold, Joe Cepeda and Tracy Holczer. They visited all of the […]
By Ruth SOWBY La Crescenta recently celebrated its very own space launch! The playground at Mountain Avenue Elementary School was the launch site. The school’s science project built on a previous launch held 12 years ago that resulted in the landing of a helium balloon that carried a tracker, a camera, the school’s phone number and […]
Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) students Mallory Apy and Angelina Vesselinov attended the California State PTA Legislation Conference earlier this month to advocate for issues affecting youth and families. The conference, which takes place annually in Sacramento, enables PTA leaders to hear from experts in education, learn about current bills and budget challenges and meet […]
The annual Lincoln Elementary talent show took place on Jan. 29. Lincoln first grade teachers Melinda Burkhart and Nicolas James worked with the talented students for four weeks to get the students ready for the big night. Tony Ohanian, computer teacher, was musical director for the evening, and Principal Barbara Fariss worked the box office. […]
The California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation is hosting two scholarship contests in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. California high school students (grades nine-12) are invited to participate in an essay and/or a visual arts contest to increase awareness of the Armenian Genocide on its 110th anniversary. All scholarship applications must be submitted by the Friday, […]
By Ruth SOWBY The La Cañada Flintridge Library recently hosted a free, one-hour kids’ cooking program. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, some 25 kids ages 5-12 stormed the library’s meeting room to make pear bread. Most, though, were interested in eating it instead of making it. Supervising the bunch was librarian Sarah Loverme, who has worked at the […]
On Oct. 26, the Glendale Unified School District LEGO robotics scrimmage was co-hosted by Cerritos Elementary School and Crescenta Valley High School Falkon robotics. The scrimmage provided teams across the GUSD to learn about robotics and compete in FIRST LEGO League (FLL). Sixteen 16 LEGO robotics teams (grades 4-8) competed featuring about 66 students participating […]
By Jabe BELL Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) band made history at its recent competition at Gahr High School in Cerritos earning a score of 89.775, which is the highest score in the history of CVHS. The previous high score was attained during finals competition in 2019 when the band earned 89.5 at Huntington Beach […]