By Samantha SLAYBACK What started seven years ago as a way to encourage the Korean community to get more involved in the Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music program has morphed into a highly anticipated annual fundraiser. The seventh annual Korean barbecue fundraiser takes place on Sept. 12 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK The tobacco industry has been thriving for years by selling nicotine-based products to individuals across America including targeting its advertising tactics to a younger demographic. For these reasons, among others, individuals young and old have taken the fight against tobacco products into their own hands. One individual, 16-year-old Sidney Hirshberg, recently attended […]
YMCA of the Foothills participated in the United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USAIGC) 2015 World Championship in Palm Springs earlier this summer. The competing gymnasts represented groups from across California as well as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Bermuda and the United Kingdom. The Crescenta Cañada YMCA gymnastics team, the CCY Dynamites, composed […]
Magical Make-Believe for Elementary School Drama Students Assistance League® of Flintridge (ALF) will provide elementary school drama students, grades three through six, an opportunity to grant wishes, turn items into gold and descend beneath the sea when they sign up for “Aladdin and Other Tales of Wonder,” the fall drama production for the ALFie Players. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Kindergarten is one of those times everyone remembers. If you’re a kid you remember that first big step into the world of academia. If you’re a parent you remember your little one walking into that great big school and holding your breath they won’t run back to you in tears. The first […]
At 8 a.m. on a recent Tuesday morning, an energetic group of kids and volunteers gathered in the Target at the Glendale Galleria for an early morning shopping trip. Once a year, the store schedules extra staff and sets up a welcome station with snacks and giveaways so The Salvation Army can take local children […]
Crescenta Valley Weekly is proud to present Back To School photos by Leonard COUTIN, Robin GOLDSWORTHY, Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Clark Magnet High School Cloud Preschool Crescenta Valley High School Fremont Elementary La Crescenta Elementary Monte Vista Elementary Mountain Avenue Elementary Rosemont Middle School Valley View Elementary
updated Sept. 4 By Samantha SLAYBACK How many individuals can say they’ve stopped to observe and appreciate a bird today? Aside from the rare and exciting eagle sighting, not many people pay much attention to birds in their day-to-day lives. However, for 12-year-old Dessi, they are his passion, and he has made the observation and […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK When students return to high school from summer vacation, they’ll discover all types of opportunities, whether joining clubs, volunteering within the community or traveling with classmates. Every other year, the Crescenta Valley High School German Dept. participates in a student exchange program with the elite, 500-year-old secondary school Gymnasium Phillippinum in Marburg, […]
On Monday kids from Crescenta Valley took a big step into the world of middle school at Rosemont Middle School’s Howdy Day. The students’ day was filled with books, learning where classrooms are and mastering locker combinations. Many had parents with them. Eighth graders came by Rosemont on Tuesday to pick up their schedules […]