Summer School for the 21st Century

La Crescenta Elementary is conducting a five-week summer school program for fifth grade students who will be entering the sixth grade this fall. Teachers Nicolas James from Lincoln Elementary and Kimberly Cruce from Verdugo Woodlands are the two teachers who are piloting the math class. They have students from Lincoln, Dunsmore, La Crescenta, Valley View, […]

Woodcraft Rangers Hold Annual Gala

Woodcraft Rangers Hold Annual Gala

On June 17, Los Angeles’ oldest youth development program, Woodcraft Rangers, held its annual gala in the heart of Little Tokyo at the Japanese American National Museum. Though dignitaries were in attendance, the youth performers from Sunland Elementary and various schools were the stars of the night. Attendees to the gala enjoyed performances that ranged […]

A Local Boy Scout Earns 140 Merit Badges

A Local Boy Scout Earns 140 Merit Badges

Michael Johnson from Boy Scout Troop 390 has filled three sashes to hold all of his Boy Scout merit badges and honors. Johnson finished his Boy Scout career in mid May when he turned 18 years old, having earned 140 merit badges, which includes four special badges available only for the Boy Scouts 2010 Centennial. […]

Scouts Welcome Firefighters

Boy Scouts of America Verdugo Hills Council (located in Glendale) hosts a Resident Cub Camp (sleep away) every summer hosting boys 7 years to 10 years old. Several Scouts from local packs throughout the Glendale, Eagle Rock and Burbank areas attended this year’s overnight. On June 23, during the overnight, a small brush fire erupted […]

Girl Scout Cadette Hosts Female Empowerment Workshop

Girl Scout Cadette Hosts Female Empowerment Workshop

By Seo Jin LEE, intern On June 14, high school girls gathered on the grounds of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church for Simply Strong, a workshop on female empowerment. Crescenta Valley High School freshman and Juliette Scout Maylin Austin, 13, hosted the event as part of her Girl Scout Silver Award project, the […]

Mars Rover Visit

Students at St. James – Holy Redeemer School learned all about the rovers built at JPL on May 28 when one of the school’s parents who works at JPL brought a rover to the campus. They were shown how the rocket travels to Mars, how the rover is set down on the planet and then […]

School Year Ends in Talented Display

School Year Ends in Talented Display

Lincoln Elementary School students ended the school year with an encore presentation of their 2015 talent shows. Under the direction of first grade teacher Nicolas James, students from kindergarten through sixth grade entertained classmates with their amazing talents. With the help of the school’s student council that emceed and worked as stage hands, the students […]

Spelling Bee Champs ‘Knighted’

Spelling Bee Champs ‘Knighted’

The Knights of Columbus, Crescenta Valley Council 3254, recently held a spelling bee for students of St. Bede the Venerable, St. James the Less and Holy Redeemer parishes in the fourth through eighth grades. Council 3254, chartered in 1949, serves the three parishes in the Crescenta Valley. The spelling bee, which has been held annually […]

Two Troop 317 Boy Scouts Earn Eagle Rank

The Eagle Scout rank is the highest award in scouting and its achievement is the most distinguished and honorable in a scout’s career. An Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America represents a life of honor, dedication, good citizenship, service to others, leadership, and ethical character. On the evening of May 22, an Eagle […]

Hard Work and Dedication Result in Big Wins at Holy Family

Hard Work and Dedication Result in Big Wins at Holy Family

On May 22, the varsity cheerleading team from Holy Family Grade School in Glendale competed in the SHARP International World Finals in Honolulu, Hawaii. The co-ed team consisted of 12 students in grades six through eight that entered two categories: cheer and pom. Competing against schools from Hawaii, the mainland and other states, Holy Family […]