DUNSMORE CLASS OF 2015

Aya Accad Amy An David Argumaniz Anais Bastian Rafi Bastramjian Annika Bentzen Keilani Bertino Jared Bringas Delaney Bromberek Cadie Carlson Brandon Chew Won Choi Ashlin Cuesta Xander Darian Bennett Davis Nicholas Davis Jay Dickinson Mitchell Doom Sarah Enriquez Rosalie Ewoldsen Emily Ferrufino Gabriel Garciga Micah Gerola Anahit Ghukasyan Kevin Guerrero Jaya Hamkins Kelly Helton Alexis […]

Students Present Solutions to State Drought

Students Present Solutions to State Drought

By Brandon HENSLEY Local middle and high school students presented their possible solutions to California’s drought before the Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting on May 21. As part of the Global Initiatives Alliance, two separate panels from La Crescenta’s New Hope Academy addressed the major water issues, including recommendations for the Town Council to possibly […]

Nesbitt Coming to Salem Lutheran

Nesbitt Coming to Salem Lutheran

  Unlikely Hero Productions, and the producers of its forthcoming documentary “Skipping Joy,” announced that they will be filming children’s poet laureate Kenn Nesbitt’s upcoming visit to Salem Lutheran School in Glendale. Nesbitt will present a “stand-up comedy, poetry-writing assembly program” to show Salem students how much fun they can have with a book and […]

YOUTH NOTES

    Scholarship Opp   Exceptional student leaders are invited to apply for the 2014 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program. In honor of the legacy and character of President Ronald Reagan, this program annually rewards up to 20 college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with $10,000 renewable scholarships (up to $40,000 per […]

Christopher Riley Menke

Christopher Riley Menke

Christopher Riley Menke earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Menke belongs to Troop 390 in the La Crescenta ward of The Church of  Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For his Eagle project Menke led the demolition and then construction of two sheds used to store playground equipment and toys at the Shadow Hills Presbyterian Church […]

Flapjack Fundraiser for Scouts

By Marissa GOULD There are very few things can get a slumbering community up in the morning – especially as early as 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday. However, Boy Scout troop 317 managed to wake up the community with their second annual pancake breakfast. The pancake breakfast is the main fundraiser for Troop 317. The […]

YOUTH NOTES

Reflections Program Crescenta Valley High School Senior Reflections for the Class of 2015 will take place Sunday, May 31 at 4 p.m. in the MacDonald Auditorium. Senior Reflections is a time for 2015 graduates to reflect on their scholastic and fun days at CVHS. This program is a senior-centered event that will feature seniors, senior […]

Crescenta-Cañada Nursery School Honors 17 Years of Service

On Dec. 1, 1997 Anita “Mrs. Nita” Imm started her first day as the teacher of the Busy Bears (4-year-olds) at Crescenta-Canada Nursery School (CCNS). After 17 years, Mrs. Nita will be retiring in June as the Busy Bear teacher and director of CCNS. Though she will miss the giggles and smiles every morning at […]

E-waste Collection a Success at Valley View

E-waste Collection a Success at Valley View

  Organizers of the Valley View Elementary School e-waste recycling event held in April report that the event, the fourth one held for the school, was the biggest one yet. Held at the south lot of Bob Smith Toyota in La Crescenta, over 17 pallets of recyclable electronics were collected at an estimated weight of […]

Monte Vista Second-Graders Delight with Spring Sing

Monte Vista Second-Graders Delight with Spring Sing

  It was standing room only on a recent Tuesday morning when 126 second-graders took the Monte Vista Elementary School stage to sing for students and parents. The students were led by music teacher Ann Kleinsasser who also accompanied on piano. They performed songs such as “Erie Canal,” “Land of the Silver Birch,” “We Are […]