St. Patrick’s Day Comes Early to Lincoln

Lincoln Elementary kicked off the last day of school before spring break with its fourth spirit day of the year called Leprechaun/Green Day. Lincoln’s student council, under the direction of teachers Nicolas James and Sarah Morris, again hired bagpiper John McDonald to greet the students as they came to school on Friday, March 14 playing […]

YOUTH NOTES

Art Contest Foothill Municipal Water District, located in La Cañada Flintridge, is sponsoring its third annual K-12 student art contest. Local elementary schools Dunsmore, La Crescenta, Lincoln, Monte Vista, Mountain Avenue, Valley View, and Rosemont Middle School and Crescenta Valley High School are served by Crescenta Valley Water District, a member agency of FMWD. Students […]

Student-run Community Math Club, GLIM, Offers Opportunities

By YooJin SHEEN, intern While other students celebrated the beginning of spring break by visiting amusement parks or traveling out of town, a group of high school students dedicated their Friday evenings to teaching math to younger students. Every week, Global Leadership Institute Math Club (GLIM) provides a free math tutoring program for students who […]

Clark Celebrates Awardees

Clark Magnet High School Parent, Teacher, Student Association (PTSA) presented its Honorary Service Awards on Feb. 27, honoring just a few of Clark’s teachers, supporters, educators, students and parents. The Continuing Service Award was presented to Gerald Gruss; Honorary Service Awards were presented to Amir Ghavam, Susan Newcomer, Chris Waldheim, Todd Black, Eve Mekerdichian; VSP […]

Prepping for the Decathlon

Eighth grade students at Holy Redeemer Middle School were busy studying before heading to the Los Angeles Archdiocese Academic Decathlon at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. For this year’s competition, 110 schools have registered to participate. Students will compete individually in eight subjects (art, current events, English, literature, math, religion, science, and social studies) and […]

Falkon Robotics Ends Season Strong

By Aimee YEGHIAYAN The future of engineering is in the hands of our youth. If the FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Robotics Competition is any indication of what they are capable of, we are in good hands. This past weekend, Crescenta Valley High School competed at the San Diego Valley View […]

Speech and Debate Teams Place Well in Competitions

By Marissa GOULD, intern It was a mild morning in front of Crescenta Valley High School when about 20 students, all dressed in suits and other formal wear, gathered for the debate state qualifier at Schurr High School in Montebello. The CVHS Speech and Debate Team had traveled to Cal State Long Beach for the […]

Saluting Our Scouts

Four Boy Scouts from Troop 288 in La Crescenta recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Troop 288 is sponsored by American Legion Post 288.   Zachary Blue Zachary Blue began his Scouting experience as a Bear Cub in Pack 302. He participated in the Pinewood Derby, attended Camp Cherry Valley and marched in the […]

Boy Scout Troop 319 Celebrates 50 Years of Scouting

Boy Scout Troop 319 invites all Troop 319 alumni, families and Scouts to celebrate 50 years of Scouting on Sunday, March 23 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Straw Hat Pizza in La Crescenta. The evening will include dinner and a program that celebrates “50 Years on the Trail.” All Scouts, both current and […]

Daisies Earn a Petal

Monte Vista Elementary School’s Daisy Troop 6851 earned a petal for respecting authority during their field trip outing to the CV Sheriff’s Dept. on Feb. 25. The girls of Troop 6851 are shown above with Dep. Jorge Valdivia. Submitted by Leila BELL