Assemblymember Mike Gatto channeled Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek to test students’ economic knowledge. By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools participated in a “Jeopardy!”-style game courtesy of Assemblymember Mike Gatto. The purpose of the game was to highlight financial literacy in a “fun” way, he said. “This is the second time we have […]
Lincoln students let their creativity shine at the annual egg drop held on Friday, Sept. 6 on the school campus. Students designed packages to house uncooked eggs that were dropped from the top of a Glendale Fire Dept. hook and ladder truck. Eggs that survived the drop were judged in a contest that included awards […]
Grandparents’ Day at Crescenta-Cañada Nursery School (CCNS) has become a tradition when the young – and the young at heart – can experience a day in the life in a Busy Bear (4-year-old) classroom or a Darling Duckling (3-year-old) classroom. This year young bears and ducks had an opportunity to paint, dance, draw and […]
Eric Patten Eric Patten, 18, of La Crescenta has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts: the Eagle Scout Award. A member of Troop 390, Verdugo Hills Council, Patten is one of approximately 7% of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank. Each candidate must earn at least […]
Benjamin “Bean” Mitchell Boy Scout Troop 390, chartered to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La Crescenta, announced that Benjamin “Bean” Mitchell was officially awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America on Sept. 24. In recognition of this accomplishment, an Eagle Scout Court of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The homecoming game is tomorrow night for Crescenta Valley High School and as is the tradition, the school’s homecoming spirit assembly was held Friday morning in the school’s gym. Led by the Associated Student Body who decorated the gym with an under the sea theme, the assembly was a enthusiastic introduction to […]
Kids across Crescenta Valley braved the drizzle yesterday as they participated in Walk to School Day. The event encourages students and their parents nationwide to walk to school. Walk to School is patterned after a movement that began in the United Kingdom. It is a way to promote good health as well as community. Photos […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU As two of the seven young women chosen on Monday morning to represent the 2014 Tournament of Roses as members of the Tournament of Roses Royal Court, 17-year-olds Katherine Diane Lipp and Elizabeth Katie Woolf, students at La Cañada High School, hope to use their new role as a springboard to […]
Halloween is hiding around the corner. The Glendale Police and Fire departments would like to remind everyone to be extra cautious this Oct. 31 and watch for all of Glendale’s little ghouls and goblins who will be out and about. While decorating for Halloween, keep jack-o-lanterns away from drapes and out of walkways. Parents, be […]