By Marissa GOULD, CV Weekly Intern Crescenta Valley High School welcomes a new Associated Student Body – ASB – president this year. Joy McCreary said that she does not want to be a passive president, but wants to be as active as possible and engage the entire student body as well. She wants every student […]
The YMCA of the Foothills is excited to launch another year of the Tribes program (formerly known as Indian Guides). The purpose of the Tribes program is to foster the relationship between dads and their kids. Spending quality time with children will help build a strong bond of trust and memories that will last a […]
Crescenta Valley High School held its back to school night on Thursday on the school campus. Hundreds of parents and students crowded onto the school’s quad to hear the music of the Charismatics, the school’s a cappella group, in addition to the marching band, and dining on barbecue offered by Prom Plus. The cheer squad […]
This summer Montana Ramirez and Walter Harris played in IMG Academy’s summer high school wood bat league in Bradenton, Fl. The six-week program attracted 90 boys from across the U.S. and 16 countries. It was open to players from 15 to 19 years old entering their sophomore year of high school through their freshman year […]
At Our Lady of Lourdes in Tujunga, the campus was awash in new uniforms, the sounds of squeaky tennis shoes and the sight of full backpacks as students and parents filled the halls on the first day of school on Wednesday. OLL welcomed several new changes this year including a new principal, Jennifer Ratner. A […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. At elementary schools across Crescenta Valley, kindergartners all had one thing in common: excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents. “At our kindergarten tea, I asked who was having a harder time [with the first days of school] – the […]
In 1999 at the age of 5, Kate Linkchorst joined Girl Scout Troop 286 as a Daisy, the youngest division of Girl Scouts. She spent the next 15 years making crafts, helping other Scouts, accumulating badges and working her way up the Girl Scout ladder. She bridged to junior level with her troop, 286, crossing […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN He wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was. Now, after getting third place in the Pokémon national championship, CV graduate Demitri Campero will travel across the land to the invitation only Pokémon Video Game World Championships Aug. 9 to Aug. 11 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Canada […]
By Marissa GOULD, Intern There are many groups and clubs throughout the Crescenta-Cañada area that help the immediate community. These groups help clean up the town, plant local gardens, and support local businesses. But there is one group of Crescenta Valley and La Cañada high school students who offer their services to the greater Los […]