By Lisa DUPUY Crescenta Valley High School PTSA took its theme of “A Culture of Caring” to the school’s quad this week serving up free lemonade to students in line for schedules and textbooks. Over 30 gallons of pink and yellow lemonade were dispensed to grateful students, parents and school staff. Nancy Leum, PTSA board […]
By Jason KUROSU As college attendance has become a foregone conclusion, almost a rite of passage for today’s youth rather than a rarely attainable privilege as in the past, the stress and anxiety over tuition, admissions and choosing a university has grown steadily with each subsequent generation. “Nobody thinks the college search process is going […]
By Simone DUPUY This Saturday La Cañada High School’s Club ROAR (Reach Out and React) will be holding its first music night fundraiser. The doors of the Community Center of La Cañada will open to the public at 7 p.m. for an evening of student-made music and baked goods. For an entrance fee of only […]
By Logan JEFFREY Boy Scouts from around the country attended the 2013 National Scout Jamboree that was held in West Virginia from July 15 to July 24. One of the boys from the Verdugo Hills contingent, Logan Jeffrey, attended the Jamboree and chronicled the event for CV Weekly readers. On July 8, the Jamboree troop […]
Three young juniors from La Cañada High School’s Key Club (sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada) are shown with a replica of a check for $817.17 presented to them by Kiwanis president-elect Tom Passanisi at a recent club meeting at Descanso Gardens. The money was raised in two Peanut Day events held by […]
Crescenta Valley High School graduate Kasey Baldwin was awarded the Veterans of Foreign War’s Dick Hlebasco Scholarship of $500 on July 17 at the American Legion Hall in La Crescenta. Kasey was eligible for the VFW scholarship because of the VFW memberships of both her grandfather Mike Baldwin, a Vietnam veteran, and her late great-grandfather […]
The Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors (PFAR) presented scholarships totaling $10,000 to 10 graduating students from 10 local high schools on May 30. Each student received a $1,000 gift. Lynnell Woodward, sales partner with Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living, La Crescenta is on the PFAR committee and has been part of this event for six years. […]
On June 27, seven Scouts and three adult advisors from Boy Scout Troop 319 embarked on a journey. Fifteen days later, with over 100 miles hiked for most of them, they returned, much changed by their unforgettable experience. They had gone on a backpacking trip to the famous Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. For […]
The San Gabriel Valley Boy Scout’s Annual Expo was held recently at the Santa Anita Race Track. Participating in the Expo was the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, sponsored by the Church of Scientology Pasadena. The Foundation was invited to participate by Charlie Wilson, the Rose Bowl district manager for San Gabriel Valley Boy Scout […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN Though school is not in session, it does not mean that learning should stop. Opportunities to remain cerebrally stimulated are available through Camp Rosie, a no-cost, three-week class developed for young women between the ages of 12 and 18. The goals are to empower girls to make smart personal, educational, financial and […]