By Mary O’KEEFE Is dance hip-hop or ballet? Is it jazz or tap? Does the type of dance define the student? At this year’s Crescenta Valley High School’s Spring Dance performance, the questions of who dances and how they dance will be played out on stage via a West Side Story-type of tale. “It’s a […]
Jog-A-Thon at Dunsmore Dunsmore Elementary School is having its 5th Annual Jog-A-Thon on Friday, March 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the lower field. The PTA fundraiser is an opportunity for about 400 Dunsmore students (kindergarten through sixth grade) to stay healthy while also raising funds to support the school’s programs including funding […]
By Tyler BIDDLE Jenna Belle Johnson of Tujunga has been selected to compete in the 2013 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen pageant for Pasadena/San Bernardino. At age 9, she will be in the youngest of the four age divisions of the pageant, which will be held on March 2. “I’m excited to get into it and learn […]
Terrific Kids certificates were presented by Tom Petersmyer, Kiwanis AM president to Madelyn Susank, Isbella Ibarra and Emmett Pernecky. Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. Terrific Kids is sponsored as a Kiwanis-family club at the school at St. Bede’s church. The Kiwanis offers financial support and adult […]
Pancake Breakfast, Rummage Sale at Dunsmore Dunsmore Elementary School is having a pancake breakfast and rummage sale on Saturday, March 2 at the school. The community is invited from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. to support Dunsmore’s sixth grade class by purchasing a $5 pancake breakfast ticket and shop at the rummage sale. Dunsmore Elementary […]
Bryan Ghoslin, 17, is the newest Scout from Troop 319 of La Crescenta to reach the highest rank in scouting, the Eagle Scout. Ghoslin joined Cub Scouts as a second grader at Dunsmore Elementary School and enjoyed the activities and outings that Cub scouting had to offer. Being a Boy Scout was a goal of […]
On Feb. 23, the Cub Scouts of St. James Pack #314 hosted a LEGO Showcase at their Blue and Gold dinner. The Blue and Gold Dinner is the birthday anniversary of Scouting. The theme for the evening was “Cub Scouts are out of this World!” Approximately 60 Scouts and students began the evening building rockets, […]
On Friday, seven Cub Scouts from Pack 302 came to visit the Crescenta Valley Weekly newspaper. Brandon Hahn, Timothy Lou, Victor Martinez, Preston Midgley, Armen Postik and Jordan Yoshida attend Monte Vista and Lincoln elementary schools. Joaquin Perez attends Roscoe Elementary School. They came to the newspaper to see how the paper is made, said […]
Several members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada and their sponsored La Cañada High School Kiwanis Key Club worked together selling peanuts at Ralphs supermarket to raise money for the Kiwanis’ Eliminate Project. Kiwanis International and UNICEF joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 […]
Students from St. James-Holy Redeemer School participated in the annual Knights of Columbus spelling bee. Students competed against St. Bede School by grade level in two different categories. Student Curtis Yun won the competition for grade level four, five and six with teammates Dylan Dease, Katherine Min, Kayka Munsyac, and Allister Quizon. Holy Redeemer student […]