Start Smart at the Fire House

By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol officers stopped by the Fire House youth center recently to help kids with their driving skills. Officer Kevin Denmon and Officer Christian Baldonado brought CHP’s Start Smart program to the youth center. The program is a driver safety education class that is designed for new and future teenage drivers […]

Photo courtesy of Kamila Melko/Tic Tac Photography High school students Mark Matheu, Jully Chung and Tina Stephens lead Rosemont students in cheers and games to begin the weekend at Camp Firework.

By Aimee YEGHIAYAN On a recent Friday morning, waiting for the bus to arrive, the high school camp staff was impatient, smiling but with a glimmer of fear, ready for Camp Firework to begin. Camp Firework is a three-day leadership camp held at Camp Highland, a site nestled in the San Gorgonio Pass between San […]

Mountain Avenue and All Things Science

By Misty DUPLESSIS On the evening of Jan. 25, Mountain Avenue Elementary students displayed an array of science projects in the auditorium for the parent/family night as they wrapped up their annual Science Fun Fair. Students stood by their experiments and answered questions, performed demonstrations and talked about the inspiration for their projects. First grade […]

Mountain Avenue and All Things Science

By Misty DUPLESSIS On the evening of Jan. 25, Mountain Avenue Elementary students displayed an array of science projects in the auditorium for the parent/family night as they wrapped up their annual Science Fun Fair. Students stood by their experiments and answered questions, performed demonstrations and talked about the inspiration for their projects. First grade […]

Building Leaders at Camp Firework

  By Aimee YEGHIAYAN On a recent Friday morning, waiting for the bus to arrive, the high school camp staff was impatient, smiling but with a glimmer of fear, ready for Camp Firework to begin. Camp Firework is a three-day leadership camp held at Camp Highland, a site nestled in the San Gorgonio Pass between […]

Local Groups Spend National Day of Service Helping Others

By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Glendale Girl Scouts and CV High School Robotics Team 589 spent Monday at La Crescenta’s Ralph’s market gathering food to help fill the food bank at the Salvation Army in Glendale. They were able to donate 40 cases of food in just one day of fundraising thanks to the generosity […]

Local Environmental Educator Dominique Evans-Bye

Earth Force and the General Motors Foundation announced Dominique Evans-Bye from Clark Magnet High School won a Chevrolet GREEN Educator Award. The award recognizes 10 outstanding educators who integrate innovative environmental education into their schools and community programs. “We join Earth Force in honoring Ms. Evans-Bye for her work and dedication to foster the next […]

Kiwanis Honors Terrific Kids

La Cañada sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students were honored recently by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada at the club’s weekly luncheon at Van DeKamp Hall at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge. Terrific Kids is a student recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. Students work with their teachers to establish […]

Cub Scouts are STARs

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Eddie Tsuang from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station took some time on Monday to talk to kids about what law enforcement does while reinforcing citizenship and self-esteem. Tsuang has been trained in the LASD’s STAR (Success Through Awareness and Resistance) program. The program is based upon the […]

High Class Outing for Lincoln Students

Students from Lincoln Elementary School went downtown on Monday to the Los Angeles Opera. Three second grade classes attended the outing as part of the L.A. Opera’s Education Dept. The class was selected to attend the student matinee of “The Magic Dream,” a variation on “The Magic Flute.” The students enjoyed lunch on the plaza […]