GPD K-9 Visits VV

Officer Maribel Feeley and her canine Yudy from the Glendale Police Department visited Valley View third graders. The third graders read the story, “Aero and Officer Mike” from their Language Arts Program. The students in these three classes raised $120 to donate to GPD K-9s. All 67 students attended the assembly then went outside to […]

Red Ribbon Week Continues Message of Healthy Choices

By Mary O’KEEFE During Red Ribbon Week, students in the area were given information about making good choices and staying healthy. Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen dropped by Fremont Elementary School as part of the school’s Red Ribbon Week. “[Police, parents and teachers] are all concerned that you grow up and have a healthy life,” […]

Lending a Hand

Student Gabriel laPorta, who attends Flintridge Prep, and members of the La Cañada Kiwanis AM Club planted broccoli and Brussels sprouts at the Lanterman Gardens on Oct. 6. When harvested, the vegetables will be distributed to shelters in the area.

They Talked Like Pirates

First graders at Village Christian School in Sun Valley, with their teacher Carol Ayers, a graduate of Glendale High School, participated in Talk Like a Pirate Day. In addition to having their faces painted, the students practiced the “ar” phonogram, were visited by Head of School Tom Konjoyan, who was dressed as a pirate, and […]

Pancakes and Music Provided by Troop

Boy Scout Troop 288 held its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. The lead organizer was Scoutmaster Gabriel Ynda. People enjoyed their pancakes in Sadler Hall while being serenaded by a local musician. Photo by Mary O’KEEFE

Music Lovers Treated to Rosemont’s Pancake Breakfast Concert

By Misty DUPLESSIS Rosemont’s music department, led by teacher Rod Yonkers, hosted its fourth annual pancake breakfast concert on Saturday, Oct. 13. For only $5, music supporters feasted on sausage, bananas and all the pancakes they could eat made by parent volunteers. Advanced chorus student Jill Snyder waited on tables while her mom Leslie helped […]

RBAC Rays Places First

On Sunday, Sept. 23, the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Rays, a special needs swim team, placed first against the Malibu Sharks in the annual fall swim meet held at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. Over 80 swimmers from ages 6 to 17 competed in the meet that included multiple heats in the 25-, 50- and […]

Local Brownie Troop “Shares a Story” with L.A. Homeless Children

As part of its October service project Share a Story, local third grade Brownie Troop 2691 is asking for donations of new story books to give to homeless children of Los Angeles. Inspired by a troop mother’s story about a Peace Corps volunteer who taught in Malawi with only 10 books per 70 students, the […]

YOUTH notes

Workshop Helps College-bound Students On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Ed is hosting a workshop for local parents of college bound high school students. The workshop will focus on little-known ways of getting money for college, regardless of income or student’s grades. The class will include such […]