The La Cañada Flintridge Community Center Preschool is gearing up for a fun-filled year of play and social development. The preschool is an extension of the Community Center, offering a half-day program for children ages 3-5. The preschool strives to provide a warm, safe and nurturing atmosphere with a wide variety of age appropriate activities […]
Youth & Government at the Y Youth & Government, a national Y program for high school students, is holding a new member night on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Sparr Hieghts Community Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Youth & Government enables young people to prepare for moral and political leadership through training in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thousands of students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. Some were happy, some not so happy, but all put on their backpacks and made their way to class. The elementary schools saw a parade of kindergarteners through sixth graders enter the halls, with parents escorting the […]
Kids throughout Crescenta Valley are getting ready to head back to school. At Rosemont Middle School, seventh graders filled the hallways on Aug. 13 for Howdy Day. They received their class schedule and books and purchased their flattering and stylish physical education uniforms. On Aug. 14, it was the eighth graders’ turn to get their […]
With just 10 days left before school resumes for Glendale Unified School District students, here’s some suggestions on how they can spend the last few precious days before they happily (?) go back to school. Summer Beach Bus This is a great, cheap way to get to the beach and away from the current heat […]
By Brandon HENSLEY With one last gentle strike of the gavel, Aimee Yeghiayan said goodbye to her presidency of the Crescenta Valley Youth Council on July 26, giving way to new board members ready to usher in the council’s second year. Inside the community room of the CV Sheriff’s Station, present board members Yeghiayan, James […]
By Lillian BOODAGHIANS The I Have a Dream Foundation, Los Angeles, held its annual “Summer College Boot Camp” for its students at Glendale Community College in mid-July. The foundation provides long term, comprehensive support and programming for at risk youth, sponsoring classes from early grade school years through high school graduation. “We provide not just […]
Crescenta Valley High School senior Erica Choi was the winner of the 2012 Patriot’s Pen essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Choi answered the question, “Are You Proud of Your Country?” with an essay explaining why she is proud to be an American. “My dad served in both the Korean and American […]
County club partnership brings after-school program to local youth. By Timithie NORMAN The Boys and Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley recently announced a partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation to bring a new program to Crescenta Valley Park serving local elementary and middle school students. During the […]
Amidst the ever-evolving job market and the increasingly difficult entrance into California’s universities, Clark Magnet High School is offering its students an edge. The high school is integrating geographic information system (GIS) technology in the context of career and technical education (CTE) to apply a real-life dimension to core subject areas. Having students become hands-on […]