Hi Ho – Fremont Students are Off to Camp Highland

By Leonard COUTIN Fremont sixth graders gathered their warm clothes and stuffed animals and boarded a bus for Camp Highland nestled in the mountains of San Bernardino County. The annual week long sixth grade trek has been a tradition for Fremont students for more than 15 years. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the students […]

Carvalho Receives Acting Scholarship

Lucy Carvalho, 6, received a $200 acting scholarship toward Actors Showcase with 321 Acting Studios in La Crescenta. Lucy has acted for over a year and was cast in January on “90210,” the CW series, portraying Naomi Clarke, a principal character of the show. Her most recent accomplishment was working with five time nominated DGA […]

Chamlian Student Wins District Level Competition

Liana Issagholian, a second grade student at Chamlian Armenian School in La Crescenta, has been selected as one of the winners of the 32nd Annual Children’s Bookmark Contest sponsored by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Liana was one of six Chamlian students who competed at the district level after winning at the local […]

YOUTH notes

Pancake Breakfast & Rummage Sale at Dunsmore Dunsmore Elementary School sixth grade class is hosting a pancake breakfast and rummage sale on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5 each. Breakfast includes all you can eat pancakes, two sausages, orange juice and coffee. Proceeds go towards […]

Clark Magnet Hosts Open House

By Jason KUROSU Clark Magnet High held an open house and expo on campus last Saturday, showcasing what Clark has to offer and educating parents and students about what kind of learning experience a prospective student can expect. Clark’s auditorium was filled to near capacity as Principal Doug Dall hosted the open house. Behind him […]

The Y is Going Green for Summer Camp

  In an effort to reduce paper waste, the Y’s camp brochure can now be downloaded online. For the past several years, the Y has printed its camp brochure on nearly 60,000 sheets of paper per year. Not this year. In an effort to reduce paper waste, the Crescenta-Cañada and Verdugo Hills Family YMCAs have […]

La Crescenta Seniors Take Field Trip to Philippe’s

From L to R, John Beckman,Roger Young, Joe Lazara, Sam Campagna, Jim Ransford, Tony Smith and Ted Donaldson. On any given Wednesday morning you might find this group having breakfast at Hill Street Café in La Cañada, but on this day they jumped on the Metro Gold Line in Pasadena, took it to Union Station […]

Dunsmore PTA Hosts Second Annual Chili Cook-Off

By Misty DUPLESSIS On Friday, Feb. 17 Dunsmore Elementary PTA encouraged students to explore their culinary side for the second annual chili cook-off in celebration of Founder’s Day. The family event was open to all students and family and friends of the school looking to fill their crock-pots with a variety of chili. Many students […]