By Misty DUPLESSIS Every year the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce awards community members who have exceeded the Chamber’s expectations by supporting Montrose residents as well as local businesses. This year, Montrose Boy Scout Troop 317 has the honor of being named Organization of the Year. The Troop was chosen for the prestigious award […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As part of working toward their Bronze Award, Girl Scout from Troop 527-1 spent several meetings planning a meal for Los Angeles County firefighters at Station 19. Last year the girls collected toys for the LACoFD Spark of Love and toured Station 19. When the girls began thinking about their Bronze Award […]
The LCPC Parent Education program is offering a free community presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. Dr. Robert Reiher will be sharing his insight on how families and children are being affected by a digitally driven world. Information will be presented on how technology affects minds and practical advice will be given on […]
By Jason KUROSU A study of 700,000 English language learners in 1997 found that students in two-way bilingual Immersion classes performed better than students in other English language learner programs and in some cases, better than Native English speaker students in English by fourth and fifth grade. This type of dual immersion program has found […]
The girls of the Holy Redeemer Middle School Cheer Squad took time last Saturday, Jan. 8 to participate in a cheer camp at St. Joseph High School, an all girls school in Lakewood. The girls are preparing for their competitions in March and hoped the camp would help with their skills. While there, the girls […]
To see last year’s robot in action, click here for PODcast from April 1st, 2010. For the official website of FIRST, click here to visit www.usfirst.org By Brandon HENSLEY Since what seems like the beginning of time, students in various math classes every year have raised their hands and asked their teacher, point blank, “What […]
The annual food drive at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy took on extra urgency this year as the recession meant that more families were in need both at Thanksgiving and Christmas. “The drive normally would end at Thanksgiving, but we have expanded it because the need was so very great,” explained Rosemary Johnston, moderator of the […]
CCNS (Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School) held its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, Dec. 22 within the Lutheran Church in the Foothills. Both the Busy Bears (4 year olds) and Darling Ducks (3 year olds) took part, learning the true meaning of Christmas through their participation in a Christmas program that was complete with a surprise […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School second grader Dana Lee Ryan is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the basketball game Friday night, Jan. 7. Dana Lee will be singing before the start of the CVHS versus Burbank High School basketball game at 7:00 p.m. in the main gym. Dana Lee is a player in the […]
The academic decathlon team at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy explored New York City for a week recently to broaden the girls’ studies of the Great Depression for their upcoming competition in late January. Many of the sites visited related to the team’s knowledge of Depression-era art. They wandered the Metropolitan Museum of Art where they […]