Some little known facts about plastic bags: they take around 1,000 years to decompose due to being made from petroleum, 100 billion of them are used every year in the United States and 95% of them are never recycled. These are the kinds of facts that Sienna Hill wants to bring to light. She is […]
Members of Delphi Academy’s Troop 555 will be stationed outside Sport Chalet in La Cañada to provide gift wrapping throughout the holiday season beginning on “Black Friday,” Nov. 26 and from Dec. 13 every day through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The schedule will be posted at Sport Chalet La Cañada. This is the ninth year […]
Glendale Elks Lodge No. 1289 invites all boys and girls ages 8 through 13 to participate in its annual Hoop Shoot basketball competition at 8 a.m. on Dec. 11 10 at Hoover High School gym, located at 651 Glenwood Road inGlendale. Winners who qualify will go on to represent their respective schools at district, regional […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Mountain Avenue Elementary School campus came alive with historical figures on Tuesday – well, sort of. Harry Houdini shared a table with Elvis Presley, and Lucille Ball sat across from Lucille Ball. The occasion was the school’s annual wax museum exercise, which has sixth graders choose a person from history who has […]
With one more competition left in the season, the Crescenta Valley High School Falcon Marching Band has enjoyed an outstanding winning streak. In its first competition this fall, the Band earned its highest score ever for a first competition in a season. And it keeps racking up more “best ever” achievements. Last Saturday at the […]
On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Full Force Basketball Academy conducted a free skills clinic for the students of Holy Redeemer and St. James elementary schools. The clinic was held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the outdoor courts at Holy Redeemer in Montrose. Players from first through eighth grades hit the black top to work […]
“Evita,” one of Andrew Lloyd’s Weber’s best-loved musicals, is coming to the stage at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Nov. 10-13. “Evita” is based on the true story about the rise of the controversial Eva Peron, a poor Argentinean girl who grows up to be the wife of Juan Peron, the president of Argentina. Despite […]
By Brandon HENSLEY For generations kids have grown up being told that reading is fundamental. Adults, however, have learned for generations the fundamentals of economics, specifically supply and demand. Enter last week’s Lincoln Elementary School Book Fair. Held from Tuesday to Friday in the school’s auditorium, the fair gave a chance to replenish the library’s […]
The Cheer Squad at Holy Redeemer School has been a tradition for many years. There are 13 girls on the squad who have worked over the summer training and continue to do so throughout the school year, preparing for pep rallies, cheering at football games, and most importantly, three competitions. The squad also has very […]