Crescenta Valley High School Academy of Science and Medicine collected food for the Bailey Center, which is located at the United Methodist Church in Tujunga. The Bailey Center is a food bank that feeds about 1,000 individuals every Wednesday. The Bailey Center has seen food insecurity grow, especially during the pandemic, and it does not […]
The GUSD has cleared the path for the first live performance of 2022, and the first musical on the Crescenta Valley High School stage in two years. The final performances of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” are Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. Advanced ticketing required; visit https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/crescenta-valley-high-school/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-7483. Additionally, […]
By Bethany BROWN Korean-language classes at Crescenta Valley High School celebrated the Lunar New Year on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The holiday was celebrated on both days to accommodate the newly implemented block scheduling and ensure each student had the opportunity to experience the festivities arranged by Korean-language teachers Tina Song and Young-iL Kim. […]
By Lori BODNAR Two hundred students participated in the Mountain Avenue Elementary School (MAES) 14th annual PTA Science Fun Fair. Approximately 160 students completed 125 science projects (some worked in teams) and 40 sixth-grade students competed in “The Great Paper Roller Coaster Challenge.” The goal of the sixth grade engineering build was to work in […]
A student team from Clark Magnet High School in La Crescenta joined the list of winning teams from 57 schools around the country/nation in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge where students build experiments that will autonomously operate and collect data from the edge of space aboard a suborbital rocket or a high-altitude balloon test flight. NASA selected the winning […]
Jackson Porter, age 9 (and ¾!) collected 140 pairs of new socks to deliver to unhoused neighbors as part of his school’s Kindness Week efforts. “I asked for help from my incredible neighbors and I was so excited and happy when they all showed up with new socks to donate!” he said. “I just want […]
By Lori BODNAR Despite being held virtually, attendees of the Crescenta Valley High School Science Fair, held on Friday, Jan. 28, were surprised and intrigued by the engaging science projects presented. Sponsored by the Academy of Science and Medicine and organized by teachers Orenda Tuason and Alamelu Arunachalum, there were 18 students who presented projects […]
Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following local students on being named to the fall 2021 president’s list. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.700 and above are named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in […]
Assistance League of Glendale brought authors and illustrators of children’s books to Muir Elementary School on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Chairwoman Linelle Vincenti (left) presented a check for $2,000 to Principal Jessica Zavala at Muir Elementary. The money is earmarked for the purchase of books for the school library. The Authors & Illustrators presentations will take […]
To celebrate the giving spirit of the holidays, employees, physicians, board members, and volunteers at Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, along with the LA Galaxy, donated wish list items for close to 500 students from Cerritos Elementary School in the Glendale Unified School District. The LA Galaxy Star Squad was accompanied by LA Galaxy midfielder Efrain Alvarez to […]