By Mary O’KEEFE Photos by Leonard COUTIN Crescenta Valley High School’s prom was a big hit last weekend with 688 in attendance. The prom’s theme was “The Last Dance” and was held at V20 Club in Long Beach. As is the tradition at prom, a king and queen were crowned. The royal seniors were King […]
By Celia BURSTEIN Nareh Hovhannisian, a senior at Clark Magnet High School, has wanted to make a music album for four years. This year, the senior project gave her the opportunity to pursue this dream. “It took a lot of time, and I wouldn’t have done it if it weren’t a part of my schoolwork,” […]
By Michael LOCKE Elks Correspondent Sixteen college-bound seniors from five of the area’s high schools were honored recently at the 80th Annual Elks Scholarship Awards Dinner sponsored by Glendale Elks Lodge 1289. The top six finalists competed for district, state and national honors and received a total of $23,000. Crescenta Valley High School had four […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday Crescenta Valley High School held a blood drive for the American Cancer Society. The Associated Student Body at the urging of member Hannah Park sponsored the drive. “We [CVHS] have had blood drives in the past. I just wanted to hold another one,” Park said. Students had to be at […]
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY GLA Congratulations to the following foothill students who received scholarship funding from the Glendale Latino Association. From Clark Magnet High School, Francesca Valencia and from Crescenta Valley High School Christina Galvan, Daniella Vargas, Vanessa Fonseca-Prieto, Tania Salmeron and Juliana Kim. The GLA awarded more than $18,000 to 24 seniors attending schools in the Glendale Unified School District. […]
First Steps Preschool unveiled its new environmental science center designed and built by The Pacific Outdoor Living Design Center on Sunday, May 23. This artfully and aesthetically created center gives preschoolers the opportunity to firsthand understand the science behind nature. The event was part of the school’s spring festival, which included carnival type games, arts […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern Crescenta Valley High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) rewarded its cadets with 27 national awards at its end of the year banquet held last weekend. The awards were given to students who excelled in certain areas. The annual JROTC banquet was held at the […]
By Debbie TAYLOR Montrose-La Crescenta Kiwanis Club held its 23rd Annual Student Scholarship Luncheon on Tuesday, May 18 at the American Legion Hall in La Crescenta. Awards were handed out to qualifying students from both Clark Magnet and Crescenta Valley high schools. The Norm Avril Scholarship award winners were Andrea Aghaian, Daniel Brehm, Talar Malakian, […]
Student volunteer orientation at Descanso Gardens Students interested in volunteering at Descanso Gardens can attend the next student volunteer orientation session on Saturday, May 22 at 9 a.m. Orientation is for students ages 14 and older. For more information and to RSVP, call Tali Arnold at (818) 949-7978. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada […]
Two seniors at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy were chosen to receive medals from the Los Angeles Archdiocese for outstanding Christian service over the course of their high school careers. Amarisa Robison and Stephanie Wetzel received their medals from Cardinal Roger Mahony at a ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles on March […]