Alexander Choi, who goes by “Sander,” is a16-year-old student attending Clark Magnet High School and a Boy Scout with Troop 502, based out of La Cañada Flintridge. He has been working on his Eagle Scout project that he hopes will protect the planet and help lift people out of poverty. More specifically, he has been […]
By Lori BODNAR Nine Glendale Unified School District seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists to compete for a share of 7,500 scholarships. The National Merit Scholarship program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.5 million high school students enter and contend for scholarship awards each year. […]
Kaila Yi and Sophia Ordubegian from Crescenta Valley High School are among more than 600 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who will represent the camp brands of varsity spirit in the Varsity Spirit Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii from Dec. 4-8. The individuals invited to perform are part of a […]
The annual Crescenta Valley High School winter concert is on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 in the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium. Everyone attending will need to wear masks, including performers. Audience members will need to show proof of COVID vaccination or a recent negative COVID test. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students. Audience size […]
By Lori BODNAR “I Will Change the World By….” was the national Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Reflections theme this year. Many Mountain Avenue Elementary School students showed their creativity and artistic abilities, reflecting on the theme and creating original works of art in six different categories: visual arts, photography, film production, dance choreography, music composition, […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (FMWD) announced the artwork of three students from the District’s service area that will be included in the 2022 Metropolitan Water District “Water is Life” Student Art Calendar. The artworks are amongst 37 featured in the calendar submitted from six counties in Southern California. Twenty-six water agencies throughout Southern California participated […]
Twenty-one young actors in grades five, six and seven lit up the Lanterman stage recently with the Assistance League of Flintridge’s fall drama production of “Willy Wonka KIDS,” an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Over 200 masked family and friends had “golden tickets” to the exuberant performance, which included oompa […]
Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL) kicked off its annual Halloween carnival with a costume parade where kids from TK through eighth grade showed off their creative, spooky, fun costumes. The kids enjoyed carnival games, a huge inflatable slide, bounce house, raffle prizes and a petting zoo. Though there were many more activities it was the […]
CV Weekly is pleased to announce the winners of tickets to this year’s Circus Vargas! To win tickets, artists had to color the Circus Vargas clown that was included in the newspaper these past few weeks then either mail or drop it off to our office. While each submission had its own strengths, after much […]
While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that, for some students, going back to school will mean going back to being bullied. The pandemic has only made pre-existing challenges more complex, prompting Southern California resident Julia and her husband Ben to be even more attentive to their 14-year-old […]