Dunsmore Elementary School alumni William Allen worked on his Eagle Scout project this summer by providing the teachers and the school with classroom nameplates. Teachers were invited to personalize their nameplates with his/her own handwriting, as well as in Japanese for the FLAG classrooms. Allen will receive his Eagle Scout Award once the projected is […]
On Wednesday, students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school. The excitement that they feel can overshadow safety concerns and drivers are asked to use caution when traveling during the start and end times of local schools. For more photos, go online to www.cvweekly.com/YOUTH. Photos by Leonard COUTIN, Robin GOLDSWORTHY, Rachelle […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Crescenta Valley High School students are enjoying their last few days of summer break since back to school time is right around the corner. The first day of school for Glendale Unified School District is Wednesday, Aug. 21 and the first day back for La Cañada Unified School District students is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There will always be a few butterflies in the stomach on the first day of school whether it is your last “first day” as a senior in high school or your very first day as a kindergartener. The first day of school follows along the line between excitement and concern. “I don’t […]
By Grace BENNETT, Intern The Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) winter guard continues to showcase its excellence at the series of competitions and events it competes in every year. But the guard’s 2018-19 competitive season proved to be most exemplary of its efforts. Winter guard is an indoor sport and typically utilizes flags, sabres, rifles […]
By Ani GASPARYAN, intern California high schoolers might be one step closer to sleeping in on school days as a bill to push back school start times passes through the State Assembly Education Committee. Senate Bill 326, reintroduced by State Senator Anthony Portantino, proposes that California high schools should start classes no earlier than 8:30 […]
By Ani GASPARYAN, intern Los Angeles high school students are increasingly choosing to attend community college and then later transfer to four-year institutions to receive their college degrees. According to California Community Colleges, a postsecondary education system in California, 29% of University of California graduates and 51% of California State University graduates transferred from a […]
Unis Choi, teacher specialist for the Glendale Unified Foreign Language Academies of Glendale (FLAG) Korean Program, received an award from the Korean Ministry of Education for her contributions to the promotion of Korean language and culture education in the United States. The award was presented to Choi by the Korean minister of education at the […]
Four Glendale Unified students received gold medals at the 55th Annual SkillsUSA National competition. Larisa Assadourian, Tsoler Demerdjian and Alaina Chiriyankandath Joby from Clark Magnet High School took gold in the Natural Resources Career Pathways Showcase, advised by teacher Dominique Evans-Bye. Carly Ngo from Crescenta Valley High School won a gold medal in the Medical […]
Ani Sarkissian, 2015 La Cañada High School graduate, was selected as the 2019 commencement student speaker at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Henry Samueli School of Engineering 2019 commencement, which took place on June 14 at the UCI Bren Events Center. There were about a thousand students graduating from the prestigious School of Engineering, […]