Senior Falcon Creates New Library and Reading Room at Juvenile Hall

The Hope Center at the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles County recently opened a new library and relaxation room for its nearly 105 juvenile detainees. This is the first time the Hope Center has had such a space and it is filled with over 1,750 diverse paperback titles. Created by 17-year-old Crescenta […]

Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day Kicks Off Holidays

  Dunsmore staff and students kicked off the holiday season with a jolly spirit day. Teachers, staff and students wore their best pajamas and housecoats and carried their favorite stuffed toy on Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day on Nov. 30.  Submitted by Viehanoosh NAZARIAN

Girls on the Run… For A Cause

Girls on the Run… For A Cause

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Rather than carbing up for an upcoming 5K, Monte Vista Elementary School members of Girls on the Run instead sold carbs – donuts – as a fundraiser for Prom Plus.  The tasty fundraiser was held after school on Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Commons adjacent to the school at the corner of […]

Tree Lot Benefits Local Youth

Tree Lot Benefits Local Youth

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Cañada YMCA tree lot is open for business. The lot is located in the east parking lot at the Y at 1930 Foothill Blvd. The tree lot is more than a way for people to buy their Christmas tree; it supports two of the Y’s youth programs: the Y Camp […]

YOUTH NOTES

Plan for Tree Lighting Ceremony La Cañada Girl Scouts will be hosting the 23rd Annual Glenola Tree Lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6. The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. and will feature various Girl Scout troops singing holiday carols emceed by the La Cañada City mayor and leading up […]

La Crescenta Elementary Celebrates End of Construction

By Mary O’KEEFE Earlier this month La Crescenta Elementary School held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open its new building that replaced 14 classrooms, including bungalows, with 16 new technically advanced classrooms. A bonus is that the building has a smaller footprint than the old bungalows that were previously in place. The playground got […]

‘Heroes’ Explored in Reflections Program

‘Heroes’ Explored in Reflections Program

By Lori BODNAR, intern Each year, hundreds of Glendale Unified School District students from pre-K through grade 12 unleash their inner artist and create, then submit, original works of art in one or all categories in the PTA Reflections program. Reflections is a national program that is administered by each local PTA (Parent Teacher Association) […]

ALFie Company to Present Disney’s ‘James & The Giant Peach Jr.’

Students in grades five through 10 are invited to join the ALFie Company production of Disney’s “James & The Giant Peach Jr.” This winter production of the Assistance League of Flintridge drama program is an offbeat adaptation of Roald Dahl’s tale of a boy and his insect friends as they journey across the ocean.   […]

YOUTH NOTES

Plan for Tree Lighting Ceremony La Cañada Girl Scouts will be hosting the 23rd Annual Glenola Tree Lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6. The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. and will feature various Girl Scout troops singing holiday carols emceed by the La Cañada City mayor and leading up […]

Local Kids Kick off the Holiday Season with a Fall-Stravaganza

Harvest is in the air and to celebrate the children at Crescenta-Cañada Nursery School in La Cañada kicked off the holiday season with what can only be described as a “Fall-Stravaganza.” The festivities began with a visit to the Underwood Family Farms on a sunny and warm Friday morning. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes […]