Jog-a-thon at Dunsmore

Jog-a-thon at Dunsmore

Dunsmore Elementary School PTA held its annual jog-a-thon in October, hoping to raise money, promote physical fitness, build school spirit, instill a sense of accomplishment and create a fun and memorable way to support education at Dunsmore. The PTA’s goal was to raise enough money to cover all field trip transportation costs for the school […]

Troop Gets the Spoon

  Boy Scout Troop 317 manned a booth with games for kids at the recent Holy Redeemer-St. James Parish Community Chili Cook Off event in La Crescenta on Nov. 4. Adults and kids all enjoyed an afternoon of food, games and live music. Boy Scouts Ethan, Allister and Edward joined in the celebration with fun […]

CVHS Falcon Marching Band Soars to Championships

By Julian MITCHELL, intern The Crescenta Valley High School marching band earned a spot in the California State Band Championships for the second year in a row. The Falcons will be headed to Huntington Beach High School this Saturday to compete, where instrumental music director Mathew Schick hopes to focus on consistency. “I don’t want […]

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 […]

Community Comes Out for Annual Barbecue

By Lori Bodnar, intern There was plenty of music and food to be found at the annual Hawaiian BBQ held in October at Crescenta Valley High School. Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Foundation (CVIM) hosted the annual event in the quad at the high school. There was an abundance of yummy food consisting of […]

Halloween in the Foothills

Halloween in the Foothills

Ghoulies and ghosties were in abundance throughout the Crescenta Valley on Halloween night. There were plenty of spots for hair-raising and it wasn’t hard to find those who were in the spirit of the holiday.

YOUTH NOTES

Tree Lighting Ceremony Planned 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 to […]

Students See Pink

The Glendale Police Dept. stopped by Rosemont Middle School recently with its pink patrol vehicles and motorcycles to bring attention to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. GPD was at the school during lunch and was a perfect companionship event with Girl Scout Troop 1591 and its Silver Award project. Girl Scouts, and eighth graders, Sooji […]

Madison McWilliams Performs at Clark Magnet High

By Arpa BONYADIAN Clark Magnet H.S. students and teachers cheered as 16-year-old singer/songwriter Madison McWilliams entered the stage in the school cafeteria during lunch on Oct. 15. The room was packed – all the chairs taken ¬– and students and teachers were forced to stand for the performance. The teenage singer, along with two dancers, […]

Rosemont Holds Dream-Driven Assembly

By Mary O’KEEFE In recognition of Red Ribbon Week, Rosemont Middle School held an assembly that concentrated less on the traditional “don’t do drugs” message and more on how anything is possible, that dreams can be obtained, despite age or other issues that may, for some, appear to be obstacles. A program sponsored by Rosemont […]