Local Schools Ring in the Year of the Dog

Local Schools Ring in the Year of the Dog

By Nicole Moore Several local schools in the Crescenta Valley ushered in the Lunar New Year celebrating the Year of the Dog. “Xīnnián kuàilè!” exclaimed one beaming member of the Center for Children, a preschool and childcare facility in the La Crescenta community, when teachers Julie Larson asked her how to pronounce Happy New Year […]

Foothill MWD Opens 2018 Student Art Contest

Foothill MWD Opens 2018 Student Art Contest

Foothill Municipal Water District (Foothill MWD) is conducting its seventh annual K-12 student art contest with the theme of competition adhering to the phrase “Water Is Life.” This is a fun and educational project that serves to inspire student creativity about the stewardship of precious water resources. The contest is open to all K-12 students […]

International Flair in Dunsmore Performances

Students attending Dunsmore’s Hilltoppers award ceremony on Jan. 31 were entertained by performances by the second grade classes. The two second grade Japanese FLAG classes, led by Naomi Erelewine and Susan Tenpas, sang the Japanese song “Warabigami,” which is a lullaby from Okinawa, Japan. The Japanese FLAG students performed a dance known as yosakoi, a […]

Abe Lincoln Spends His Birthday at Monte Vista

Abe Lincoln Spends His Birthday at Monte Vista

Photos by Jennifer Sperber Abraham Lincoln (aka JP Wammack, husband of Monte Vista first grade teacher Nancy Wammack) visited Monte Vista Elementary to educate students about the life and legacy of the nation’s 16th President.  

Style Twelve Salon Opens Courtesy of Local Girl Scout

Style Twelve Salon Opens Courtesy of Local Girl Scout

  Twelve Oaks Senior Living residents enjoyed the grand opening of Style Twelve, the hair salon that Twelve Oaks residents have access to, with services provided by stylist Tina Tooley. The project was a labor of love by La Cañada resident Julia Powers, a junior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. Powers is a Girl Scout […]

Youth Notes

ALG Provides SAT Seminars Assistance League of Glendale offers biannual SAT seminars (usually in March and September) to students attending public and private high schools in Glendale and the surrounding communities. The seminars are held at Thrift Alley, 314 E. Harvard St. in Glendale. Seminar teachers are currently teaching at local high schools and are […]

School Day 100 Celebrated

Local schools celebrated the completion of the first 100 days of school by making crafts and greeting guests. At Dunsmore Elementary School, the kindergartners in Karen Nagao’s class celebrated 100 days of school on Jan. 31 by making headbands and cereal necklaces to help them count to 100. They were also treated to a very […]

Lincoln Students Shine at Talent Show

Lincoln Students Shine at Talent Show

The annual Lincoln Talent Show was held on Jan. 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Over 30 amazing acts were presented. As he has in the past, first grade teacher Nicolas James directed the extravaganza with Lincoln student council members Kelcie Peterson, Isabella De Soto, Jimmy Spears, Nicholas Dermovsesian, Samantha […]

Lincoln Elementary Welcomes Authors and Illustrators

Lincoln Elementary Welcomes Authors and Illustrators

By Nicole MOORE On Feb. 2, the Assistance League of Glendale hosted an all-day authors and illustrators event at Lincoln Elementary School. The ALG program was established in 1997 by League member and Dunsmore Elementary School librarian Karen Grigg. The day hosts local authors and illustrators who speak to children about the process of writing, […]

Yellow Ribbon Week Fun at Dunsmore

Yellow Ribbon Week Fun at Dunsmore

Dunsmore Elementary School celebrated Yellow Ribbon Week with a large dose of kindness. Teachers and students dressed up as cowboys and “rounded up the kindness” to spread throughout the community on Jan. 26. A checklist of kindness and themes were provided each day: Monday – Covered with Kindness – Students wore their favorite hat. Tuesday […]