At Mountain Avenue Elementary, two Girl Scouts transformed a rocky patch of ground into a certified monarch way station. With its brightly colored ornaments, the garden is a cheerful and inviting space. The new plants in the garden were selected to support the growth of monarch butterflies. Across the nation, community gardens such as this […]
The 24th Annual “I Love My Neighborhood” poster contest, sponsored by the Glendale Clean and Beautiful Committee, was held in April. Valley View second grade student Madelyn Montecillo (teacher – Vie Nazarian), fourth grader Alice Kim (teacher – Karla Bringas) and sixth grade student Steven Carris (teacher – Scott MacCreary) were among the 71 finalists […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Before heading off for summer break, Monte Vista students got an impressive astronomy lesson by an award-winning astronomer who also happens to be an awesome grandfather. Jay Pasachoff is the director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College and an expert on solar eclipses. He recently received the 2017 Richtmyer Memorial Lecture […]
The students and families of Our Lady of Lourdes School in Tujunga dedicated themselves in May to a goal of collecting 60 bags of clothing, shoes, toys and household items for Helping Hands for the Blind. Their dedication went above and beyond when 250 bags were loaded onto the huge Helping Hands truck. Students learned […]
Undaunted by an unsuccessful two-year effort to start an interscholastic equestrian league at Crescenta Valley High School, recent CVHS graduate Clair Schleuter turned her energy and persistence to track, academics and her love of horses. Her drive was rewarded by being named the recipient of a scholarship from the Italian Catholic Federation. The partial scholarship […]
Earlier this month the Assistance League of Glendale held its scholarship distribution. Pictured are ALG scholarship chair Tamara Hughes with recipients Arlet Markarian who re-entered Glendale Community College, Eunice Ramilo from Clark Magnet High School, Kristen Laulette from Glendale High School, Kristen Dermenjian who transferred to Glendale Community College, Emily Wang from Hoover High School, […]
Patricia Tabet, troop leader for Girl Scout Junior Troop 6991, shared that the girls in her troop recently completed their Bronze Award. They chose as their project to give back to the community and recruit assistance from the community. They decided to reach out to homeless shelters to see what type of assistance they might […]
On June 8, 20 seniors and 21 eighth grade students graduated from St. Monica Academy. After the baccalaureate Mass, Martin Cothran, editor of Memoria Press’ magazine Classical Teacher, spoke to the graduates about the value of a classical education and conferred diplomas upon the graduates. The ceremony closed with the senior graduates singing the words […]
Glendale Community College graduated its class of 2017 at a commencement ceremony held on the campus on June 14. Of the 1,152 graduates, 376 participated in the ceremony. In addition to dignitaries offering comments and congratulations, Anuninderjeet Kaur Virk, 2016-17 GCC Woman of Distinction, gave the student commencement address. A reception for graduates and guests […]
At the age of 17, after his junior year at Crescenta Valley High School, Tyler Hill enlisted in the U.S. Army as an infantry airborne ranger. Now a graduate of CV, he is preparing to leave for Ft. Benning, Georgia in July. Upon graduation, Hill was awarded the Army’s National Scholar/Athlete Award for his GPA […]