By Nicole MOORE On March 17, John C. Fremont Elementary School held a Dr. Seuss-inspired assembly in honor of the school’s read-a-thon. The assembly was put on by Theresa Osment’s sixth grade class. The students wrote the script, created the whimsical costumes and designed the set for the hour-long assembly, taking a total of two […]
The Music Center named 111 of some of Southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 29th annual Spotlight (Spotlight) program, a free nationally-acclaimed scholarship and arts training program for teens. Among these were Cole Davis from Crescenta Valley High School and Cara Pogossian and Ethan Moffitt of Verdugo Academy. […]
The Lions Club recently hosted its annual Zone Speaker Contest. Competing were Kevin Park, the winner from the Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club contest, and Kiyan Atrian, winner from the Northridge Lions Club contest. The March competition was the 80th Annual Student Speakers Contest. It was sponsored by Multiple District Four, California Lions, and includes Lions Clubs […]
St. James-Holy Redeemer School participated in the annual Los Angeles Academic Junior High Decathlon on March 5 at the Walter Pyramid Center at Long Beach State. Competing in the event were teams from 110 Archdiocese of Los Angeles schools. The Academic Junior High Decathlon is a competition for students in grades six through eight […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This is a continuation of a story first printed in the March 16 issue in Youth. While the robot is being built there are other members of the team who work on the infrastructure. Business The Business group fuels the program by securing funding and sponsorships. “We reach out […]
By Nicole MOORE On March 4, members of the newly founded Rosemont speech and debate team placed at the 2017 Mustang Invitational Speech and Debate tournament. The 12-hour event was held at Maple Elementary School in Fullerton with 17 schools and 256 students participating. Twenty-three Rosemont students, including Avery Anderson, Jonathan Aydin, Isabella Aydin, Adarsh […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local high school robotic teams are gathering at various areas around the nation, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and internationally to compete in the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition. Each year FIRST challenges students to build a robot to compete in a specific game, which […]
2017 AESA Scholarship Announcement The Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America, Inc. (AESA) is a non-profit (501 c-3) organization headquartered in Glendale. AESA thrives to engage Armenian youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and create and provide a medium of networking and advancement for college graduates and young professionals. In-line with this spirit […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Boy Scout Ash Ghiya, with his friends and family, helped create a garden with features specifically for those in the special education program at Crescenta Valley High School. Ghiya is with Boy Scout Troop 391 and is a junior at CVHS. The garden is part of his Eagle Scout Project. […]
Open House Tonight Crescenta Valley High School is hosting open house tonight, Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m. Classroom doors open at 6:30 p.m. Barbecue dinner is provided by Prom Plus. The cost is $7 per person and includes either a burger, hot dog or sausage and chips and a drink. Food will be […]