By Vincent PAGE On July 8 and 9, Robert Freedman’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” took over Crescenta Valley High School’s Underground Theater in a completely student-run production. Co-directed by senior Carolyn Carothers and recent graduate Elise Gibney, the cast and crew of nearly 30 students spent the past month working on the […]
The California state qualifier of the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship took place Monday and Tuesday this week at the Oakmont Country Club. After competing in local qualifiers around the state, 68 golfers advanced to Oakmont CC to see who would move on to the national championship, which will be held the first week […]
By Brandon HENSLEY At its June 21 meeting at Verdugo Hills Hospital, the Crescenta-Cañada Rotary Club was treated to a debate from the Global Initiatives Alliance on the subject of video games and their usefulness to mental health. The seven-person panel, consisting of middle school and high school students from across the L.A. area, took […]
Summer Music Camp Concert Announced Students in the summer music camp received their instruments at the beginning of the summer camp. There are three new flute players, two new clarinet players, six new violin players, three new viola players and two new cello players. The second year students are helping the new students and preparing […]
Two local elementary schools were recognized in May with California Gold Ribbon status. Lincoln Elementary and Valley View each demonstrated exemplary achievements in implementing California State Standards in English Language Art, Math, and ELD. “These schools shine as bright beacons for others, putting forth an exemplary effort to ensure that every student is ready for […]
The Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic, a community-based organization encompassing the Glendale, Burbank, La Cañada, La Crescenta, Sunland and Tujunga areas, awarded scholarships recently. Among them were three Mary Ellen Gilstrap Memorial Scholarship awards. Recipients for 2016 were Amber Graves, Selena Zhang, and Chelsea Johnson. Additional 2016 college sorority member scholarships were awarded to La Cañada […]
After many years of earning badges together with Boy Scout Troop 390, chartered to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in La Crescenta, Jake Gillins and Nick Mitchell reached their lifetime goals of becoming Eagle Scouts. Gillins, an upcoming junior at CVHS, organized 37 volunteers for his Eagle project. He led the group […]
Assistance League of Glendale has been giving scholarships to Glendale Community College and GUSD schools since 1962. Each recipient received a $1,000 scholarship upon proof of college registration. President Mary Lo Follett and scholarship chair Danette Erickson congratulated this year’s recipients at the June League luncheon. From left are President Mary Lo Follett, Becky Im […]
8th Grade Class Back row from left: Benedict Feser, Jacqueline Garrity, Rene Urrea, Ana Romero, Elliot Crisp, Isabella Arguello and Jack Tierney. Middle row from left: Isabella Escovar, Andrew Gonzalez, Rebecca Lizarde, Riley O’Brien, Diego Centeno, Clare Carey, Catherine Ford and Katharine Golbranson. Bottom row from left: Jackson Jones, Lia Rosenberger, Joseph Deloso, Sarah […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON Three friends, Ryon Tanara, Raffy Mardirossian, and Paul Matevosyan, who together attended Rosemont Middle School, Crescenta Valley High School (class of ’07), and later Harvard’s graduate school, are working to design an innovative “super school” in the Los Angeles area. The XQ project challenges a “rethinking” of high school – one that […]