By Joyce LEE, intern On Feb. 21, the speech and debate team members at Crescenta Valley High School showcased their polished speeches at the Southern California Debate League (SCDL) Spring Novice Speech Competition. The 400-contestant tournament was held at Long Beach Poly High School from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Spring Novice Competition is […]
By Joyce LEE, intern In the midst of decorating Christmas trees and shopping for holiday gifts, the hearts of students at Crescenta Valley High School are not at ease – the dreaded finals week is approaching. Finals week begins on Tuesday, Dec. 16 and ends on Thursday, Dec. 18. The week wraps up the school’s […]
By Joyce LEE The Crescenta Valley High School speech and debate team recently reached a milestone when it co-hosted a tournament with the La Cañada team on the CVHS campus for the first time. The 2014 Southern California Debate League (SCDL) Fall Debate is an important competition for both novice and varsity debaters. The theme […]
By Joyce LEE GirlTech, a new but growing club at Crescenta Valley High School, is garnering attention for its inspiring theme. Kortney Casanova and Anushka Sagar founded the club with the purpose of exposing young women to the career possibilities that coding has to offer. By equipping them with basic skills and knowledge on how […]
By Joyce LEE, intern Along with the major changes in the education world, including the new Common Core standards, students of the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) were surprised when given the i-Ready Universal Diagnostic Assessment. The Assessment embodies the new era of technology integrated with education, as students use computers and Google Chrome notebooks […]
By Joyce LEE The highly anticipated Crescenta Valley High School’s Club Expo was held at snack and lunch at the quad during the week of September 15. The annual Club Expo is one of the school year’s main highlights as it encourages students to join both returning and new clubs, and allows them to discover […]
By Joyce LEE, intern The slogan for the California Youth and Government program since the mid-20th century, “Democracy Must Be Learned by Each Generation,” is still in effect half a century later as a new school year begins a new Youth and Government year. The La Crescenta community representative delegations, the Crescenta Cañada YMCA (CCY) […]
By Joyce LEE The Crescenta Valley High School senior class of 2015 kicked off their school year with the traditional senior bonfire beach trip on Saturday, Aug. 2. Each year, CVHS boasts a large graduating class. This prevents students from interacting with unfamiliar peers in different settings. Therefore a tradition was established by the Associated […]
By Joyce LEE For book lovers of all ages, summer is a time to have the freedom to read many books and enter new worlds of imagination. La Crescenta Library encourages this annual summer reading through its many summer programs. There are typically three events per week. Most of these events center around reading for […]
By Joyce LEE, intern Car lovers in the Crescenta Valley community can add one more item to their list of summer things to do: attend the 13th annual Montrose Car show on Sunday, July 6. With the addition of an exotic car section to the traditional show of classic cars and hot rods, this year’s […]