A Day at the Races – Duck-Style

By Lori BODNAR, intern On Saturday, families cheered as thousands of rubber ducks floated down “Lake Glendale.” The occasion was the 14th annual Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash (KIDS) held on Nov. 3 at Verdugo Park. Local firefighters aided in building a duck holding pond and river for the 19,925 plastic ducks that were “adopted” to […]

Community Comes Out for Annual Barbecue

By Lori Bodnar, intern There was plenty of music and food to be found at the annual Hawaiian BBQ held in October at Crescenta Valley High School. Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music Foundation (CVIM) hosted the annual event in the quad at the high school. There was an abundance of yummy food consisting of […]

Honing Skills in the Academy of Science and Medicine

Honing Skills in the Academy of Science and Medicine

By Lori BODNAR, intern Crescenta Valley High School boasts a career program not available everywhere: the Academy of Science and Medicine. It offers students the opportunity to explore different careers in the science, engineering and medical fields. The Academy began in 2004 at CVHS with the help of teacher Orenda Tuason. There are currently more […]

Channelling their Cheeringing

Channelling their Cheeringing

By Lori BODNAR, intern Many young children want to be cheerleaders when they promote into middle school or high school. On Friday, over 80 excited young girls were able to realize their dream early of being a cheerleader when they took to the field at Moyse Field for the the Crescenta Valley High School football […]

Local Students Win Big at Broadcom Nationals

Local Students Win Big at Broadcom Nationals

By Lori BODNAR, intern Mahesh Arunachalam and Mihir Manchikatla, two seventh grade students attending Rosemont Middle School, recently placed in the Top 300 National Winners for the Broadcom MASTERS national STEM competition. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. The Broadcom MASTERS is a program supported by the Society for Science & the Public, […]

Mountain Avenue Elementary School Has Picnic and Movie

Mountain Avenue Elementary School Has Picnic and Movie

By Lori BODNAR, intern Mountain Avenue Elementary School held a Back to School Get Acquainted Picnic and Movie on its upper field on Friday, Sept. 7. The picnic and movie was a fundraiser for the sixth grade student field trip in May to Washington, D.C. Students and parents volunteered to help out. The food served […]

Back to School Night and CVIM Fundraiser

By Lori BODNAR, intern Most local elementary schools and Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) have already hosted their annual Back-to-School Nights. Rosemont Middle School will hold its Back to School Night from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on tonight, Sept. 6. La Crescenta Elementary and Valley View Elementary will have Back to School Nights on […]

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