By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Teachers Association recently rejected a proposal by the Glendale Unified School District to defer five previously agreed-upon furlough days for the 2012-13 school year into the 2013-14 school year after negotiations broke down over other issues including collective bargaining agreements and health care. GUSD offered to defer five previously agreed-upon […]
Exceptional Highs, Surprising Lows as Softball Moves On By Timithie NORMAN For the Crescenta Valley High softball team, the 2012 season was one filled with emotion. It was the first season since Dan Berry, the Falcon coach of nearly 30 seasons, passed away. The first season in four years without standout Erin Ashby, now playing […]
By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss updates to the Measure S projects and continue discussion about the district’s 2012-13 budget. Eva Lueck, GUSD chief business and financial officer, presented updates to Measure S projects, including a detailed schematic for the $23.4 million rebuild of the College […]
By Timithie NORMAN Head to the Cherry Canyon trail in La Cañada Flintridge on a Thursday afternoon and you might be surprised by what you find. On the fire road between Descanso Gardens and the 2 Freeway, up to 40 high school students – both boys and girls – train for competition in the most […]
By Timithie NORMAN Approximately 15 parents gathered at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA Tuesday night to listen to Glendale police officer Joe Allen discuss synthetic drugs and current drug trends among teenagers and young adults. The presentation was just one in a series of informative and supportive parenting discussions that take place throughout the school year […]
Deficit and cuts pose challenges that November election could relieve. By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education met Tuesday evening to discuss the 2012-13 budget and end-of-year personnel matters among other business. Eva Lueck, chief Business & Financial officer for GUSD, gave a lengthy presentation on the proposed 2012-13 budget, which […]
By Timithie NORMAN After clinching the Pacific League titles at last week’s league finals at Burbank High School, both the girls’ and boys’ swim teams at Crescenta Valley High School are sending swimmers to Friday’s CIF Southern Section Division II preliminary meet. For the boys’ team, the title marked its 20th in a row and […]
By Timithie NORMAN Camille Levee, the dynamic and joyful executive director of Glendale Healthy Kids for the last five and a half years, announced recently in a letter to the board of directors that she would be leaving the organization and has accepted a position as head of a shelter for victims of domestic violence […]
Falcons Beat Burbank, Upset Burroughs to Revenge Previous Losses By Timithie NORMAN While the Crescenta Valley girls’ softball team won both Friday’s home game against Burbank and Tuesday’s match on the road against Burroughs by a margin of three runs, that’s where the similarities between the two games end. On Friday, four crucial errors on […]
By Timithie NORMAN On Saturday, May 5, the We Can Pediatric Brain Tumor Network will host its second annual “Walk for We Can,” a fundraising run/walk at Crescenta Valley Park. All proceeds from the day will go directly to support the efforts of We Can, an organization dedicated to provide peer-to-peer support, expert information, and […]