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Lights! Camera! Auction! The St. James-Holy Redeemer School of La Crescenta is having its “Hollywood Night” annual gala on Friday, Feb. 24 6:30 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club at 5500...
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Glendale Youth Orchestra Performs at Alex Theatre The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, performs its second concert of the 28th season on Sunday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at the historic...
View ArticleCVHS’s Spring Musical, “The Phantom of the Opera”
By Nicole MOORE Crescenta Valley High School’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” will dazzle audience members for a one-week engagement held in the school’s MacDonald...
View ArticleJROTC Holds Military Ball
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School JROTC recently took time off from color guard and drills to enjoy an evening of inspirational speeches, and a delicious meal that ended with a dance....
View ArticleLCFCC Preschool Prepares for Western Round Up
La Cañada Flintridge Community Center Preschool students are saddling up to host the 24th annual Western Round-Up on Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This popular western-themed fundraiser...
View ArticleSchool “Abuzz” Over Carpenter Win
Each year St. James-Holy Redeemer School and St. Bede School participate in a spelling bee sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. This event is open to fourth, fifth and sixth graders from both...
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Dine Out Opp The CVHS Instrumental Music Dept. is hosting a dual dine out fundraiser on March 8. Mention the fundraiser at Joselito’s Mexican Food, 2345 Honolulu Ave. and at Paradis, 2323 Honolulu Ave....
View ArticleAikido Class Teaches Techniques in Self Defense
By Pat KRAMER On Saturday, a special workshop was held in Sunland to demonstrate the art of Seidokan aikido, a Japanese self-defense practice founded by the late aikido master Rod Kobayashi. On hand...
View ArticleHow to Build a Robot
By Mary O’KEEFE Local high schools’ robotic teams have been busy the last six weeks building robots to compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition....
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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...
View ArticleA Garden for CVHS
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...
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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...
View ArticleBuilding a Robot –From the Ground Up
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...
View ArticleCVHS Speech and Debate Team Coaches Rosemont Students to Success
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...
View ArticleBuilding a Robot From the Ground Up – Part II
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....
View ArticleSt. James-Holy Redeemer Students Place Well at Competition
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...
View ArticleGifted Speakers Present at Lions Club
Photo by Jeero HABESHIANFrom left are speakers Kiyan Atrian, District Governor Grace Joe and Kevin Park. The Lions Club recently hosted its annual Zone Speaker Contest. Competing were Kevin Park, the...
View ArticleSoCal High School Students Named Semifinalists in The Music Center’s 29th...
Cara Pogossian Cole Davis Ethan Moffitt 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...
View ArticleFremont Elementary Celebrates Reading
Photos by Nicole MOORE 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...
View ArticleSoccer Player Raises Money for Cancer Research
By Nicole MOORE On March 4, Montana LeBarge, a fifth grader at Paradise Canyon Elementary in La Cañada, held a fundraiser at La Cañada High School’s turf field for the City of Hope. Kicks 4 a Cure...
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