CVHS Holds Open House
On March 9, Crescenta Valley High School held its annual open house. The evening provided a chance for parents to see the work their students have done over the school year and meet with teachers. The...
View ArticlePi – It’s Not Just a Dessert
Tuesday, March 14 (3/14) was recognized around the world as Pi Day. Pi is used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter – approximately 3.14159. At...
View ArticleLocal Students Commit to Curing Cancer
Kelly Delaney Ellie Strockis Kelly Delaney and Ellie Strockis, seniors at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, were named finalists in the “Commitment to Curing Cancer: High School Fundraising...
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Valley View Hosts Recycling Event Valley View Elementary School is having an electronics recycling event on Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m.t o 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bob...
View ArticleEnvironmental Defenders Come to VV
The Environmental Defenders rocked Valley View on March 9. This 30-minute, high-energy assembly program taught students in grades kindergarten through six to identify environmental problems and...
View ArticleA Weekend for Business-Savvy Girl Scouts
Photos by Nicole MOORELa Crescenta Girl Scout Audrey Paransky took part in the three-day Startup Weekend held at the Montrose Scout House. By Nicole MOORE During a three-day program held from March 31...
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Comedy Sportz: Students vs. Faculty The Crescenta Valley High School Comedy Sportz student team takes on the faculty on Friday night, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium. This...
View ArticleDiffendoofer Day at Mountain Avenue
Kate Seales (left) and Hannah Pitney, outfitted in stripes and polka dots, mismatched socks and neck ties, embraced Diffendoofer Day at Mountain Avenue Elementary School. On March 31, Mountain Avenue...
View ArticleRosemont Learns about Fighting Superbugs
Mary Virgalito, USC-VHH director of Patient Safety, with Rosemont forensics teacher Erin Lynch, STEM teacher Celine Young and students Danny Zhou, Anthony Gregorian, Daniel Khoshnudyan, Andrew Bielek,...
View ArticleHappy Dancing Brain at VV
Cheryl Hamel’s 2nd grade boys showing off their moves In March, Valley View Elementary held its Happy Dancing Brain dance recital. Valley View was one of two schools in Glendale to receive a grant to...
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Friends of Boy Scouts Host Breakfast Coach Jim Harrick and Tyus Edney will be the special guests at the Verdugo Hills Council – Boy Scouts of America Friends of Scouting sports breakfast on Wednesday,...
View ArticleSt. Monica Academy Auction & Gala Coming in April
Let’s go, St. Mo’! St. Monica Academy’s popular high school cheer was the inspiration for the St. Mo’Town Auction & Gala. On April 29, SMA friends, parents and benefactors will be “Dancing in the...
View ArticleVerdugo Hills Council Boy Scouts Attend Camporee
Photo courtesy of Luis Artiz The Boy Scouts of the Verdugo Hills Council showed their spirit at the Pirate Cove Camporee at Camp Verdugo Oaks in Castaic over the weekend of March 10. Camporee is a...
View ArticleCamp Darfur at Clark Magnet High School
By Mary O”KEEFE Clark Magnet High School students learned about genocides, past and present, at an emotional event last Thursday when Camp Darfur tents lined the area of the outdoor auditorium. The...
View ArticleFuture Engineers Build a Better Bridge
By Mary O’KEEFE Physics, construction, science, creativity and mathematics are just a few of the attributes used by physics students at Clark Magnet High School when they competed in the Build A...
View ArticleA Glimpse into Civil War Times
Photos by Nicolas JAMES and Mary O’KEEFECharly Shelton portrayed a Civil War doctor. By Mary O’KEEFE In the spring of 1861, the United States began a war that tore the country apart. For four years the...
View ArticleHRSJ Scores High in Competition
The Sharp International Cheer Competition was held on April 1 at Monrovia High School. The Crusaders cheerleaders of St. James-Holy Redeemer School, under the leadership of Coach Jianni Soto and...
View ArticleRosemont Middle School Holds Remembrance Event
Photos by Julie BUTCHERSome Rosemont Middle School students held Armenian flags while circling the field as part of “Walk, Talk, & Learn.” By Julie BUTCHER On Wednesday, April 19, approximately 150...
View ArticleR.D. White Elementary Opens New Building Built Using Measure S Funds
On April 20, the GUSD community celebrated the grand opening of the latest classroom building built using Measure S funds with a ribbon cutting ceremony at R.D. White Elementary School. GUSD...
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Media Center Ribbon-cutting There will be a ribbon-cutting of Valley View’s new media center/computer lab on Thursday, May 11 from 6:15 p.m. (rather than 6:30 p.m. as stated before) to 7 p.m. The new...
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