St. Francis Rides Strong into State Championship

The Golden Knights head to Los Olivos to finish off the season and compete against high school teams from the NorCal league at the State Championships on Sunday.

The following article was written by St. Francis High School Cycling Coach Lee Bird. Bird coaches several Montrose-La Crescenta students.  The St. Francis High School mountain bike team competed in the fifth and final regular season event of the SoCal league series at Lake Arrowhead, CA earlier this month. The race was crucial for overall season awards and the “thin-air” of the mountains tested all of the riders. Once again, the Golden Knights rose to the challenge and finished strong in this race, and overall for the season. The Lake Arrowhead course turned out to be very dry and dusty, unlike the muddy course that the riders faced last year. Besides the altitude and dust, the riders faced a tough 1.2 mile long fire road climb at the end …

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CVHS, Clark Ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Rankings for public high schools across the country were released Tuesday. See how Clark Magnet and Crescenta Valley high schools fared and what determined its ranking.

Crescenta Valley High School is ranked 80th in California and 423rd in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 rankings released Tuesday. Clark Magnet High School is ranked 292 in California and 1,390 in the nation, according to the report.  To determine the rankings, U.S. News reported that it teamed up with American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science organizations in the world. “AIR implemented U.S. News's comprehensive rankings methodology, which is based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college-bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show the school is successfully …

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What's Happening at CVHS This Week?

Read up on the latest events, information at Crescenta Valley High School with daily bulletins.

Check Rosemont Middle School's STAR Testing Schedule

Standardized testing begins Tuesday, May 1 to Wednesday, May 9. See your child's schedule.

Foothill SELPA Organizes Conference and Forum for Parents and Educators

Workshops, panels, and exhibitors are a few of the highlights of the program.

The Foothill Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) held a conference for parents, teachers, and administrators called “No Limit to Success” to educate community members on issues related to children with special education needs. The 7th Special Education Parent Conference and Transition Forum Saturday, April 28, held at Burbank High School, was a collaborative effort among Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada school districts. The program consisted of an opening session, two break-out sessions and a plethora of exhibitors. At the opening session, two local politicians were able to speak to conference attendees and lend them their support. “In this era of declining resources, it’s about collaborating, communicating, getting the services that…

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Support Dunsmore's Librarian and a Montrose Business Sunday

Stop by Once Upon a Time in Montrose anytime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday and Dunsmore Elementary in La Crescenta will receive 15 percent of the purchase price when you leave behind your receipt.

There's another reason to swing by Montrose Sunday, in addition to the regular Sunday Harvest Market attractions, shopping and grub. The librarian for Dunsmore Elementary is 100 percent funded by the school's foundation, which raises money throughout the school year.  Locals can support Dunsmore Elementary in La Crescenta and Once Upon a Time in Montrose by purchasing a book or gift anytime from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday. During these hours, Dunsmore will receive 15 percent of the purchase price--all you have to do is leave behind a receipt.  The event concludes the month-long Read-a-Thon fundraiser held by the school. Several teachers are expected to make reading cameos from personal favorite stories.  If you can't make it to the …

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Lighted Crosswalk Headed to Foothill Boulevard

The long-awaited bright crosswalk will cross Glenwood Avenue along Foothill Boulevard.

Construction started for a new lighted crosswalk in La Crescenta, at Glenwood Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, making traffic conditions somewhat sluggish near Crescenta Valley High School.  The project is expected for completion, possibly by the second week of May, according to Crescenta Valley Town Council President Cheryl Davis.  The original completion date was scheduled for October, she said.  The lighted crosswalk is expected to make the area safer for students walking from nearby schools, including Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta Elementary and Rosemont Middle School. 

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Third Annual CV CAN Games Celebrate Athletes

More than 300 athletes participated in Special Olympics held at Crescenta Valley High School.

Nonprofit Crescenta Valley Committed to Athletic Needs (CV CAN) welcomed participants from far and wide, from cities such as Santa Barbara, Long Beach, and Bakersfield, to the CV CAN Games. More 300 athletes competed in the games Saturday at Crescenta Valley (CV) High School, which helped determine athlete qualifications for the Special Olympics Summer Games.  Athletes of all ages trained and prepared over the past year to compete in a number of walks, runs, relays and field events. Rafer Johnson, Olympic Gold Medalist and founding father of the California Special Olympics, attended the games as the Master of Ceremonies. Awards for races were given throughout the day with periodic performances by CV High School’s band and cheerleaders. “…

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Nicole Charky

1:10 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012

Did anyone else think these photos were really captivating? Feel free to upload some of your own if you were at the CV CAN Games.   more ›

Would You Enroll Your Child in Transitional Kindergarten?

Glendale and La Crescenta parents are invited to learn about Glendale Unified School District's new grade level: transitional kindergarten.

A new state law introduces transitional kindergarten, a new public school grade level in California.   The Glendale Unified School District, among other districts in California, will enroll four-year-olds with Autumn birthdays, district officials said in a news release.  The first TK students, with birthdays in November of 2007, are enrolling for TK classes at select schools, now. Classes begin August, 20.  Parents are invited to learn about the new grade level and who is eligible to attend on Wednesday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Glendale Unified School District Board Room, 223 N. Jackson St., Glendale.  The California Legislature created the new grade to bridge the gap between pre-school and kindergarten for children with fall …

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Video: Suicide Victim's Mother Wants to End 'Bullying Epidemic'

Drew Ferraro's mother Deana and aunt Sarah Ferraro make a public plea to help end bullying in schools following Drew's suicide on Feb. 10 at Crescenta Valley High School.

Family and friends remembered suicide victim Drew Ferraro Saturday at the Drew's Voice Wrestling Match fundraiser in San Bernardino.  Drew, 15, took his own life by taking a running jump from the third story at Crescenta Valley High School on Feb. 10.  His parents began a foundation in his name, Drew's Voice, which aims to end bullying. Drew's parents said that following Drew's suicide they found evidence of bullying in his journals.  Glendale Unified School District officials have not opened the investigation to the public and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators maintain they did not find evidence of bullying in the four suicide notes Drew left. Drew's mother Deana Ferraro and aunt Sarah Ferraro were at the Saturday event …

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