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Palm Crest to host its spring carnival
Palm Crest Elementary School, 5025 Palm Drive, will be hosting its annual fundraising carnival, “Springamajig” on Saturday, April 25. Hours for the event are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and families from across the community are invited to take part in the many activities that will be offered.
Seat sponsorship aims to lift Spartan spirits
To raise funds for capital improvements at La Cañada High School, such as instruments, window treatments and other things that enrich or enhance the school experience, officials announced last week the kickoff of the new Spartan Spirit Campaign.
La Cañada Unified upgrades infrastructure to brace for growing tech demand
In the past two years, La Cañada schools have experienced a sea change in how technology is used in the classroom, moving away from static desktop computers toward a future in which every student will have an individual mobile device.
Eight local students participated in a science project showcase hosted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday.
LCHS cleaned up during annual Servathon event
On Saturday, April 4, members of the La Cañada High School community came together for the annual spring Servathon, where they pitched in to clean up the campus.
LCHS officials rethink discipline
La Cañada High School officials could reexamine the way errant students are punished and suspended, after a review Tuesday of the campus' discipline policy revealed suspensions may not be the most effective form of rehabilitation.
Zac Main crowned Mr. La Cañada
All eight court members for Mr. La Cañada brought something different to the stage on March 27 for the second annual male beauty pageant, whether it was speed painting a landscape by hand, rapping a Blackalicious track or making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Health and Fitness Week at La Cañada Elementary
Activities like a lunchtime obstacle course were part of the Health and Fitness week from March 23 through March 27, 2015 at La Cañada Elementary School.
School districts may hire consultant to facilitate Sagebrush terms
La Cañada and Glendale school officials may soon hire an independent consultant to facilitate terms of an agreement over the potential transfer of Sagebrush families into La Cañada Unified School District boundaries, after a negotiation meeting held Monday.
State puts API on hold for second year
State school officials voted last week to suspend the Academic Performance Index for the second year in a row, vowing to craft a more comprehensive way to measure student achievement in the Common Core era.
Student artwork awarded at PTA reception
Parents and student artists gathered in the La Canada Unified School District board room to view submissions to the La Cañada PTA Council Reflections contest during a March 11 reception.
Students kick start St. Patrick's Day festivities with Irish dancing, culture
Irish eyes were smiling Thursday afternoon as Palm Crest Elementary School GATE students learned about all things Irish in a special after-school event held just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
Educational Foundation gala raises more than $500K for schools
The La Cañada Educational Foundation’s annual Spring Gala held last weekend raised more than $500,000 for the city’s public schools.
The Y makes room for kids to thrive
A converted meeting room at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA officially became a "kid cool" space for youth development on Tuesday, showcased by a new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program. The flagship athletic activities well known as a destination at the nonprofit took a...
Sagebrush talks 'productive'
La Cañada Unified school officials reassured residents Tuesday that negotiations with their Glendale counterparts over the transfer of students living in La Cañada's Sagebrush territory are still moving forward after a Feb. 25 meeting of the minds.
Jury awards teacher $178K in disability discrimination case
A federal jury unanimously found Monday that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles discriminated against a former kindergarten teacher at a private school in La Cañada Flintridge and engaged in conduct which was “malicious, oppressive or in conscious disregard” of the teacher’s...
LCHS Spring Festival Concert to take place Thursday
La Cañada High School’s Choral Music Program will hold its annual Spring Festival Concert this Thursday, featuring its ensembles, choir and chamber singers.
Group's charity event aims to donate bikes to orphans
In 2012, St. Francis High School’s Sebouh Bazikian made a promise to raise $5,000 to provide orphans in Kenya with bicycles that would get them to school safely and potentially change their lives forever.
Mandarin school marks first decade with Lunar New Year celebration
La Cañada mom Hui Su remembers when Foothill Chinese School was just a series of after-school Mandarin lessons created for a clutch of students whose parents had a keen interest in preserving their family’s native tongue.
As Glendale school officials prepare to meet with La Cañada school officials next week over the Sagebrush territory, Glendale Unified Supt. Dick Sheehan reminded residents that Glendale’s proposal over the territory is still active during a school board meeting on Tuesday.
Monte Vista Elementary: The school's "Father-Daughter Dance" will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday in the auditorium. Contact the office for more information.
FSHA alum, author visits to speak about writing
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy alumna Jan Ellison, who just published her first novel, traveled from her San Francisco home to the local campus earlier this month to savor lunch and a discussion with students in the school’s Book Club and Young Writers’ Society.
District to offer Sagebrush students transfer priority
La Cañada school officials made it easier for families living in the city’s western “Sagebrush” territory to seek transfers into La Cañada Unified from Glendale Unified, agreeing those students should have priority in the district’s transfer process over...
Paradise Canyon PTA names awardees
The PTA at Paradise Canyon Elementary School announced Jan 30 during a school spirit rally that a few dedicated parent volunteers, along with some school employees, would be the recipients of PTA Founders Day awards. They will be feted with other district Founders Day winners at a joint event held...
La Cañada and Glendale school officials will meet later this month to discuss the proposal Glendale Unified officials delivered late last year laying out terms for transferring the Sagebrush area of La Cañada Flintridge into the La Cañada Unified School District.
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