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Prep gets revenge on Poly
Andrew J. Campa / La Cañada Valley Sun: Maybe it was the smaller field, the boisterous home crowd, the bruising defense or a sense of revenge that guided the Flintridge Prep girls’ soccer team in Prep League play Wednesday afternoon. Read more here.
Flintridge Prep: 2012 Course Listings
Flintridge Preparatory 2012 summer school listings are now available online. See them here.
Lockers at LCHS before finals.
La Canada High School students are in for a surprise the next time they head to their lockers. The new Communitas Club has attached notes with positive messages to many of the lockers.
LCHS Seniors Graduate to Bright Futures
Scott Tracy / President of the LCUSD Governing Board: With the community’s attention focused on the recent challenges that have faced our school district, it is easy to under-appreciate the outstanding achievement of our students. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the tremendous accomplishments of our recent graduates of the La Cañada High School 2011 senior class. Read more here.
LCUSD: January 2012 District Newsletter
LCUSD: January 2012 District Newsletter. View newsletter here.
Wheelchair hoopsters hold court
Daniel Siegal / La Canada Valley Sun:Two basketball teams raced around the court — on wheels — at the Flintridge Prep gym Saturday, as the Rebels hosted the wheelchair basketball team from the Rancho Los Amigos rehabilitation center in Downey. Read more here.
Students Show Support for Math Teacher Ms.Leko at School Board Meeting
Kevork Kurdoghlian / lcspartan.com: On December 21, the LCUSD Governing Board met at the Round Building at the corner of Cornishon and Foothill to discuss the dismissal of La Cañada High School math teacher Gabrielle Leko. Read more here.
LCHS PTSA Update
LCHS 9-12PTSA: The Holiday Season is in full swing . . . check out the Toy Drive and Holiday Concert articles. Read more here.
St. Francis Christmas Toy Drive
St. Francis High School is holding its annual Christmas Toy Drive on December 13th from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. The community is invited to help us share the joy of Christmas with the families of St. Lawrence of Brindisi Parish in Watts, Los Angeles. If you are interested in participating, please drop off new, unwrapped toys at St. Francis High School for children in need. Thank you for your support and generosity!
No Power, No School
Mike Leininger, LCUSD’s superintendent of facilities and operations, has officially made the call, no school today.
Teacher who allegedly called student ‘Jew boy’ to keep her job
Megan O’Neil / La Canada Valley Sun: La Cañada High School math teacher Gabrielle Leko has been directed by district officials to participate in an individualized sensitivity and diversity training in response to a well-publicized complaint alleging that she used racial epithets such as “Jew boy” in her classroom. Read more here.
ST. FRANCIS ROBOTICS TEAM “BUILDING BROTHERHOOD ONE ROBOT AT A TIME”
Andrew Burghdorf / St. Francis: The St. Francis High School Robotics Team, also known as Team “Brobot,” recently received a jcpenney grant that will allow the team to build and compete in regional robotics competitions throughout the school year. Read more here.
CIF Finals for our Girls Cross Country!
LCHS Sports Fans / facebook: Members of the La Canada High School Girls Cross Country team will be participating in the CIF finals at Mt. Sac on Saturday from 9:30-12:30. View the event page on facebook here.
District will accept Hillside credits
Tiffany Kelly / La Canada Valley Sun: District will accept Hillside credits: To the relief of parents who packed a board meeting Tuesday, La Cañada Unified students who take summer school courses at Hillside School and Learning Center will continue to have those credits count toward graduation — at least for now. Read more now.
Related: Donna Evans / La Canada Flintridge Patch, Jack Schaedel / La Canada Flintridge Patch Blog
Water polo CIF Semi’s vs. Laguna Beach
LCHS Sports Fans / Facebook: Spartan Nation it is time for you to support your polo team in the Semis! Visit facebook event page here.
Sequoyah Sugiyama: A musical prodigy walks among us
Ailin Kim / The Spartan: It is always difficult to select a single student from our school on which to do a spotlight. There is so much talent that we might as well shine the spotlight on the entire school. Read more here.
LCHS Water Polo Semifinals Details
The Spartans will face Laguna Beach in the semifinals this Wednesday in Irvine. More details here.
Spartans shift into semis
Andrew Shortall / La Canada Valley Sun: There was going to be a huge late shift in momentum for either the La Cañada or Aliso Niguel high boys’ water polo teams, as the Wolverines had a breakaway to the Spartans’ goal with the game tied in the last 30 seconds of the third quarter. Read more here.
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