La Cañada Unified School District finished first in the state in several categories and grades, according to Standardized Testing and Reporting program results released by the California Department of Education.
The first LCHS PTA 9-12 meeting for 2012-2013 started off with a generous gift from the Flintridge Bookstore.
La Cañada children returned to school Tuesday, some meeting new teachers and principals. La Cañada Elementary welcomed Christine Castillo and La Cañada High School welcomed Ian McFeat.
Ninety-eight percent of La Cañada HIgh School students performed above the state and county averages on the English and mathematics sections of the California High School Exit Exams, according to a report released Wednesday.
Carol Kocivar, president of the California Parent Teacher Association, shares her tips for the first week of school.
La Cañada High School is looking for a few good doctors to share time on the sidelines at varsity home games.
La Cañada Elementary PTA members are part of a contingent of folks to team up with Vons to get the grocer to give back to their school.
Madi Witt, an incoming sophomore at Flintridge Prep, qualified for the Junior World Diving Championships recently at the USA Junior National Championships.
Teachers at La Cañada Unified School District will have classroom Internet access and will be issued iPads to be able to download educational software. The first day of school is Aug. 28.
The retail corporation will be awarding up to $2.5 million in support of local schools.
A Patch reader spotted the story about Spartaca, the longtime La Cañada High School cat who needed to find a new home, pronto, and offered to adopt her - immediately.
She's outlasted La Cañada High School football coaches, teachers and principals. But now, after nine years, Spartaca, once lauded for her rodent chasing prowess, is on the prowl for a new home.
After 27 years at Eagle Rock High School, social science teacher Brent Beaty is taking an instructor position at La Cañada High School.
The volleyball club is comprised of boys from La Cañada, St. Francis and Flintridge Prep, among other San Gabriel Valley high schools.
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When the soccer season ended for the Spartans, Megan Decker continued kicking with her club squad, Legends FC. She helped it win the 2012 US Youth Soccer 15-and-under-girls National Championship in South Carolina, with a 1-0 victory over Kings Soccer Acad
La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board will vote on the topic, which drew ire from many in the community both last fall and the previous school year, after the students return to school this fall.
La Cañada boys' basketball Coach Tom Hofman has run the annual camp for the past 27 years. It positions current and former Spartans players as the camp counselors, allowing them to work hand-in-hand with their young fans.
The La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board voted to name the LCHS north gym the Hotchkin Family Gymnasium, for the family who has donated more than $1 million to the school district over many years.
Honorees recognized for civic and school activities.
Matt Casciani's essay to the Los Angeles Protective League touched on his own learning challenges, and described how he would show another culture that disability does not mean defeat.
Madison Witt is the first female diver from the school to be distinguished as All-American.
Sierra Katow of La Cañada High School and Roylance Bird of St. Francis High School have each won the Caruso Affiliated 2012 Spirit of American Youth Scholarship.
La Cañada's Italian Catholic Federation Branch 374 awarded scholarships to three graduates from St. Bede the Venerable. The students' essays focused on religion, charity and heritage.
With its most successful gala yet, the La Cañada Educational Foundation has raised $2,020,000 to put toward La Cañada Unified School District, helping them to retain several teachers who'd been on the chopping block.
Check out the photography display at Penelope's Cafe Books & Gallery. Proceeds from sales of Ron Dietel's images will benefit the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation.
The CIF-SS Softball Coaches’ Association announced Tuesday it named Catherine Horner and coach KC Mathews as the Division 5 player and coach of the year. Honors also went to pitcher Lauren Cox.
Data released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that 22.3 percent of children in La Cañada Flintridge are obese.
Three hours after Monday's outage, Southern California Edison officials still do not know what caused the service interruption that affected 1,388 people.
The Golden Knights earned the title of National Champion of the Alert Services (Small Schools) Division, and overall AACI National Championship runner-up. Nine St. Francis students, including two juniors, also achieved All-American status
An assistant principal from a Washington high school earns the head spot at La Cañada High School, with longtime teacher Jim Cartnal earning the assistant principal spot.
Kristin Blencowe, 13, will educate people, other students included, about Tourette Syndrome, and dispel the myths and stereotypes that are often attributed to the widely misunderstood disease.
La Cañada High School defeated Beaumont Saturday to win the CIF Southern Section Division 5 game. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights.
LCHS astronomy teacher Tom Traeger is setting up solar telescopes to check out the rare celestial event that won't happen again for another 105 years.
Harvard-bound Eli Weinstein, class valedictorian, encouraged his classmates to use the next four years “browsing,” rather than gravitating to one idea or conviction too soon.