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News, articles and information about higher education and preparing to apply to institutions of higher learning. Other issues include college loans, grants, scholarships and the admissions process.
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Texas Tenors serenade a full house
A near-capacity crowd of more than 800 people filled Lanterman Auditorium last Friday to hear the vocal stylings of the Texas Tenors – and in so doing, raised more than $50,000 for the Community Scholarship Foundation of La Caņada Flintridge. The...
Tags: Concerts, Education, Entertainment, Financial Aid, Music
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The Valley Line: Fashion show enlivens Verdugo Hills
On Monday I traveled from record-breaking 105-degree heat in Tucson into 55-degree coolness and rain in La Caņada Flintridge. What a quick change, but a very welcome one. I went to visit Jackie Manning, a former longtime La Caņadan. Jackie and her late...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Wildlife, College Sports, Arizona Wildcats
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High school celebrates diversity week
When then-high school student Nina Foushee traveled to Alexandria, Egypt in summer 2010 for a language exchange, she harbored many of the same misconceptions about the Arab world as her fellow Americans, she said.
Six weeks later, the stereotypes...Tags: Education, High Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning, College Sports
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La Caņada entrepreneurs tap local artists for T-shirt business
In a garage on Crown Avenue, three enterprising La Caņada High School graduates who recently returned from college are pooling their talents and ambitions to launch a one-of-a-kind T-shirt company. Co-founder Francis Pollara said that [SIC] Apparel draws...
Tags: Education, Economy, Business and Finance, Kickstarter, Companies and Corporations, Graduation
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Four Les Fleurettes debutantes to be presented
For the past 60 years The La Caņada Thursday Club has sponsored young women from the community in the “Bal Blanc de Noel” presentation of Les Fleurettes debutantes.
This year, the Thursday Club will present four young women to society on...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Artists, Cultural Development, Colleges and Universities, Culture
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Two locals study at same med school
Two women who started their educational paths in La Caņada Flintridge, Lauren Poindexter and Elizabeth Gilliam, are in the same class at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va. and recently participated in the “White Coat”...Tags: Medical Research, Education, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Health, Virginia Tech
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Around Town: The college admissions two-step
In its January newsletter, La Caņada Unified released the statistics for the La Caņada High School class of 2011. There were 375 LCHS graduates in June of 2011, excluding five foreign exchange students. Ninety-eight percent have enrolled at colleges...Tags: Financial Aid, School Examinations, Financial Aid, School Examinations, Colleges and Universities
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Pompoms, routines and a little bit of Zen
Why on earth would those gorgeous cheerleaders want to hang out with a guy like me? When I was in college, I asked myself that question many times. I was the antithesis of the basketball superstar. Those who stared in envy would proclaim, “He's such...Tags: Education, College Sports
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A victory for common sense
The California Dream Act was a major victory for common sense and compassion. In my opinion, it is unfair that a student with roots and residency in California would be penalized with out-of-state tuition fees. College students should not be punished...Tags: DREAM Act
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Pasadena City College gets $5 million science grant
Pasadena City College has received a $5-million grant from the federal Department of Education to put low-income high school students on the path toward environmental sciences degrees. The college’s Natural Sciences Division will use the money to...Tags: Adam Schiff, Global Expansion, Science, Engineering, Technology
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Take Five: Finding the spark that ignites passion
It’s common knowledge in these trying times that jobs are hard to come by and even harder to keep. In order to get a job, having a college degree can help. But many times college isn’t possible for a variety of reasons. One option could be a...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Portantino concerned about released prisoners
Los Angeles County will be seeing an influx of criminals as part of the state’s prison realignment plan, and state Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) told the LCF City Council Monday night that he is concerned about the plan&...Tags: Jerry Brown, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch
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