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On April 22, the first of seven performances of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” earned applause and waves of laugher from La Cañada High School. The performance starred senior Sam Whitefield as the tricky Oberon and sophomore Garret Schlunt as his witty sidekick, Puck. With the combination of physical comedy and some clever timing, [...]
Dover and Luzak To Leave LCHS
On Wednesday, May 2nd, Dr. Luzak and Mr. Dover announced to the faculty that they would be leaving LCHS. Dover will become principal at Pioneer Junior High School in Upland, California. Dr Luzak could not be reached for comment, but will become principal at a middle school in San Diego County. “I’ve been an assistant [...]
City Lights lighting up the campus
Meet the members of the City Lights, a boy band group composed of four sophomore boys from our very own campus. With their easy going personalities and their unlimited creativity in music, they might just become the next One Direction. Just as a basic insight into the band, Griffin Van Amringe is the lead vocal [...]
Every Fifteen Minutes Drives Home a Lesson to LCHS
On Thursday, April 12 the streets in front of the school were filled with a crowd of gloomy onlookers, shocked and frozen by the sight of a grotesque car crash involving eight LCHS students in two vehicles. While this was a fabricated collision, it is reported that every fifteen minutes a teenager loses his or [...]
LCHS Speech and Debate Qualifies for State
On Saturday, March 10, the La Cañada Speech and Debate team qualified for the state championship inSan Francisco, April 27-30. Held atSchurrHigh SchoolinMontebello, 31 schools competed for the eight teams that could qualify for the state tournament. La Cañada was able to send two teams to state: one parliamentary and one public forum. Four parliamentary [...]
La Cañada High School hosts SCSBOA Festival
Sixteen music ensembles from local schools attended the District Southern California School Band/Orchestra Association Festival on Friday, March 16, at La Cañada High School. The SCSBOA Festival is a two-event competition: performance of a prepared piece and sight-reading new music. The groups perform more than one song for twenty minutes in front of a panel [...]
LCUSD Faces Teacher Layoffs
La Cañada Unified officials announced, during a board meeting last Tuesday, which teachers and district employees are going to be laid off this year. A major loss in funding has led to this streak of layoffs in our school district. Other school districts have not faced the consequences that ours has since most other districts [...]
Smile for Operation Smile Club
Through the efforts of students at La Cañada’s Smile Club, more kids are able to smile. The club’s aim is to help provide operations for kids with cleft lips. Juniors Gina Choi and Tiffany Chen, cofounders of Smile Club, first got the idea from a similar group at a different school. Since then, the club [...]
Marching to the Beat of La Cañada’s Marching Band
The year of 2012 looks auspicious for the La Cañada marching band. This past semester was a colorful progression for these Spartan musicians, as they received awards in several marching contests and were acknowledged for their efforts and talents. With their new clean-cut black and maroon uniforms, band members hammered out their routines on the [...]
The Art Show Experience
La Cañada students never fail to amaze an audience with their talents. When I first walked into the auditorium lobby to experience the annual Art Show, I was immediately blown away by the unique pieces on display around the room. From ceramic masks to elaborately decorated skateboards, the Art Show presented a variety of creative [...]
