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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, [...]
Mock Trial Commands the Courtroom
Since 1977, the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) has been running a mock trial program inLos AngelesCountyin order to help students become better informed about our judicial system, develop better communication and analysis skills, and experience the different perspectives inside a courtroom. LCHS’ mock trial team, now led by captain David Belcher, has been going strong [...]
Four LCHS Athletes Dominate Triathlon
On Sunday, September 18th, La Cañada High School athletes Michael Belcher, David Belcher, Fiona Chesley and Emory Chesley competed in the Los Angeles Triathlon. David won the high school division on the male side and Fiona won on the female side. Michael wasn’t far with a podium finish. The four La Cañada students powered through [...]
Girls Volleyball Tames the Tigers and Wipe the Wildcats
On Tuesday, October 4th, Girls Volleyball swept the visiting South Pasadena Tigers, 25-13, 25-16, 25-10. Despite a strong Spartan performance, Head Coach Brock Turner thinks his team can do even better. “We get a little bored in this league,” explained Turner, “[The girls] get lazy.” He has a point. Eleven of the sixteen points scored [...]
LC Polo Slaughters the Rams 20-10
On Tuesday, October 4th, Boy’s Water Polo rockedTemple City by a score of 20-10 in the first league game of the season. The Spartans played especially well in front of the large home crowd. “I don’t know if it changed our game plan at all,” explained senior star James Toomarian, “but I certainly felt motivated [...]
La Cañada stopped short by Marantha, 41-10
On Friday, September 31st, La Cañada Football took on Maranatha in a non-league game. Although the Spartans trailed most of the game, they made some exciting runs in second half. Despite the late progress, the Minutemen still won by a comfortable 31 point margin, with a final score of 41-10. Late in the third, the [...]
Student bloggers blog it up!
It was a typical November school day in 2009. The autumn air was crisp with the scent of fallen leaves and cafeteria fries. With the end-of-lunch bell still resonating, a younger Jacob Walters rushed to his fifth period, IN-N-OUT in hand. As he raced up the stairs, something jaw-dropping (not to mention burger-dropping) caught his [...]
