GUSD students take the day to pay homage to the victims of the armenian genocide. Friday April 24, 2026 Student Free Day
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Join the Choir Family: 2026-2027 Auditions!
Are you looking to find your voice and a great community on campus? Whether you are a seasoned performer or just like to sing in the shower, there is a place for you in the music department!
The Details:
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When: Lunchtime, the week of May 4 – May 8.
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Where: The Choir Room (Room 3101).
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How: The sign-up sheet is posted on the Choir Room door. Grab a slot before they fill up!
What to Prepare:
- Bring a short selection of a song of your choice. Any style is welcome—pop, musical theater, classical, or folk!
- There will also be a brief sight-singing exercise to help us determine your placement.
Important Note: You do NOT have to audition to be in Choir! Everyone is welcome to join our Mixed Choir. however, if you are aiming for a spot in Charismatics, an audition is required.
Come share your talent and help us make next year our best season yet! See you in 3101!
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Symphony Ensemble Concert - Auditorium 7:00 pm
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Join Padres Latinos de CV - Amigos de Adelante Latinos!
We warmly invite all Latino families at Crescenta Valley High School to be part of Padres Latinos de CV—a space to connect, celebrate our culture, and support the success of our students together. Whether you're looking to stay informed, get involved, or simply build community, we’d love to have you join us.
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Prom Plus - Prom Plus needs parents to help plan and fundraise for a safe, supervised, and FUN after-prom party. Please sign up today at promplus.org
Tutoring: If students need additional academic support, please check out the free tutoring options listed on the CV website. We are offering a Math Center this semester in room 5104 with Mr. Gossard.
Save the Date:
Monday April 27, 2026 Adelante, Latinos Scholarship Event @ Hoover High School
May 4-May 15, 2026 AP Testing
May 16, 2026 Prom
Monday May 18, 2026 Graduation Tickets go on sale.
Monday May 18, 2026 Cap and Gown Distribution.
Wednesday May 27, 2026 @ 7pm: Senior Awards.
June 5, 2026 Grad Night
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As we head into another busy week at Crescenta Valley High School, I want to share some incredible recent achievements, campus updates, and important upcoming dates with all of you.
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Please note that there will be no school on Friday, April 24th, in observance of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. This is a profoundly important day of mourning and reflection for our school and the greater community. It is a solemn occasion to honor the memory of the 1.5 million victims who lost their lives beginning in 1915, and it serves as a powerful reminder of our shared, global commitment to human rights and standing against unchecked hatred. While it is a day of grief, it is also a testament to the incredible resilience, strength, and vibrant culture of the Armenian people that thrives today.
CASPS Awards Celebration
Speaking of incredible resilience and strength, I want to give a massive shout-out to the 55 12th graders of Armenian heritage who earned the CASPS (Committee for Armenian Students in Public Schools) award this past Thursday night! These outstanding seniors earned a 3.75 cumulative GPA or better. We are so proud of your dedication to academic excellence.
Exemplary Arts Education Award
Also happening on Friday, April 24th, CVHS representatives will be traveling to Anaheim to officially receive the Exemplary Arts Education Award. We are incredibly proud of our Visual and Performing Arts department and the amazing, high-quality opportunities they continuously provide our students!
Student Senate
We had an awesome Student Senate meeting last Friday! Together, we analyzed our recent Panorama Survey data, discussing our campus strengths and brainstorming ways we can improve in the areas of:
- Emotional regulation
- Growth mindset
- School safety
- Sense of belonging
- Self-efficacy
- Social awareness
Thank you to our student senators who have served this year. We deeply appreciate your valuable input, leadership, and service to our school community!
Falkon Robotics Impact Award
I am incredibly proud to share that Crescenta Valley High School's FIRST Robotics Competition Team 589, "Falkon Robotics," has been recognized as the FIRST Impact Award winner at the Southern California FIRST Championship! Way to go, Team 589!
Athletics
- Spring athletics is lighting it up!
- A huge shout-out to our Track team, who broke a school record last Saturday!
- Also, a big shout-out to the seniors on our athletic teams who have been celebrating Senior Night in Softball, Lacrosse, Swim, and more!
Keep up the amazing work, athletes!
Speech and Debate is going to Nationals!
- Lauren Lee earned 1st Place in original oratory
- Camille Elliott and Ella Nicholson earned 1st place in duo interpretation
- Quinlan Iwasaka earned 1st place in international extemporaneous
Quinn Brookbank won $1000 scholarship from ACSA and was presented the award Friday night. Shout out to her, her family and her speech and debate teacher, Virginia Gregori.
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IT'S A GREAT WEEK TO BE A FALCON! |
Community Service Opportunity
The YMCA is looking for volunteers to help for 3 hours on the weekends with score keeping for basketball games. Games are mainly on Saturdays during the following times: Verdugo Hills YMCA 9am- 2pm and La Canada YMCA 8am-4pm. This is perfect for basketball fans but no experience is required. If interested, please contact: Ernesto Rafael Jr., Sports Director, YMCA of the Foothills erafael@ymcafoothills.org 1930 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
818.583.4734 (Direct phone)
Community Service Hours Update:
We are actively working on a new and improved digital system for tracking community service hours and will share details with the school community once it is ready to launch.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gay at rgay@gusd.net or Ms. Papazyan at npapazyan@gusd.net.
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Next Week's Events
Monday, April 20, 2026
Girls Varsity Softball vs Thousand Oaks HS @ CVHS 3: 45 pm
Girls JV Softball vs Thousand Oaks HS @ Thousand Oaks 3:30 pm vs Thousand Oaks HS @ Thousand Oaks 3:30 pm
Frosh Baseball vs. Burroughs HS @ Burroughs 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 21 2026
Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Burroughs HS @ CVHS 3:30 pm
Boys JV Tennis vs. Burroughs HS @ Burroughs 3:45 pm
JV Baseball vs. Burroughs HS @ Burroughs 3:45 pm
Varsity Baseball vs. Burroughs HS @ Stengel 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. vs. Santa Monica HS @ Santa Monica 3:30 pm
Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Arcadia HS @ CVHS 3:30 pm
Boys JV Tennis vs. Arcadia HS @ Arcadia
3: 45pm
CVHS Track & Field Arcadia/CV @ CVHS 3:45 pm
Swimming/Diving vs. Arcadia Hs @ Arcadia 3:45 pm
Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. Pasadena HS @ CVHS 6:00 pm
Frosh Baseball vs. Burroughs HS @ Stengel 6:00 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2026
JV Baseball vs. Burroughs HS @ Stengel 5:30 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Burroughs HS @ Burroughs 3:45 pm
Saturday, April 25. 2026
CVHS Track & Field Prelims @ Arcadia (am) TBA
Swimming/Diving Pacific Leaque Prelims @ Arcadia HS All Levels TBA
Frosh Baseball vs. Arcadia HS @ Stengel 11:00 am
Go Falcon Athletics!
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ASB Elections 2026-2027
Applications for NEW ASB members See Mrs. Beers for an application in room 1101 if you are interested in joining ASB as a new member in the fall. Applications are due April 23.
Senior Yard Signs available to order online! Celebrate your senior's accomplishment with a Yard Sign. Available online now thru May 1, 2026. Yard signs will be delivered to CV in May, and will be distributed on campus. Signs cost $25, or personalize it with a name for $30. Order here:
https://spirithero.com/collections/crescenta-valley-high-school-class-of-2026-grad-signs
Graduation Flowers and more Don't wait until the last minute, buy your Senior Flowers for Graduation today - pick them up at the ceremony. https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/crescentavalley/
Support CV - 25% of pre-ordered sales are donated to the school.
Prom Tickets are on sale now in the Student Store. Behavior agreements and Guest forms Prom are available in the ASB room and in the AP Office. Completed forms are required to purchase tickets. Prom tickets are included in the Senior Spirit Package, but the forms are still required. Contact Laura Beers, ASB Director with any questions - lbeers-dannerth@gusd.net. Last day to purchase PROM Tickets is April 28!
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The 26-27 Summer Request Google Form has been reopened for late submissions which can be found in the Counseling Google classroom. Students and families will receive a confirmation email for summer school approval if space permits.
Counselors will send a confirmation email to students who have submitted the 26-27 Summer Request Google Form on time before the end of April.
The last day to make any course request changes is May 22.
Counselors are available via email for questions from parents/guardians. We appreciate your patience as CVHS Counselors will be managing high school caseloads of approximately 530 students with the addition of 100+ incoming 9th grade students per counselor.
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Counselors will be available to students during snack, lunch, and after school.
For parent meetings, please contact your student's counselor to make an appointment.
Janelle Evans: D, E, F, G, H, J
Anna Margaryan: B, C, T, U, V, Z
Janet Hong: I, K, L, N, O
Silvia Yi: P, Q, R, S
Iretta (Hanson) Zadourian: A, M, W, X, Y
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Tuesday, April 21st:
Are you interested participating in a Hackathon? Come to a meeting during lunch in the Career Center on Tuesday to learn about the upcoming Glendale Hackathon event in May. JEWEL CITY HACKS 4.0 is a 12-hour mentor-guided, computer-mediated, invention-based learning competition where students learn to prototype technology projects, attend computer science workshops (including artificial intelligence, robotics, game development, cybersecurity, and web/mobile application development), and then demo what they built to judges from the technology industry.
Glendale Community College information:
- A GCC rep is available in the CV Quad every Wednesday at lunch
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GCC Open House is May 2nd- Check out the Planetarium, Vivarium, and academic departments from 10:30am-2 pm. RSVP at glendale.edu.
GCC Jump Start or Dual Enrollment: See Mrs. Bomar in the CV Career Center for assistance.
- The GCC 2026-27 Annual digital form is available starting this week. Include kbomar@gusd.net as the counselor for approval.
- GCC SUMMER enrollment will begin April 27th. Dual Enrollment classes are NOT available in the summer.
- GCC FALL enrollment begins June 1st. The Dual Enrollment course list will be posted in May.
Please note: Students requesting high school level summer school classes with GCC-Student Success Center should have received an email from the alpha counselor. GCC-SSC will contact students to schedule orientation meetings.
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How are you going to pay for college?????
GE Aerospace+Reagan Workforce Readiness Scholarship
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Seniors who are interested in pursuing a Technical Career Path should apply.
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SENIORS ~REMINDER ~ Community Service Forms are due to Mrs. Gay in the Library on or before Monday, April 27. Any hours that were previously logged digitally need to be resubmitted for credit using this form, signatures not required.
New hours will also need to be submitted on the above form. Signatures will be required. Questions or concerns, see Mrs. Gay in the Library or email her at rgay@gusd.net
SENIORS:
Ms. Merrick, the 12th-grade college adviser, is collaborating with ASB to have a surprise gift event during the annual Senior Sunset. This event will recognize seniors by celebrating all of their hard work and their next chapter with fun items for their college or post high school life adventures. Please consider supporting this event by donating to the Donors Choose link here .
SENIORS, PLEASE READ
Hello Seniors,
As most of you are aware, you are eligible for the Glendale Unified Bilingual Competency Award, the California State Seal of Biliteracy, or both.
Please check the attached lists for your name(s) and verify that the information is correct for you. Mrs. Shook in the library has a hard copy of the list to confirm and a post has been sent out to your parents.
If you notice any errors, please email me, Arthur Tashkesen, at atashkesen@gusd.net as soon as possible.
If your award(s) appear correct, there is no need to contact me.
These lists will become final on Thursday, April 23 at 4:00 p.m. Please reach out before then if you have any corrections.
Thank you,
Arthur Tashkesen
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Our therapy dog Penny, will be in the WellNEST Center every Tuesday. Students are welcome to visit, relax, and experience the comfort and calm that our furry friends bring.
If you’d like to help us keep the WellNEST stocked with snacks, supplies, and comfort items for our students, we have an Amazon Wish List available. Every donation big or small makes a difference!
Amazon Wish List Button Link Down Below.
Thank you for partnering with us to make this a great year for every student!
💙 Ms. Torrecilla (WellNEST Counselor)
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The yearbook has officially been completed, submitted, and is fully in production! Congratulations Talon Yearbook Staff!
•REMINDER: Yearbooks are NOT part of the Senior Package. Be sure to order yours ASAP; less than 30 copies remain!
•Current Yearbook Price: $105.
•If there are any extras upon delivery (end of May), they will be available CASH ONLY for 120 dollars, but there is no guarantee there will be extras.
Purchase at www.yearbookforever.com
Reach out to Ashley Sdao (asdao@gusd.net) if you have any questions.
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Being faithful to commitments, obligations, yourself, and others. |
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PTSA: Join Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) by clicking HERE.
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회원가입신청서 Join Korean Parents Association (KPA) 2025-26: Korean parents—join today and be part of KPA! Show that you care about your children’s education. Becoming a member is the first step to staying involved and the best way to stay informed about what’s happening at school. Click the link to join and see the flyer for more details.
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Armenian Parents Club (Հայ ծնողների ակումբ) If you would like to join the CV Armenian Parents Club or if you would like more information on future events and activities please use this link.
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Adelante, Latinos! Website link HERE.
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German Parents Association Is your student taking German at CVHS? Join the German Parent Association (GPA). Contact kimberly@kimian.net for details.
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PLEASE HELP US TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
- Be a responsible driver
- Be respectful when parking your car or waiting for your student in your car
- Be mindful of our neighbors' driveways, trash cans, and property.
- Be courteous to our neighbors and to other drivers.
- Please slow down. Remember, we have elementary and pre-school students close to our school.
- Please don't litter.
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Stay up to date with all of our different social media!
CVHS Admin Instagram: @crescentavalleyhs
CVHS Admin Threads: CVHS Admin Instagram:
Official CVHS TikTok: @officialcvhstiktok
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- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (24 hours/day)
- Didi Hirsch Glendale: 1-888-907-7250 (M-F 8:30am-5:30pm)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 or 1-800-273-8255 (24 hours/day)
- Online chat at 988lifeline.org and Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741
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