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Local Youth Recognized by SNO for Reporting

Archer School freshman Maya Hernandez’s article for the school newspaper (“Severing Stigma with ‘Sexplained’: Junior Hosts New Sexual Education Podcast to Educate Through Conversation, Transparency”) was selected for “Best of SNO” recognition. School Newspaper Online (SNO) is the largest provider...

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Local Scouts Encounter Disasters and Accidents  

Electrocutions, car accidents, drownings, cardiac arrest and a chainsaw accident: the Huntington Palisades looked like a massive catastrophe site on December 10 – but that was by design. Troop 223 held a disaster preparedness event. This long-held tradition involves realistic...

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Pacific Palisades Baseball Association Registration Underway

  Registration for the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association spring season is underway. Boys and girls aged 6 to 14 as of April 30, 2024, are welcome to participate. Tryouts will be held for six-year-olds on Friday, January 19. On Saturday...

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Sibling Project Provides Friendship and Mentoring

By CHAZ PLAGER There are two kinds of sibling relationships—ones where the siblings stick together like glue and stay friendly even towards adulthood, and ones where they don’t. Ideally, all siblings would treat each other like the former, but that...

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Twelve Young Women Receive Eagle Scout Rank

This was only the third Eagle Scout ceremony for Troop 223 G, and 12 young women were honored with the award on November 20 at St. Matthew’s Sprague Auditorium. Offering the opening invocation and the closing benediction was Patrol Leader...

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Keeping the Town Clean with Help from Troop 223

Highlighting the acts of some dedicated youths often goes unnoticed, which is why the almost three hours of cleaning that some Scouts from Troop 223 did on October 14, should be recognized. Patrol leader Jack Itaya led a group of...

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Sages & Seekers Need More Participants

Sometimes it takes so little to make a big difference. Sometimes all it takes is listening to another person and letting them know they are heard. No judgment, no advice, just listening. Even the busiest Palisadian can volunteer for about...

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Troop 223 Holds Eagle Court of Honor

Troop 223 held its Eagle Court of Honor on November 21, at Saint Matthews gymnasium, with 25 young men recognized for their Eagle Scout accomplishment. Mike Lanning became Scoutmaster in 1953 and over the past 70 years has helped raise...

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Parents Raising Empowered Athletes: What’s Best for the Kid?

  By: ALISON BURMEISTER Sports is a major part of your family dynamic. Your sons get recruited for Division I college basketball teams. Your daughter, still in high school, plays for a highly competitive volleyball team and on track to...

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Bronze Olympic Medalist Vandenberg Spoke to Canyon Students

The opening ceremony at Canyon Elementary’s Annual Olympics Day on November 9, included flags from different nations. Seventeen flags, one for each classroom, were carried, as students participated in the parade of athletes.  The fifth-grade classes always have the honor...

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