Category Archives: Kids/Parenting
St. Matthew’s Parish School Presents “The Wizard of Oz” Tomorrow
Come be entertained by St. Matthew’s students as they present their spring musical “The Wizard of Oz.” Performances are at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26 in Sprague Gymnasium, 1031 Bienveneda Avenue. Admission is free and the...
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Eagle Candidates Land in Santa Monica Canyon
Eagle Scout candidate Lauren Whiteley chose beautifying Santa Monica Canyon as her community service project. Each Eagle Scout candidate must plan, develop and provide leadership in a service project. Whiteley led 13 Scouts on March 14 and 15 to tackle...
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Scouts Learn about Legal Career
By ALAIA SAKHAI – Owls Patrol Leader The Owls Patrol had the privilege of learning from lawyer Paul Sumilas for our Career Trip on January 26. It was an exciting and educational experience for everyone involved. Mr. Sumilas is a...
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Local Scouts Learn about Aerospace Engineering
Scouts from Palisades-based Troop 223 got a masterclass in aerospace engineering when they met with retired rocket scientist Adrienne Russo. The Viking Patrol met her outside Santa Monica’s Museum of Flying on February 28. Russo was a principal engineer/scientist at LinQuest, that...
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Ornaments Made by Local Scout Troop Sent to Texas
By VIOLET CURTIS – Special to Circling the News Five members of the Aye Aye Patrol of Palisades Scouting American Troop 223G met for a “Good Turn Trip.” In Scouting a Good Turn Trip is an event where Scouts host...
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Raptors Receive Perches, Owls Nesting Homes
When Max Szymanski had to select a Eagle Scout project with Troop 223, his thoughtful, and necessary project, was building predatory purchases and owl boxes. Szymanski, 15, took an agriculture and environment class when he was at Paul Revere Middle...
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“Guys and Dolls” to Open at Revere
One weekend only, “Guys and Dolls,” Jr. will be performed at the auditorium at Paul Revere Middle School, 1450 Allenford, by Theatre Palisades Youth. This delightful show is considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy. Set in New...
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T-Ball in the Meadow Starts February 21
A winter t-ball league is being offered from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Lowe Family YMCA Simon Meadow, 15551 W. Sunset Boulevard, starting February 21 and running through March 28. T-ball the perfect introduction to baseball fundamentals (such as...
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Not Going to Lie to You
Somedays I wake up and I feel low, so low I don’t want to get out of bed. I feel like all the money that people sent to Fire Aid that went to nonprofits (and the people that made that...
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Local Troop Works to Restore a Monarch Habitat
By EMMETT HAGGENMILLER On Saturday, Jan. 31, 2025, five middle school boys from Pacific Palisades’ Scouting America Troop 223, proved that local youth are joining the charge in wildfire recovery. The Vikings Patrol, led by Emmett Haggenmiller, 13, spent their...
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