Prom

HOME TOUR BENEFITS ALL-NIGHT PROM PARTY The annual Holiday Tour of Homes is scheduled from 10 to 4 p.m. today by the Crescenta Valley High School?s Prom Plus committee, which is raising funds for the annual all-night party following the senior prom. Four homes are on this year?s tour. At the Ferguson home at 2637 Montrose Ave., La Crescenta, guests will have a historical perspective of this 1924 home next to the site of Montrose?s great flood of 1934. The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will have a display that showcases the area.

Christmas trees, simple and elaborate decorations and holiday music will all be part of this year’s annual Holiday Tour of Homes benefiting Crescenta Valley High School’s Prom Plus committee. Four homes will open their doors to give ticket holders the opportunity to peek into a variety of decorating styles, all reflecting a holiday theme. At the Ferguson home at 2637 Montrose Ave., guests will have a historical perspective of this 1924 home located adjacent to the site of Montrose’s great flood of 1934.

Crescenta Valley High School’s Prom Plus Committee is helping others gear up for seasonal festivities by hosting its annual Holiday Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13. Four homes in the area will be on display, including the home of Glendale Unified School District Board member Mary Boger. Besides having the opportunity to take a peek into some awe-inspiring homes that have been beautifully decorated for the holidays, you will also have a chance to listen to musical interludes presented by high school students and bid on silent-auction items to help support Prom Plus.

Home tour tickets are now on sale Tickets for the annual holiday tour of homes benefiting Crescenta Valley High School’s Prom Plus are now on sale. The self-guided tour takes place on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Four area homes will open their doors to celebrate the season and show off their unique holiday decorating styles. Entertainment will be provided by musicians from the high school and Rosemont Middle School; merchants will have items for sale; baked goods, provided by Berolina Bakery, will be for sale and offered as refreshments; and raffle tickets will be available.

Crescenta Valley High School parents went from classroom to classroom during back-to-school night activities on Sept. 18, learning what lies ahead for their students this school year. Before meeting teachers, many enjoyed a barbecue sponsored by Prom Plus, the parent organization that sponsors an after-prom event at the YMCA. For the first time, Prom Plus has joined the Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash fundraiser. Participants can adopt a rubber duck that will ‘race’ for prizes.

  The chaos of the first week of school is over.            We at the C.V. Sun worked overtime getting out to all of our elementary schools, Rosemont Middle and Clark and Crescenta Valley high schools to provide a snapshot of how the first week went. Beginning on the cover and continuing in our Schools section, you will see how well our students (and parents) did, welcoming in the new school year. I’m still signing forms that the school has sent over, confirming contact information, medical background, etc. And I’m updating my calendar with Back to School Night events.

I’ve just about caught up on my sleep from last weekend. No, I didn’t go to prom with Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their dates. I was waiting for them after prom over at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA at Prom Plus. This is the eighth year that I’ve been involved with Prom Plus. Prom Plus was started after a Crescenta Valley High School senior was murdered as she slept at an unsupervised, post-prom hotel party in 1991. Her death drew the community together to create a fun, supervised after prom event for CV seniors and their guests.

Saturday afternoon was a flurry of activity as young men and women across the Foothills prepared for the social finale to the school year – the Crescenta Valley High School senior prom. The prom was held last weekend at the Wallis Annenberg Hall near the California Science Center in Los Angeles. More than 700 prom tickets were sold to the formal event that started in mid-afternoon at the high school gym. But, prior to the formal festivities, Montrose’s Merle Norman was the place to be for finishing touches on the many princesses for a day. Kelly Shaftel, 17, a senior at CV High, was surrounded by family and friends as Merle Norman co-owner Kris Kline applied foundation and eyeliner to the young woman.

This Saturday night Crescenta Valley High School will hold its senior prom, titled “Masquerade Ball” at the Wallis Annenberg Center. The Center is located near the Science Center and USC. Prior to the event, prom-going students can have their pictures taken in the South Gym, from 3 to 7 p.m. A dinner buffet will be served from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and a dessert buffet is from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. Prom ticket purchase includes admission to prom, the buffet dinner, unlimited soft drinks, caricature drawing, horse drawn carriages, and admission to Prom Plus.