Crescenta Valley High School

reunionsBURBANK HIGH SCHOOL Burbank High School Class of 1961 will have its 45-year reunion over the weekend of July 28, 29 and 30. For more information, call Marian Campbell at (818) 845-5814. GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL Glendale High School Class of 1986 will have its 20-year reunion on June 10 at the Sheraton Universal. For more information, call (661) 259-5999. CRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Crescenta Valley High School Class of 1986 will have its 20-year reunion on July 29 at the Sheraton Universal.

SALGADO ? YOUNG Valerie Salgado and Jonathan Young , both of Astoria, N.Y., have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Cesar and Michele Salgado of La Cañada Flintridge. She graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 2000 and UC Irvine in 2004, where she majored in dance. She is co-founder of Foothill Hoops Basketball League in New York and is director of Kids in Sports New York. The groom-elect is the son of Robert and Anne Young of Glendale.

BERGER -- MARSH Laura Christine Berger and John Edward Marsh, both of La Crescenta, were married at the First Baptist Church of La Crescenta. Pastor Paul Weir and Pastor Jeff Myers officiated. The ceremony began with a video retrospective of the couple's lives. The matron of honor was Lisa Myers. The bridesmaids were Nancy Roberts Berger, Erica Crane, Tiffany Caprarella, Angela Johnson and Amy Chessum. The flower girls were Eryn Sommers and Samantha Burns.

Ferreira -- Mehdizadeh Jennifer Ferreira of San Francisco, the daughter of Les and Cindi Ferreira of La Crescenta, and Pooyan Mehdizadeh of San Francisco, the son of Nasser and Mahvash Mehdizadeh of Pacific Palisades, have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1992. She received a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from UC Irvine and a degree in medicine from UC San Francisco. She is a surgery resident at UC San Francisco.

Bogdan Gheorghe, the son of Corina Gheorghe of Burbank, has completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. He is a 1999 graduate of Burbank High School. David Michel, the son of Consuelo and Jose Michel of Burbank, has completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. He is a 1999 graduate of John Burroughs High School. Sergeant Luciane V. Crumbley, the daughter of Sue Victoria of Glendale, has been named post soldier of the quarter by the 511 Military Intelligence Company in Fort Irwin.

Florante O. Cazenas, the son of Chita Noblefranca of Burbank, has joined the U.S. Air Force under the delayed entry program. The program gives young men and women the opportunity to enlist and delay going into basic military training for up to one year. Cazenas, a 2003 graduate of John Burroughs High School, has reported for active duty at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Air Force Airman Brent R. Harrill, the son of Lynn Harrill of Glendale, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Middaugh -- Pascoe Richard and Fleur Middaugh of Vista, formerly of Glendale, have announced the engage- ment of their daughter, Gabrielle, to James Pascoe of Los Angeles. Gabrielle is a 1988 graduate of Crescenta Valley High School. She is a 1992 graduate of UCLA and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York City in 1999. She is employed as manager of website marketing for Buena Vista International Television, which is part of the Walt Disney Co. in Burbank.

Peterson -- Carpenter Emily Beth Peterson of Bakersfield and Kenny Carpenter of La Crescenta were married in the Los Angeles Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santa Monica. A reception was shared with family and friends at the Oakmont Country Club. For their honeymoon, the couple traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They are living in Provo, Utah. The bride is the daughter of Becky Peterson of Bakersfield and the late Kenneth Peterson.

GLENDALE — Ninth-graders in Glendale and Burbank schools improved their scores on state physical fitness exams, according to figures released Monday. About 82% of Glendale freshmen reached five of six state standards for fitness last school year, an increase from 80.7% in 2007-08, according to the California Department of Education. The exams test students’ aerobic capability, body mass, flexibility, abdominal strength, upper-body muscles and trunk extensions, or stomach-down sit-ups.

HOOVER HIGH Hoover High School Class of 1978 will celebrate its 30-year reunion on Oct. 11 at the Hilton Pasadena. For more information, call (800) 655-7971 or visit www.GreatReunions.com. ? Hoover High School Class of 1958 will celebrate its 50-year reunion on Oct. 25 at the Hilton Pasadena. For more information, call (800) 655-7971 or visit www.GreatReunions.com. ? GLENDALE HIGH Glendale High School Class of 1988 will have its 20-year reunion on Oct. 25 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.

BURBANK — Michael Bertram is leaving the Burbank Unified School District to take a new position as assistant principal at Glendale High School. Bertram served for seven years as assistant principal at Burbank High and is credited for raising student test scores and the school’s overall “academic rigor,” Principal Bruce Osgood said. “He is in education for the right reasons. He loves kids and he is very good at what he does. He is the very best,” Osgood said.

Crescenta Valley High School out-cooked eight other high schools Friday in a chili-making showdown at Glendale Community College, serving up what event organizers hope will be a yearly culinary competition. Russel Gruener, 18, a bistro class student at Crescenta Valley High, speculated on what set his team's recipe apart. "I think it's because we have barbecue sauce," he said. "We also have sirloin beef in ours instead of like some kind of pot roast or ground beef." The Crescenta Valley team's presentation — with white table cloths and a snowy antarctic theme — and its chili stood out enough to win the Grand Prize.

Goodbye, 2006. Hello, 2007. Oh yes, what a year it was — the good, the bad and the ugly. And there was some of each in 2006. Elections brought a new crop of legislators to the area. Burbank saw a return of the popular Burbank on Parade back after a year's hiatus. Brand Boulevard in Glendale finished an extensive face-lift, work on the Americana at Brand began, and a Glendale woman's gift of more than $1 million led to a new field at Crescenta Valley High School for generations of students to benefit from.

NAUSHA ? VANDER BORGHT Marissa Nausha of La Crescenta and Kyle Vander Borght of Burbank were married at St. Finbar Catholic Church in Burbank. Father Albert Bahhuth officiated. Christen Nausha, the bride's sister, was the maid of honor. The bridesmaids were the groom's sisters, Jill Vander Borght and Kary Vander Borght, Tatiana Velasquez, and the bride's cousin Megan Bennett. The flower girl was Erin Clarke and junior bridesmaid was Sydney Acosta. The best man was Kevin Habitz.

SALGADO ? YOUNG Valerie Salgado and Jonathan Young , both of Astoria, N.Y., have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Cesar and Michele Salgado of La Cañada Flintridge. She graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 2000 and UC Irvine in 2004, where she majored in dance. She is co-founder of Foothill Hoops Basketball League in New York and is director of Kids in Sports New York. The groom-elect is the son of Robert and Anne Young of Glendale.

One of Glendale Unified School District's three National Merit Scholarship Finalists speaks English as a third language. One is a homecoming princess and a drama queen. The third competes on the tennis court and in academic quizzes. Mkrtich Ohanyan of Clark Magnet High School, Polet Bagatourian of Crescenta Valley High School and Andrew Bagwell of Hoover High School all seniors, all received the honor making them eligible for $1,000 scholarships. Only about 15,000 students of the 1.3 million who apply for the scholarship program are named finalists by the nonprofit Illinois-based National Merit Scholarship Corp.

One of Glendale Unified School District's three National Merit Scholarship Finalists speaks English as a third language. One is a homecoming princess and a drama queen. The third competes on the tennis court and in academic quizzes. Seniors Mkrtich Ohanyan of Clark Magnet High School, Polet Bagatourian of Crescenta Valley High School and Andrew Bagwell of Hoover High School all received the honor making them eligible for $1,000 scholarships. Only about 15,000 students of the 1.3 million who apply for the scholarship program are named finalists by the nonprofit Illinois-based National Merit Scholarship Corp.