Steve Crane

Music and the support of family and friends has played a big part in making 17-year-old Dylan Crane who he is today — a graduating La Cañada High School senior, heading off this fall with scholarships to study music at Hiram College in Ohio. But, it hasn’t been all simple scales and schoolwork for this week’s Valley Sun All-Star. Crane — a cancer survivor — has dealt with more physical stumbling blocks than many youths his age, but has emerged triumphant and is ready to take on the challenges of life.

Music and the support of family and friends has played a big part in making 17-year-old Dylan Crane who he is today — a graduating La Cañada High School senior, heading off this fall with scholarships to study music at Hiram College in Ohio. But, it hasn’t been all simple scales and schoolwork for this week’s Valley Sun All-Star. Crane — a cancer survivor — has dealt with more physical stumbling blocks than many youths his age, but has emerged triumphant and is ready to take on the challenges of life.