Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 26, 2010

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, June 26, 2010

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Alverno Class of 2010: Strength for the Future


Alverno High School

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Ann M. Gillick 

E-mail address: agillick@alverno-hs.org

Arcadia High School

180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: David L. Vannasdall

Arroyo Pacific Academy

41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, 

(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke

E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org

Barnhart School

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 446-5588 Head of School: Joanne Testa Cross

Kindergarten - 8th grade

website: www.barnhartschool.com 

Bethany Christian School

93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3527 Principal: James Lugenbuehl

E-mail address: jml@bcslions.org

Carden of the Foothills School

429 Wildrose Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 626/358-9414 
626/358-5164 fax office@cardenofthefoothills.com

The Gooden School

192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-2410 Head of School: Patty Patano

website: www.goodenschool.org

High Point Academy

1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road

Pasadena, Ca. 91107

626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

LaSalle High School

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 351-8951 Principal: Patrick Bonacci

website: www.lasallehs.org

Monrovia High School

325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 

(626) 471-2000, email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us

Norma Coombs Alternative School

2600 Paloma St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 798-0759 Principal: Dr. Vanessa Watkins 

E-mail address: watkins12@pusd.us

Odyssey Charter School

725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill

website: www.odysseycharterschool.org

Pasadena High School

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 798-8901 Principal: Dr. Derick Evans

website: www.pasadenahigh.org

Pasadena Unified School District

351 S. Hudson Ave. Pasadena, Ca. 91109

(626) 795-6981 website: www.pusd@pusd.us

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-9028 Principal: Joanne Harabedian

website: www.st-rita.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-1428 Principal: Gayle Bluemel

E-mail address:gbluemel220@pusd.us

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 836-2947 Principal: Gayle Bluemel

Contact person: Garrett Newsom, Asst. Principal

E-mail address: gbluemel220@pusd.us

Weizmann Day School

1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 797-0204

Lisa Feldman: Head of School

Wilson Middle School

300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln

E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us

Pasadena Unified School District

351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109

(626) 795-6981

Website: www.pusd@pusd.us

The Alverno Class of 2010 lets loose after the ceremony

Family and friends of the Alverno High 
School graduating class of 2010 gathered 
on the school’s terrace to celebrate the 
achievements of these young women. 
The graduates’ college plans range from 
the major campuses of the universities of 
California to a Historically Black College 
in the southeastern United States, to small, 
private eastern schools and some of our best 
local campuses. 

Los Angeles County Deputy Public 
Defender Alexandra McConnell, Alverno 
Class of 1999, was commencement speaker. 
She thanked Alverno for empowering her to 
discover her own strength and the passions 
that have spurred her to make a career in 
the law. “Strength is standing up for what 
you believe in, even if it is not the most 
popular point of view. Strength is embodied 
in each and every one of you,” she told the 
graduates. “The best advice I can give you is 
figure out what you’re passionate about, and 
do that for the rest of your life. Some people 
believe that a life is measured by how much 
money you have, or how many people you 
know; I disagree. I believe that life is about 
how much love you have, and what you do 
with that love.” 

The Alverno Class of 2010 has already 
revealed one of its passions: service to 
others. The 57 members of the class gave 
more than 18,500 hours to service to others 
over their four years of high school. 

The members of the Class of 2010 are: 
Safiya Al-Sarraf, Amelia Alvarado, Briana 
Alvarado, Julie Bailey, Chelsea Bejjani, 
Chelsea Bond, Mariel Briones, Gabrielle 
Bruno, Melody Bueno, Dominique Campos, 
Jessica Capra, Lena Carino, Chelsea Cubas, 
Gina Dance, Kelsey Dunn, Bethany 
Dwyer, Lana El-Farra, Djanelle Estacion, 
Xiomara Garza, Deandra Gomes, Sage 
Alossi-Grobes, Megan Hofilena, Katherine 
Howard, Bassant Ibrahim, Rebecca Iraheta, 
Cheryl Iwamoto, Isabella Jusay, Jenae 
Kitaguchi, Gabriella Legaspi, Eva Little, 
Melissa Long, Courtney Lynn, Meghan 
Malooly, Mia Mediano, Melissa Miranda, 
Shelby Mitchell, Chanel Mucci, Annemarie 
Norton, Karen Opara, Angelina Pellegrino, 
Sara Pfeiffer, Emily Purnell, Jasmine Rao, 
Anya Richards, Brenna Robinson, Lillya 
Roldan, Arriel Sanchez, Lauren Sanchez, 
Elise Torres, Jordan Turner, Morgan Turner, 
Marlies Urbauer, Victoria Vega, Taylore 
Weldon, Sydney Wikkeling-Marotta.

Alverno High School is the independent, 
Catholic, college-prep high school for girls 
in Sierra Madre. Its college-prep curriculum 
and emphasis on empowering young 
women attracts students from public and 
private schools throughout the San Gabriel 
Valley. The school will celebrate the 50th 
anniversary of preparing young women for 
the future with a series of exciting events 
during the 2010-2011 school year.

La Salle’s Michael Perry Places Third in State Track Meet

Pasadena, CA - Senior Michael Perry took third in 
the long jump Saturday, June 5, at the California State 
Championships for Track & Field at Buchanan High 
School in Clovis, CA. 

 Perry’s top mark of 23’- 2.5” bettered his own school 
record by almost six inches. His third place finish 
represents the highest finish in school history for La 
Salle Track & Field athletes. Perry’s accomplishment in 
the long jump places him and La Salle third out of 1,442 
member high schools in the state CIF. Four of Perry’s 
jumps at State Finals equaled or bettered his previous 
personal record of 22 feet 8.75 inches, set last week at 
the Southern Section Masters. His jump series was 22’-
10.25”, 23’-2.5”, 21’-0.75”, 21’-5.75”, 22’-8.75”, 22’-9.5”. 
Going into State Prelims, Perry had the 14th best mark 
out of the 30 jumpers who qualified. He moved into the 
9th spot after prelims, and then up to the 3rd spot after 
finals. He was the only long jumper in the finals who 
improved upon his previous marks and set a personal 
best. Complete results for the long jump and all the 
Track & Field events at the State Championships can be 
viewed at: http://www.sml1.com/recordtiming/cif2010/


Michael Perry

Jacob E. Bernstein 
Named to Dean's List 

 Jacob E. Bernstein from 
Sierra Madre was named to 
the Dean's List at Penn State 
Erie, The Behrend College, 
for the spring 2010 semester. 
Bernstein graduated this 
spring with a B.S. in biology.

 Penn State Behrend's Dean's 
List recipients must earn at 
least a 3.5 grade point average 
for the semester in which they 
are awarded.

Penn State Erie, The Behrend 
College, is a comprehensive 
residential college offering 
34 bachelor's, six associate, 
four pre-professional and two 
graduate degree programs 
with 22 minors to more than 
4,700 students. 

For more information, visit 
behrend.psu.edu.

Hillsides Special Education School Celebrates 
Six Graduates

 

(PASADENA, CA)--Graduations can be 
viewed as the end of a major milestone 
for students. Graduations can also 
be viewed as the beginning of a new 
journey. For graduates at Hillsides 
Education Center, graduation is a 
moment to reflect on the previous years 
of challenges and accomplishments, 
while looking toward a future that can 
be bright, filled with hope, and success. 

Hillsides Education Center, a special 
education school in Pasadena serving 
students who have learning disabilities 
or severe emotional disturbances, held 
its commencement ceremony on June 
22. Teachers and staff briefly introduced 
the graduates, sharing stories about each 
one of them, expounding on their talents 
and abilities, the smiles that greeted 
everyone and the confidence and self-
expression they found throughout the 
years.

 “What is unique about our 
graduations is that we have six graduates 
and six valedictorian speeches,” said Jay 
Bechtol, director of Hillsides Education 
Center. “We are extremely proud of each 
student and impressed with what each 
one has to say.”

Each graduate approached the podium and thanked someone for helping them throughout 
the years, whether it was providing comfort, guidance or education. One young girl, who 
also lives at Hillsides, the foster care children’s charity, acknowledged that she came to the 
residential facility with many challenges and is leaving with many accomplishments. She 
thanked the professional staff for helping her get to where she is now—proud of whom she 
has become and the prospect of where she is going.

Others thanked teachers for simply being there when they needed someone to talk to, while 
others thanked the charity’s caregivers for their patience, love, and for having a father figure.

 “Graduation is a wonderful day at Hillsides, in particular for all the staff at Hillsides 
Education Center, who dedicate year after year to working with our students in providing 
them a quality education,” said Joseph M. Costa, Hillsides Chief Executive Officer. “We 
couldn’t be prouder of them and are excited about their future. Hillsides will continue to 
care and be a supportive community for them and we are confident of their future success.” 

Bechtol shared with the audience that each graduate is enrolled in college or a vocational 
training program, a major accomplishment for each students and for the special education 
school in Program.


Super Splash 

‘Tween Bash 

Saturday, July 10 at 2:30 p.m.

Calling all tweens between the ages of 8 and 14 
years of age! Join us for a story, an assortment 
of captivating crafts and other amusing 
activities. There will even be a short video and 
some tasty refreshments. Dive right into this 
special event just right for the older kids only 
at the Arcadia Public Library!


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