Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 18, 2010

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, September 18, 2010

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Young Artists, Writers Present Their Work

More than 200 entries submitted for charitable event

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 Taste of Sierra Madre, held on September 11, 2010 to raise funds for the Sierra Madre Youth Activity Center 
and the Rotoplasty Foundation, also was a venue for young artists, writers and musicians to show off their talents. 
For artists and essayists, a competition was held and winners were awarded U. S. Savings Bonds. Above, children 
and adults of all ages were captivated by the artwork. Photos by Dean Lee

THE WINNERS: - The Art Competition

 

GRADE 1st place 2nd place 3rd place

 $150 $75 $50 

1 Ryan Zimmerman Chloe Brandon Yuki Lee 

2 Jacob Troescher Loran Murray Adrian Clark 

3 Claire Mauvezin Juliana Zolfo Candace Mills 

4 Alexis Alvarado Zoee Lee Carlee Ladesich 

5 Yukine Kashiwagi Jachie Mitchell Beanna Stutenroth 

6 Ethan Prins Caroline McCreary Brendan Love 

7 Samina Forbath Kaitlyn Wong Sofia Dalcoletto 

8 Megan Toheng Jacqueline Chen Jennifer Brady 

High School Carissa Hackman Christine Chen Tori-Dutcher Brown

 James Milhous (tie)

 The Essay Contest 

Grand Prize Claire Mauvezin $150 Savings Bonds

1st essay HS Hayley Gripp $150 Savings Bonds

1st essay 8th Sarah Troescher $70 $150 booq BAG

1st essay 7th Erin McFaul $70 $150 booq BAG

2nd essay 7th Reese Aguilar $50 $125 booq BAG


Students and Their Teachers 
Compete for Cash Prizes Up to 
$5,000; Nearly $115,000 and 54 
All-Expenses Paid Trips to

 Nation’s Capital to be Awarded

 

Arlington, VA – U.S. high school 
students and their teachers are 
invited to compete in the annual 
Being an American Essay Contest. 
Top prize winners and their 
teachers will also receive all-
expenses paid trips to the nation’s 
capital.

 The largest high school essay 
contest in the country, awarding 
180 students and teachers with 
cash prizes and attracting 
more than 50,000 essays last 
year, explores the rights and 
responsibilities of American 
citizenship. The contest is 
administered by the Bill of Rights 
Institute,a non-profit educational 
organizationin the Washington, 
D.C. area devoted to educating 
children about the Constitution 
and Founding principles. The 
sponsors include the History 
Channel and the Stuart Family 
Foundation. 

“This contest is unique in that it 
gives students the opportunity 
to think about the important 
civic values communicated in 
our Founding documents, and 
embodied by American civic 
heroes,” said Dr. Jason Ross, VP 
Education Programs. 

 Specifically, students are asked to 
share their thoughts on American 
citizenship by answering the 
following question: “What civic 
value do you believe is most 
essential to being an American?”

The top three student winners 
and their teachers from each of 
the nine geographical regions 
will be announced at a special 
Washington, D.C. Awards Gala in 
the spring of 2011,

 Additionally, the contest will 
award 126 honorable mention 
prizes of $100 to seven students 
and their teachers from each 
region.

“The contest not only honors and 
awards sponsoring teachers, but 
also equips them with free lesson 
plans and other supplemental 
materials that meet state and 
national academic standards 
so they can easily incorporate 
the essay contest into their 
classrooms,” said Being an 
American Essay Contest Director 
John Croft.

Nearly 100,000 students have 
participated in the essay contest 
since it began in 2006. Now in its 
fifth year, the contest is the largest 
high school essay contest in the 
country.

“The Being an American Essay 
Contest is a wonderful way to 
awaken students' interest in the 
ideas of the American Founding. 
The Stuart Family Foundation is 
honored to be one of the Contest's 
supporters,” said Stuart Family 
Foundation Executive Director 
Truman Anderson. 

Complete contest details can be 
found below. Further information, 
including submission criteria, 
lesson plans and background 
information on the Constitution, 
Bill of Rights, Founders and 
other Americans who have 
contributed to America’s shared 
civic values, are available at www.
BeingAnAmerican.org. 

LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST


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