Mountain Views News          Saturday, January 8, 2011

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, January 8, 2011 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

American Teens Are Asking For A Challenge

(NAPS)—A recent survey of teenagers 
in the U.S. uncovered surprising 
insights about math and science education 
in America. 

What The Study Found 

For one thing, the survey, commissioned 
by Intel Corporation, found the 
vast majority of American teens feel 
confident in their own math and science 
abilities. But they also generally 
agree there’s a math and science crisis 
in K–12 education in the United States. 
This suggests they may not feel personally 
responsible for the problem of falling 
math and science scores in the U.S. 

Instead, teens primarily attribute their 
lack of confidence in the United States’ 
math and scienceabilities to a lack of 
work ethic and discipline on the part of 
others, not a lack of school funding or 
resources, which many experts point to 
as the culprits. 

Fortunately, the teens do understand 
that math and science are important 
to their future success and express an 
interest in these subjects. Ninety-nine 
percent believe it’s important to be 
good at math and science and nearly 
60 percent aspire to pursue a math- or 
science-related career. 

What You Can Do 

There are several ways parents can help 
children learn science and math. Here 
are just a couple of suggestions: 

• Encourage questions. Encourage kids’ 
natural curiosity about the world. Scientists 
are professional question askers 
and relentless in their quest for answers. 

• Offer a math- and science-friendly 
home. Science happens everywhere. 
Gardening, working on the car, construction, 
cooking and plumbing all use 
math and science. Encourage kids to 
practice predicting, measuring, observing 
and analyzing. 

What Others Are Doing 

The aim of the survey was to offer a 
student perspective on the complex issues 
facing American education today 
and to spark a debate about how best 
to challenge American teens to excel in 
math and science. As the sponsor of the 
Intel Science Talent Search and the Intel 
International Science and Engineering 
Fair, Intel recognizes math and science 
as critical foundations for innovation. 
Over the past decade, it has invested 
more than $1 billion and its employees 
have donated close to 3 million hours 
toward improving education. 

How To Learn More 

To join a community of people sharing 
their stories with the hope of becoming 
a catalyst for action and a voice for 
change in global education, visit www. 
inspiredbyeducation.com. To view 
ongoing updates, join the Face- book 
group at www.facebook. com/InspiredByEducation 
or follow Twitter updates 
at www.twit ter.com/intelinspire. 

American teens told researchers they 
understand the importance of math 
and science for their futures. 

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 

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 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

Walden School

74 S San Gabriel Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166 

www.waldenschool.net

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 ‘SKYPE’S’ THE LIMIT”

Library Offers Introductory Class

On Tuesday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m., Polly Bonnett and 
Jill Schofield will present, “The SKYPE’S the Limit,” at the 
Sierra Madre Public Library, 440 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., 
Sierra Madre.

SKYPE is an Internet phone service offering free calling, 
texting and video chatting from desktop computers, laptops 
and mobile devices. If the high cost of calling family and 
friends prevents you from keeping in touch as often as 
you’d like, or you are looking for a way to drastically cut 
your phone will without sacrificing the frequency or the 
length of your calls, then SKYPE is for you! SKYPE is an 
especially thrifty way for those on fixed incomes to keep in 
touch with family and friends around the globe—anytime, 
anywhere!

This program is free and open to the public, and no 
reservations are required. For more information, call 
(626) 355-7186.


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