Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 19, 2011

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, February 19, 2011 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

ALVERNO HOSTS CAREER DAY:

Local Professionals Offer Glimpse into Daily Life

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

 Guest speakers representing a wide variety 
of careers gathered on the Alverno High 
School campus to offer students a look into 
the professional world. The entire student 
body, faculty and staff welcomed 27 guest 
speakers, with a large representation of 
Alverno alumnae, current parents, and local 
leaders.

 Some of the guests Alverno welcomed 
to Career Day included Sierra Madre 
Police Chief Marilyn Diaz, who discussed 
law enforcement, and Sierra Madre City 
Councilmember Josh Moran who discussed 
the ins and outs of working in public 
relations. “Alverno High School was blessed 
with an outstanding group of presenters 
for our Career Day! Our students were 
enlightened on a variety of occupations 
by professionals who spoke with great 
enthusiasm about their chosen career fields,” 
said Eileen Garabedian, College Counselor. 
“The purpose of the day, to increase 
awareness of the many options awaiting 
students after college, was certainly met 
and exceeded by our remarkable speakers 
who gave so generously of their time and 
expertise.” 

 Other professions represented during 
Career Day included dentistry, and 
veterinary medicine. Speakers included 
a Vice President of Bank of America, a 
forensic chemist for the Drug Enforcement 
Agency, caterers, a published author, a 
music producer, college counselors, lawyers, 
and more. “The speakers were informative 
and entertaining. The most exciting part 
is that they were all members of our own 
community -- alumnae, past-parents, and 
current parents. It was truly a community 
event,” said Julia Fanara, Assistant Principal. 

 The Alverno mission is to empower each 
young woman to be exactly the person 
she wants to be. Alverno High School is 
the independent, Catholic college-prep 
high school for girls in Sierra Madre, with 
a college-prep curriculum and emphasis 
on leadership that attracts students from 
public and private schools throughout the 
San Gabriel Valley. The school is celebrating 
its 50th anniversary of preparing young 
women for the future with a series of events 
during the 2010-2011 school year.


GUEST SPEAKERS: 5th Row - (Left to Right): Jervey Tervalon, Published Author; 4th Row – (Left to Right): Joseph Dowd, Large Animal 
Veterinarian; Marilyn Diaz, Chief of Police, City of Sierra Madre; Carlo Paciulli, Attorney; Matt Dalany, Senior Vice President, Bank 
of America; Greg Fisher, Attorney; Thomas Janzen, Attorney; Josh Moran, City of Sierra Madre City Council; Sylvia Tarin-Brousseau 
’91, Forensic Chemist, DEA; Damon Sutton, Senior Chemist, Medtronic Inc.; 3rd Row – (Left to Right): Alexandra Fanara ’03, Culinary 
Student; Andrea Bertollini ’91, Caterer/Business Owner; Tia Fisher, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge; Monica Flores ’99, Qualified 
Marketing Director, World Group Finance; Noel Hernandez ’94, College Counselor, Monrovia High School; Sara McCarthy ’05, Alumni 
Admissions Advocate, University of San Francisco; Bridget Marshall ’64, Visitor Services, City of Hope; Wendy Wilson, Residential Architect 
Designer; Dr. Saleh Kholaki, Dentist; Edward Tree, Music Producer; 2nd Row – (Left to Right): Robin McCarthy, Executive Director, 
Women at Work; David Tranchemontagne, Ph.D., Forensic Chemist, DEA; Kathy Close, Director of Health Services, Foothill Unity Center 
; 1st Row – (Left to Right): Cristina McKay Cullen ’92, Director of Religious Education, St. Rita’s Elementary School; Violeta Golangco, 
Finance Manager, Nestle; Liz Leahy ’77, Associate Professor Theology/Academic Librarian, Azusa Pacific University 


THE COOKIES ARE HERE!

Girl Scouts to set up shop throughout LA County 

 
Need a Thin Mint break? Help is on the way! Girl Scouts will be 
setting up shop throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area beginning 
Friday, February 25, tempting cookie lovers with eight varieties 
of Girl Scout Cookies, including the ever-popular chocolate, 
minty Thin Mint flavor. 

 More than 28,000 Girl Scouts from Girl Scouts of Greater Los 
Angeles (GSGLA), which encompasses all of LA County and 
parts of San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties, will be out 
in the community in front of grocery stores, banks and other 
businesses. Need help finding cookies? Visit the Cookie Locator 
at www.girlscoutsLA.org to find your nearest cookie booth 
locations. 

 The Cookie Program teaches girls business skills like goal setting, 
budgeting, marketing and sales. The majority of each $4 box 
of cookies goes to troops and GSGLA to fund programs and services 
for girls in the community. 

“To millions of girls throughout our history, the Girl Scout 
Cookie Program provides opportunities to explore new ideas 
and build their confidence and self-esteem through communicating 
with customers,” said Lise L. Luttgens, Chief Executive Officer 
for Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles. 

Since 1917, the Girl Scout Cookie Program has become a nationally 
famous program that has helped girls develop important 
leadership and business skills. In addition to supporting 
Girl Scouting, customers can also virtually purchase and donate 
Girl Scout Cookies through the Girl Scout “Gift of Caring” program, 
where cookies are delivered to US armed forces personnel 
throughout the world through Operation Gratitude and locally 
through the Bob Hope Hollywood USO. Cookies are also donated 
to partners, the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank and its 
affiliates and new this year, the Blue Star Mothers and Goodwill 
of Southern California. Go Country 105 FM is this year’s Gift of 
Caring program sponsor.

This year’s cookie lineup features eight varieties of time-honored 
classics: the crisp, minty Thin Mints; the shortbread Trefoils; the 
chewy caramel Samoas; the Tagalong peanut butter patties; the 
peanut butter sandwiched Do Si Dos; along with the zesty Lemon 
Chalet Crèmes; the caramel-flavored Dulce de Leche; and the 
cranberry crisp cookie, Thank You Berry Munch. The Samoas is 
celebrating 35 years this cookie season! Stock up now; Girl Scout 
Cookie Season ends March 20.

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles serves 40,000 girls and young 
women, grades K-12, in partnership with more than 23,000 volunteers. 
For more information on how to join, volunteer, donate, 
reconnect, or find Girl Scout Cookies in your area, call 1 888 
GSGLA 4 U or visit www.girlscoutsLA.org.


Looking Into The Life Of A Teenager

 By Meaghan Allen

THE CRUNCH

 Every month I get a 
reasonable allowance to use 
on whatever I please: movies, 
coffee, clothes, etc. I am very 
conscious with my money 
and try to save as much 
as possible. But recently I 
have been plagued by what 
I like to call the “teenage 
syndrome.” For the past few 
weeks I have been spending 
much more than usual, 
nearly draining my bank 
account of all the remaining 
funds from Christmas and 
New Years gifts on clothes, 
Roscoe’s, Venice Beach and 
other extraneous things. 

 This is not necessarily bad; 
to some people it is even a 
good sign because it shows 
that one is being social 
and having a good time, 
but what about in the long 
run? I was talking with my 
stepsister about our “plans” 
to go to backpacking across 
Europe after I graduate high 
school, and the funds that 
would be necessary to make 
that dream a reality. It was 
then that it struck me that I 
needed to start saving now. 
And not only for Europe, 
but for college as well. In a 
mere nineteen months I will 
be a freshman in college, 
trying to live on my own and 
enter the grownup world. 
It may seem like a long 
time, but when you look 
closely you can see that it’s 
coming up extremely fast. 
Not to mention that I will 
be driving soon, and have 
to pay for gas money along 
with my regular spending 
and then trying to save for 
Europe and college on top of 
that. It’s overwhelming. But 
I’ve discovered that saving 
coins is beneficial and have 
acquired a small collection 
of half-filled piggy banks 
that will eventually amass 
to some good cash. For now 
I will just have to keep my 
purchasing in perspective 
and order a Grande instead 
of a Venti.

Girl Scouts will be out in the community selling Girl Scout 
Cookies at cookie booths Feb. 25-March 20, 2011. Visit the 
Cookie Locator at www.girlscoutsLA.org to find your nearest 
cookie booth. –Photo courtesy of GSGLA

PUSD REOPENS ENROLLMENT PERIOD 
FOR 2011 – 2012 SIGNATURE PROGRAMS 

Applications Accepted February 28-March 4 for Limited Spots in 
College & Career Pathways

 and Spanish/Mandarin Chinese Dual Language Immersion 
Programs 

The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced that it 
will accept student applications for its Signature Programs that 
offer themed or specialized instruction for elementary and high 
school students during a second priority open enrollment application 
period from February 28-March 4, 2011. 

A limited number of spots remain available for students who wish 
to attend one of the District’s Signature Programs but do not reside 
in the attendance area for that school. The two Signature 
Programs are:

• College & Career Pathways at PUSD high schools that offer 
a college preparatory curriculum with specialized course study 
in the following areas: 

o Health Careers 

o Creative Arts, Media & Design 

o Information & Technology 

o Engineering and Environmental Science 

o Business and Entrepreneurship 

o Arts, Entertainment and Media

• Dual Language Immersion, starting in Kindergarten, 
where students learn core academic subjects in English and another 
language: 

o Spanish at San Rafael Elementary 

o Mandarin Chinese at Field Elementary

The 2011-2012 Open Enrollment second priority application period 
for PUSD Signature Programs begins Monday, February 28 
and will end Friday, March 4, 2011 at 5 p.m. Applications are accepted 
online at www.openenrollment.info. 

Families who need internet access or help completing the online 
application can visit PUSD’s District’s Welcome Center, located 
in Room 121, 351 South Hudson, Pasadena. Computers and assistance 
are available Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To 
contact the Welcome Center-Office of Permits, call 626-396-3600, 
extension 88340.

Students must reside within the areas served by PUSD: Altadena, 
Pasadena and Sierra Madre. Students applying for Pathways must 
be current 8th graders or current 9th graders who do not reside 
in the attendance area of the Pathway they are choosing. Students 
applying for Dual Language Immersion Programs must enter 
Kindergarten in Fall 2011 and be 5 years old on or before December 
2, 2011. Students accepted into a signature program are 
granted a permit which will not be renewed if the student declines 
to remain in the program.


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