Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 2, 2011

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, April 2, 2011 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

Judges Include Scientists from Caltech, 
the Jet Propulsion Lab, and City of Hope

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced 
the winners of the annual Middle School 
Science Fair, held last week. Students prepared 
and presented their science projects to a panel of 
judges and heard about the importance of science 
training from Nobel-prize winning theoretical 
physicist Dr. Hugh David Politzer during the two-
day event at Pasadena City College. First, second 
and third prizes were awarded at the sixth, seventh 
and eighth grade levels. 

 This year’s first place winners are: in grade 6, 
Christopher Rodriquez of McKinley School; 7th 
grade: Gavin Kyte of Wilson Middle School; and 
in 8th grade, Nathanial Thompson of Sierra Madre 
School. A full list of second-, third-place, and 
honorable mention winners is provided below.

 Students from the PUSD’s seven middle school 
campuses first presented their projects at their 
schools, and ninety students were selected to participate 
in the all-district fair held March 24-25. 
On Thursday morning, students boarded buses 
to the Community Education Center, where they presented 
their posters and projects to scientists from Caltech, the Jet 
Propulsion Lab, City of Hope, and the Pasadena community. 
The judges challenged the students with questions, made constructive 
suggestions for experiments and projects, and offered 
encouragement to the young scientists.

 Families, teachers and school principals attended the public 
exhibit on Friday evening. PUSD middle school robotics 
program students demonstrated some of their work, which is 
engaging 6-8th grade students in science. PCC’s Dr. Wendie 
Johnston made a presentation about the biotechnology program 
she provides for district middle and high school students. 
In his keynote address, Caltech’s Dr. Politzer stressed 
the importance of developing scientific thinking skills, and led 
the audience in singing a banjo rendition of a song honoring 
Albert Einstein. 

 PUSD’s middle school science fair was made possible by the 
Division of Natural Sciences at Pasadena City College and the 
Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative. 


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


2011 Middle School Science Fair Winners

Grade 6 1st Christopher Rodriquez McKinley

 2nd Isabelle Lepesant Marshall

 2nd Katie Stapenhorst Sierra Madre

 3rd Elanete Howard Wilson

 Honorable Mentions:

 Deven Osborne Blair

 Kendell Graham Washington

 Rachael Dewey Wilson

 

Grade 7 1st Gavin Kyte Wilson

 2nd Jessica LaBorde Marshall

 3rd Nick Lamborn Marshall

 3rd Jose Maldonado Eliot

 Honorable Mentions: 

 Bradley Manley Eliot

 Ricardo Monteroso Eliot

 Brendan Hildreth Eliot

 Jamie Peterson Washington

 Magan McCrieght Wilson

Grade 8 1st Nathaniel Thompson Sierra Madre

 2nd Zachery Jeffries Sierra Madre 

 3rd Haley Drabing Marshall

 Honorable Mentions:

 Matthew Klein Eliot

 Jacob Newman McKinley

 Megan Tcheng Sierra Madre 


A NEW PAGE

 One of my favorite past times is reading books. I love 
the texture and the way that they fit into your hands with 
the pages slightly bending as you press the book against your 
body. I especially love the smell of both new and old books. 
The new because they are crisp and clean, the old because 
they have a light musky scent which makes you wonder who 
has read the contents within. It was to my dismay then, when 
I discovered that the Borders on Lake Avenue is closing. It 
is a sign that the era of another art is closing – that of the 
printed word – much like writing letters. 

 Of course newspapers and magazine will still exist, but as 
we have all noticed, they are slowly becoming more and more 
internet based to “stay green” and help the environment. But 
something is lost when books or stories are read online, a 
certain element that adds to the entire experience. There is 
just something about holding a book, the tangible feeling of 
it in your hands that makes it so much more real and alive. 
The new Nooks and Kindles make the characters and events 
seem so far away, like they really don’t exist. And your eyes 
get so tired looking at the digital page – it is quite exhausting. 
But as we advance further into the technological age, I guess 
paper books were bound to exit the picture sometime. But 
hopefully just because a few Borders stores are closing doesn’t 
mean that technology will completely take over the reading 
spectrum, because books are just so much more enjoyable. 
Since the weather is improving I plan on getting outside and 
reading some books that I just bought from Borders – and 
enjoy the remaining time I have with them. 

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.

Looking Into The Life Of A Teenager

 By Meaghan Allen


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