Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 9, 2011

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, April 9, 2011 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Sierra Madre School Students Stand Out At Math Field Day

The Pasadena Unified 
School District held a a district-
wide competition for 
students in grades 4-9. In 
the annual contest, school 
teams solve math and algebra 
problems in a test of 
their analytical and computation 
skills. 

School teams were honored 
with gold, silver and 
bronze medals at an awards 
ceremony.

The event took place at 
Eliot Middle School on Saturday, 
March 26th. A total 
of 29 schools participated 
and Sierra Madre School 
Students won almost a third 
of the competitions, bringing 
home a total of 47 gold, 
bronze of silver meadals.


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

Shown above, Sierra Madre 6th Grade Students on Team A who won the Gold Medalist in 
the Overall Category: Axel Tanner, Madeline Sandfrey, Katie Stapenhorst, and Amy 

Prochaska Photo by Marlena Tanner

Alverno High School senior 
Regina Cabrera has received 
the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 
Christian Service Award at the 
Cathedral of Our Lady of the 
Angels.

In one of his first acts as Archbishop, 
Jose H. Gomez presented awards 
to students from throughout the 
Archdiocese of Los Angeles for 
community and parish service 
throughout their high school 
careers.

Last year, Alverno students gave 
more than 17,000 hours of service 
to their community. In her school 
government position as Secretary 
of Campus Ministry, Regina has 
been an involved student leader, 
training girls as retreat leaders, 
organizing retreats for Alverno 
students as well as 8th graders, 
planning prayer services, masses, 
and other religious events. “Regina 
is an inspiration,” says Alverno 
Campus Minister Susana Capra. 
“She is such a positive, giving and 
serene young woman, and she adds 
a sense of grace to everything she 
does. There is not a day when Regina is without a smile, her cheerfulness is empowering. As the representative for Campus Ministry she 
ambitiously leads the students with respect and kindness. Regina is an incredible example to our students and has put endless hours into 
Alverno’s Campus Ministry program and community service. She is incredibly deserving of this award and we are lucky to call her an 
Alverno student. ”

A talented soccer player, Regina says her most satisfying volunteer experience has been with KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) an 
organization which provides one-on-one recreational opportunities for children with physical and developmental disabilities. “It touches 
my heart,” she says. There she has been playing soccer with an autistic boy and finds the experience both fun and rewarding.

“The Alverno mission is to empower each young woman to be exactly the person she wants to be,” says Ann Gillick, Alverno Head of 
School. “For her positive, giving spirit, Regina is a role model to us all.”

ALVERNO SENIOR EARNS ARCHIOCESE CHRISTIAN SERVICE AWARD


PUSD NEWSFLASH

Applications due April 15! The PUSD Board of Education 
invites applications for the nine-member Charter 
Amendment Task Force that will study changing the 
selection method for Members of the Board of Education 
from the current at-large method of election 
to district-based elections. Task Force applications 
are due on April 15. Information and applications are 
available at www.pusd.us.

• PUSD schools will be closed next week (Monday, 
April 11-Friday, April 15) for the annual Spring recess. 
District offices will remain open.

PUSD announced the departure of Vanessa Watkins, 
principal of Norma Coombs Alternative School, who 
will return to her home state of Georgia where she has 
been appointed principal of a middle school. Dr. Watkins 
has served as principal of Norma Coombs since 
2005.

PUSD’s Parent and Community Welcome Center presented 
“Middle School Transition,” an interactive seminar 
for families with information about what to expect 
in middle school, how to support children during 
the middle school years, and how the role of the parent 
changes during these years. The seminar will also be offered 
on May 10 at 9:00 a.m. at Eliot Middle School, and 
on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Blair. For more information, 
call the Welcome Center at (626) 396-3600, ext. 88340

Looking Into The Life Of A Teenager

 By Meaghan Allen

TRADITION!

 As I wrote about a few weeks ago in my “Taking Chances” 
column, I am in my school’s production of the musical, 
Fiddler on the Roof. Along with this experience being an eye 
opener to the reality that taking chances has a large impact 
on someone’s life, I have also learned a little bit on the origin 
of tradition. In the play, tradition centers around large 
events in life: marrying someone in the faith, not leaving the 
town you were born in, religion, etc; but because of the play 
I have also learned more about how simple traditions start. 
For example, since rehearsals have begun, a few of my cast 
mates and I go to Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles to 
get a bite to eat, going over everything that occurred in the 
last few days and any new gossip. This tradition has slowly 
become engrained into our weekly routine and if we skip 
our meal, we feel as though the week is incomplete. 

 Tradition in the dictionary means continuing cultural 
practices, and Roscoe’s has become a cultural practice for 
us – the perfect way to finish a long week of schoolwork 
and rehearsal. This realization has caused me to look closer 
at some of my family traditions, like opening one present 
on Christmas Eve or having squash at Thanksgiving. If for 
some reason my family and I stopped practicing these little 
traditions, something about the holiday would seem amiss. 
Tradition is a great thing because it gives you something 
to look forward to, but don’t let it control the memories 
and good times that you will have. Tevye in Fiddler lets his 
tradition control his decisions in the end, and he ultimately 
bans one of his daughters from the family. Despite the 
extremes, I say “To life and to tradition!”


Over 100 Paintings will be 
on display at Frostig Center, 
in Pasadena On Display 
April 17-23, 2011

Mid-Valley Arts League 
(MVAL) will showcase their 
58th Annual Membership 
Show at the Frostig Center & 
School, 971 North Altadena 
Drive, Pasadena, April 17-23.

The exhibition will feature 
over 100 paintings representing 
the artwork of over 50

accomplished artists. On display 
will be landscapes, still 
lifes, portraits and abstract 
art created in various mediums 
such as, oil, watercolor, 
acrylic and pastels.

The public is invited to attend 
a free reception beginning at 
2:00pm as well as an awards 
presentation at 3:00pm, Sunday, 
April 17. This will be a 
great opportunity to meet 
the artists.

MVAL has been part of the 
artist community since 1953. 
The public is invited to attend

their monthly meetings the 
3rd Wednesday of the month 
at the Church of the Good 
Shepherd, 400 West Duarte 
Road, Arcadia, at 7:30pm.

For more information visit, 
www.midvalleyartsleague.org.

About the Frostig Center:

The Center’s mission is to 
enhance the opportunities of 
children with learning disabilities 
and related learning 
problems (including 
dyslexia, non-verbal learning 
disabilities, ADHD, and 
Aspergers) to develop their 
potential and increase their 
ability to become contributing 
and stable members of 
society.

MID-VALLEY ARTS LEAGUE 58TH ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW