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Education & Youth

Mountain Views News Saturday, July 23, 2011

MVNews this week: Page 8

EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views News Saturday, July 23, 2011

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Sixteen Alverno Seniors Receive Lifetime Service Award

Sixteen members of Alverno High School’s graduating Class of
2011 have received the Father Joaquin Masmitjá Lifetime Service
Award.

This award is presented in the form of a gold tassel to any
graduating senior who has accumulated a minimum 420 service
hours throughout their four years at Alverno High School.

“The gospel tells us that “Whatsoever you do to the least of my
brethren you do for me,” says Alverno Campus Minister Susana
Capra. “These young women consistently triple their service hours
and make community service not only a school requirement, but
a part of their daily lives.” As well as giving so generously of their
time, the students were required to write an essay reflecting on what
service has meant to them and to the community that they serve.

The award is named after the founder of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary order, which sponsored the order now known as the
Immaculate Heart Community. IHC now sponsors Alverno High
School.

The Alverno graduates receiving the 2011 Father Joaquin Masmitjá
Lifetime Service Award are picture below:

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

From left to right: Corrie Antillon, Bianca Melkonian, America Molgado, Alexandra Shoji, Nicole Tolosa, Erica Nevarez, Maryanne
Householder, Sascha Rosemond, Julia Morreale, Marissa Jones, Regina Cabrera and Liliana Jacobs.

Not pictured: Daphne Lu, Karineh Minissian, Karisha Quiogue, Nicole Salvador

PUSD NAMES SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

Pasadena, CA - The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD)
welcomes two new school principals in the 2011-2012 academic
year and is conducting a search for a new principal of Marshall
Fundamental Secondary School.

Marcheta Williams, Ed.D., has been named principal of Norma
Coombs Alternative School, which serves approximately 375
students. Dr. Williams joins PUSD from the Alameda Unified
School District, where she was an elementary school principal and
the district’s Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) coordinator.
Previously, she was a music educator in the Oakland Unified
School District, where she also served as principal and assistant
principal. Dr. Williams began her career as an elementary music
teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

“Dr. Williams brings leadership and a strong instructional
background to Norma Coombs,” said interim PUSD
Superintendent John Pappalardo. “Her experience will be
beneficial to the students and families of Norma Coombs.”

Dr. Williams has a Bachelor of Music from the University
of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, a Master’s of
Education from the University of Southern California (USC),
and a Doctorate of Education from the University of California,
Berkeley.

Earlier this spring, Sierra Madre School assistant principal
Garrett Newsom was promoted to planning principal of
Sierra Madre School’s middle school campus, and will lead the
development of curriculum and support services. The campus
is under construction and is scheduled to open in fall of 2013.
The search for a principal of the elementary school is currently
underway after the retirement of long-time principal Gayle
Bluemel in June.

PUSD is conducting a search for the new principal of Marshall
Fundamental Secondary School following the departure this
summer of Keith Derrick, who accepted a position as principal
of San Marino High School.

Looking Into The Life Of A Teenager

By Meaghan Allen

Harry Potter!

For as great as the summer has been, there was one negative
aspect: I wasn’t going to be home for the final Harry Potter film. That
meant that I wasn’t going to be able to stand outside the theater for
hours with my friends and dress up in crazy costumes or read the
books to each other aloud or have epic wand duels. I was going to be
somewhere in the middle of the country, possibly hours away from
the nearest movie theater, and just think about all that I was missing
out on! It also did not help that my Harry Potter mania was at an all
time high because my dorm at Brown was Emma Watson’s dorm, so
my dorm-mates and I were constantly watching Harry Potter clips
and quoting the movies. And they were all talking about how excited
they were to see the midnight showing and how they were going to
make Hedwig or Dobby costumes. Everyone except me.

As my dad and I were driving west back home this sad truth
bothered me as we passed posters and billboards for the movie.
I thought it was a hopeless cause to try and see the film anytime
close to is release, thinking that it would be a sold-out show. Then
luck struck. We were driving through Cleveland, Ohio and my dad
suggested we try anyways. We found a Regal Theater in an odd part
of town, and I remember that as I approached the ticket-lady my
heart was pounding with anxiety, waiting for a rejection that never
came. She sold me the two tickets for $7.50 each and I felt as though
I had won something great. Ultimately I saw the movie only 12 hours
later than the rest of my friends, not bad in my book.

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Youth Activity Center

Summer Field Trips

The City of Sierra Madre’s Youth
Activity Center is hosting field trips
this summer. Come out and join
the fun, you do not even need to
be a YAC member! Please sign up
online at www.cityofsierramadre.
com/onlineregistration or at the
Community Services Office located
at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. For
more information please contact
the Community & Personnel Services
Department at 626-355-5278.

Summer Field Trip Schedule:

o Friday, July 22 – Raging Waters

9:00am-5:00pm, $28 per youth

o Thursday, August 4 –

Huntington Beach Bonfire

2:00pm-8:00pm, $10 per youth

o Friday, August 19 – Six Flags
Magic Mountain

10:00am-7:00pm, $30 per youth

Do you have to many books at home? Wondering
what to do with them? Come to The Book Rack and
trade them in for a book you have not read.
We have 1000's used and New books for
your reading pleasure.
204 S. First AveArcadiawebsite: bookrackarcadia.comPhone 626-446-2525
PARKS & FACILITIES

MASTER PLAN SURVEY

Community members are invited to take
part in the City of Sierra Madre's Parks &
Facilities Master Plan survey. It is estimated
that it will take less than 20 minutes to
complete the survey. As this questionnaire
is available on paper and online, please
make sure on only complete it once! We
value your privacy and assure that all responses
are kept confidential and will be
used for informational purposes only. We
appreciate your feedback and thank you
very much for your time.

Below is a link to the online survey for the
Parks & Facilities Master Plan:

https://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/survey/
start?sid=577&cid=774866

What’s On YOUR Mind?

What D0 YOU Think?

We’d like to hear from you!