Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 18, 2012

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 18, 2012 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

ARCADIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL CHAMPS


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

Mama Pete’s Nursery School

71 Suffolk Avenue, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-9567

website: www.mamapete.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: Gilbert Barraza, Jr.

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

Phone: (626) 396-5890 - Fax: (626) 355-0388 

Principal: Esther Salinas

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Phone: (626) 396-5910 - Fax: (626) 836-2964

 Principal: Garrett Newsom

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

The Arcadia High School Constitution 
Team won its second state championship 
in three years on Saturday, Feb. 11, 
2012.

The 30-member team of AHS seniors 
were heading home from the two-
round competition in Bakersfield Saturday 
evening.

 

Advanced Placement Government 
teacher Kevin Fox, talking from his cell 
phone on the bus with the team, said it 
was an “amazing team effort,” with the 
six student units competing twice today 
and remaining “consistent across both 
rounds.”

 

The team will represent California at 
the national Constitution Team competition 
in April in Washington, D.C. 
It will be the second national competition 
since the AHS team won the national 
championship in 2010, under 
Fox, now in his 13th year. Arcadia High 
School has won five state championships 
overall.

 

Topic areas of focus for the AHS team 
today involved the Occupy movement, 
due process, and how the Constitution 
might provide for a more limited government 
in the future.

 Fox said the team received high praise 
from judges for their conversational 
style and passion for the topics. They 
also appreciated how they demonstrated 
how the history of the country lays 
a road map for the future. Judges were 
also impressed that students even referenced 
an Op-Ed piece in today’s New 
York Times.

 

The team left Friday afternoon for Bakersfield, 
where the local Centennial 
team, a perennial contender, came in 
second place.

 

Fox also praised volunteer coaches including 
Mayor GaryKovacic, Jim Romo, 
Bob Garrett, Megan Leahy, Carl Nielsen, 
and Karyn McKreary.

 

– Story and photo courtesy Scott Hettrick 
and Arcadia’s Best


YES, THIS IS REAL

 So I have recently discovered this new website, Pinterest, 
where people are able to ‘pin’ pictures of anything they like. 
There are photos of doors, tattoos, motivational quotes, fun 
facts, movie posters and, my favorite, recipes. Some of the 
recipes are fairly generic: soups, chili, dips, but some are out 
of this world crazy and inspiring. Some of my favorites include 
mini Oreo cheesecakes, Red Velvet Cheese Balls, and 
Hummingbird Cake. But my favorite, although I have not 
tried it yet, it the Cookie Dough Dip.

 I am a sucker for sweets, especially brownies, but this dip sounds out of this world. So, without further adieu, I would like 
to share this recipe with you and I hope that you enjoy it!

COOKIE DOUGH DIP

• 1 1/2 cups chickpeas (1 can, drained) (250g)

• 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt

• tiny bit over 1/8 tsp baking soda

• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

• 1/4 cup nut butter (You can get away with using only 3 T. 

 If you use peanut butter, it’ll have a very-slight “pb cookie dough” taste, so if you don’t want this, you can sub oil.)

• Up to 1/4 cup milk of choice (Start with 1 T, and add more as needed)

• Sweetener (see note below, for amount)

• 1/3 cup chocolate chips 2 to 3 T oats (or flaxmeal) (You can omit, but also omit the milk if you do)

 Add all ingredients (except for chocolate chips) to a good food processor (not blender), and blend until very smooth. 
Then mix in the chocolate chips.

Looking Into The Life Of A Teenager

 By Meaghan Allen