Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 31, 2012

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Mountain Views News Saturday, March 31, 2012 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

SIERRA MADRE SCHOOL WINS BIG

Sierra Madre School again did well at the district Math Field Day competition held last Saturday, March 24th at Eliot Middle School. 

The 4th Grade team of Cole Castillo, Jonluke Goldman, Tess Robertson-Neel, and Luke Vlcek took top honors with 4 gold medals in 
each of the test strands of number sense, problem solving, geometry, and statistics & probability. They earned best overall and received the 
district trophy for our school. The 4th grade team of Daniel Kyle, 

At 5th grade, the team of Alex Bucur, Danny Comer, Sebastian Dunbar and Aidan Milanovich-Rooney received 4 gold medals in each of 
the strands and earned second place overall finish. 

In 6th grade, the team of Garyn Anderton, Gray Harman, Ethan Nishikawa, and Julian Tayarah took home one bronze, two silvers and a 
gold medal, earning second place overall. 

The 7th grade team of Kenna Castillo, Donovan Gonzalez, Erika Whiting, and Matthew Whiting earned one bronze and 3 silvers to take 
home second overall, while our 7th 
grade team of Amy Prochaska, Madeline 
Sandfrey, Katie Stapenhorst, 
and Axel Tanner received one silver 
and 3 golds and took home best overall 
and the district trophy.

8th grade students competed 
across test strands of equations & inequalities, 
polynomials, quadratics, 
and rational expressions. The team of 
Tyler Keck, George Siberell Chance 
Woods, and Daniel Wright earned 
one bronze, one silver, and one gold 
medal and a third place overall finish, 
while the team of Connor Bent, 
Sarah Kersting, Jordan Rupp, and 
Nick Whiting earned two gold, and 
one silver medal and took home top 
honors with best overall and the district 
trophy.

The best overall teams for 4th, 7th, 
and 8th grade will move on to compete 
in the LA County competition 
which will be held at Wilson Middle 
School in Glendale on June 2, 2012.

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


4th grade Sierra Madre School students show off their gold medals from Math Field Day 

ALVERNO HIGH SCHOOL 
ENJOYS “AN EVENING ON THE 
EMERALD ISLE”

Alverno celebrates fourteenth annual gala on St. Patrick’s Day 

 On Saturday, March 17, 2012 more than 280 members of the 
Alverno community gathered at the Pasadena Hilton dressed in 
their St. Patrick’s Day finest to celebrate Alverno High School’s 
Annual Gala. The theme for this year’s event was “An Evening on 
the Emerald Isle” and guests were treated to an authentic Irish 
experience. 

The evening began with a Silent Auction that included more 
than 320 items donated by Alverno families and local businesses 
including: Burger Continental, Casa del Rey, Green Street, In-N-
Out Burger, Krikorian Pacific Theatres, Matt Denny’s Ale House 
and Restaurant, Pasadena Playhouse, and many others. National 
companies and organizations that made donations included 
Applebee’s, Dooney & Bourke, Estee Lauder, Fisher Price, and the 
New York Yankees. 

During dinner, guests enjoyed live music by the Moreton Bay 
String Band as well as an Irish step dancing performance by 
members of the Cleary School of Irish Dance. A Live Auction was 
conducted following dinner that included getaways to Cabo San 
Lucas, Hawaii, and Paso Robles. Additionally, Alverno parents 
had the opportunity to bid on some highly coveted Alverno prizes 
for their daughters including special parking, front row tickets to 
graduation, and the opportunity to be Dean of Students for a day. 

 

A very special part of the Live Auction included the opportunity 
to become one of the first sponsors of Alverno’s “Adopt-a-
Pillar” campaign, which will support the installation of pillars 
and wrought iron fencing along the Michillinda Avenue side of 
campus. This campaign is the first step towards the completion of 
Alverno’s Master Plan. 

“The Annual Gala is always such a feel-good event for our entire 
school community! Our alumnae and past parents return to 
Alverno, along with our current parents, Board Members, and 
faculty and staff to provide much-needed support to our school 
and most importantly, our students,” said Wendy-Finch-Burk, 
Director of Development and Alumnae Relations at Alverno. 
“Past funds raised from the Annual Gala have allowed Alverno 
to purchase air conditioning units for all classrooms, new desks 
for the entire school, and two 15-passenger vans for school 
transportation.” 

Overall proceeds from this year’s Gala will assist Alverno in 
repairing the damage done to the campus by the December 2011 
windstorms, including damage to the Villa del Sol d’Oro. In 
addition to the repair projects, the funds will also be used to 
replace the downed trees and beautify the areas of our campus 
that were hardest hit by the windstorms. 

“Alverno has a tremendous community of parents, alumnae, Board 
Members, and faculty and staff who provide unwavering support 
to our school and current students,” said Ann Gillick, Head of 
School. “In addition to helping to make campus improvements 
and repair damage caused by the windstorms, funds raised at 
“An Evening on the Emerald Isle” will help Alverno to continue 
our mission of empowering each young woman to be exactly the 
person she wants to be.” 

 

About Alverno High School

Alverno High School is a Catholic, private, college preparatory 
school for young women dedicated to preparing them to function 
in a society as informed, knowledgeable persons, who have the 
requisite skills to make and implement mature decisions about 
complex problems. Enlivened by the spirit of its Immaculate Heart 
Community sponsors, and mindful of the Franciscan roots of its 
founders, Alverno’s program—academic, spiritual, aesthetic, social, 
and physical—is shaped by the staff, trustees, and students in light 
of the world for which the students are being educated. Alverno’s 
mission is to empower each young woman to be exactly the person 
she wants to be and since 1960, Alverno has empowered more than 
4,100 women to meet that goal. For more information about Alverno 
High School, please call 626-355-3463 or visit www.alverno-hs.org. 

Looking Into The Life Of A Teenager

 By Meaghan Allen

THE GAMES: PART 2

 It was pitch black. The theater was silent; you could 
feel, almost taste the excitement that hummed around the 
theater. The anticipation, the waiting. The moment had 
come.

 We had arrived at the mall seven hours earlier expecting a 
never-ending line filled with obnoxious teenagers. Instead, 
we were greeted by a short line (we were tenth) and only 
slightly obnoxious teens who had their noses shoved in one 
of the three parts of the trilogy. We set up camp, a small 
blanket and some tunes, and started our waiting, first with 
some boba, then Panda, and finally some monster and 
Pocky. At eight-thirty they ushered us into the theater. We 
claimed nine spots in the middle row, although we were still 
waiting on our counterparts. We waited.

 During the eternal previews we whispered about the 
movie, unable to grasp that it was finally here.

 Two and a half hours later we emerged, wide eyed 
and amazed. IT WAS SO GOOD! More than I expected, 
Jennifer Lawrence was phenomenal - who knew someone’s 
eyes could convey so much? This was equivalent to Harry 
Potter, although they can’t really be compared, rather, Harry 
Potter is just plain awesome and Hunger Games is badass. 
I cannot wait until November 2013 to see the next film, but 
at least I have this in the meantime.


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