Mountain Views News          Saturday, November 2, 2013

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views News Saturday, November 2, 2013 

LA SALLE STUDENT WINS BEST FILM AT MAJOR 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS

SCHOOL DIRECTORY


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: Brent Forsee

bforsee@ausd.net

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: Ethan Williamson

Kindergarten - 8th grade

website: www.barnhartschool.org

Bethany Christian School

93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3527 Principal: James Lugenbuehl

E-mail address: jml@bcslions.org

website: www. bcslions.org

Clairbourn School

8400 Huntington Drive

San Gabriel, CA 91775

Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172

FAX: 626-286-1528

E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org

Foothill Oaks Academy

822 Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626) 301-9809 

Co-Principals Nancy Lopez and Diane Kieffaber

info@foothilloaksacademy.org 

preschool@foothilloaksacademy.org

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 

Headmaster John Higgins

626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

LaSalle High School

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org

Principal Bro. Christopher Brady, FSC

Monrovia High School

325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 

(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson

Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.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

website: www.pasadenahigh.org

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Principal Joan Harabedian

(626) 355-9028 website: www.st-rita.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-1428 Principal: Esther Salinas

E-mail address: salinas.esther@pusd.us

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett Newsom

E-mail address: newsom.garrett@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

ARCADIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net

MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016

(626) 471-2000 Website: www.monroviaschools.net

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010

(626)599-5000 Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us

Pasadena, CA – Pasadena 
teenager, Stephen Boyer, took 
the inaugural All-American 
High School Film Festival by 
storm, winning two top awards, 
including the festival’s Best 
Overall Film award and Best 
Comedy, during an awards 
ceremony in New York City.

 

He has also won Best Teen Film 
for his short film, “Paradigm,” 
at the Youngcuts Film Festival 
in Montreal, Canada, and the 
film has been accepted as an 
official selection at the First 
International Children’s Film 
Festival in Dubai, according 
to Jude Lucas, the chairperson 
of the La Salle High School 
Visual and Performing Arts 
Department and one of Boyer’s 
film instructors.

 

“Who knows where this will 
go,” said Ms. Lucas of her prize-
winning student, “but it’s fun 
watching the action.”

 

The La Salle High School senior 
won Best Overall Film at the 
All-American High School 
Film Festival on October 5 for 
his drama “Paradigm,” which 
he wrote, filmed, scored and 
directed. He also won the Best Comedy award for “Dinner with the 
Woodburns” a film he directed and wrote with Matthew Seidner, 
a former La Salle film student who produced, edited and acted in 
the comedy. Boyer and Seidner have been partners in filmmaking 
since meeting in the school’s film program (LTV) nearly four years 
ago.

 

Boyer was the only finalist at the All-American High School Film 
Festival to win awards in two categories. He was among the 84 
finalists who attended the three-day festival, which received more 
than 1,000 projects from 40 states and around the world. The 
judges included actress Kristen Stewart, documentarian Morgan 
Spurlock, screenwriter Diablo Cody and “Lost” executive producer 
Carlton Cuse.

 

“Stephen works hard and doesn’t stop until he gets it done the way 
he wants it,” said Ms. Lucas. “He has something to say to people 
his age and about what they are confronting, and he is self-assured 
enough to make it appeal to all people.”

 

 “Paradigm” is a five-minute dramatic film about two children who 
use their memories to rationalize the actions of their estranged 
parents. The comedy, “Dinner with the Woodburns,” tells the story 
of a son coming out to his parents and who realizes that he’s opened 
the flood-gates for even more family secrets to be revealed.

 

The award for best film included prizes -- a $1,000 scholarship 
and a Power Director 11 UltraCyberlink Editing Software – and it 
opened doors, including opportunities to meet leaders in the film 
industry, get press interviews and the chance to collaborate on a 
professional project.

 

After the awards ceremony Boyer, his cast and crew and teachers 
received star treatment when they attended a private screening 
with industry professionals at the exclusive SoHo House. He 
will have an opportunity to meet Tucker Tooley, the president of 
Relativity Media Studios. When he returned home, he received an 
email offering him an opportunity to be creatively involved in the 
production of a web series to be produced by Fandango, an affiliate 
of NBC/Universal.

 

The film festival is the first nation-wide festival to serve high school 
students. It was founded by Andrew Jenks, an award-winning 
filmmaker behind MTV’s “World of Jenks” and HBO’s “Andrew 
Jenks, Room 335.” 

 

Throughout the year, Boyer has also received accolades at various 
student film festivals, including Best Live Action Film at the STN 
(Student Television Network) Film Festival for his 12-minute film, 
“OPUS.” The film also won the “Best of the Best 2013” award as the 
Best U.S. Narrative at the Lovett Film Festival in Atlanta, Ga. It also 
garnered second placed for Live Action Film at the Santa Monica 
Teen Film Festival.

 

“OPUS” tells the story of a teen who has walled himself off from 
being sentimental learns the value of human connections through 
his school’s required community service. The teen plays piano in a 
hospital clinic, where he meets a mature cancer patient.

 

Boyer has made more than 20 films since entering La Salle’s film 
program. All of them can be viewed on YouTube as the teen is 
extremely tech-savvy.

 

La Salle High School has a four-year arts program, which includes 
digital media (filmmaking and LTV), visual arts, music, chorus, 
dance, and theater arts. 

Producer Danny Rose (Cougar Town, Scrubs) left, congratulates La Salle student, Stephen 
Boyer, on accepting the Best Comedy award at the All-American High School Film 
Festival.

GOODEN OPEN HOUSE TO FEATURE STUDENT MUSICIANS, ART & SCIENCE 

Exhibitions, Panel Discussion and Tours of the Campus on Nov. 16 -A Classical Education for the 21st Century

 

 The public is invited to attend The Gooden School’s Open House on Saturday, November 16 from 10 am – 12 noon, with an orientation 
program from 10 – 10-30 am, on the campus at 192 N. Baldwin Avenue, Sierra Madre. The orientation program will include chamber 
music by Gooden students, a student art and science exhibition, and a panel discussion on “A Classical Education for the 21st Century” 
featuring parents, faculty and students, moderated by Head of School Patty Patano. Afterward, tours of the campus will be led by students, 
parents and faculty. Refreshments will be served.

 

Perspectives on The Gooden School include:

 

The Gooden School is quite simply heaven on earth. ~ Edward R. Bosley James N. Gamble Director, The Gamble House

University of Southern California, School of Architecture

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 We have seen the power of music throughout history, including Albert Einstein who used his violin to work on challenging formulas. 

We believe whole heartedly that music nourishes the mind, body and spirit of an individual and enriches the community, so we are extremely 
pleased to be partnering with The Gooden School who believes in the same power of the arts. ~ Paul Jan Zdunek, CEO, Pasadena 
Symphony and Pops

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 The Gooden School equips students with the capacity – heart, mind and courage – to go out and change the world for the better.

Each time I come to the campus, I am impressed by the high caliber of young students I encounter. ~ J. Jon Bruno

Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles 

 

Founded in 1975, The Gooden School is an independent Episcopal School, K – 8, where academics and the arts come together. Gooden 
students of all grade levels learn to play musical instruments. The string program begins in third grade, and Middle School students 
perform in the Gooden orchestra or band. All students learn Spanish, and Latin is also taught in grades 4 – 8. Reflecting Gooden’s high 
academic standards, and reputation for the arts and service-learning, graduates are accepted by many of the finest high schools in the 
area including Campbell Hall, Flintridge Prep, La Salle, Loyola, St. Francis, Mayfield Sr. and Westridge. 

 

At the university level, alumni from The Gooden School have gone on to Claremont McKenna, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Notre 
Dame, NYU, Oxford, Princeton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UPenn, USC and Vassar, among others. 

 

For more information about Gooden, please visit www.goodenschool.org, or call 626.355.2410.


St. Rita Drama Club 
Presents:

YOU’RE A GOOD 
MAN, CHARLIE 
BROWN!

Sierra Madre, CA, October 24, 2013 – Turn off 
the TV, shut down the computer and bring your 
kids out to see exciting live theater at St. Rita 
School on Nov.15, 16 and 17!

The St. Rita Drama Club will present the smash 
Broadway musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie 
Brown, in O’Malley Hall, with Friday and 
Saturday performances at 7pm, and a Sunday 
matinee at 2pm. 

This endearing musical will feature all of your 
favorite Peanuts characters portrayed by a 
very talented, multi-grade level cast – Charlie 
Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Sally – the whole 
gang! Tickets are only $3, and children under 12 
are admitted free! Refreshments and treats will 
be for sale as well. 

For more information, please call (626) 355-
6114 or visit www.st-ritaschool.org. St. Rita 
School is located at 322 North Baldwin Avenue 
in Sierra Madre and is celebrating its 91st year, 
with a focus on faith, stewardship and academic 
excellence.

THE REEL DEAL: by Ben Show

BAD GRANDPA

 
From the time I saw the first 
preview for this movie, I thought 
it was completely hilarious. 
Some people, however, found it 
to be completely offensive and 
disgusting. That was when I realized 
what kind of reactions it 
would get: people would either 
love it or hate it.

 When Billy’s (Jackson Nicoll) 
mother is sent back to jail, he is 
forced to go with his grandpa 
(Johnny Knoxville). His grandpa 
is supposed to take Billy across 
the country to his abusive father 
until his mom gets out of prison. 
Along the way to his dad, Billy 
and his grandpa get in and out 
of crazy situations, from robbing 
grocery stores for food to entering in a beauty pageant for money.

 This was the funniest movie of the year for me. I was 
laughing from the moment the movie started right to the end. 
The humor was very raunchy and was along the line of ‘Family 
Guy’ jokes. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan 
of Seth MacFarlane or anyone who has seen any of the ‘Jackass’ 
movies.