Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 18, 2014 7EDUCATION & YOUTH Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 18, 2014 7EDUCATION & YOUTH
MONROVIA SCHOOL DISTRICT HONORS
GREAT FOOTBALL COACH MADDOX,
WILDCAT TEAM AND EIGHTY-EIGHT AWESOME
TUTORS By Joan Schmidt
This past Wednesday evening made me VERY
PROUD to be a resident of Monrovia. Because
Monrovia Football Coach Maddox Ryan Maddox
was stepping down to go into Administration, he
was honored for his outstanding record as Head
Football Coach; his teams were CIF Champions
for three years and this year, Rio Hondo League
Champions. The team itself also was introduced
and recognized as the 2013 Rio Hondo League
Champions.
When I arrived, I had NO idea that they
were going to be two special groups honored.
The Board acknowledged and commended
the “Project PASS” Tutors who participated in
the award-winning Pro-Active Tutoring (PAT)
Program under the direction of Harold “Duke”
Freyermuth. Eighty-eight outstanding youths
from Monrovia High School and Clifton and
Santa Fe Middle Schools spent Tuesdays and
Thursdays helping their peers. Mr. Freyermuth
commended the students and acknowledged
groups such as Monrovia Reads who donated
funding and the Boys and Girls Club which
provided the buses for the tutors to travel to the
sites.
The School Board came down from their chairs,
lined up and Mr. Freyermuth read the name of
each student. They shook hands with the entire
School Board and then the group went next door
to the Canyon Early Learning Center where they
were given special Certificates and there was a
BOSCO TECH
HOSTS MATH
COMPETITION FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS
& PROBLEM-SOLVING
WORKSHOP
FOR TEACHERS ON
FEBRUARY 1
ROSEMEAD, CA. – January
14, 2014 - Don Bosco Technical
Institute (Bosco Tech) will
host a mathematics competition
for seventh and eighth
grade students from both
public and private schools
on Saturday, February 1. The
42nd annual event will offer
prizes for highest individual
and school team scores.
During the competition, a
workshop will be provided
for middle school teachers,
examining problems used on
the test, to facilitate classroom
discussion of the concepts.
The workshop will be led by
instructional expert and textbook
author Michael Hattar,
a longtime Bosco Tech math
teacher and professor at Rio
Hondo Community College
and Mount San Antonio
College.
“The competition is a fun opportunity
for middle-school
students to test their computational
and critical thinking
skills,” said James Shafiyoon,
Bosco Tech math teacher and
competition coordinator. “As
a STEM-based high school,
Bosco Tech offers advanced
instruction in mathematics,
science and engineering. The
competition will promote and
encourage the development
of math skills among younger
students.”
Check in begins at 7:30 a.m.
and the one-hour test starts
at 9 a.m. Free fun activities
will be offered, and food will
be available for purchase.
An award ceremony will be
held immediately following
the competition. The cost is
$3 per student. Participants
can pre-register by emailing
Mr. Shafiyoon at jshafiyoon@
boscotech.edu before January
24. Sample tests with solutions
are available on the school’s
website, www.boscotech.edu/
mathcontest.
Bosco Tech is an all-male
Catholic high school, sponsored
by the Salesians of Don
Bosco, that combines a rigorous
college-preparatory and
technology-focused education.
The innovative science,
engineering, technology and
math (STEM) curriculum
allows students to exceed
university admission requirements
while completing extensive
integrated coursework
in one of several applied science
and engineering fields.
For further information about
Bosco Tech, call (626) 9402000
or visit www.boscotech.
edu.
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raffle and prizes. Thank you, EIGHTY-EIGHT
outstanding, caring youths!
After the tutors left, the Wildcat Football Team
was brought in. Coach Maddox introduced all
the players and they also shook hands with the
School Board. Mr. Kirk McGinnis, Monrovia
High School Principal came to the podium and
gave a glowing account of Coach Maddox: He
spoke of Maddox as “a mentor, a role model…He
looked at every game like a classroom lesson-that
to me speaks volumes…he always took the high
road…he took time to talk to kids-he brought
them close, looked them in the eye, praised them
for what they were doing right, redirected them
to what they should be doing, and praised them
again. That is what we should see in sports, on
fields, in gyms, pools and in classrooms.”
Mr. McGinnis finished his praise f Coach
Maddox: “We will miss you. We wish you the
best of luck in all you do… you will be a great
leader.”
Mr. McGinnis’ words of praise for Coach
Maddox were very well stated. Monrovians, we
have a lot to be thankful for. I am thrilled the
Wildcat Football Team excelled these past years.
But I am TOTALLY blown away by eighty-
eighty outstanding selfless youths who gave two
afternoons a week to help their fellow students.
Our youth are our future and it is looking good!
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Alverno High School200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Ann M. Gillick
E-mail address: agillick@alverno-hs.org
Arcadia High School180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forseebforsee@ausd.net
Arroyo Pacific Academy41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca,
(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil ClarkeE-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org
Barnhart School
240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007(626) 446-5588 Head of School: Ethan WilliamsonKindergarten - 8th gradewebsite: www.barnhartschool.org
Bethany Christian School93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024(626) 355-3527 Principal: James LugenbuehlE-mail address: jml@bcslions.orgwebsite: www. bcslions.org
Clairbourn School
8400 Huntington DriveSan Gabriel, CA 91775Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172
FAX: 626-286-1528
E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.orgFoothill Oaks Academy822 Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010(626) 301-9809Co-Principals Nancy Lopez and Diane Kieffaberinfo@foothilloaksacademy.org
preschool@foothilloaksacademy.org
The Gooden School
192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024(626) 355-2410 Head of School: Patty Patanowebsite: www.goodenschool.org
High Point Academy1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, Ca. 91107
Headmaster John Higgins626-798-8989
website: www.highpointacademy.org
LaSalle High School3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca.
(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.orgPrincipal Bro. Christopher Brady, FSC
Monrovia High School325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016
(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin JacksonEmail: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us
Odyssey Charter School725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001
(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neillwebsite: www.odysseycharterschool.org
Pasadena High School2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca.
(626) 798-8901 Principal: Gilbert Barrazawebsite: www.pasadenahigh.org
St. Rita Catholic School
322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024Principal Joan Harabedian(626) 355-9028 website: www.st-rita.org
Sierra Madre Elementary School141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-1428 Principal: Esther SalinasE-mail address: salinas.esther@pusd.us
Sierra Madre Middle School
160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024(626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett NewsomE-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us
Walden School
74 S San Gabriel Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166www.waldenschool.net
Weizmann Day School1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107(626) 797-0204Lisa Feldman: Head of School
Wilson Middle School
300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth EsselnE-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
THE REEL DEAL: by Ben Show
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
The only thing thatI knew about this movie before
I saw it was that it was a
rebelling of the Greek myth. I
did not know who was cast in
what role or even seen a preview
for the film. And, nowthat I have seen it, I am happy
to say that my not knowingmuch about the film was a
very, very good thing.
Amphitryon (ScottAdkins) has just conquered
Greece. With his older son,
Iphicles (Liam Garrigan),
about to be married, the new
King exiles his younger son,
Hercules (Kellan Lutz), whois then sold into slavery. Hemust fight his way out of a
dark fight club and get backto Greece in time to marry
his true love, Hebe (Gaia Weiss).
The story is extremely cliché and I was bored for the entire
hour and a half. All I can say about this movie is DO NOT GOSEE IT. The Legend of Hercules is one of the worst movies I haveever seen and no one should ever see this shipwreck of a film.
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