Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 21, 2014

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 21, 2014 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

PASADENA UNIFIED TEACHERS RECEIVE LOCAL AND NATIONAL ACCOLADES

 Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) teachers have been recently acknowledged as some of the best of the best in 
their profession. Whether being named a Teacher of Excellence, member of a “dream team,” or participating in a research mission in 
Tahiti, PUSD instructors truly are some of the finest in the business.

 2014 PASADENA UNIFIED TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE

 The Pasadena Rotary Club honored five PUSD educators as “Teachers of Excellence” during their annual ceremony in May that honors 
teachers who excel in their profession. This year’s honorees are: Ravishanth Dev Anandhan (Sierra Madre Middle School), Mellason 
Chidester, (Longfellow Elementary School), Rose Evans (Pasadena High School), Maria A. Soto (Willard Elementary School) and 
Kaiulani Sallas Venable (Jefferson Elementary School).

The Teachers of Excellence program is a collaborative effort between the Rotary Club, the PUSD, and the United Teachers of Pasadena. 
The Rotary Club invites all school principals and parent associations to nominate teachers for this honor, and a selection committee 
composed of administrators, principals, Rotarians and previous winners reviews the entries.

This year’s Teachers of Excellence recipients have distinguished themselves as teachers who engage students in learning, create an 
exciting classroom environment, and have a positive impact on the future of PUSD students. Finalists submitted an essay, and a video, 
filmed and produced by PUSD’s KLRN television station, to demonstrate classroom activity and discuss their personal experiences, 
perspectives, and goals.

Teachers of Excellence winners were honored during an awards ceremony May 21. One winner, Mellason Chidester, will have the 
additional honor of being named the PUSD nominee for Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year. Video vignettes about each of the 
winners can be found at gopusd.com/greatstaff.


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) 396-5880 Principal: Gilbert Barraza

barraza.gilbert@pusd.us

website: www.phs.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) 396-3600 Website: www.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

From L to R: Ravishanth Dev Anandhan (Sierra Madre Middle School), Mellason Chidester, (Longfellow Elementary 
School), Rose Evans (Pasadena High School), Maria A. Soto (Willard Elementary School) and Kaiulani Sallas Venable 
(Jefferson Elementary School).


THE REEL DEAL: by Ben Show

EDGE OF TOMORROW

 With sci-fi movies 
becoming more and more 
abundant, the question that 
people ask themselves is 
which ones to see and which 
ones to skip. Many sci-fi 
movies a simply rehashed 
ideas from older movies in 
the genre and end up feeling 
way too similar. ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ 
is not one of those 
movies.

 When an alien race 
invades the Earth, humans 
must fight them off. However, 
the aliens always seem to be 
one step ahead of the humans. 
That is, until a final invasion 
plan is put into action, using 
state-of-the-art mech suits. 
Officer Cage (Tom Cruise) finds himself trapped in a time loop, 
using the aliens powers, and must find away to save the world.

 While the plot may seem unoriginal, it is actually one of 
the best sci-fi movies I’ve seen in years and that’s because of Tom 
Cruise and Emily Blunt’s performances. Combined with the clever 
plot and the humor laced through the film, ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ 
is a must see summer blockbuster.