Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 21, 2015

EDUCATION & YOUTH

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 21, 2015 

MONROVIA HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM 

ADVANCES TO WEST US CHAMPIONSHIP

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

Frostig School

971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107

(626) 791-1255

Head of School: Chris Schnieders, PhD

Email: Jackykn@frostig.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


Ten students from Monrovia High School and their purple robot “Sir 
Lancelot” were one of the top teams at the Los Angeles FTC (FIRST 
Tech Challenge) Regional Championship Tournament held in Monrovia 
this past Saturday. Along with seven other teams from across Southern 
California they qualified to advance to compete with 71 top teams 
from twelve western states at the West Super-Regional FTC Robotics 
Championship to be held at the Oakland Convention Center March 27-
29. Teams at the West Super-Regional will compete for the chance to go 
on to the FIRST Robotics World Championship to be held in St. Louis 
in April. 

 The “Kings and Queens” team, made up of four seniors, one 
sophomore and five freshmen, designed and built their own 18 by 18 
inch robot from t-slot channel, Plexiglas, and machined aluminum to 
compete with alliances of robots on a 12 by 12 foot playing field. They 
stand out not just for their driving skill, design prowess, and their robot’s 
ability to quickly scoop up baseball-sized whiffle balls and deposit them 
in four-foot-high goals. Heads turn when they take the field dressed in 
their signature costumes of purple velvet gold-embroidered renaissance 
dresses for the girls and fur-trimmed black velvet jerkins with purple 
capes for the boys. They also spread the word of robotics design as they 
share their robot adventures with students around Monrovia as well as 
mentor other middle and elementary school robotics teams.

ALVERNO HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAE 
RETURN TO MENTOR CURRENT 
STUDENTS ALUMNAE SPENT TIME 
MENTORING JUNIORS AND SENIORS 
ON FUTURE CAREERS 

Sierra Madre, CA (February 19, 2015) – Twelve Alverno High School 
alumnae recently returned to campus to participate in the school’s 
8-Minute Mentoring Program and share their careers and work 
experiences with students.

Each of the mentors shared a different career for current Alverno 
students to consider as they begin to make decisions about college. 
Current professions held by the alumnae mentors included a marriage 
and family therapist, mediation judge and family attorney, event 
planner, dentist, police officer, veterinarian, outreach coordinator, 
assistant professor of oncology, program manager and program 
supervisor for different organizations, and Senior Specialist for the 
American Cancer Society.

“I thought the mentoring program was great for the students,” said 
Lauren Capoccia ‘01, a Registered Nurse at Huntington Memorial 
Hospital. “A lot of them were unsure of what they wanted to study in 
college, let alone what career path to choose,a and I was no different 
when I was at Alverno. Even if they weren’t interested in my career, one 
of the main points I wanted to get across was to make sure that whatever 
they end up choosing as a major in college or career path, that they truly 
are interested in the subject and enjoy their work.”

“This was my first time participating in the program,” said Diana 
Phillippi ‘78, Event Planner and Business Owner. “This is an exceptional 
opportunity for the students to learn about a variety of career options. 
As a result, I will be mentoring two of these young women on the event 
planning industry. I look forward to it being a win-win for all of us!

“Alverno is fortunate to have over 4,200 alumnae in professions across 
the country,” said Julia V. Fanara, Head of School. “These women help 
to serve as role models for our current students and are examples of 
the ways that Alverno works to empower each young woman to be 
exactly the person she wants to be. We are extremely proud of their 
accomplishments and are always grateful for their continued support 
and commitment to their alma mater.” 


ALVERNO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 
ENJOY “THE YULE BALL”

ALVERNO HOSTS ANNUAL WINTER 
FORMAL 

Sierra Madre, CA – On Saturday, January 31 Alverno High School hosted 
its annual Winter Formal, “The Yule Ball,” in the Villa del Sol d’Oro. 

 Winter Formal, an Alverno tradition, is the only all school formal 
dance at Alverno. Freshmen through seniors are invited to bring a date 
and enjoy the dance put on by Alverno’s Student Union (ASU). This year’s 
chosen theme was “The Yule Ball” and the Villa’s 1920s décor served as a 
perfect complement to the theme. 

 After enjoying dancing, a delicious buffet of appetizers, and photos 
the evening ended with the announcement of Alverno’s Winter Formal 
Court. Each class was represented by finalists who had been chosen 
through a larger pool of applicants. In order to be considered for Winter 
Formal, students were required to fill out an anonymous application and 
have an interview with ASU before each class voted on their princess at 
Winter Formal on Saturday, January 31. 

 The Winter Formal Court included freshman Ayanna Melin, 
sophomore Alexis Baro, junior Ciara Madigan, and senior LeAnn Zuniga. 


MUSIC / 
ACADEMIC 
SCHOLARSHIP 
APPLICATIONS 
AVAILABLE

Sierra Madre Woman’s 
Club offers MUSIC and 
ACADEMIC Scholarships 
to grade 12 area students. 

ACADEMIC Scholarship 
inquiries requested 
immediately. Completed 
Applications are due 
April 1, 2015. Contact 
Mrs. Thomas via email 
with name, high school, 
counselor’s name 
and phone number. 
Applications due April 1, 
2015

Mrs. Thomas, SMWC 
Scholarships Chair. 

Contact: 
sierramadrewomansclub@
gmail.com

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The trailers for this film made it look like someone gave Michael 
Bay the chance to direct a James Bond movie. ‘Kingsman’ looked 
like a ridiculous spy movie ripped right out of the pages of a 
comic books, shamelessly marketed male teenagers. While the 
production value looked very high and everyone involved with the 
project had good résumés, I was not very hopeful for ‘Kingsman’. 

 Gary, better known as ‘Eggsy’ (Taron Egerton), is not the most 
responsible. He has a sleazy mother, making his home life terrible, 
and he has even less of a social life. That is until he gets involved 
with the Kingsman, a secret service that his father used to work for 
and is looking for a new agent. 

 While I expected this to be a train wreck, ‘Kingsman’ actually 
turned out to be in the middle: not the worst movie ever but 
certainly not the best. The story is good enough for an action 
movie, the acting is ok as well (with the exception of the stand-
out performances of Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson), and, 
in the end, what the biggest fault of the movie was the lack of 
relatable characters. There were no characters that I found myself 
sympathizing with throughout the course of the movie, which 
cause it to feel flat, and makes for a very average moviegoing 
experience.

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