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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 30, 2015 

LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 2015

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) 396-5880 Principal: Gilbert Barraza

website: http://phs.pusd.us

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@pusd.us

rcadia 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


Top, the 2015 Class ‘Tossing The Tassle”; Above left, Mrs. Yolanda Valadez P’’08 recieves the De La Salle Service Award 
from La Salle’s Principal, Brother Christopher Brady, FSC and President Dr. Richard Gray. Kimberly Mejia, Summa Cum 
Laude gave the Commencement Address (right). Photos by J. Blackstock

ROTARY AWARDS OUR FINEST TEACHERS FOR 2014-2015

John Steinbeck said, “ I 
have come to believe that 
a great teacher is a great 
artist and that there are as 
few as there are any other 
great artists. Teaching might 
even be the greatest of the 
arts since the medium is the 
human mind and spirit.”

 Sierra Madre Rotary 
honors teachers with 
Breakfast, recognition 
to all the other schools 
and a monetary award. A 
plaque is displayed at each 
of the schools with the 
teacher’s name and year in 
perpetuity. 

This year the honors were presented as follows: 

 Alverno’s Julia Fanara presented to Mike Sifter, Bethany’s Jim Lugenbuehl presented to Ron Foster, The Gooden School’s Patty Patano presented 
to Maryann Najar, LaSalle’s Br. Christopher Brady presented to Kjersti Holyfield, Sierra Madre Elementary’s Esther Salinas presented to Kristina 
Ogron, Sierra Madre Middle School’s Garrett Newsom presented to Melanie Kobayashi, St. Rita’s Catholic School’s Joanne Harabedian presented 
to Brian Wilkman. 


PASADENA UNIFIED CLASS OF 2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONIES ARE MAY 29 – JUNE 4

Pasadena, CA - Graduation ceremonies for the Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) Class of 2015 are scheduled May 29 – June 4.

Ceremony dates, times and locations are listed below. Media wishing to cover graduation ceremonies should contact Adam Wolfson at 
wolfson.adam@pusd.us.

Date

School

Location

Address

Friday, May 29

Center for Independent Studies

5 pm

Pasadena High School 
Auditorium

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. 
Pasadena

Friday, May 29

Rose City High School

7 pm

Pasadena High School 
Auditorium

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. 
Pasadena

Wednesday, 
June 3

John Muir High School

1 pm

Pasadena Civic Auditorium

300 E. Green Street, Pasadena

Wednesday, 
June 3

Blair High School

6 pm

Pasadena Civic Auditorium

300 E. Green Street, Pasadena

Thursday, June 4

Marshall Fundamental Secondary 
School

1 pm

Pasadena Civic Auditorium

300 E. Green Street, Pasadena

Thursday, June 4

Pasadena High School

6 
pm

Pasadena Civic Auditorium

300 E. Green Street, Pasadena






THE REEL DEAL: by Ben Show

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD REVIEW

ST. RITA SCHOOL CELEBRATES STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 

 In early May, the 2nd grade class at St. Rita and 
other school-aged parishioners completed their 
journey towards Eucharist. The religious education 
a student receives prepares them for sacraments, and 
puts a strong emphasis on Catholic community. St. 
Rita encourages all students to live and learn with a 
Christian attitude. The preparation for this event is 
the foundation of the early religious curriculum at 
the school.

Throughout the year, the students participate in 
several events leading up to First Holy Communion. 
They learn about the different parts of Mass and how 
to become active participants and not just observers. 
Students participate in two retreats with their 
parents prior to their first Reconciliation and First 
Holy Communion. The focus of these retreats is for 
families to have a meaningful faith-filled experience 
within the school community. Prior to First Holy 
Communion, the children and their families attend 
the Agape breakfast. They join together to make 
bread and to break bread together. Each step in the process is tied into a 
reflection shared between parent and child through sharing a meal together 
and spending time in prayer. 

Following are the St. Rita School students we honor this year. Caitlin 
Andrews, Eric Baham, Madeline Barber, Jordan Boskovich, Matea Cerielik-
Weeks, Jacqueline Chavarry, John Crane, Grace Culver, Zachary DeLeon, 
Dorothy Driscoll, Christine Ellis, Maya Eriksson, Dylan Gallardo, Abigail 
Gleason, Lauren Kilpatrick, Caroline Krappman, Emily Lavin, Theresa 
Mariz Magkawas, Tristan Morse, James Nolan, Nora O’Reilly, Lauren 
Oseguera, Holly Rettig, Joseph Sandoval, Dane Shepard, Luke Smith, 
Morgan Sullivan, Alexander Wallace, Emily White, Jarett Smith, and Jake 
Smith. 

Having not seen any of the previous ‘Mad Max’ films, I only had 
what people told me about the franchise to go off of. I could tell 
that this film had a lot of expectations to live up to; it has many 
avid fans who hoped that it would succeed, as well as all of the 
people who had seen any of the visually stunning trailers. But 
does this movie, which has been in development for over 25 
years, have any chance of living up to the originals?

 Max (Tom Hardy) has been living alone in the post-apocalyptic 
world of the future for a long time, alone and haunted by his 
memories of the past. When a gang of mysterious drivers capture 
Max, he gets unknowingly involved in a revolution that will 
completely a small, unstable society of humans and the future of 
humanity.

 ‘Fury Road’ not only succeeds on a visual level, but on an 
intellectual one as well; it’s not just another post-apocalyptic 
movie. The amazing cinematography makes the film play as if 
you were actually there, watching things unfold in real life. The 
story and character development come naturally, with no plot 
twists that seem illogical or unrealistic. ‘Fury Road’ is what many 
directors have tried to create but failed at: an intelligent action 
movie.