Mountain Views News          Saturday, November 14, 2015

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, November 14, 2015 


ARCADIA RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FALL KID’S CAMP!

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: Dr. William Walner

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: Jenny Janetzke

Email: jenny@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

The Recreation and Community Services Department is offering a Fall Kid’s 
Camp at Baldwin Stocker Elementary School, 422 W. Lemon Avenue in 
Arcadia. This retreat is open to elementary school children ages 6-11 and 
provides a safe, supervised, kid friendly retreat during the fall break. The 
dates are Monday, November 23, Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, 
November 25, 2015. Sign your child up for one day or all three. The camp 
is filled with fun group activities including crafts, board games, movies, 
snacks and more. Children must bring a sack lunch each day. Supervision is 
generally on a ratio of one Recreation Leader for each group of 10 children. 
To register go to the city’s website at HYPERLINK “http://www.ci.arcadia.
ca.us” www.ci.arcadia.ca.us under the Recreation and Community 
Services Department or come by our office, 375 Campus Drive. Cancellations 
must be made by Friday, November 20 in order to receive a refund (which is 
subject to a $10 service charge). 

 For more questions, please contact the Recreation Department at 
626.574.5113.

About the City of Arcadia

Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Arcadia is an 11.38 
square mile community with a population of just over 56,000. Located 
approximately 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, Arcadia is known 
for combining small-town charm with the conveniences and amenities 
of a mid-size city. Arcadia is a full-service charter city governed by a 
five-member City Council, elected at large. Recognized for exceptional 
education and recreation opportunities and beautiful neighborhoods, 
Arcadia is also defined as the “Community of Homes” and has twice been 
designated the “Best City in California in which to Raise Kids” by Business 
Week Magazine.

RETIRED TEACHERS TO ENJOY 

A “LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE” CHRISTMAS


Judith Helton will bring author 
Laura Ingalls Wilder to life when 
she portrays the author in a one-
woman program featuring stories 
from the “Little House” books.

 Wearing a period gingham dress 
and poke bonnet, the portrayer 
will relate how the Ingalls’ family 
weathered the harsh prairie winters 
with their homespun Christmas 
festivities. Helton

has performed this one-woman 
show and others since 1976. She 
has also appeared as Abigail Adams 
and Beatrix Potter in clubs, schools, 
libraries, and museums—all to 
wide acclaim.

 Judith Helton will present 
her “Little House” program to 
the California Retired Teachers’ 
Association #71 (CalRTA) at their 
luncheon meeting on Friday, 
December 11, at 11:30 a.m. The 
meeting takes place at the Senior 
Center Building in Arcadia Park 
(county park), 405 W. Santa 
Anita Ave., Arcadia, next to the 
Lawn Bowling Greens. Guests 
are welcome to come enjoy the 
luncheon and the “Little House” 
performance. The cost of the 
luncheon for members and guests 
is $12. For luncheon reservations, 
please call John Gera at (626) 286-
0714 by December 4.

 Membership in the California 
Retired Teachers’ Association is 
open to all retired educators, as 
well as to current educators, and to 
any others interested in joining this 
active group. The local CalRTA 
#71, San Gabriel Valley Division, 
now numbers over 500 members. 
CalRTA’s motto is “Your Partner in 
Pension Protection.”

Actress Judith Helton will portray 
Laura Ingalls Wilder on Dec. 11 at 
Retired Teachers’ meeting. 

FIRST PHASE OF PASADENA UNIFIED 2016-2017 OPEN ENROLLMENT 
BEGINS WITH PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR SIBLINGS, OTHERS

Pasadena, CA – As Pasadena 
Unified School District (PUSD) 
families begin to prepare for the 
holiday season, it is also time to 
start making plans for the next 
academic year. PUSD’s annual 
Open Enrollment for the 2016-
2017 academic year begins Jan. 
12, 2016 with the general online 
application process. However, 
the priority registration period 
is now underway for siblings 
of currently-enrolled permit 
students, preKindergarten 
students entering the dual 
language immersion programs, 
and current fifth graders who 
will continue in the district’s 
dual language immersion or 
International Baccalaureate 
programs. Priority registration 
concludes Nov. 20, 2015.

 “The schools of the Pasadena 
Unified School District are the 
first choice in education for 
families who value academic 
excellence, innovation and 
diversity,” said Superintendent 
Brian McDonald, Ed.D. “Every 
child is guaranteed a place at 
their neighborhood school 
and Open Enrollment offers 
additional opportunities for 
families to select academic 
programs that fit their children’s 
interests.”

 To assist families in making 
decisions and navigating the 
Open Enrollment process, PUSD 
and its partners have scheduled 
informational sessions this 
winter.

 The Open Enrollment process 
offers families an opportunity 
to apply to a school other than 
their assigned neighborhood 
school in the next academic 
year. While every child living 
within PUSD boundaries is 
guaranteed placement in their 
neighborhood school, a different 
campus might offer a specialized 
program or focus that better 
suits the interests and needs of 
the individual student. Through 
Open Enrollment, families 
can apply for dual language 
immersion programs in Spanish 
and Mandarin, International 
Baccalureate, STEM, visual and 
performing arts, high school 
college and career academies, 
and much more.

 The online application period 
for the first lottery of the 2016-
2017 Open Enrollment is 
Jan. 12 through Feb. 2, 2016. 
Notifications will be made 
by March, with registration 
occurring shortly thereafter. A 
second lottery and registration 
for any remaining spots will take 
place in April.

 Priority registration is for 
siblings of children attending 
schools of choice, Willard 
Elementary fifth graders, and 
Dual Language Immersion 
Prekindergarten and fifth grade 
students. Registration takes 
place at schools, not the district 
office, and must be completed 
by 12 p.m. Nov. 20, 2015. For 
information on registration sites 
and required documentation, 
visit openenrollment.info For 
information about schools, 
explore PUSD’s new Find My 
School locator.

 To assist families in navigating 
the process and in completing 
online applications, PUSD and 
its partners offer the following 
informational and computer lab 
sessions:

Informational Sessions & 
Presentations:

• 
Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, 6:30 
p.m. District English Learner 
Advisory Committee Meeting 
presentation, 119 Palm Ave., 
Altadena

• Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 7 
p.m. Informational Session 
with Pasadena Education 
Network, Pasadena Central 
Library, 285 E. Walnut St., 
Pasadena

• Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 
Informational session. Check 
openenrollment.info for time 
and location

• Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, Check 
openenrollment.info for time 
and location

• Tuesday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. 
McKinley School, 325 S. Oak 
Knoll Ave., Pasadena

Computer Lab Sessions 

 Computers will be 
available to complete online 
applications:

• January 13 & 29, 2016 and 
April 6, 2016, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., 
PUSD Education Center, 351 
S. Hudson Ave., Room 240

• January 21 & 28 and April 
7, 2016 during school hours at 
all PUSD schools

 Stay connected to the 
Pasadena Unified School 
District! Visit us online at 
www.pusd.us; follow us on 
Twitter @PasadenaUnified, 
www.twitter.com/
PasadenaUnified; like us on 
Facebook at www.facebook. 
sadenaUnifiedSchoolDistrict; 
text PUSD to 888777; and 
subscribe to our YouTube 
channel at www.youtube.
com/klrnpasadena. Or call 
the Communications Office, 
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday at (626) 
396-3606.


THE REEL DEAL: 

by Ben Show

SPECTRE REVIEW

‘Skyfall’ was the first Bond movie that I saw but, luckily, it made no references 
to previous Bond movies and, from what I heard from fans, it was one of the 
better films in the franchise. I had not, and still have not, seen ‘Casino Royale’ 
or ‘Quantum of Solace’. After this movie, however, I feel like I need to.

 James Bond (Daniel Craig) is in pursuit of a mysterious organization at the 
center of seemingly unconnected acts of violence around the world; however, 
there is one problem: the 007 program has been shut down by C (Andrew 
Scott), the new boss of British Intelligence. With everyone in the 007 program 
out of a job, Bond must scramble to put the pieces of his past together 
to discover the truth behind the sinister organization known as Spectre.

 This movie makes a lot of references to the Daniel Craig Bond movies; in 
fact, that is pretty much what the entire movie hinges on: the viewers knowledge 
of these movies. While not having seen them (only ‘Skyfall’), the movie 
was still enjoyable. It is a classic Bond movie with stellar action sequences, an 
incredible opening title sequence, and a story and characters that are completely 
capture your attention; however, it felt like something was missing. If 
‘Spectre’ was a movie that you were interested without having seen any of the 
previous Bond films, it will still be a fun and thrilling two and a half hours. If 
you are a fan of the series, and have seen the previous Daniel Craig films, you 
will get even more out of it, as his story ad Bond comes full circle in this epic 
spy thriller.