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Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 25, 2016 EDUCATION & YOUTH 7 Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 25, 2016 EDUCATION & YOUTH 7 
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN $3 MILLION 
IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 


SCHOOL DIRECTORY 
Alverno High School200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Ann M. GillickE-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) 355-3527Principal: Dr. William Walnerwebsite: www. bcslions.org 
Clairbourn School 
8400 Huntington DriveSan Gabriel, CA 91775 
Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172 
FAX: 626-286-1528 
E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org 
Foothill Oaks Academy822 Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010(626) 301-9809Co-Principals Nancy Lopez and Diane Kieffaberinfo@foothilloaksacademy.orgpreschool@foothilloaksacademy.org 
Frostig School971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107 
(626) 791-1255Head of School: Jenny Janetzke 
Email: jenny@frostig.org 
The Gooden School 
192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024(626) 355-2410Interim Head of School, Merrily Dunlap 
website: www.goodenschool.org 
High Point Academy1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, Ca. 91107 
Headmaster John Higgins 626-798-8989 
website: www.highpointacademy.org 
La Salle 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) 396-5880 Principal: Roberto Hernandezwebsite: http://phs.pusd.us 
St. Rita Catholic School 
322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024Principal Joan Harabedian (626) 355-9028website: 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) 396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.usrcadia 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 
ARCADIA-- The numbers are in for the Arcadia High School 
Class of 2016, and they are staggering. More than $3 million in 
scholarships and grants were earned by Arcadia High School 
seniors this year according to a self-reported class survey. The 
Apaches were awarded some of the most coveted scholarships in 
the country, including the Gates Millennium, Intel Science Talent 
Search, and Coca-Cola to name a few. 

“A lot of these scholarships are rewarding much more than just 
grades, which is great,” said Arcadia High School Principal Dr. 
Brent Forsee. “They are seeking to reward well-rounded students 
who excel in areas outside the classroom. Arcadia High is fortunate 
to offer more than 50 academic teams, clubs, and student service 
groups, along with a top-notch sports program, and of course, our 
nationally recognized music and performing arts programs. Arcadia 
offers the four A’s, Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Activities, and 
our students are very wise and taking full advantage.” 

Phillip Chao was awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium 
Scholarship this year, marking the second straight year an Apache 
won the scholarship that pays for the students’ entire undergraduate 
and graduate education along with all related expenses. The value 
of Chao’s scholarship could exceed $500,000. 

The Arcadia High School Class of 2016 Valedictorian George 

ALISON KALMUS 
THEATER (AKT)
ACADEMY 
SUMMER 
WORKSHOPS 
BEGIN JULY 11 


For the first time in eight years, 

Alison Kalmus Theater (AKT) 

Academy will be conducting 

summer workshops for 

young actors at Sierra Madre 

Playhouse. Her workshops had 

previously been conducted at the 

Playhouse from 2000 to 2008.

This year, sessions will take 

place from July 11- July 22; July 25- 

August 5; and August 8- August 19.

Morning workshops will be 

for children in elementary school 

grades. The workshop is called Mr. 

Shakespeare’s Poetry Garden and 

runs from 9 a.m. to Noon. What? 

Shakespeare for young children? 

Ms. Kalmus explains: “Think 

about it. Shakespeare’s language 

is beautiful and quite musical. 

And young children respond to 

it with enthusiasm. They like the 

meter, and rhyme. And they love 

learning new words. At last count, 

Mr. Shakespeare was credited with 

inventing over 2,000 new words 

for the English Language. Any 

six or seven year old child who 

can recite a sonnet or a soliloquy 

from Shakespeare and understand 

it while reciting is better 

prepared to excel in the language 

arts of reading and writing.” 

Activities include making 

Shakespeare FUN through 
rehearsal, performance, crafts 
and study of Shakespeare’s world. 
The workshop culminates in a 
Friends And Family presentation.

Afternoon workshops, for older 
youngsters and teens, will focus 
on The Magic of Musical Theatre. 
This one runs from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. Why musicals? Ms. Kalmus 
responds, “Musical theater is 
where the theater thrives today. 
It’s usually a child’s first theater 
attendance experience - what they 
know and share with each other, 
family and school, and it’s what 
many of them want to try …. It’s 
especially important for young 
singers to develop sound and safe 
vocal techniques. There is a real 
danger that children listening 
favorite recording artists will 
attempt to sing along, mimicking 
the adult singer without realizing 
they could damage their voices 
permanently. I have sadly 
witnessed the carelessness and 
ignorance with which young 
voices are dangerously pushed .”
This workshop includes scene, 
song and movement study through 
interpretation of lyric, character 
analysis. 

Hou, who will be attending Harvard in the fall, won several 
national scholarships totaling more than $54,000. Hou is one of 
two Apaches from the Class of 2016 that will be joining several 
other Arcadia High alumni who are currently at the prestigious Ivy 
League University. 

Hou and his 2016 Arcadia High School classmates pulled offanother rare feat, having at least one student in the class being 
accepted into every Ivy League University in the country. The Ivy 
League schools consist of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, 
Brown, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, and Cornell. 

In addition to the Ivy Leagues, Arcadia High students will be 
attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Stanford, Berkeley, 
Amherst, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, Duke, 
Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, New York University (NYU), Scripps, 
Syracuse, Westmont, USC and UCLA in the fall. 

Arcadia High School has been named a Gold Medal School three 
times by U.S News and World Report in its annual ranking of 
the best public high schools in the United States. Less than three 
percent of schools nationwide earn that distinction. Arcadia High 
School also landed on a recent Newsweek ranking of the top public 
high schools in America. 


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