Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 17, 2016

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain Views-News Saturday, September 17, 2016 


BETHANY LEADS WITH CHARACTER

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 

Interim Head of School, Merrily Dunlap 

website: www.goodenschool.org

High Point Academy

1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, Ca. 91107 

Head of School: Gary Stern 626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

La Salle 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: Roberto Hernandez

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

Kicking off this fresh new school year brings some fresh faces to the student 
counsel of Bethany Christian School. Unlike traditional student counsels 
at other school, these captains and co-captains each govern their own 
quarter of the middle school population. Based off the Old-English House 
system all the middle school students of BCS are divided into 4 houses, 
which throughout the year participate in weekly student led meetings, 
various school responsibilities, house competitions, and community service 
projects. 

We are proud to present those that are picking up the lead for the 4 houses: 
Faith Peterson and Emily Banuelos for the Aequitas House, Christian Mays 
and Cate Crabb in the Fidelitas House, Saundri Luippold and Tianna Smith 
in the Integritas House, and Zoe Maros and Ellie Cucullu in the Veritas 
House. Providing our middle school students intentional opportunities and 
training in developing leadership skills will benefit them for life. 

Bethany Christian School was founded in 1976 in Sierra Madre as a ministry 
of Bethany Church. Our mission is to partner with parents to educate, 
develop, and nurture students from preschool to 8th grade for a life of 
Christ-centered excellence in academics Christian character, and servant 
leadership. BCS is a dual accredited school with the Association of Christian 
Schools International and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

ALVERNO HEIGHTS ACADEMY’S VOLLEYBALL AND 

CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS GET A “BLESSED” START 

Volleyball and Cross Country teams had their jersey blessed during “Blessing of the Jerseys” 


As they prepare for their official league seasons to get underway, the Alverno 
Heights Academy Volleyball and Cross Country teams had their jerseys 
blessed as a part of the annual “Blessing of the Jerseys” on Tuesday morning. 

 The prayer service was organized by Alverno Heights Academy’s Campus 
Ministry team and Campus Minister, Ms. Katharine Guerrero. At the 
beginning of the prayer service, Alverno’s Secretary of Christian Service 
Ally Mercado ’18 welcomed the entire school community and explained the 
purpose of “Blessing of the Jerseys” and encouraged the Alverno community 
to come out and support the Jaguars during the fall season. 

 Each team then brought up their jerseys to be blessed for a successful 
season filled with great competition, sportsmanship, and of course, one free 
of injuries. Both teams also received a small reminder of their promise and 
commitment to their teams that they could to attach to their athletic bags. 

 “Blessing of the Jerseys is such a wonderful way for these teams to begin 
their Horizon League seasons,” said Julia V. Fanara, Head of School. 
“The level of commitment and dedication these young women display is 
a testament not only to their athletic interests but also their dedication to 
Alverno. We are so proud of them and the way they truly act as empowered 
women on and off the field and court. We look forward to another successful 
year of Alverno Athletics. Go Jaguars!” 

 The Jaguar Cross Country team will run in their first race of the season on 
Wednesday, September 14 at Elysian Park in Los Angeles at 4:00 p.m. They 
will be competing against the Sacred Heart High School Comets. 

 The Jaguar Volleyball teams will play in their first League games on 
Tuesday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m. at Salesian High School in Los Angeles. 
They will also be competing against the Sacred Heart High School Comets. 

About Alverno Heights Academy 

Alverno Heights Academy is an all-girls, independent, progressive 
Catholic, college preparatory school dedicated to its mission of 
empowering each young woman to be exactly the person she wants to 
be. Located on the property of the former Barlow Estate in Sierra Madre, 
California, Alverno Heights Academy was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of 
St. Francis who sought to create an environment in the San Gabriel Valley 
where young women could become informed and knowledgeable persons. 
Later renamed Alverno High School and sponsored by the Immaculate 
Heart Community, Alverno’s program—academic, spiritual, aesthetic, 
social, and physical—has been shaped by the staff, trustees, and students. 
As Alverno Heights Academy once again, the school remains committed 
to its mission by encouraging each of their young women to be who they 
imagine. For more information about Alverno Heights Academy, please 
visit www.alvernoheightsacademy.org.

Back: Yasmeen Gray, Isabella Fyson, Haylee Robinson, Skylar Robinson, 
Rose Ares, Nikki Oberhammer, Calista Chambers, Aryana Godinez, and 
Cathy Johnson 

Middle: Varsity Coach Melissa Campos, Head of School Julia Fanara, 
Alexis Barroso, Monica Calderon, Denisse REcinos, Nancy Alcala, Alyssa 
Gutierrez, Brianna Sanchez, Sydnee Sao, Nicole Lianto, and Junior Varsity 
Coach Katharine Guerrero

Front: Mikaela Godinez, Abigail Chavez, Sherry Liu, Klarissa Barriga, and 
Precious Perlas


RETIRED TEACHERS TO HEAR ABOUT JPL’S “ROCKET GIRLS”

The California Retired Teachers’ 
Association #71 (CalRTA-SGV) will 
soon have the pleasure of hearing 
from a computer. No, this computer 
is not an electronic device. Instead, 
it is one of Jet Propulsion Lab’s 
“human computers!” There was a 
time, beginning with World War II, 
that JPL hired women scientists to 
compute data that was used to chart 
the paths for NASA’s early space 
missions. 

 Arcadia resident Sylvia Miller, one 
of JPL’s last “human computers,” will 
tell the Retired Teachers about her 
experience as one of JPL’s “Rocket 
Girls,” so named by the author 
Nathalia Holt in her recent book “The 
Rise of the Rocket Girls.” Sylvia Miller, 
along with other brilliant “human 
computers,” used pencil-and-paper 
computations (no electronic devices 
then) to help further NASA’s space 
program. Holt’s book brings JPL’s 
Rocket Girls out of obscurity and into 
the public eye by revealing the role 
women scientists played in advancing 
space exploration. 

 CalRTA #71 will welcome “Rocket 
Girl” Sylvia Miller to its luncheon 
meeting on Friday, October 14, 
at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center 
Building in Arcadia Park (county 
park), 405 W. Santa Anita Avenue, 
Arcadia, next to the Lawn Bowling 
Greens. Guests are welcome to 
come enjoy the luncheon and to 
hear Miller’s lively presentation. 
As an alternative to the hot meal, a 
tuna salad is also available. The cost 
of the luncheon for members and 
guests is $12. Season tickets for the 
year’s five lunches are available at 
the discounted price of $55 instead 
of $60, if purchased separately. For 
luncheon reservations, please call 
John Gera at (626) 286-0714 by the 
October 7 deadline.

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

Arcadia resident Sylvia Miller will 
tell CalRTA #71 (Retired Teachers) 
about her years as a “computer” 
with JPL.

27 ARCADIA HIGH STUDENTS NAMED NATIONAL 

MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALISTS

ARCADIA-- A remarkable 27 
students from Arcadia High School 
have been named National Merit 
Scholarship Semifinalists. This 
prestigious recognition represents 
less than one percent of high 
school seniors in the United States. 
The semifinalists will have an 
opportunity to compete for roughly 
7,500 National Merit Scholarships 
worth about $33 million. 

 “Going into the test, I wasn’t sure 
what to expect, because the class 
of 2017 was the first to take the 
redesigned PSAT/NMSQT,” said 
Arcadia High Senior Simone Chu. 
“I’m really glad that the education 
I’ve received in AUSD prepared 
me for anything and everything 
that might come my way--and 
I’m ecstatic to have been named a 
National Merit Semifinalist! The 
long wait for results was nerve-
wracking, but finding out that the 
work I put in had paid off made it all 
worthwhile.” 

 Approximately 1.6 million 
juniors in more than 22,000 high 
schools entered the 2017 National 
Merit Scholarship Program by 
taking the 2015 Preliminary 
SAT/National Merit Scholarship 
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), 
which served as an initial 
screening of applicants. Of the 
16,000 semifinalists named, about 
15,000 are expected to advance to 
the finalist level. Last year all 15 
Arcadia High School semifinalists 
were named finalists. In 2014 
all 31 Apaches who were named 
semifinalists were also named 
finalists. The same trend occurred 
in 2013 with the 22 Arcadia High 
students who were recognized. 

 “This is always such an exciting 
and distinguished honor for our 
students,” said Dr. David Vannasdall, 
Superintendent of Arcadia Unified 
School District. “It also speaks 
volumes to the quality of teachers we 
are fortunate to have throughout the 
entire district.” 

 To become a finalist, the 
semifinalists and their high schools 
must submit a detailed scholarship 
application, in which they provide 
information about the semifinalist’s 
academic record, participation in 
school and community activities, 
demonstrated leadership abilities, 
employment, honors and awards 
received, and satisfy other academic 
criteria. 

 More than half of the finalists 
will be awarded a National Merit 
Scholarship, earning the Merit 
Scholar distinction. In February 
the finalists will be notified, and 
scholarships will be awarded starting 
in April and concluding in July. 

 Arcadia High School National 
Merit Scholarship Semifinalists: 
(Alphabetical order)

 Janine Chan, Bryan Chang, 
Cindy Chang, Simone Chu, Samuel 
Cui, Daniel Harnanto, Cathleen 
Huang, Cecilia Lee, Wendy Lee, 
Yue Liang, Yi Hsuan Lin, Kimberly 
Lo, Donna Sayphraraj, Nora Sharp, 
Brianna Sun, Yanxi Tang, Justin Tay, 
Tiffany Tsui, Nicholas Ung, William 
Wang, Charles Xu, Cathleen Yang, 
Isabell Yang, Pearl Yang, Keerthana 
Yogananthan, Stanley Yu, Lucy 
Zhang

Telephone 626.351.8951 • www.lasallehs.org.
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