Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, November 16, 2019

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Mountain View News Saturday, November 16, 2019

Jeff’s Book Pics By Jeff Brown

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON: 
QUANAH PARKER AND THE RISE 
AND FALL OF THE COMAN-CHES, 
THE MOST POWERFUL INDIAN TRIBE 
IN AMERICAN HISTORY 

by S. C. Gwynne 

Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. 
The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, 
the most powerful Indian tribe in American histo-ry. The 
second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever 
to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer 
woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son, 
Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the 
Coman-ches.Although listeners may be more familiar with 
the names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary 
fighting ability of the Comanches that determined just how 
and when the American West opened up. They were so 
masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances 
that they stopped the northern drive of co-lonial Spain 
from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward 
from Louisi-ana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the 
Eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches 
incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. So effective were the Comanches that they forced the 
creation of the Texas Rangers and account for the advent of the new weapon specifically designed 
to fight them: the six-gun.The war with the Comanches lasted four dec-ades, in effect holding up 
the development of the new American nation. Gwynne's exhilarating account delivers a sweeping 
narrative that encompasses Spanish colo-nialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo 
herds, and the arrival of the railroads - a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United 
States came into being.


Alverno Heights Academy

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Julia V. Fanara

E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.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 

Preschool-TK-8th Grade

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 E. Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626) 301-9809

Principal: Nancy Lopez

www.foothilloaksacademy.org

office@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, Jo-Anne Woolner

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 College Preparatory

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org

Principal Mrs. Courtney Kassakhian

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: Lindsay Lewis

E-mail address: lewis.lindsay@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

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

Arcadia Christian School

1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Preschool - and TK - 8th Grade

626-574-8229/626-574-0805

Email: inquiry@acslions.com

Principal: Cindy Harmon

website: www.acslions.com


Open House 2019We invite you totour the campus,
meet teachers,
coaches, andcurrent students.
Watch and enjoypresentations,
performances, anddemonstrationsfrom our manystudent programs!
Sunday, November 17, 201912:00 - 2:30 p.m.
3880 East Sierra Madre Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107Visit www.lasallehs.org 
for more information!
LEARN • SERVE • LEAD@lasallepas • www.LaSalleHS.org • 626.351.8951
St. Rita School is accepting Applications for the 2020-2021 School Year!
*21st Century Skills -Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration*Moral Development and Academic Excellence. 
*Leadership and Public Speaking 
*STEM (Robotics)
*Technology (1:1 iPads)
*Championship Sports*Performing & Fine Arts*After School Care-Enrichment Classes*Accelerated InstructionInnovative opportunities for all learners!
Students forge lifelong friendships through their academics, sports and multiple 
enrichment opportunities. 
Schedule a tour to learn more!
(626) 355-6114322 N. Baldwin Ave.
Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024www.st-ritaschool.org
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