Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, June 19, 2021

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MARANATHA HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES RAND HOLDREN 
AS NEW HEAD FOOTBALL 
COACH 

PASADENA - Maranatha High School has 
named Rand Holdren as their new head football 
coach. Most recently, Holdren spent two 
seasons as the head coach at John Burroughs 
High School. In 2019, he led them to their 
first winning season in three years. Prior to 
being the head coach at JBHS, Holdren was an 
assistant coach for nine seasons at Harvard-
Westlake School, as well as Bishop AlemanyHigh School. 

Holdren is the founder of Underground 
Football in Los Angeles, which teaches football 
fundamentals to kids, utilizing former NFL 
players as coaches. Additionally, he was 
responsible for the Quarterbacks NFL Draftprep at the Sports Academy (2018) and has 
built The Team Room on Substack which aims 
at helping parents and kids increase their knowledge in football. 


As a player, Holdren had a notable high school career where he broke 12 school passing 
records at Bishop Diego High School (‘96) and went on to earn a football scholarship at 
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. 

Coach Holdren shared, “My family and I are excited to join the Maranatha community and 
we are blessed with this opportunity to build the football program. After unprecedented 
times, I am looking forward to being back on the field with the kids playing the greatest 
game on earth.” 

Maranatha Athletic Director Sammy Skinner commented, “Rand will be an outstandingaddition to our coaching family. He has experience building football programs and will 
be a man who can lead our team spiritually on and off the field.” 

After meeting Coach Holdren and getting to know him, Head of School John Rouse 
remarked “I was struck by his sincerity and desire to make a difference with his life. I am 
excited to have such a wonderful role model on our staff. Not only does he have a passion 
for football, but for Christ and impacting young lives through athletics.” 

Located in Pasadena, California, Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical 
college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and 
minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. 

For more information, visit www.maranathahighschool.org. 


SCHOOL DIRECTORY 


Alverno Heights Academy High Point Academy

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road 

(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Julia V. Fanara Pasadena, Ca. 91107 
E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.org Head of School: Gary Stern 626-798-8989 
website: www.highpointacademy.org

Arcadia Christian School 

La Salle College Preparatory

1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Preschool - and TK - 8th Grade 3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 
626-574-8229/626-574-0805 

(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org 
Email: inquiry@acslions.com 
Principal Mrs. Courtney Kassakhian 
Principal: Cindy Harmon Monrovia High School 
website: www.acslions.com 325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016

(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson
Arcadia High School 

Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us

180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forsee Odyssey Charter School 
bforsee@ausd.net 725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill
Arroyo Pacific Academy 

website: www.odysseycharterschool.org

41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca,

(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke Pasadena High School 
E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org 2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca.
(626) 396-5880 Principal: Roberto Hernandez
Barnhart School 

website: http://phs.pusd.us

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007 

(626) 446-5588 St. Rita Catholic School 
Head of School: Tonya Beilstein 322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
Kindergarten - 8th grade Principal: Adela Solis (626) 355-6114 
website: www.barnhartschool.org solis@st-ritaschool.org
Website: www.st-ritaschool.org

Bethany Christian School93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Sierra Madre Elementary School 

(626) 355-3527 141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
Preschool-TK-8th Grade (626) 355-1428 Principal: Lindsay LUIS 
Principal: Dr. William Walner E-mail address: LUIS.lindsay@pusd.us 
website: www. bcslions.org 
Sierra Madre Middle School 
Clairbourn School 160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
8400 Huntington Drive (626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett Newsom 
San Gabriel, CA 91775 E-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us 
Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172 

Walden School

FAX: 626-286-1528 

74 S San Gabriel Blvd

E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org 

Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166Holy Family Catholic School www.waldenschool.net 
1301 Rollin Street South Pasadena Ca 91030 

Weizmann Day School

(626) 799-4354 • 

1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

Transitional Kindergarten - 8th Grade 

(626) 797-0204

Principal: Mrs. Darcie Girmus 

Lisa Feldman: Head of School

Website: www.school.holyfamily.orgEmail: info@holyfamily.org Wilson Middle School 
Facebook & Instagram @HFSKnights 300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln
Foothill Oaks Academy 

E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us

822 E. Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626) 301-9809 Pasadena Unified School District 
Principal: Nancy Lopez 351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109 
www.foothilloaksacademy.org (626) 396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us 
office@foothilloaksacademy.org 
Arcadia Unified School District 
Frostig School 234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007 
971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net 
(626) 791-1255 

Monrovia Unified School District

Head of School: Jenny Janetzke 

325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016

Email: jenny@frostig.org 

(626) 471-2000 
The Gooden School Website: www.monroviaschools.net 
192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 

Duarte Unified School District

(626) 355-2410 

1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010

Head of School, Jo-Anne Woolner 

(626)599-5000

website: www.goodenschool.org 

Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us 

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