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EDUCATION AND YOUTH 

Mountain View News Saturday, November 1, 2025

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

PROTECTING KIDS’ MENTAL HEALTH THIS SCHOOL YEAR

(StatePoint) From schoolwork and homework to friendships and extracurriculars to potentially dealing 
with difficult situations like bullying, there is a lot for kids to navigate during the school year.

Fortunately, efforts are being made to provide tools that help protect kids’ mental health—and parents 
and teachers can be proactive about getting involved.

Preventing Bullying

Bullying is a direct cause of mental health issues and can be one of the major stressors kids face both 
at school and after hours due to the rise in cyberbullying. It’s important that children treat each other 
with compassion, as unkind words and actions can have devastating effects on the long-term wellbeing 
of classmates.

Celebrating 10 years, Pilot Pen’s “Erase Bullying for Good” initiative helps students, parents and teachers 
understand and stop bullying. Sales from Pilot’s FriXion Clicker erasable gel pens support STOMP 
Out Bullying, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to this issue. In fact, Pilot’s contributions to anti-
bullying organizations between 2015-2025 will equal over $650,000, helping fund a variety of initiatives 
that are making communities a safer place for students.

The campaign recommends these tips to help erase bullying before it starts at your child’s school:

• Advocate for the adoption of bullying prevention programs. This might include special teacher and 
faculty training, peer mentoring and “Bullying Boxes,” where students can file anonymous reports 
of bullying.

• Institute wellness rooms, which are safe spaces where students experiencing distress can retreat 
and relax.

• Ensure your school actively celebrates both diversity and differences, and that all students are respected 
and valued. Establish programs that teach empathy, tolerance, kindness, acceptance and 
conflict resolution.

• Ask your school to establish internet use guidelines to educate students and help stop after-hours 
cyberbullying.

• Teach kids about the difference between being a bystander – someone who watches bullying happen 
– and being an upstander – someone who intervenes when bullying is taking place. Encourage 
them to be an upstander when it feels safe to do so and to report bullying when they witness it.

If you’re experiencing bullying, or if you have a friend, child or student who is, lean on resources designed 
to help. Pilot’s “Erase Bullying for Good” campaign and STOMP Out Bullying provide tools 
to help you react effectively to bullying when it happens and learn what to do next. To access these 
resources, visit powertothepen.com/erase-bullying.

Navigating Emotions

It’s easy for students to get overwhelmed by the demands of their classes. Be sure that kids have the time 
and space outside of schoolwork to have fun, cultivate friendships and practice self-care.

Encourage hobbies like exercise, meditation, team sports and outlets for their creative expression like 
journaling, drawing and music. These activities can help kids build self-confidence and manage relationships; 
skills they need to be resilient in the face of stressful situations.

Parents can help by establishing open lines of communication and equipping kids with tools that can 
encourage them to express themselves more freely and help eliminate some homework-related frustration. 
FriXion erasable pens made with thermo-sensitive ink technology write smoothly and erase 
cleanly, giving students the power to write, erase and rewrite anything from term papers to poetry, 
without tedious rewrites and with less stress.

Cultivating kindness and compassion in communities and giving kids the tools they need to build their 
self-confidence helps protect students’ mental health and helps ensure everyone has a safe, healthy and 
successful school year.

Alverno Heights Academy

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3463 

Head of School: Joanne Harabedian

E-mail address: jharabedian@alvernoheights.org

Arcadia Christian School

1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Preschool - TK - 8th Grade

626-574-8229/626-574-0805

Email:inquiry@acslions.com

Principal: Cindy Harmon

website: www.acslions.com

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

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary School

Ms. Rose Navarro, Principal

2660 East Orange Grove Blvd.

Pasadena, Ca 91107

626-793-2089

https://school.abvmpasadena.org/

Barnhart School

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 446-5588 

Head of School: Tonya Beilstein

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: Jonathan Hawes

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 Ernest Siy

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: Dr. Eric Barba

website: http://phs.pusd.us

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Principal: Jon McMaster (626) 355-6114 

mcmaster@st-ritaschool.org

Website: www.st-ritaschool.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-1428 

Principal: Dr. Jodi Marchesso

E-mail address: marchesso.jodi@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

PUZZLES FOR YOU 


LAST WEEK'S SOLUTIONS


NORTH & SOUTH POLES

ACROSS

1. Impromptu (2 words)

6. Chop

9. Little bit, in Cancun

13. Luffa, alt. sp.

14. The day before

15. Rn, a health hazard

16. Surveyor’s maps

17. Black gunk

18. Run off, as in couple

19. *Mount ____, Earth’s southernmost active

 volcano

21. *Antarctica - world’s largest ____

23. A Bobbsey twin

24. Not to be broken?

25. Eyeball shape

28. Minimal distortion

30. *Polar bear, a ____ mammal

35. Goldfish or koi

37. Memorial Day solo

39. Red-dot pointer, e.g.

40. Purse to match a gown

41. *Amundsen-____ South Pole Station

43. Hipbones

44. Letter H, phonetically speaking

46. Biblical twin

47. Frog delicacy

48. Intellectual

50. Novice or beginner

52. Café alternative

53. You, in bygone era

55. Ciao, in the U.S.

57. *____ Nast, imagined Santa at North Pole

60. *The largest lake near South Pole

63. Hotel room option

64. *Barents or Laptev

66. Blackfin and bluefin

68. Remove location from digital map

69. Paul Simon’s former partner

70. Swelling

71. Monster’s loch

72. An affirmative

73. Button on electrical outlet

DOWN

1. Mountain peak

2. Pineapple producer

3. Gray-haired

4. As a rule

5. The Clash: “Rock the ____”

6. Answer to “Shall we?”

7. Female gametes

8. Lost, in Marseille

9. Opposite of sun-kissed

10. Deodorant’s target

11. Native Egyptian, in Roman times

12. *How many sunsets in a year on either 

 pole?

15. Close again, as in envelope

20. Yards and miles, e.g.

22. “Slippery” tree

24. Quick and clever reply

25. *North Pole “base”

26. Fraction, e.g.

27. Beastly person

29. Front of the head

31. Not top-shelf

32. Part of archipelago

33. Sound like Secretariat

34. Clear the whiteboard

36. Ancient Briton

38. Dog command

42. Supercharger

45. Glen Powell’s 2023 role, pl. (2 words)

49. Cuban dance step

51. Half-shell delicacy

54. English homework

56. Chopin’s composition

57. Ad jingle, e.g.

58. Shakira’s don’t lie

59. Milo’s adventurous canine friend

60. Giant kettles

61. Change for a five

62. Glacier’s deposit

63. *Midnight ____, opposite of polar night

65. Old-fashioned “before”

67. Aptitude test, acr.

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