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EDUCATION & YOUTH
Mountain Views News Saturday, May 22, 2010
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
ST. RITA EXCELS AT CYO TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Track season for St. Rita
School in Sierra Madre
closed with a bang at the
Catholic Youth Organization
(CYO) Archdiocesan
Championships for the Los
Angeles region. Thirty-one
Raiders in grades 4-8 survived
the Regionals and Prelims
to make the Finals. Only
the top eight athletes from
approximately 75 schools
earned the trip to Serra High
School in Gardena for each
event in the four divisions.
The Raiders walked away with
first, second, third and fourth
place finishes as the majority
of the athletes put up their
best marks of the season.
The B Girls were led by sixth
grader Sarah Troescher’s 30
points including all-time
CYO records in the 200m,
400m and the long jump.
Fifth grader Natalie O’Brien’s
victories in the 800m and 1200m accounted
for another 20 points in the team’s record
total of 92 points. In all, 11 different Raiders
scored to earn the 60th CYO Track title in the
schools history. It also kept the streak of 23
straight years of at least one championship
alive.
The B Boys finished fourth, just 2 points out
of third. Fifth grader Sean Espinosa’s 1200m
victory and sixth grader Tyler Rix’s second
in the shot put led the team.
The Varsity Girls grabbed a second
place trophy on the back of incredible
performances by eighth grader Michelle
Basham. After taking first in school record
time in the 1600, Michelle came from
third to first in the final 50m of the 800 to
complete the difficult double victory. She
then anchored the 4X400 team to a fourth
place finish to complete the night.
The Varsity Boys amassed four school
records in the most difficult competition of
the evening as they fought to a third place
finish. The 4X100 team of Landry Assinesi,
Conor Williams, Grant Gonzalez and
Stephen Krause shaved over a second from
the school record to begin the night before
Alex Cargal obliterated the school’s 400m
record. William Hurtado followed that with
a record in the 800m. This set the stage for
what was without a doubt, the most exciting
race in St. Rita history.
Grant Gonzalez took the first circuit with
baton in the final event of the evening as St.
Rita battled a powerful St. Benedict 4X400m
team. He passed to William Hurtado as the
eight team race developed into a three-
team battle. Holy Family slowly dropped off
as Hurtado chased the St. Benedict team.
Stephen Krause grabbed the baton about
20 meters behind the Bruins but quickly
chewed up the distance with a blistering
leg. He gave the baton to Alex Cargal right
on the Bruin’s heels. Cargal refused to give
any ground as the runners hit the home
stretch. Each of Cargal’s strides cut inches
off the lead as the entire crowd stood up
with only a few meters to go, Alex pushed
past the leader and cut to the inside lane,
blocking the competition and insuring the
dramatic victory. The time sheets showed
that each Raider runner had turned in the
best leg of their career and the effort took
eight seconds off the school record and six
seconds off the CYO record.
That race epitomized the entire season for
the tracksters as they showed the grit and
determination that led them to overall point
victories in every meet this year, extending
their unbeaten streak to 22 years. The
meet also showed the competition that the
Raiders will be tough to deal with for years
to come, as so many fourth through sixth
graders scored points in these finals.
This 2010 Championship meet celebrates
38 years of service for Head Coach Randy
Davies, who believes that developing
student athletes is one of the most important
aspects in developing successful students.
St. Rita athletic programs complement the
rigorous academic curriculum, and prepare
young people for so many of life’s hurdles
and victories in the years ahead.
Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel
Mountains, St. Rita School in Sierra Madre
offers a faith-filled and nurturing Catholic
education from Kindergarten through
eighth grade. Celebrating 88 years of
academic excellence, the school stresses the
development of the individual’s abilities and
character within the framework of Catholic-
Christian values and personal integrity. St.
Rita School, with 300 students and fourteen
classrooms, is WASC accredited. For more
information, visit www.St-RitaSchool.org
or call 626-355-6114.
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: David L. Vannasdall
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: Joanne Testa Cross
Kindergarten - 8th grade
website: www.barnhartschool.com
Bethany Christian School
93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-3527 Principal: James Lugenbuehl
E-mail address: jml@bcslions.org
Carden of the Foothills School
429 Wildrose Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 626/358-9414
626/358-5164 fax office@cardenofthefoothills.com
The Gooden School
192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-2410 Head of School: Patty Patano
website: www.goodenschool.org
High Point Academy
1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road
Pasadena, Ca. 91107
626-798-8989
website: www.highpointacademy.org
LaSalle High School
3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca.
(626) 351-8951 Principal: Patrick Bonacci
website: www.lasallehs.org
Monrovia High School
325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016
(626) 471-2000, email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us
Norma Coombs Alternative School
2600 Paloma St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107
(626) 798-0759 Principal: Dr. Vanessa Watkins
E-mail address: watkins12@pusd.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) 798-8901 Principal: Dr. Derick Evans
website: www.pasadenahigh.org
Pasadena Unified School District
351 S. Hudson Ave. Pasadena, Ca. 91109
(626) 795-6981 website: www.pusd@pusd.us
St. Rita Catholic School
322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-9028 Principal: Joanne Harabedian
website: www.st-rita.org
Sierra Madre Elementary School
141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-1428 Principal: Gayle Bluemel
E-mail address:gbluemel220@pusd.us
Sierra Madre Middle School
160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 836-2947 Principal: Gayle Bluemel
Contact person: Garrett Newsom, Asst. Principal
E-mail address: gbluemel220@pusd.us
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) 795-6981
Website: www.pusd@pusd.us
La Salle’s Allie
Forillo Breaks
Two Strikeout
Records
Photo by John Blackstock
On Thursday May 6, La Salle senior Allie
Forillo broke the 10-year-old single season
strikeout record of 248 Ks held by Caty
Beaston, a 2000 La Salle graduate. Allie
entered the game Thursday against St.
Bernard’s High School with 240 Ks and struck
out nine straight to break the record. She
ended up with 13 strikeouts for the day and
a new single season record of 252 strikeouts.
Allie also broke Kathleen Salvo's ('04) career
strikeout record of 566 on April 15.
Does the New Arizona Law
Hurt More Than Help?
Editors note: Trish Collins is a High School Junuor that has been
contributing to the Mountain Views News opinions from a teens
perspective for more than three years.
The new Arizona Immigration Law has stirred up quite a lot
of buzz at my high school. We have a considerable number of
Hispanic-Americans who attend, which branches off to having a
considerable number of opinions on the subject.
Some are for it. Some are not.
Most are not—and they have good reason. Being a minority
in America is a struggle within itself. It’s never been easy for us
and, as an African-American female, I can say that I’ve witnessed
quite a few acts of injustice from those with authority. Many of
us have, which is probably why so many are against the Arizona
Immigration Law: more unjust acts are likely to occur…legally.
“Basically, if you’re Mexican and you don’t have any papers on
you, the police can harass you and send you back to Mexico! That’s
not right!” said one Hispanic teenager, enraged with the recent
legislation. She has a point. No papers? The police officially have
an excuse to harass and racial profile any Latino they choose
legally, in the state of Arizona, of course. Something about that is
unsettling, even unconstitutional.
At least President Obama seems to agree. He spoke at a rally
in Iowa: “You can imagine if you are an Hispanic American in
Arizona, your great-grandparents may have been there before
Arizona was even a state, but now suddenly if you don’t have your
papers, and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you’re gonna
be harassed.” Is this what we’ve come to? Seems to me like we’re
taking one step forward and two steps back.
Pasadena Unified School District
Schools To Host Annual
Open House Events
The events showcase student projects and work,
and families can meet teachers and other school
personnel. Open houses present opportunities for
current and prospective students and families to tour
PUSD campuses and begin building connections that
are important for academic success.
Thursday, June 3
Don Benito Fundamental School
Field Elementary School
Sierra Madre School
Philip Ciulla III of Altadena graduates from Saint
Michael’s College Nobel Laureate in Economics Amartya
Sen warns graduates of dangers in unregulated markets
Ashley Hinton
of Sierra Madre
graduates from Rice
University
Ashley Hinton of Sierra Madre, CA,
graduated May 15 from Rice University.
Hinton received a Bachelor of Arts in
Architecture and Visual and Dramatic Arts.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder
of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and author
of the best-seller "Banker to the Poor: Micro-
Lending and the Battle Against World
Poverty," delivered the commencement
address.
Rice University President David Leebron
congratulated the graduates with a
handshake as they walked across the stage.
This year Rice awarded 1,582 degrees,
including 797 undergraduate and
undergraduate professional degrees and 785
graduate degrees (master's and Ph.D.).
The Class of 2010 is the 97th graduating class
in Rice's history.
Located in Houston, Rice University is
consistently ranked one of America's best
teaching and research universities. Rice will
celebrate its centennial year in 2012.
On the web: http://readme.readmedia.
com/hometown-news/Ashley-Hinton-
of-Sierra-Madre-graduates-from-Rice-
University/1285372.
Philip Ciulla III, son of Philip Ciulla
and Frances Mills Ciulla of Altadena,
earned a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration and Economics, from
Saint Michael's College, May 13, 2010,
in ceremonies held on the campus of
the liberal arts residential Catholic
college located in the Burlington area of
Vermont.
The graduates, wearing environmentally
"green" commencement gowns, heard an
address by Economics Nobel Laureate
Amartya Sen of Harvard at the college's
103rd commencement. But before the
renowned economist spoke, Jamie
Gorton, class-selected senior speaker
and summa cum laude graduate, gave an
over-the-top Star Wars-themed speech,
and then went even more over the top
by proposing marriage from the dais
before 3,000+ people to his girlfriend
Rachel Roy, seated amongst the rest of
the graduates.
Commencement speaker, Amartya
Sen, advised Saint Michael's graduates
that a market economy can reap disaster
when unregulated. Thomas W. Lamont
University Professor, and Professor of
Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard
University and until recently the Master
of Trinity College, Cambridge, Dr.
Sen was the first Indian academic to
head an Oxbridge college. His works
have profoundly changed the way we
understand major aspects of economics,
philosophy and the social sciences. He
is in fact a transformative thinker of the
21st century.
"A well functioning market economy
can, of course, make a huge contribution
to the growth of incomes and living
standards. And yet, in the absence of
sensible regulations, the market can also
yield a complete disaster," Professor Sen
said. "What we have to work for now is
to seek an appropriate combination of
activities of the market and of the state."
Learn What Matters at Saint Michael's
College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal
arts college, www.smcvt.edu . Saint
Michael's provides education with a
social conscience, producing graduates
with the intellectual tools to lead
successful, purposeful lives that will
contribute to peace and justice in our
world. Founded in 1904 by the Society
of St. Edmund and headed by President
John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's
College is located three miles from
Burlington, Vermont, one of America's
top college towns. It is identified by the
Princeton Review as one of the nation's
Best 371 Colleges, and will be included
in the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Saint Michael's is one of only 270
colleges and universities nationwide,
one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a
Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Saint Michael's
has 1,900 undergraduate students,
some 500 graduate students and 100
international students. Saint Michael's
students and professors have received
Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering,
Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other
grants. The college is one of the nation's
Best Liberal Arts Colleges as listed in
the 2009 U.S. News & World Report
rankings.
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