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10 EDUCATION & YOUTH Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 30, 2015 LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 2015 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: James Lugenbuehl E-mail address: jml@bcslions.org 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: Chris Schnieders, PhD Email: Jackykn@frostig.org 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 Headmaster John Higgins 626-798-8989 website: www.highpointacademy.org LaSalle 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: Gilbert Barraza 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 Top, the 2015 Class ‘Tossing The Tassle”; Above left, Mrs. Yolanda Valadez P’’08 recieves the De La Salle Service Award from La Salle’s Principal, Brother Christopher Brady, FSC and President Dr. Richard Gray. Kimberly Mejia, Summa Cum Laude gave the Commencement Address (right). Photos by J. Blackstock ROTARY AWARDS OUR FINEST TEACHERS FOR 2014-2015 John Steinbeck said, “ I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” Sierra Madre Rotary honors teachers with Breakfast, recognition to all the other schools and a monetary award. A plaque is displayed at each of the schools with the teacher’s name and year in perpetuity. This year the honors were presented as follows: Alverno’s Julia Fanara presented to Mike Sifter, Bethany’s Jim Lugenbuehl presented to Ron Foster, The Gooden School’s Patty Patano presented to Maryann Najar, LaSalle’s Br. Christopher Brady presented to Kjersti Holyfield, Sierra Madre Elementary’s Esther Salinas presented to Kristina Ogron, Sierra Madre Middle School’s Garrett Newsom presented to Melanie Kobayashi, St. Rita’s Catholic School’s Joanne Harabedian presented to Brian Wilkman. PASADENA UNIFIED CLASS OF 2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONIES ARE MAY 29 – JUNE 4 Pasadena, CA - Graduation ceremonies for the Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) Class of 2015 are scheduled May 29 – June 4. Ceremony dates, times and locations are listed below. Media wishing to cover graduation ceremonies should contact Adam Wolfson at wolfson.adam@pusd.us. Date School Location Address Friday, May 29 Center for Independent Studies 5 pm Pasadena High School Auditorium 2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena Friday, May 29 Rose City High School 7 pm Pasadena High School Auditorium 2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena Wednesday, June 3 John Muir High School 1 pm Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena Wednesday, June 3 Blair High School 6 pm Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena Thursday, June 4 Marshall Fundamental Secondary School 1 pm Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena Thursday, June 4 Pasadena High School 6 pm Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena THE REEL DEAL: by Ben Show MAD MAX: FURY ROAD REVIEW ST. RITA SCHOOL CELEBRATES STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION In early May, the 2nd grade class at St. Rita and other school-aged parishioners completed their journey towards Eucharist. The religious education a student receives prepares them for sacraments, and puts a strong emphasis on Catholic community. St. Rita encourages all students to live and learn with a Christian attitude. The preparation for this event is the foundation of the early religious curriculum at the school. Throughout the year, the students participate in several events leading up to First Holy Communion. They learn about the different parts of Mass and how to become active participants and not just observers. Students participate in two retreats with their parents prior to their first Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. The focus of these retreats is for families to have a meaningful faith-filled experience within the school community. Prior to First Holy Communion, the children and their families attend the Agape breakfast. They join together to make bread and to break bread together. Each step in the process is tied into a reflection shared between parent and child through sharing a meal together and spending time in prayer. Following are the St. Rita School students we honor this year. Caitlin Andrews, Eric Baham, Madeline Barber, Jordan Boskovich, Matea Cerielik- Weeks, Jacqueline Chavarry, John Crane, Grace Culver, Zachary DeLeon, Dorothy Driscoll, Christine Ellis, Maya Eriksson, Dylan Gallardo, Abigail Gleason, Lauren Kilpatrick, Caroline Krappman, Emily Lavin, Theresa Mariz Magkawas, Tristan Morse, James Nolan, Nora O’Reilly, Lauren Oseguera, Holly Rettig, Joseph Sandoval, Dane Shepard, Luke Smith, Morgan Sullivan, Alexander Wallace, Emily White, Jarett Smith, and Jake Smith. Having not seen any of the previous ‘Mad Max’ films, I only had what people told me about the franchise to go off of. I could tell that this film had a lot of expectations to live up to; it has many avid fans who hoped that it would succeed, as well as all of the people who had seen any of the visually stunning trailers. But does this movie, which has been in development for over 25 years, have any chance of living up to the originals? Max (Tom Hardy) has been living alone in the post-apocalyptic world of the future for a long time, alone and haunted by his memories of the past. When a gang of mysterious drivers capture Max, he gets unknowingly involved in a revolution that will completely a small, unstable society of humans and the future of humanity. ‘Fury Road’ not only succeeds on a visual level, but on an intellectual one as well; it’s not just another post-apocalyptic movie. The amazing cinematography makes the film play as if you were actually there, watching things unfold in real life. The story and character development come naturally, with no plot twists that seem illogical or unrealistic. ‘Fury Road’ is what many directors have tried to create but failed at: an intelligent action movie. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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