Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 20, 2015

Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 20, 2015 EDUCATION & YOUTH10 Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 20, 2015 EDUCATION & YOUTH10 
AHS STUDENT DEMOCRAT OF YEAR 



Emily with Assembly Member Ed Chau Emily with Congresswoman Judy Chu 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY 
Alverno High School200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Ann M. GillickE-mail address: agillick@alverno-hs.org 
Arcadia High School180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forseebforsee@ausd.net 
Arroyo Pacific Academy41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, 
(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil ClarkeE-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org 
Barnhart School 
240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007 
(626) 446-5588 Head of School: Ethan WilliamsonKindergarten - 8th gradewebsite: www.barnhartschool.org 
Bethany Christian School93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
(626) 355-3527 Principal: James LugenbuehlE-mail address: jml@bcslions.orgwebsite: www. bcslions.org 
Clairbourn School 
8400 Huntington DriveSan Gabriel, CA 91775 
Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172 
FAX: 626-286-1528 
E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org 
Foothill Oaks Academy822 Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010 
(626) 301-9809Co-Principals Nancy Lopez and Diane Kieffaberinfo@foothilloaksacademy.orgpreschool@foothilloaksacademy.org 
Frostig School971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107 
(626) 791-1255Head 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 Patanowebsite: www.goodenschool.org 
High Point Academy1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, Ca. 91107 
Headmaster John Higgins 626-798-8989 
website: www.highpointacademy.org 
LaSalle High School3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 
(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.orgPrincipal Bro. Christopher Brady, FSC 
Monrovia High School325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin JacksonEmail: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us 
Odyssey Charter School725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001 
(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neillwebsite: www.odysseycharterschool.org 
Pasadena High School2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 
(626) 396-5880 Principal: Gilbert Barrazawebsite: http://phs.pusd.us 
St. Rita Catholic School 
322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
Principal Joan Harabedian (626) 355-9028website: www.st-rita.org 
Sierra Madre Elementary School141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
(626) 355-1428 Principal: Esther SalinasE-mail address: salinas.esther@pusd.us 
Sierra Madre Middle School 
160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 
(626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett NewsomE-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us 
Walden School 
74 S San Gabriel Blvd 
Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166www.waldenschool.net 
Weizmann Day School1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 
(626) 797-0204Lisa Feldman: Head of School 
Wilson Middle School 
300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 
(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth EsselnE-mail address: resseln@pusd.us 
Pasadena Unified School District 
351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109 
(626) 396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.usrcadia 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 
THE REEL DEAL: by Ben Show 
SPY REVIEW 
Melissa McCarthy has slowly been falling out of mainstream Hollywood, 
with several of her past few movies not performing well at 
the box office. Is ‘Spy’ a refreshing, new Melissa McCarthy film, of 
is it just another to add to a growing list of recent failures?eSusan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has been doing her job at the 
CIA for years: being the voice in the earpiece of some of the world’s 
top spies. But when well-known terrorist Rayna Boyanov (Rose 
Byrne) obtains a tactical nuke, and learns the identities of all the 
active CIA agents, Cooper must get into the field before the world 
ends. 
Spy’ is a great comedy. Not only are the jokes new and well 
thought out, their delivery is just as refreshing. The entire cast does 
a great job here with a script that has clearly been fine-tuned to be 
a lean, mean, comedy machine. ‘Spy’ may even go down as one 
of the great comedy classics, as it is so original and such a great 
restart for Melissa McCarthy’s career. 
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By Scott Hettrick

Arcadia High School senior Emily Zheng, who last week was namedValedictorian, has been named Democrat of the Year this week. 

Emily, a longtime blogger for ArcadiasBest.com, was selected 
as the woman honoree from the 49th Assembly District for the 
2015 Los Angeles County Democratic Party Franklin & Eleanor 
Roosevelt Democrat of the Year Award. A man and woman winner 
from each of the 24 Assembly Districts will be honored at the 
annual awards dinner to be held in September or October where 
more than 600 guests are expected.

Emily is heading to Pomona College this fall to study Public 
Policy Analysis. She has been involved with the Democratic Party 
since she was in eighth grade at Dana Middle School when she 

2200 ARCADIA STUDENTS LIP DUB! 


Arcadia’s 3 middle schools celebrated the last day of school with therelease of a four-minute video montage of every student set to music,
while Arcadia High School recently produced another so-called “lipdub” video this year with the camera moving quickly amongst morethan 2,000 students enthusiastically representing their more than 70various academic clubs and sports and music groups as the studentssing along with several songs in the seven-minute video. 

JAMMIN’ WITH CRAFTS 
AT THE LIBRARY 


Dance your way to the Library’s Jammin’ with Crafts program andmake fun music themed crafts. This is a drop-in program just rightfor elementary aged children. The program will be held July 2, July16, and July from 2:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. or while supplies last.
Younger children must be accompanied by an adult to assist withthe crafts. This is also the perfect time to join the Summer ReadingProgram if you haven’t already, or to log in your hours read andpick up your weekly prize. For more information about the SummerReading Program and all of the fun and free activities, visit theLibrary’s website at http://library.ci.arcadia.ca.us.

The Arcadia Public Library is located at 20 W. Duarte Rd., Arcadia.
The Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 9:00

p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. You can alsofollow the Library on Twitter and Facebook. 
JOIN THE BOOK DISCUSSION 


Summer is the perfect time to read and discuss a book. The ArcadiaPublic Library hosts a monthly book discussion the fourth Tuesdayand Thursday of every month of the year except November andDecember. Even if you don’t finish reading the book, or you read itand either loved it or hated it, there is always an interesting discussion.

On tap for June 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. and June 25 at 7:00 p.m. isThe Man In the Window by Jon Cohen. Extra copies of the book areavailable at the Library for checkout.

On July 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. and July 23 at 7:00 p.m., the bookdiscussion will feature A Clockwork Orange and on August 25 at

10:00 a.m. and August 27 at 7:00 p.m., the book discussion willfeature Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.
The Arcadia Public Library is located at 20 W. Duarte Rd., Arcadia.
The Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 9:00

p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. You can alsofollow the Library on Twitter and Facebook. 
READ TO THE RHYTHM SUMMER 
READING PROGRAM 


Get ready to have some fun this summer at the Arcadia PublicLibrary. The Summer Reading Program is for everyone. There willbe a wide assortment of programming and activities for all ages tobridge the summer gap while inspiring literacy, life-long learning,
and a love of reading. The Arcadia Public Library invites the entirecommunity to take the 5 Book Challenge and read 5 books! Reading 

founded Young Democrats of Southern California to spark teen 
involvement in the community.

As a freshman in 2012 Emily was chosen by The Young 
Democrats of America as one of only 48 students in the country 
to attend a High School Leadership Academy in Washington D.C. 
That same year she also interned for the campaign of Arcadia-
based California Assembly Member Edwin Chau and was a Finalist 
in then-Congressman (Republican) David Drier’s Youth Volunteer 
Awards. 

She was AHS’s Young Democrats Club President for her entire 
four-year tenure and volunteered for campaigns ranging from City 
Council to Assembly to Presidential. Emily also attended Running 
Start’s Young Women’s Political Leadership Program. 

Both videos made use of the District’s new drone that was paid forwith money from the Super Bowl commercial shot at Arcadia Highthis year.

Last year’s first AHS lip dub video has generated more than 94,000views in 150 different countries and been watched for more than 
4,000 hours. 

This year’s lip dub video took several months to prepare. 

just five books during the summer can help prevent learning loss.

National research shows that students who participate in librarysummer reading programs score higher on reading achievementtests at the beginning of the next school year than those who didnot participate. According to the Children’s Reading Foundation,
children need to hear and see books from birth. Reading with achild 20 minutes every day develops critical brain connections thatdetermine future growth and learning! According to expert Colleen 

D. Multari, LMSW, research also shows that reading aloud to youngchildren is not only one of the best activities to stimulate languageand cognitive skills; it also builds motivation, curiosity, and memory.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up for the free Read to theRhythm Summer Reading Program beginning Sunday, June 21,2015 online at http://library.ci.arcadia.ca.us or come into the ArcadiaPubic Library any time beginning June 22, 2015 to sign up in personand start reading.

Other fun activities include weekly storytimes and special eventsthroughout the summer. For more information visit the Library’swebsite at http://library.ci.arcadia.ca.us or call 626.821.5566.

The Arcadia Public Library is located at 20 W. Duarte Rd., Arcadia.
The Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 9:00

p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. You can alsofollow the Library on Twitter and Facebook. 
PASADENA SYMPHONY AND 
POPS TO PERFORM AT THE FIRST 
“KIDS CONCERTS” 


Starting off the summer Kids Concerts on the Library Lawn is thePasadena Symphony and Pops Brass Quintet performing RandomActs of Music. This fun and free concert for families of all ages willbe held on the Arcadia Public Library lawn beginning at 6:00 p.m. onMonday, June 29, 2015. The Pasadena Symphony and Pops will alsohave an instrument petting zoo right after the concert for childrenand their families to try out and ask questions.

The Kids Concerts will take place June 29, July 13, and July 27 andwill feature various musicians and musical groups. As this programis outdoors on the lawn, be sure to bring comfortable seating or ablanket. For more information, please call 626.821.5566.

This is also the perfect opportunity to beat the summer readingslide and sign up for the Read to the Rhythm Summer ReadingProgram while you are at the Library!

The Arcadia Public Library is located at 20 W. Duarte Rd., Arcadia.
The Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 9:00

p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. You can alsofollow the Library on Twitter and Facebook.