Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 10, 2015

EDUCATION & YOUTH

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, October 10, 2015 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

GOVERNOR SIGNS HOLDEN’S BILL TO ELIMINATE 

THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BY STARTING TEENS ON 

COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS (AB 288)

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: Dr. William Walner

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: Jenny Janetzke

Email: jenny@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

Sacramento – After years of legislative effort, Assembly Majority Leader 
Chris Holden’s landmark legislation to increase college opportunity for 
thousands of California high school students will go into effect January 
1. 

 Governor Brown today signed Holden’s AB 288 College and Career 
Access Pathways Act to allow high school students, especially those in 
underserved communities, greater access to college courses and career 
tech classes at both high school and college campuses. 

 “We need to expand opportunities for a broad range of students 
or lose our competitive edge with other states and other nations,” 
explained Assemblymember Holden. “Concurrent enrollment 
can motivate students who aren’t on the college track and provide 
opportunities for students who want to get started in their careers 
earlier by working towards a degree or certificate in career technical 
education. Even those who’ve struggled in high school classes can rise 
to the challenge, motivated by the chance to try on the role of a college 
student.”

 AB 288 creates a partnership between high schools and community 
colleges to remove barriers that historically kept underserved students 
from enrolling in concurrent enrollment programs. It will accelerate 
the number of credits students can take from 11 to 15 and give students 
limited priority in enrollment. It will also allow better access to career 
tech courses that may not be available at the high school level. 

 “This bill is an example of how K-12 and higher education institutions 
can work together on a local level to solve persistent problems—in this 
case, how to create better pathways to college and career,” stated the 
Governor in his signing message. 

 The measure was sponsored by California Community College 
Chancellor Brice W. Harris: “These partnerships will help high school 
students achieve college and career readiness and avoid remedial 
coursework when they begin their college careers,” Harris said. 
“This is critical because students who arrive at community colleges 
academically prepared and with some college credits already under 
their belt have a greater chance of achieving their goals.”

 “AB 288 will help ignite a sense of purpose and drive in high school 
students that is essential in today’s fast-paced world, and ensure that 
they are better qualified for college and for the jobs of our state’s ever-
changing economy,” said Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen, 
of Modesto, who jointly authored the bill. “I applaud the stakeholders 
involved in the development of this important bill, and thank the 
Governor for signing it into law.”

PASADENA UNIFIED FIRST CHOICE FESTIVAL IS OCTOBER 21

Families can explore the advanced academics, personalized learning, 
music, arts, access to technology, and elite athletics available at area 
public schools at the Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) 
First Choice Festival Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4:30 – 7 p.m. at the 
Pasadena Convention Center. Admission is free.

 “Whether a family is planning for the next school year or for a 
few years from now, the First Choice Festival is a great opportunity 
to start exploring today’s PUSD schools,” said Superintendent 
Brian McDonald. “We invite families to come discover the world of 
opportunities available on our campuses and find out why PUSD is 
the first choice in education for a growing number of new families.”

 The First Choice Festival brings together all PUSD elementary, 
middle and high schools into one space so that families can gather 
information, meet teachers, principals and other parents.

 Featured exhibits include PUSD’s much sought-after Dual 
Language Immersion Programs in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese; 
K-12 International Baccalaureate programs; STEM, arts and music 
programs; magnet and neighborhood schools; college and career 
academies; early education opportunities; athletics, and more.

 The First Choice Festival launches the annual enrollment period for 
the 2016-2017 school year which begins with school tours offered this 
fall at PUSD campuses. Tour schedules are available at pusd.us. The 
district’s annual Open Enrollment period begins in November with 
priority registration for siblings and students in specific programs. 
General Open Enrollment begins in January. Information sessions on 
the district’s Open Enrollment process are planned for November.

PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL TEEN COURT 

RIBBON CUTTING IS OCTOBER 14

The Law and Public Service Academy at Pasadena High School 
(PHS) will hold a grand opening ceremony October 14, 2015, at 2:30 
p.m. for its new L.A. County Teen Court, part of the Superior Court’s 
community outreach program that offers valuable lessons for high 
school students on the daily operations of the courts and the justice 
system.

 Law and Public Service Academy students will participate as 
jurors, clerks and bailiffs in Teen Court, which diverts youthful 
offenders who commit low-level offenses from the traditional justice 
system, replacing judges and attorneys with peers from other schools 
who question, judge and sentence alleged offenders. Teen Courts, 
which are located at schools throughout L.A. County, provide a 
more meaningful court experience for offenders and for student 
volunteers.

 The Law and Public Service Academy at PHS is a four-year college 
preparatory program specifically designed for students with interest 
in careers in law, government or protective services. Shaped with 
substantial input from secondary and post-secondary educators 
and professionals in the law, law enforcement and advocacy fields, 
the curriculum integrates the traditionally isolated fields of law and 
law enforcement, social justice, and academic and career technical 
education. A formal partnership with the Pasadena Chamber of 
Commerce connects students with local professionals in relevant 
fields and provides mentoring and internships.

 Now in its fourth year, 155 students are currently enrolled 
in the PHS Law and Public Service Academy. The first group 
of seniors participated in summer internships this year at the 
Ronald McDonald House and at local law firms that specialize in 
employment discrimination and immigration law.

 The Law and Public Service Academy is one of 10 college and 
career academies available at Pasadena Unified School District high 
schools. To learn more, visit GoPUSD.com/pathways


THE REEL DEAL: 

by Ben Show

THE MARTIAN REVIEW

Ridley Scott is one of the great masters of telling epic stories. While he did 
find his beginnings with smaller scale movies, such as “Alien”, his films like 
“Blade Runner”, “Gladiator”, and “Black Hawk Down”, while all different 
genres, each tell large scale epics. “The Martian”, at least from the trailers, 
appears to contain the storytelling elements that only Scott could combine 
to work: it covers a large, interplanetary, epic tale, while also being a smaller, 
more intimate character piece, focusing on a single character and his survival.

 Ares III, the latest mission to Mars, is just getting started. They finally 
landed and are beginning to collect samples when a massive storm hits the 
base and they are forced to abandon the mission; however, in the chaos, 
Mark Watney (Matt Damon) gets left behind. When he wakes up, he begins 
his struggle for survival and his quest to get back home.

 This is one of Scott’s best films, and undoubtedly will become a sci-fi classic. 
The blending of a large scale space odyssey with a character piece, with a 
focus on the idea of surviving in a completely foreign place, makes for an ingenuous 
and absolutely immersive film. Everything in this movie is amazing, 
the lighting, acting, directing, but the stand out is the dialogue, which manages 
to be both utterly serious and joking at the same time. “The Martian” is 
this year’s “Gravity”, an even more scientifically accurate “Interstellar”, and a 
film that will not be forgotten anytime soon. 

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