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Mountain View News Saturday, November 16, 2019
Jeff’s Book Pics By Jeff Brown
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON:
QUANAH PARKER AND THE RISE
AND FALL OF THE COMAN-CHES,
THE MOST POWERFUL INDIAN TRIBE
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
by S. C. Gwynne
Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories.
The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches,
the most powerful Indian tribe in American histo-ry. The
second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever
to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer
woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son,
Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the
Coman-ches.Although listeners may be more familiar with
the names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary
fighting ability of the Comanches that determined just how
and when the American West opened up. They were so
masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances
that they stopped the northern drive of co-lonial Spain
from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward
from Louisi-ana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the
Eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches
incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. So effective were the Comanches that they forced the
creation of the Texas Rangers and account for the advent of the new weapon specifically designed
to fight them: the six-gun.The war with the Comanches lasted four dec-ades, in effect holding up
the development of the new American nation. Gwynne's exhilarating account delivers a sweeping
narrative that encompasses Spanish colo-nialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo
herds, and the arrival of the railroads - a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United
States came into being.
Alverno Heights Academy
200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024
(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Julia V. Fanara
E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.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
Preschool-TK-8th Grade
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 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 Mrs. Courtney Kassakhian
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: Roberto Hernandez
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: Lindsay Lewis
E-mail address: lewis.lindsay@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
Arcadia Christian School
1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006
Preschool - and TK - 8th Grade
626-574-8229/626-574-0805
Email: inquiry@acslions.com
Principal: Cindy Harmon
website: www.acslions.com
Open House 2019We invite you totour the campus,
meet teachers,
coaches, andcurrent students.
Watch and enjoypresentations,
performances, anddemonstrationsfrom our manystudent programs!
Sunday, November 17, 201912:00 - 2:30 p.m.
3880 East Sierra Madre Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107Visit www.lasallehs.org
for more information!
LEARN • SERVE • LEAD@lasallepas • www.LaSalleHS.org • 626.351.8951
St. Rita School is accepting Applications for the 2020-2021 School Year!
*21st Century Skills -Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration*Moral Development and Academic Excellence.
*Leadership and Public Speaking
*STEM (Robotics)
*Technology (1:1 iPads)
*Championship Sports*Performing & Fine Arts*After School Care-Enrichment Classes*Accelerated InstructionInnovative opportunities for all learners!
Students forge lifelong friendships through their academics, sports and multiple
enrichment opportunities.
Schedule a tour to learn more!
(626) 355-6114322 N. Baldwin Ave.
Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024www.st-ritaschool.org
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