Election Results for Azusa, Rosemead, San Gabriel, Temple City P. 26 Thursday, March 5, 2015 - March 11, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Matt Denny’s 13t h Annual St. Baldrick’s P. 14
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Huntington Nurses Quarrel Over Possible Union Contract
Volume 19, No. 10
By terry miller
Residents’ Concerns About Development Loss of Native Trees P.15
SPORTS
Maranatha Advances to State Tournament P. 18
Monrovia High Rallies to Defeat La Cañada in Penalties in CIF Semis P. 17
ENTERTAINMENT The Return of ArtNight Pasadena P. 10 Old Pasadena Celebrates 336 Happy Hours P. 12
BUSINESS
Holden Announces Woman of the Year P. 19
Women At Work to Close Pasadena Office P. 19
EDUCATION
Joshua Hing Named Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena Youth of the Year P. 27
New Training Tool for School Workers to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect P. 27
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 6–10 PM
An argumentative press conference, originally called by the CAN, caused nurses on both sides of the union issue to spar last Thursday. Tempers were high and officials and others attempted to quell the melee. - Photo by Terry Miller
3 Arcadia High School Students Score Perfect 2400 on SATs By terry miller Delighted but self-effacing 11th graders Titus Wu, Hanah Lee and Jeffrey Wang greeted the media Tuesday afternoon at the school’s library after the official announcement went out that these three students achieved a rare phenomenon. They all scored a perfect 2,400 score, which is rare. In 2012 about 1.6 million SAT tests were taken nationwide with only 360 students reaching perfection (0.0225%). Three at the same high school is extremely rare. Titus Wu, originally from Taiwan hopes to attend NYU or UCI to study journalism with an emphasis on politics. Hanah Lee would like to attend Stanford University to study biology. Jeffrey Wang, who thought he was “pranked” when he first heard the news of his perfect score has yet to decide on a college. Both Hanah Lee and Jeffrey Wang
From left: Titus Wu, Hanah Lee and Jeffrey Wang credit reading local and national newspapers as part of their success in perfect SAT scores. – Photo by Terry Miller
cited their favorite teacher and class as AP Biology taught by Mr. Monden. Titus Wu cites his curiosity for current events and reading great literature the motivational factor behind his perfect score.
The young men and women are very active in their school with numerous clubs and after school activities which also include active volunteerism within the community.
“CNA - NO WAY!” was the repeated chant while officials and nurses from California Nurses Association attempted to speak at a press conference called by the CNA last Thursday morning. Scores of nurses, community leaders and union officials quarreled outside Huntington Memorial Hospital Thursday over the 10-month attempt to get nurses at Huntington to vote on unionizing. The confrontations occurred when anti-union employees attempted to quell the voices of the California Nurses Association, which initially called the press conference. Organizers were upset that the anti-union nurses and ancillary staff essentially rained on their parade. “I absolutely do not want or need union representation,” Vandy Uphoff, RN, told Pasa-
SEE PG. 13
Former Arcadia Catholic School Teacher Released From Jail LASD Detectives say a Catholic school music teacher and choir director molested a female student 12 years ago while working at a South El Monte Catholic school. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau arrested Elohim D’Leon, 43, of El Monte last Thursday afternoon on suspicion of 10 counts of committing lewd acts on a child younger than 14 years old. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Monday, March 2 declined to file the case pending further investigation. D’Leon, who more recently worked at Holy Angels School SEE PG. 14
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors.
FREE SHUTTLES Free shuttles, running 6–10 p.m., will loop throughout the evening with stops at each venue. Park at any venue and ride to the others.
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Armory Center for the Arts / Art Center College of Design / artWORKS Teen Center / City of Pasadena–City Hall / Jackie Robinson Community Center / Kidspace Children’s Museum / Light Bringer Project at Day One / Lineage Performing Arts Center / MUSE/IQUE / Offramp Gallery / Pasadena Conservatory of Music / Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena Museum of History / PUSD at The Shops on Lake / Shumei Arts Council / Side Street Projects / USC Pacific Asia Museum
ARTS BUS Pasadena ARTS Route 10 runs along Colorado Boulevard and Green Street until 8 p.m. Information at cityofpasadena.net/artsbus. METRO GOLD LINE Take the Gold Line to Memorial Park Station in Pasadena. More info at metro.net. artnightpasadena.org facebook.com/artnightpasadena