The Gooden School

Thank you to our Families, Trustees, Faculty and Staff, and Gooden Family Association Executive Committee for their 100% participation for heartfelt giving to the Annual Fund. This is the second straight year all have reached 100%. #WeAreGooden

Thank you to ABC7 Los Angeles for the wonderful feature on our student, Evan, who aspires to be the #Dodgers next stadium organist. #MLB https://lnkd.in/gsTx-hfA

The all-too-brief explosion of color and fragrance of The Gooden School’s wistaria vine. And yes, wistaria with an “a.”

Calling all Gooden alums from Classes of 1976 to 2016.

In town to visit her family, alum Olina Talmo (Class of ’96) dropped by campus earlier this month to visit her old music teacher, Nadya Ewen, and Tory Hawley, who taught the Sierra Madre native in first grade. Now a special education teacher living in New Mexico, Olina shared her fond memories of her time at The Gooden School where she was a Lifer along with her brother, Jensen, who graduated in 2002. Their mother, Leigh, was the founder and long-time program director of the Roots and Shoots program at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden which Gooden School students were participants, making multiple visits each year to the nearby botanical garden. #WeAreGooden #GoodenAlumni #Gooden50 #sierramadre #pasadena #discoversierramadre #sierramadrecalifornia #sierramadreca #sierramadrecanyon #sierramadreschool #sierramadreschools #pasadenaliving #pasadenanow #outlooknews #kidspace

A 1990 Gooden School graduate, Scott May is the Chef and Owner of May Catering in Southern California. After attending St. Francis and graduating from Pasadena High, Scott moved to Aspen, CO where when he was not snowboarding, he began his culinary journey as a busboy and dishwasher before moving into the kitchen. He attended The California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and then worked in and opened several restaurants in California and Colorado. For the last 25 years, Scott has made it his mission to work with clients to meet their needs and exceed their expectations. Using locally sourced sustainable ingredients in creating his dishes, May Catering specializes in corporate, studio, and on-site production catering, weddings, holidays, and anniversaries - including feeding 600 at USC Commencement. To check out Scott’s work, go to may-catering.com. #WeAreGooden #GoodenAlumni #WeAreGooden #sierramadre #discoversierramadre #sierramadrecalifornia #sierramadreca #sierramadrecanyon #sierramadreschool #sierramadreschools #pasadenaliving #pasadenanow

Congratulations to Class of 2022 graduate, Emelia, who received her Eagle rank. A sophomore at Mayfield Senior School, she is a three-time recipient of the Carson Scholarship, has earned 33 merit badges, is lifeguard certified, has achieved the National Outdoor Award in cycling, camping and aquatics and recently finished on staff as a troop guide for Boy Scouts of America’s National Youth Leadership Training. So proud of you, Emelia! #WeAreGooden

For the first time since the 2007-08 school year, there is not a child of Kim and Ivan Parry enrolled at The Gooden School. That is a lot of Blessings of the Animals, Lessons and Carols, Teas, and for the last time in June, graduation ceremonies. All Gooden Lifers, Kate (center) was the first to graduate in 2017 and now is a junior at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, Emily (’20) is a senior at Mayfield Senior School, while Ivan (’23) just began his freshman year at Loyola High School. The family’s contribution to The Gooden School and community will never be forgotten, and we are looking forward to welcoming the Parrys, as we do with all our alumni and their families, back to campus as the countdown to our 50th anniversary celebration continues. #WeAreGooden #GoodenCampus #GoodenAlumni #Gooden50 #sierramadre #discoversierramadre #sierramadrecalifornia #sierramadreca #sierramadrecanyon #sierramadreschool #sierramadreschools #pasadenaliving #pasadenanow #outlooknews #kidspace #pasadenaindependentschools

“If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.” — James Baldwin, Author