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Welcome to our two new student ambassadors Em Arellano, representing Aveson Global Leadership Academy, and Isabel Moya-Gutierrez from La Salle Preparatory. We are currently recruiting high school and college-level student ambassadors for the Fall. The commitment is one outreach activity per month for the 2024-25 academic year. Students are eligible to earn community service hours or college credit.
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Em Arellano attends the Aveson Global Leadership Academy in Altadena, and feels a strong connection to the Altadena foothills. “I have always felt passionate about the environment. Growing up, my family would hike the Chaney Trail and I have so many memories on those beautiful mountains. I have also hiked the Altadena Crest Trail with my friends and classmates at Aveson Global Leadership Academy. The Polytechnic issue strikes a nerve with me and feels very personal.”
Lori Ashoghian is a senior at Crescenta Valley High School and former Altadena resident. Protecting the foothills, she writes, “…means protecting nature. Generations of families and neighborhood residents should be able to have access to a space that holds value to them, and it would be unfortunate if that was stripped away by a sports complex. As a former resident of Altadena, the proposed development in the Altadena foothills would have a negative impact on both people and wildlife.”
Sadie Davis is a 15-year-old student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) in the Cinematic Arts Department. She says, "One reason I’m dedicated to protecting land is that one of the best summers I've ever had was being a Counselor-in-Training at a naturalist camp for four weeks where we frequently hiked and interacted with the wildlife in the Altadena Foothills. The area means a lot to me and I would hate to see it destroyed.”
Paulina McConnell is a junior at Pasadena High School who writes for the PHS Chronicle. She says, “What I’ve always loved most about my neighborhood is that it coexists with the wildlife of the San Gabriel Mountains; a shared space of sorts. That is why, in these coming months, I am fully dedicated to do everything in my power to preserve such a magical place.” You can read her article in the PHS Chronicle here: https://pasadenachronicle.org/2023/may/-polytechnic-vs-altadena
Isabel(Izzy) Moya is a junior at La Salle College Preparatory. “Art is one of my greatest passions and Altadena's incredible scenery has let me experiment with painting and drawing nature. My dog Nugget is one of the many reasons I have found a love for nature. He takes walks around the community twice a day but most importantly he hikes. As his owner, I want to do everything in my power to preserve the nature of Altadena so he and other animals can enjoy the space we are blessed to have. I have always been saddened by the fact that humans have taken over land that once belonged to native plants and animals so I believe it is our duty to help protect nature.”
Paloma Muniz-Ochoa is a sophomore at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) whose family has a cabin in the Angeles National Forest in Altadena. Paloma says, "Being at the cabin has expanded my love for nature and my understanding of preservation and stewardship. A development with construction, lights, traffic and noise would be devastating to me and to the wildlife and native plants that make up my home.” Watch Paloma’s moving Instagram reel video here.
Terrance Scotton is a junior at La Salle Preparatory in Pasadena. He spoke passionately about preserving the Chaney Trail property at an informal Altadena Town Council meeting in February 2023 and continues to advocate for AltadenaWILD. He says, “I am still growing up in this beautiful area and I love that I can go outside and smell the flowers and see the trees and the wildlife flourishing in our area. But to imagine that such a giant part of my life could be taken away -- as well as the quality of our lives diminished -- breaks my heart.”
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