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Arcadia Unified School District's First Avenue Middle School music teacher Michael Danielson is one of only 16 teachers to be recognized as a 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35571
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Danielson, Michael
First Avenue Middle School
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dr. Semeen Issa selected as First Avenue Middle School principal. She has been assistant principal and a teacher at First Avenue Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34598
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Issa, Semeen
Principals
Item ID
34790AN
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Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Middle School welcomes new principal Semeen Issa. Dr. Issa had been assistant principal at the school for the past 6 years and this will be her 17th year at First Avenue Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34643
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Issa, Semeen
Principals
Item ID
34835AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School is instituting two P. E. classes for handicapped youngsters this fall. A survey showed the need, so a program has been worked out which will be titled Adaptive P. E. and is designed to strengthen and condition those students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3036
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
Pages
p. B-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
Pages
p. B-3
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2958AN
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Newspaper Index
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With the musical production revived when an addition to the High School Little Theater was guaranteed, the High School will present "Fiddler on the Roof" May 3-6 at the San Gabriel Civic Auditorium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3043
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2965AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Local horn players join "The Four Tops" on stage at Arcadia Performing Arts Center on February 21. The local musicians are Fabio Spinella, a graduate of Arcadia High School, Matthew Murdock, who was a teacher for Arcadia High School Band Program, and Mike Danielson, Music Director at First Avenue Middle School for over 20 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34095
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 19, 2015
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 19, 2015
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Danielson, Mike
Four Tops, The (pop group)
Murdock, Matthew
Spinella, Fabio
Item ID
34289AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2672
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
2608AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Middle School celebrates its 110th anniversary this Saturday, December 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35024
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Anniversaries
First Avenue Middle School
Item ID
35215AN
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Newspaper Index
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Television show “Trading Spaces” transforms teachers’ lounges at First Avenue Middle School and Holly Avenue Elementary School. Shown in photo “Trading Spaces” host Paige Davis and Arcadia Unified School District educators Karalee Nakatsuka, Megan Forbes, Regina Ringo and Teresa Oakland. The show airs on the TLC network.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35427
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A11
Subjects
Davis, Paige
First Avenue Middle School
Forbes, Megan
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Oakland, Teresa
Oosterhouse, Carter
Ringo, Regina
Television shows-Trading Spaces
Yip, Vern
Item ID
35619AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Board of Education approved a joint powers agreement with the city regarding use of part of the First Avenue Junior High School site for recreational purposes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3116
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 10, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 10, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3034AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The First Avenue Junior High School sustained $1 million in damages Monday night, May 28, 1979. Arson is suspected as the cause of the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3118
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 31, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 31, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3035AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3121
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3038AN
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Newspaper Index
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Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3120
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3037AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3119
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3036AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Teachers and parents at Camino Grove and Holly Avenue elementary schools are in communication with the Arcadia Board of Education to restore the School Improvement Program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2762
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 29, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 29, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Elementary Schools
Schools-Camino Grove
Schools-Holly Avenue
Item ID
2694AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The School Board and the Administration have debated optimum class size and decided that in any class where there are more than 32 students, a paid aide should be provided to assist the teacher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2657
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2593AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Early Childhood Education program in effect at Camino grove School since last fall has been ranked 19th out of 800 in the State. The program provides funds to expand the program from K through 3rd grade. It is the ultimate goal of California State School Superintendent Wilson Riles that all schools will be able to have ECE.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2748
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Camino Grove
Item ID
2681AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Six student-made murals line Arcadia High School’s halls. The murals are painted every fall by students in the Art Honors classes. The tradition of murals being painted traces all the way back to the 1980s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35307
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Art
Murals
Zygouri, Stavroula (pictured)
Mu, Jessica
Item ID
35497AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia gets top marks in county API scores. Arcadia Unified School District has three of the top four highest scoring middle schools on the Academic Performance Index. Foothills Middle School ranked first, tied with Huntington Middle School in San Marino. First Avenue Middle School and Dana Middle School also ranked in the top four in Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33611
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--Schools--Middle Schools
Shawn, Joel
Test Scores
Item ID
33806AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District hires four new principals. They are Tom Bruce (First Avenue Middle School), Teresa Oakdale (Holly Avenue Elementary School), Ben Acker (Foothills Middle School), and Lauren Leahy (Hugo Reid Elementary School). The new hires come soon after David Vannasdall became the district superintendent in May.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Acker, Ben
Arcadia Unified School District employees
Bruce, Tom
Leahy, Lauren
Oakdale, Teresa
Item ID
34109AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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