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The high school dropout rate in Arcadia for 1991 dropped 9.0%. Dropout rate in 1991 was 7.1%

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Schools - Arcadia High School Dropout rate
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60AN
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All freshmen entering Arcadia High School are required to swim 50 yards and tread water for three minutes. Senior Justin Briggs was in danger of not graduating because he had not passed the swimming competency test. A doctor's excuse enabled him to graduate.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1998
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p. A3
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Schools - Arcadia High School
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14794AN
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Arcadia High School graduates are listed. Six outstanding seniors are highlighted.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1991
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p. B-10 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1991
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p. B-10 photos
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3004AN
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Fewer than half of the high school students statewide scheduled to graduate in 2004 have passed both the English language arts and mathematics portions of the California High School Exit Exam. Arcadia High School sophomores who took the test last year had the strongest showing in the local area with 89% of the 738 students tested passing math and 88% passing English.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
California High School Exit Exam
Item ID
24787AN
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More than 800 Arcadia High School students graduated at Santa Anita Park on Friday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2000
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p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
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19505AN
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Arcadia Unified School District seniors ranked third in the state for the number of advanced placement (AP) exams passed per 100 students during 1991-92.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 23, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
October 23, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
143AN
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Best Disposal Company will ask City Council for an approximate 40% increase in rates. Arcadia has had the lowest rates in the Valley for a number of years. A survey of the area shows that Best's request is for a higher rate than the average.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2321AN
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Arcadia High School seniors celebrate commencement.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1991
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p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3005AN
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690 Arcadia High School seniors to graduate Friday on the library lawn of the high school. Class of 1983.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1983
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1983
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Cordano, Richard
Graduations
Hisey, Steve
Horstman, Gloria
McGuire, Mickey
Souders, Elbert E.
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"Good Old Days" in Arcadia schools. Superintendent Mimi Hennessy presented her State of the District report to the Arcadia Rotary. She said Arcadia is sending 98% of graduates on to higher education, and gives other figures and statistics.

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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Hennessy, Mimi
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At a 10 year reunion, members of the 1986 Arcadia High School graduating class opened a time capsule buried a decade ago under a slab of concrete.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 1996
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p. D1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 1996
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
6400AN
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In essay tests given to California seniors last December, Arcadia students scored 273 on a scale of 400, compared to a national average of 250. However, when compared to similar districts such as Beverly Hills, San Marino and La Canada, Arcadia is ranked in only the 23rd percentile, meaning that 77% of the districts scored higher. This is of interest since San Marino had the highest score in the state.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3126AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District has enrolled 9,637 students this year. Enrollment numbers broken down by level: Arcadia High School: 3417 Middle Schools: 2436 Elementary Schools: 3739 New Teachers: 38 Permits from other districts: 355 The article includes other numbers as well.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
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p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Enrollment
Statistics
Item ID
30771AN
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Twelve seniors out of 783 were denied diplomas because of their failure to pass a battery of state-mandated basic skills tests. They are the first to be denied diplomas under the Pupil Proficiency Law of 1976. Arcadia's test requires ninth grade level competency.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2977AN
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15 Arcadia High School students beat out 19 other schools to win the county competition of the Science Olympiad. The state competition is set for April 9, followed by the national competition in Arizona.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1994
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p. H-3 photo
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3024AN
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The Arcadia Girls Senior Softball Team was honored by the City of Arcadia on Saturday. The team placed best in the state and finished second in the western regional tournament.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
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More than a mascot. Schools: When a Native American group urged Arcadia High to stop using the Apache as a symbol, officials made it an educational issue to be studied--and decided by--the Student Council. Members of the Arcadia High School Student Council are scheduled today to recommend whether to keep their school mascot, the Apache warrior which has been used for 45 years.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
October 28, 1997
Pages
p. B2 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times
Date
October 28, 1997
Pages
p. B2 w/photo
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10996AN
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2004 Graduation ceremony will be held on June 11 at 4:30 pm at Santa Anita Park Park race track. An estimated 850 students will graduate. The article also lists graduation ceremony information for other local schools.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
2004 graduation ceremonies
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Arcadia High School graduates some 800 students at the commencement held at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 14, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 14, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
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23 Arcadia High School students capped third-place honors in the California State Finals of the National Bicentennial Competition. The students, in Ron Morris' advanced placement government class, last month won first place in the 22nd Congressional District contest, which included five local schools. Photo.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1990
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1990
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Morris, Ron
Item ID
2999AN
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