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Petitions are being circulated that are aimed at thwarting the possible closure of two elementary schools. The savings would amount to only .7% of an $18 million school budget - not enough to justify closing the schools, according to the parents of students at Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2667AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia School Board accepted $26,365 in state funding to prevent alcohol and drug use among elementary school students. The money, available on 1/0/90, is being allocated under the Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education Program (CADPE), targeting 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in every district in California.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools

Item ID: 2698AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Todd Dickson, a 12-year-old student at Baldwin Stocker School, has won a trip to Spain. Parade Magazine conducted a contest for news carriers across the country. Todd joins 139 other carriers for his two week trip.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Dickson, Todd; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary

Item ID: 1432AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Baldwin Stocker Elementary School and Pasadena's Roosevelt Elementary have been nominated for National Blue Ribbon honor. The program recognizes some of the highest performing and most improved schools in the nation.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 12, 2012

Pages: p. 5

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 12, 2012

Pages: p. 5

Subjects: Arcadia Schools; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary

Item ID: 32972AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education realigned elementary school boundaries as the result of the decision to close two schools. Map included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools

Item ID: 2696AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education has begun deliberations on cutting programs to match the $1.2 million in budget cuts that must be made. Sixty teachers may be terminated. Other possible program cuts are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2635AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Milt Sonnevik, School Principal at Baldwin Stocker for 20 years, has announced his plans to retire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Employees - Sonnevik, Milt

Item ID: 2877AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jack Sonnhalter, principal of First Avenue Junior High School, will take an early retirement at the end of the current school year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3042AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The rise of property crime in Arcadia. Mayor Gary Kovacic and Arcadia Police Chief Robert T. Guthrie cite state's "early release" from prison programs as a probable cause.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 10, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 14

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 10, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 14

Subjects: Crime rates; Guthrie, Robert T.; Kovacic, Gary

Item ID: 34687AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two adult males have been arrested for vandalizing Longley Way Elementary School, located at 2601 Longley Way Avenue. They shot at 31 windows and a passing motorist with BB guns.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 18, 2013

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 18, 2013

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Elementary schools--Longley Way Elementary School; Vandalism

Item ID: 33746AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Space Utilization Committee will probably recommend the closure of two schools. Consensus was that one of the two should be Bonita Park, the smallest elementary school in the district. Committee members are still studying which other school to pair with Bonita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2662AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With the passage of Governor Deukmejian's cost-cutting state budget, the Arcadia Board of Education will have to find more than $1 million to cut to get down to its estimated $24.2 million income and that, according to Superintendent Stephen Goldstone, probably means some employees will have to go.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2938AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Board of Education has authorized the administration to enter into an agreement with Performing Tree Inc. to provide Arts-in-Education programs for all schools within the district during the 1983-84 school year. Supt. Elb Souders said he would ask the Arcadia Auditorium Foundation to pick up the $2000 cost.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2613AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2663AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At the Board of Education meeting there was some discussion of the Space Utilization Committee's recommendation to close two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker. Robert Kladifke, a member of the committee, objected to closing the newest and most educationally modern school in the district, Baldwin Stocker. Two public hearings are scheduled.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2664AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Baldwin Stocker Elementary School is a Blue Ribbon School for 2010-2011, named by the United States Department of Education.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 18, 2012

Pages: p. 1, 15

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 18, 2012

Pages: p. 1, 15

Subjects: Arcadia Schools; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary

Item ID: 33389AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Holly Avenue Elementary School and Longley Way Elementary School earn California Distinguished School honors.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 10, 2018

Pages: p. 15

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 10, 2018

Pages: p. 15

Subjects: Arcadia Schools; Awards, honors, recognitions; California Distinguished Schools; Holly Avenue Elementary School; Longley Way Elementary School

Item ID: 35369AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city of Arcadia will spend an estimated $108,875 to renovate playing fields at 3 public elementary schools: Hugo Reid, Highland Oaks and Holly Avenue, all used by the city's Recreation Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 29, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 29, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools; Schools-Hugo Reid; Schools-Highland Oaks; Schools-Holly Avenue

Item ID: 2697AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2666AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two Arcadia Unified School District schools earn California Distinguished School honors--Holly Avenue Elementary School and Longley Way Elementary School.

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Newspaper: Mountain Views News

Date: May 12, 2018

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Mountain Views News

Date: May 12, 2018

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: Arcadia Unified School District; Arcadia Schools; Awards, honors, recognitions; Holly Avenue Elementary School; Longley Way Elementary School

Item ID: 35356AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Petitions are being circulated that are aimed at thwarting the possible closure of two elementary schools. The savings would amount to only .7% of an $18 million school budget - not enough to justify closing the schools, according to the parents of students at Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker.

Todd Dickson, a 12-year-old student at Baldwin Stocker School, has won a trip to Spain. Parade Magazine conducted a contest for news carriers across the country. Todd joins 139 other carriers for his two week trip.

Arcadia's Baldwin Stocker Elementary School and Pasadena's Roosevelt Elementary have been nominated for National Blue Ribbon honor. The program recognizes some of the highest performing and most improved schools in the nation.

The Board of Education realigned elementary school boundaries as the result of the decision to close two schools. Map included.

The Board of Education has begun deliberations on cutting programs to match the $1.2 million in budget cuts that must be made. Sixty teachers may be terminated. Other possible program cuts are discussed.

Milt Sonnevik, School Principal at Baldwin Stocker for 20 years, has announced his plans to retire.

Jack Sonnhalter, principal of First Avenue Junior High School, will take an early retirement at the end of the current school year.

The rise of property crime in Arcadia. Mayor Gary Kovacic and Arcadia Police Chief Robert T. Guthrie cite state's "early release" from prison programs as a probable cause.

Two adult males have been arrested for vandalizing Longley Way Elementary School, located at 2601 Longley Way Avenue. They shot at 31 windows and a passing motorist with BB guns.

The Space Utilization Committee will probably recommend the closure of two schools. Consensus was that one of the two should be Bonita Park, the smallest elementary school in the district. Committee members are still studying which other school to pair with Bonita Park.

With the passage of Governor Deukmejian's cost-cutting state budget, the Arcadia Board of Education will have to find more than $1 million to cut to get down to its estimated $24.2 million income and that, according to Superintendent Stephen Goldstone, probably means some employees will have to go.

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

Baldwin Stocker Elementary School is a Blue Ribbon School for 2010-2011, named by the United States Department of Education.

Holly Avenue Elementary School and Longley Way Elementary School earn California Distinguished School honors.

The city of Arcadia will spend an estimated $108,875 to renovate playing fields at 3 public elementary schools: Hugo Reid, Highland Oaks and Holly Avenue, all used by the city's Recreation Department.

The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

Two Arcadia Unified School District schools earn California Distinguished School honors--Holly Avenue Elementary School and Longley Way Elementary School.