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Eight school districts in the West San Gabriel Valley, including Arcadia Unified School District, showed year-to-year increases in Academic Performance Index (API) scores. The API measures student proficiency in English and math.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32061
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 14, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 14, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
32258AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia, Alhambra, Monrovia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Gabriel, San Marino and Temple City public schools all showed improvement on California state API testing that measures English and math performance. Duarte Unified showed a drop from the previous year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32510
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
32709AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School finishes fourth overall during the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon. They will advance to the California Academic Decathlon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32829
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Academic Decathlon
Arcadia High School
Item ID
33026AN
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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Three area schools will be heading to the state competition after earning high scores in this year's Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon. The Arcadia High School team is shown in a picture with its second place "Super Quiz" trophy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31897
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Academic Decathlon
Arcadia High School students
Item ID
32094AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Test scores of Arcadia Unified School District's seniors rose this year. The reading score was 294 (up 19 points) while math score was 333 (up 20 points). Since 1987-88, students moved from the 77th to the 85th percentile in reading and from the 89th to the 96th percentile in math statewide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3220
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 25, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 25, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3128AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Education Foundation awarded $30,000 in mini grants to Arcadia Unified School District teachers. The most popular item asked for was a Google Chrome Book, which are needed on upcoming standardized tests.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2014
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2014
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Education Foundation grants
Classroom equipment
Item ID
33959AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School "We the People" Constitution Team aka Government Team scores big in Washington DC. They won National Unit Four Award for having the highest combined score of any Unit Four over the two day competition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34161
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia High School students--Constitution Team--academic competitions
Item ID
34355AN
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Newspaper Index
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Twenty-five Arcadia High School students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists. Their names are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34863
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 27, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 27, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia High School students-academic achievement
National Merit Scholarship
Item ID
35053AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District test scores among highest in Southern California, according to new statewide test results released by California Department of Education. Arcadia scored 40% higher than the state average for math and 26% higher in English language arts/literacy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34657
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Test Scores
Item ID
34849AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia venue Knockouts Gentlemen’s Club is being sued for copyright infringement by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), for the unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted musical works.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35330
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Knockouts Gentlemen’s Club
Lawsuits
Public performance rights
Strip clubs
Item ID
35520AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Kirsten Carr will attend a two-week academic seminar run by the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars at the Republican National Convention.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7314
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 15, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 15, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Carr, Kirsten
Item ID
7203AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia showed the largest percentage growth among cities in the West San Gabriel Valley, gaining 3.1 percent from 49,750 in 1994 to 51,300 in 1995.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4549
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia - Population
Item ID
4425AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Only 22 school districts in California honored by College Board for 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll and Arcadia High School is one of them. This means that since 2014, the qualifying school had to increase the number of students participating in AP courses while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34783
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School academics
Advanced Placement courses
Item ID
34974AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia student Raghav Ramanujam, a 6th grader at Foothills Middle School, places third at the 2015 National You Be the Chemist challenge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34233
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Academic competitions
Chemistry
Ramanujam, Raghav
Item ID
34427AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School among top 16 finalists in National Science Bowl. It is a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored academice competition. In photo are Chris Chi, Kevin Wang, Ray Fu, Bruce Xu. Also not pictured Allen Shum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34163
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2015
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2015
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School students--National Science Bowl--academic competitions
Chi, Chris
Fu, Ray
Shum, Allen
Wang, Kevin
Xu, Bruce
Item ID
34357AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School French Program: over 110 students rank top 25% nationally.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34923
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Academic achievements
Item ID
35113AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School Constitution Team wins third place at the 25th anniversary We the People: the Citizens and Constitution National Finals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32964
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia High School--Constitution Team
Item ID
33161AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department receives a $137,000 grant for a year-long program of special enforcements and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34336
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Educational programs
Grants
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
Item ID
34529AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students win Regional National Science Bowl competition. They will advance to National Finals in Washington DC in April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34085
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia High School students--academic competitions
Science Bowl
Item ID
34279AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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