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Arcadia High School and music teacher, Mike Danielson from First Avenue Middle School, are among the nominees for the BRAVO awards presented by the Education Division of the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27765
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
BRAVO Awards
Danielson, Mike
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
27962AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Distinguished schools for 1996 locally are Arcadia's First Avenue, Foothills and Dana Middle schools and Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5854
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Schools - Foothills Junior High School
Schools - Dana Junior High School
Item ID
5697AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District receives statewide honors from the California School Public Relations (CalSPRA) for excellence in communications, specifically in Digital Communications Internship Program Category, #schoolsclosedheartsopen video category, Nice Notes Category.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36044
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Foran, Ryan
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A tour bus with 53 Arcadia school children from First Avenue Middle School was involved in a five-vehicle wreck on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway. They were coming back to school from a science camp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30253
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Accidents
First Avenue Middle School
School buses
Item ID
30440AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education will study the environmental impact of new uses and the addition of lights at Dana and First Avenue Middle schools and the Arcadia High School softball field.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26887
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board
Lighting
Arcadia High School
Dana Middle School
First Avenue Middle School
Item ID
27087AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District is participating in the Fulbright Teacher exchange Program for the first time. The program is responsible for First Avenue Middle School teacher Michelle Shaw exchanging places with Leena Heinila, a teacher from Helsinki, Finland.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15390
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
October 2, 1998
Pages
p. 2 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
October 2, 1998
Pages
p. 2 w/photo
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Middle School
Heinila, Leena
Shaw, Michelle
Item ID
15939AN
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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
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Newspaper Index
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26 local schools earn high honors, the 2023 California Distinguished Schools award, including Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School from the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36409
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia students receive diplomas. Class of 1983--Arcadia High School, First Avenue Junior High School, Dana Junior High School, and Foothills Junior High School. Arcadia Tribune staff photos by Jay Hoover and Louis Nunez.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36452
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1983
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1983
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Dana Junior High School
First Avenue Junior High School
Foothills Junior High School
Graduates
Graduations
Hisey, Steve
Hoover, Jay
Nunez, Louis
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Items regarding First Avenue Junior High School

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4348
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 13, 1933 p. 1 (buildings declared unsafe)
January 26, 1934 p. 1 (building vacated)
August 8, 1938 p. 1 (Federal funds)
June 21, 1951 p. 1 (first graduating class)
February 18, 1957 p. 1 (renovation)
May 8, 1958 p. 3 (band award)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 13, 1933 p. 1 (buildings declared unsafe)
January 26, 1934 p. 1 (building vacated)
August 8, 1938 p. 1 (Federal funds)
June 21, 1951 p. 1 (first graduating class)
February 18, 1957 p. 1 (renovation)
May 8, 1958 p. 3 (band award)
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
4224AN
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Newspaper Index
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Longden Avenue in Arcadia has had a lot of street construction over the last three years, including construction of wheelchair ramps, missing sidewalks, palm trees removed, and new 30 inch water main.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33466
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Longden Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33661AN
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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
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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--Schools--Middle Schools
Shawn, Joel
Test Scores
Item ID
33806AN
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia’s First Avenue Middle School student-actors are out of this world. The school’s Production class of 2019 has been preparing the entire fall semester for its upcoming play “Out of This World,” to be performed December 6 and 7 in the First Avenue auditorium. The theater teacher is Susi Reck. The theater program at First Avenue has four different levels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35346
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Panza, Fizzy
Reck, Susi
Item ID
35536AN
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Newspaper Index
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Many Arcadia High School students are unhappy with the quality of the photos in the 1998 AHS yearbook, taking away some of the thunder from the school's first interactive CD-ROM yearbook.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14217
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
14793AN
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Newspaper Index
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A bus shelter will be built on the west side of the Arcadia Public Library. The shelter will be Arcadia Transit's bus stop. Benches and forty trees will be added.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31156
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Arcadia Transit
Bus shelter
Bus stops
Item ID
31352AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nearly two years after fire caused extensive damage at First Avenue Junior High, students and staff are eager for the re-opening of the main building. Article describes new features.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3123
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3040AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Peters has been appointed assistant principal at First Avenue Junior High School by the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2934
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2861AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Junior High has been nominated as a 1990 California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education. First Avenue will be one of six schools in Los Angeles County to be so nominated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3127
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3044AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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