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A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Arcadia's new 911 Center on a 3.5 acre parcel where the National Guard Armory once stood adjacent to the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30093
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Buildings
Groundbreaking ceremonies
911 Center
Item ID
30280AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Decades-long debate over Arcadia High School's use of Apache imagery resurfaces. The controversy began in 1997. In the late 1990s, Native American activists threatened to sue Arcadia High School over the use of the Apache mascot. "Apache Joe" mascot is no longer used. In 2020, a year of massive protests and change in the United States, perhaps another look at the logo and name may be in order. Arcadia schools Superintendent David Vannasdall responded, in part, with why Arcadia High School continues to use the Apache name, citing the strong partnership between Arcadia High School and the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who granted the use of their name to the school. He said, regardless of the school's mascot name, he will continue to honor the relationship he and Arcadia High School have with the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is fortunate to call them friends. He believes revisiting this issue on a regular basis is wise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Burstyn, Mark
Farooq, Shayan
Mascots
Native Americans
Vannasdall, David
Wang, Sarah
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Collection
Newspaper Index
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