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The new CAS (2) program, an acronym for Curriculum Alignment System and Comprehensive Assessment System, will replace the California Assessment Program (CAP), the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), and the District Minimum Proficiency Tests. CAS (2) testing will begin in November for high school seniors, with all other grades to take the test in the spring. Advantages of the new test are given in the article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3221
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3129AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Councilman Dennis Lojeski and Arcadia Glass Company owner Christopher McGuire have been named the city's 1990 Citizens of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper978
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo of Lojeski
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo of Lojeski
Subjects
Citizen of the Year - 1990
Lojeski, Dennis
McGuire, Christopher M.
Item ID
978AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council & School Board members have decided to cooperate on an anti-drug crusade involving the possible resumption of the "cop on campus" program at the Junior high schools and declaring October as drug abuse awareness month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1453
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Abuse
Item ID
1452AN
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Former Arcadia High School baseball coach Mike Parisi was arrested June 8 on suspicion of cocaine possession and of being under the influence of the drug. The Arcadia school board dismissed him. He will begin a 2-week trial period in drug court on August 7, where he will undergo counseling, drug testing, and a 12-step program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31770
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Arrests
Coaches
Drugs
Parisi, Mike
Item ID
31967AN
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Beginning October 1, Arcadia High School athletes and student government officers will have the opportunity to participate in a "strictly voluntary" urinalysis drug testing program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3097
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3019AN
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Test scores for the 1986-87 California Assessment Program examinations for 8th graders have been revised.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3217
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3125AN
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Newspaper Index
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2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) scores show a majority of area schools are progressing. California's STAR program assesses public school students' knowledge of the math, English and science in grades 2 through 11. At Arcadia Unified School District, these are the percentage of students who scored proficient or advanced in core subjects: English-Language Arts 83.9%; History 76%; Mathematics 82.4%; Science 84.7%; Science end of course 80.4%. STAR scores from other area schools are given.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
Test Scores
Item ID
32698AN
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Newspaper Index
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Results of the 1985-86 California Assessment Program show test scores that were "the highest since these current tests have been administered" in Arcadia's 3rd, 6th and 8th grades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3209
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24,1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24,1986
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3117AN
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A representative of an as-yet unnamed local anti-drug group has been told by the City Council that teen centers have been tried in Arcadia and haven't worked.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1457
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Abuse
Item ID
1456AN
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October has been declared Adolescent Drug Abuse Education Month honoring the efforts of Parent Alert, a community group whose goal is to encourage residents to educate themselves regarding the problems of drug abuse. Activities of the group and programs scheduled for the month are outlined.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1450
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Abuse
Item ID
1449AN
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Lojeski, Hannah and Pellegrino have been elected to city council, defeating Speirs and Worsley by almost 2-1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1087
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
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p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Hannah, David
Lojeski, Dennis
Pellegrino, Donald E.
Item ID
1086AN
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Roger Chandler, Dennis Lojeski and Robert Harbicht won seats in the Arcadia City Council election. Incumbent councilman Dennis Lojeski was the top vote getter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1122
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1986
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p. 1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1986
Pages
p. 1 photos
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1986
Chandler, Roger
Lojeski, Dennis
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
1121AN
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Arcadia City Councilman, Charles Gilb is not sure the Arcadia police department has enough staff to handle the city's drug cases and is now conducting a study to see if more officers are needed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 13, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 13, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Abuse
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
1453AN
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George Watts discusses the state of the city financially, suggesting the city may have problems in two or three years. His suggested solutions include improving efficiency, increasing revenues and cutting services and programs.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
667AN
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Two of Arcadia's wells, Longden 1 and Longden 2, have been closed for months following the discovery of TCE. Now PCE has been discovered. The city is considering a TCE/PCE removal plant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3579
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3458AN
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Dennis Lojeski, the city councilman and former mayor who won his narrowest election victory just four months ago, died Sunday of a brain aneurysm. He was 52.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7319
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1996
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p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
7208AN
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City Councilman Robert Harbicht suggested that the council discuss whether to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper629
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
629AN
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The results are back from the first testing of Arcadia's students on the Terra Nova Test.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
11455AN
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In the past 2 years, after 7 years of declining, Scholastic Aptitude Test verbal scores have begun to rise slightly nationwide. But in Arcadia they have continued their downward trend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3213
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1987
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3121AN
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All Arcadia High School students have now been granted permission to participate in voluntary drug urinalysis testing, an option previously open only to athletes and student body officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3099
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1987
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3021AN
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