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Tere Akune, the undercover police officer whose work led to the arrests for drug dealing at the high school, was on loan to Arcadia from another city in Los Angeles County. Her background and her work with this assignment are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1460AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1459AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mark Douglas Pryor, 19, arrested after an undercover investigation at Arcadia High School, has been placed on three years formal probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service work. He was convicted of selling less than an ounce of marijuana to a woman who turned out to be an undercover officer. He was the first of eight defendants arrested to raise an entrapment defense.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1467AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

According to West Covina Police Lt. David Shively, Arcadia High School student Matt Van Wickle was murdered during an argument he had with a man he met at Santa Anita Fashion Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 13, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 13, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Murder; Van Wickle, Matt

Item ID: 1999AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two Arcadia men have been sentenced to serve 90 days in the Los Angeles County Jail after pleading guilty to drug charges arising from the undercover investigation at the high school.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1466AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Each year, Richard Onderdonk's archeology class conducts a dig on the high school campus. They attempt to duplicate the work done by professional archaeologists. Their efforts so far have yielded few artifacts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School; Onderdonk, Richard

Item ID: 2982AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Police officer Don Wilsterman is the photographic lab technician and latent fingerprint examiner for the police department. Article describes his work and personal interests.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police - Wilsterman, Don

Item ID: 2226AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Edward N. Lewis has been appointed executive director of the Los Angeles County Republican Headquarters. Article outlines Lewis' background and describes the work of the Headquarters.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1980

Pages: p. B-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1980

Pages: p. B-3

Subjects: Lewis, Edward N.

Item ID: 1920AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Series of articles describing the Arcadia High School band's stay in Australia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1982 p. A-1; July 11, 1982 p. A-1 (photo only); July 15, 1982 p. A-1 photo; July 18, 1982 p. A-1; July 22, 1982 p. A-1 photos; July 25, 1982 p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1982 p. A-1; July 11, 1982 p. A-1 (photo only); July 15, 1982 p. A-1 photo; July 18, 1982 p. A-1; July 22, 1982 p. A-1 photos; July 25, 1982 p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 3009AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The School Board is wrestling with a list of 24 recommendations for the control of and education about illegal substances. Among the options considered are eliminating the open lunch privilege for seniors, a urine screen on students continually truant or tardy and undercover operations by the police.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2981AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Members of the Board of Education have spoken out on the drug arrests last December at the high school. Their views on the matter are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1464AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

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

Police arrested five Arcadia High School students on campus for selling cocaine, marijuana and LSD. The arrests followed and investigation that began last fall.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1476AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Police arrested 5 Arcadia High School students on campus for selling cocaine, marijuana and LSD. The arrests followed an investigation that began last fall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3096

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 3018AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article describes Arcadia's float for the Pasadena Rose Parade. The theme is "Senior Prom."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses

Item ID: 3353AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 13, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3044AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Charles E. Gilb, one of eight candidates for two seats on the Arcadia City Council, can speak from experience. Article states his experiences and views.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1984

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1984

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1984; Gilb, Charles E.

Item ID: 1102AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Christian School has leased the Santa Anita Elementary School which was closed due to declining enrollment. Article describes the school which expects 200 students this year ranging from pre-school through 8th grade.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School, Private - Arcadia Christian School

Item ID: 3060AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An illustrated capsule history of Arcadia briefly describes the growth of the city from mission days to the present.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement p

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: "p. 4,5 photos"

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement p

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: "p. 4,5 photos"

Subjects: Arcadia (City) - History

Item ID: 1717AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2986AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Tere Akune, the undercover police officer whose work led to the arrests for drug dealing at the high school, was on loan to Arcadia from another city in Los Angeles County. Her background and her work with this assignment are discussed.

Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

According to West Covina Police Lt. David Shively, Arcadia High School student Matt Van Wickle was murdered during an argument he had with a man he met at Santa Anita Fashion Park.

Two Arcadia men have been sentenced to serve 90 days in the Los Angeles County Jail after pleading guilty to drug charges arising from the undercover investigation at the high school.

Each year, Richard Onderdonk's archeology class conducts a dig on the high school campus. They attempt to duplicate the work done by professional archaeologists. Their efforts so far have yielded few artifacts.

Police officer Don Wilsterman is the photographic lab technician and latent fingerprint examiner for the police department. Article describes his work and personal interests.

Arcadia resident Edward N. Lewis has been appointed executive director of the Los Angeles County Republican Headquarters. Article outlines Lewis' background and describes the work of the Headquarters.

Series of articles describing the Arcadia High School band's stay in Australia.

Members of the Board of Education have spoken out on the drug arrests last December at the high school. Their views on the matter are given.

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.

Police arrested five Arcadia High School students on campus for selling cocaine, marijuana and LSD. The arrests followed and investigation that began last fall.

Police arrested 5 Arcadia High School students on campus for selling cocaine, marijuana and LSD. The arrests followed an investigation that began last fall.

Article describes Arcadia's float for the Pasadena Rose Parade. The theme is "Senior Prom."

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.

Charles E. Gilb, one of eight candidates for two seats on the Arcadia City Council, can speak from experience. Article states his experiences and views.

The Arcadia Christian School has leased the Santa Anita Elementary School which was closed due to declining enrollment. Article describes the school which expects 200 students this year ranging from pre-school through 8th grade.

An illustrated capsule history of Arcadia briefly describes the growth of the city from mission days to the present.

The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.