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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
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Former Mayor, students reflect on continuing controversy over Apache imagery use at Arcadia High School.1342 people have signed petition to stop its use as a mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35765
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Flanders, Jill
Mascots
Native Americans
Plourde, Martin
Vannasdall, David
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District to reconsider Apaches as mascot amid online petition drive, officials say it is on agenda. It is a revival of a 20-year-old controversy to remove Apaches name and imagery amid a nationwide movement to erase offensive emblems. Shayan Farooq, a 2013 graduate of Arcadia High School, felt the issue needed to be addressed. Farooq started a petition at Change.org. AUSD spokesperson Ryan Foran said the issue will be addressed in its list of priorities after reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic and recent sexual assault allegations involving current and former students who were video recorded, without consent, having sex. Controversy surrounding the Apaches mascot dates back two decades when Native American activists protested the Apache Joe mascot at Arcadia school board meetings in 1999. Then Principal Martin Plourde sought the White Mountain Apache Tribe's blessing to use the imagery and tribal leaders approved, but many students at Alchesay High School (Arcadia High School's sister school on Apache reservation) found the mascot offensive and urged Plourde to change it. 2018 Arcadia High School graduate Yumei Lin is leading a Facebook group to change the emblem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35782
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Arcadia High School mascot
Farooq, Shayan
Lin, Yumei
Plourde, Martin
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Newspaper Index
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The Marching bands in the 2021 Tournament of Roses Parade have been announced. Arcadia High School's Apache Marching Band and Color Guard will participate in the 2021 Rose Parade. See also Mountain Views News, p. 3, March 7, 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35679
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band
Arcadia High School Color Guard
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2021
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Newspaper Index
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11 Arcadia High students named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalis Arcadia High School continues its 28-year streak of seeing a double-digit number of students represented in the renowned National Merit Scholarship Program. This year, 11 Arcadia High students are counted among less than 1% of high school seniors across the nation that have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, who now have the opportunity to vie for one of nearly 7,500 scholarships that collectively total close to $30 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36070
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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Newspaper Index
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High school football notes. Sierra Vista adds pair of nonleague games to schedule. The coronavirus-shortened high school football season begins today, giving teams a chance to play as many as 6 games this spring. But for most teams, especially those in San Gabriel Valley, schedules are still being finalized. Muir's Pacific League opener against Arcadia was scratched after Apaches had to shut down due to quarantine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35936
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2021
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2021
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports-Football
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
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Newspaper Index
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This week's San Gabriel Valley high school baseball rankings have Arcadia High School in first place. The Arcadia High School Apaches are 8-0 in the Pacific League.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36462
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Baseball
Pacific League
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High school baseball rankings. In first place is Arcadia High School (11-1)-Arcadia Apaches have won 9 straight and are 5-0 in the Pacific League.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36456
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Baseball
Pacific League
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Kinsler, Yee and Cheung win 2020 AUSD School Board Election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35661
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)-Board of Education
Cheung, Raymond
Kinsler, Kay
Yee, Shirley
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Arcadia High School students see continued success in National Merit Scholarship Program. Twenty Arcadia High School students have earned a spot in the 2021 competition. Over the past 25 years, Arcadia High School has had more than 600 National Merit Scholar semifinalists.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35845
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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Return engagements for marching bands. All but one band scheduled for the 2021 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, which was canceled, has agreed to perform in 2022. The Arcadia Apache Marching Band and Color Guard will march in January 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35938
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School marching band
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2022
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High school baseball rankings. Arcadia High School is ranked 4th. Last season the Apaches were one of the area's best teams, finishing 22-5 and winning the Pacific League with a perfect 14-0 record. Advanced to the second round of the Division 1 playoffs, losing to Harvard Westlake.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36173
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2022
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2022
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Baseball
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Big moment: 729 walk in Arcadia High School graduation ceremony at Santa Anita Park. Kailin Kathy Liu was the valedictorian. There were 116 salutatorians and their names are listed. The school had a graduation rate of 99.7% with an average GPA of 3.46 and average SAT score of 1360.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36252
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School
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Pandemic looms over school election. Arcadia Unified School District Board incumbents and one hopeful revisit COVID era. Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are seeking re-election on June 7. Ben Zhang is a thrid candidate for the two seats.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
School Board - Elections
Chavez, Leigh
Eng, Fenton
Zhang, Ben
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School cancels season-opening football game against Muir High School after one of its players tested positive for COVID-19 and the school had to place the entire team in quarantine, confirmed athletic director Milica Protic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35919
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2021
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2021
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--football
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Protic, Milica
Public Health
Viruses
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Ben Zhang is seeking a position on the Arcadia Unified School District Board. Zhang is a business owner, project manager and community volunteer in Arcadia. He currently manages a senior living facility, works with local non-profits such as Arcadia Police Foundation and American Red Cross, along with establishing several other developments throughout San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36179
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
School Board
Zhang, Ben
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Newspaper Index
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Three candidates vie for two seats on Arcadia Unified School District Board. Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are currently the respective president and vice president of the school board. In Tuesday's primary election, newcomer Ben Zhang is in the running. Zhang has criticized the current board for its response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3 and A9, June 9, 2022 for semifinal vote count--incumbents Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are ahead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36255
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2022
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2022
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Board of Education
Chavez, Leigh
Elections
Eng, Fenton
Zhang, Ben
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Newspaper Index
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Ed Andersen of Arcadia Historical Society will present a program about Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin to the Arcadia Community Coordinating Council on March 2, 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35666
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 15, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 15, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Andersen, Ed
Arcadia Community Coordinating Council
Arcadia Historical Society
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Assemblyman Ed Chau appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom as Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, with biographical information. Chau was elected to represent the 49th Assembly District in November 2012, which includes Arcadia. He was in private practice for nearly 20 years before his election and served on Montebello Unified School District Board. His law degree is from Southwestern University.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36118
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
California State Assembly
Chau, Ed
Los Angeles County Superior Court judges
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Newspaper Index
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Ed Andersen, president of Arcadia Historical Society, presents a local history program at Arcadia Public Library on March 11 at 2:00. The topic is The San Gabriel Valley in 1877: through the lens of Carleton Watkins (photographer).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36445
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 4, 2023
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 4, 2023
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Andersen, Ed
Arcadia Historical Society
Arcadia Public Library
Watkins, Carleton
Collection
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