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Following an unexpected influx of students in the first, fourth and sixth grades this year in the Arcadia Unified School District, some of the first grade students have been attending classes with kindergartners, prompting about 65 Highland Oaks Elementary School parents to meet with district officials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28921
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 26, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 26, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2910AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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As of last week 8,188 students were enrolled in the Arcadia Unified School District. This figure is a 68 student increase over the 8,120 students enrolled in the district at the end of last year. Class sizes are hovering around 29.8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2985
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2911AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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52.6% of the 9,233 students enrolled in Arcadia schools are Asians. Ethnic enrollment figures are based on October 1997 district data.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26412
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
26612AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 300 students in kindergarten through 5th grade will attend new schools in September because the school board unanimously approved changes in school attendance boundaries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper981
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
981AN
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Newspaper Index
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Roughly 70 students took part in the school district's first-ever Diversity Summit designed to let students talk openly about racial tensions at the high school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5545
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 1995
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 1995
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
5400AN
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Newspaper Index
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First of 2 articles about the increasing Asian student population in the Arcadia Unified School District, where over the past 10 years the Asian student population has grown from 9 to 39%. This article focuses on meeting the challenge of getting Asian parents involved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2695
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Asian Students
Item ID
2631AN
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Newspaper Index
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Grades are in: San Marino Unified is still tops in state test. About 90% of San Marino Unified students met state standards in English and about 85% met state standards in math. In comparison, 79% of Arcadia Unified School District students met state standards in English and 76% met state standards in math.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34969
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California state tests
Arcadia Unified School District
San Marino Unified School District
Test Scores
Item ID
35159AN
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Newspaper Index
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A recent court ruling that prohibits school districts from charging for bus service could prompt a restructuring of student transportation programs in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2639
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2577AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School opened the school year with an added 800 9th grade students, bringing total enrollment to 3050. 50% of the students are new to the school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4227
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
4103AN
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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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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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Arcadia Unified School District launching full day kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten (TK) programs for free, beginning Fall 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34472
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Kindergarten
Transitional Kindergarten (TK)
Item ID
34664AN
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Newspaper Index
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Methodist Hospital of Southern California has been grappling with the cultural differences brought about by the influx of Chinese Americans to Arcadia surrounding communities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8021
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
7981AN
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Arcadia Unified School District's superintendent Joel Shawn writes a column bragging about the many notable accomplishments and achievements of Arcadia High School students during the 2009-2010 school year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32072
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2010
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2010
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia Unified School District--Arcadia High School
Educators
Shawn, Joel
Item ID
32269AN
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Newspaper Index
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Richard Grimes, the dean of students at Crescenta Valley High School in the Glendale Unified School District, has been named director/principal of alternative programs in the Arcadia Unified School District, replacing the retired Richard Towner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2914
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Grimes, Richard
Item ID
2841AN
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The boundaries for the 6 elementary and 3 middle schools are going to be changed so that enrollments at each of the schools are more balanced. About 300 of the district's 6000 students will be affected by the changes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper983
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 Illustrations
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 Illustrations
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
983AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District adopted a "vision" for all students in the district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26400
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 27, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 27, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Schools
Item ID
26600AN
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Individual students and the Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF) raised about $840,000 for the Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) during its annual appeal last year, enabling the district to reinstate 12 teaching positions. Budget cuts from the state have created "serious challenges" for Arcadia schools over the past 4 years, said AUSD superintendent Joel Shawn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32511
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 4, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 4, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF)
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)
Shawn, Joel
Item ID
32710AN
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West Nile Virus: infected mosquitoes, birds found in San Gabriel Valley. A recent sample of mosquitoes collected in Arcadia have been confirmed to be infected with West Nile Virus, prompting officials to emphasize prevention. There is no vaccine and no treatment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33595
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Fujioka, Kenn
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control
West Nile Virus
Item ID
33790AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District's scores on the California Assessment Program went up in math for all grades this year, but down in reading in the 3rd and 6th grades, while 8th grade students showed an increase in reading. Other figures are also given in the article, as well as a chart of scores for each AUSD school on page A-2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3222
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3130AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gary Southworth, Arcadia Teachers Association president and 5th grade teacher at Highland Oaks Elementary School, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol following an automobile accident that killed a 21 year old University of La Verne student.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper308
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 18, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 18, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
308AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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