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The State-administered Federal program which helped supplement reading and math skills for those youngsters with the lowest performances was rejected by a 3-2 vote of the School Board. Voting against were Board members May, Horstman and Clifford; voting for were Fickas and Harvey.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 12, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 12, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2603AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

If the School Board approves, 1976-77 will be the 9th year that Arcadia has participated in Title I funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Primary usage for these federal funds is on those youngsters who fall below the 50th percentile in achievement tests.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-9

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2914AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fire Chief Gene Mahoney, with City Council approval, is instituting an apprentice fireman program, in which the men will take training classes at PCC while actually employees of the Arcadia Fire Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 27, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 27, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1569AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Early Childhood Education program in effect at Camino grove School since last fall has been ranked 19th out of 800 in the State. The program provides funds to expand the program from K through 3rd grade. It is the ultimate goal of California State School Superintendent Wilson Riles that all schools will be able to have ECE.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Camino Grove

Item ID: 2681AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3036AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Since October 1975 a committee of citizens, teachers and administrators have been studying requirements for graduation from high school. They recommend raising the units needed to graduate from 160 to 170. The School Board will vote on this proposal on April 14.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 1, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 1, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2959AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education has been studying the legal status and requirements of driver education. So far driver education has not been offered at Arcadia High School this year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 12, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 12, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2455AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Volunteer aides make the Early Childhood Education program work. the State mandated and funded program aims at giving youngsters from pre-school through the 3rd grade better learning experiences. Camino Grove is the only school in the district with the pilot program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Camino Grove

Item ID: 2680AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Views of two students at Arcadia High School on the question of setting aside a smoking area on campus.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1+

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1+

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2969AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

William McKinley Jr. has been named principal of Maranatha High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1974

Pages: p. A-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1974

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Schools, Private - Maranatha High School

Item ID: 3069AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lack of a scenery shop has forced Arcadia High School to abandon plans for the 1978 musical which was to have "West Side Story."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2962AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Craig Lucas has been chosen the first President of the Arcadia High School Alumni Association.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1974

Pages: p. A-5

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1974

Pages: p. A-5

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School; Lucas, Craig

Item ID: 2952AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lloyd Savage has been announcing Apache football games for the entire 15 years of Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1974

Pages: p. B-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1974

Pages: p. B-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School; Savage, Lloyd

Item ID: 2955AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An addition to the High School Little Theater has been approved for a bid of $67,350. The addition will be used for set design, etc. The $20,000 cost increase over what had been tentatively set did not please the School Board.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 1, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 1, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2964AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Feeling that career counseling should start early, Foothills Junior High has started a program of extensive exposure to many different careers. Involved were many parents, who shared their backgrounds.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Foothills Junior High School

Item ID: 3046AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Christian School has announced its program expansion and plans for the fall and winter.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 22, 1974

Pages: p. A-8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 22, 1974

Pages: p. A-8

Subjects: Schools, Private - Arcadia Christian School

Item ID: 3059AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3037AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Efforts have been made to try to find out whether Arcadia is due for a major county tax reassessment this fall. It appears very possible.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3306AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new director has been hired to take the place of Dave Alstadt, who is moving to direct vocal music. The new man is John Work, currently band director at Pasadena High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School; Alstadt, Dave; Work, John

Item ID: 2957AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Juvenile Diversion Program, a Federally funded group of which Arcadia is a part, seeks to divert students who have been in minor problems from the courts and sent them to counseling and treatment. The program has come in for heavy criticism recently due to high administrative costs.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 13, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 13, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Youth; San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Program

Item ID: 3512AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The State-administered Federal program which helped supplement reading and math skills for those youngsters with the lowest performances was rejected by a 3-2 vote of the School Board. Voting against were Board members May, Horstman and Clifford; voting for were Fickas and Harvey.

If the School Board approves, 1976-77 will be the 9th year that Arcadia has participated in Title I funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Primary usage for these federal funds is on those youngsters who fall below the 50th percentile in achievement tests.

Fire Chief Gene Mahoney, with City Council approval, is instituting an apprentice fireman program, in which the men will take training classes at PCC while actually employees of the Arcadia Fire Department.

Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

Since October 1975 a committee of citizens, teachers and administrators have been studying requirements for graduation from high school. They recommend raising the units needed to graduate from 160 to 170. The School Board will vote on this proposal on April 14.

The Arcadia Board of Education has been studying the legal status and requirements of driver education. So far driver education has not been offered at Arcadia High School this year.

Volunteer aides make the Early Childhood Education program work. the State mandated and funded program aims at giving youngsters from pre-school through the 3rd grade better learning experiences. Camino Grove is the only school in the district with the pilot program.

Views of two students at Arcadia High School on the question of setting aside a smoking area on campus.

William McKinley Jr. has been named principal of Maranatha High School.

Lack of a scenery shop has forced Arcadia High School to abandon plans for the 1978 musical which was to have "West Side Story."

Craig Lucas has been chosen the first President of the Arcadia High School Alumni Association.

Lloyd Savage has been announcing Apache football games for the entire 15 years of Arcadia High School.

An addition to the High School Little Theater has been approved for a bid of $67,350. The addition will be used for set design, etc. The $20,000 cost increase over what had been tentatively set did not please the School Board.

Feeling that career counseling should start early, Foothills Junior High has started a program of extensive exposure to many different careers. Involved were many parents, who shared their backgrounds.

Arcadia Christian School has announced its program expansion and plans for the fall and winter.

Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

Efforts have been made to try to find out whether Arcadia is due for a major county tax reassessment this fall. It appears very possible.

A new director has been hired to take the place of Dave Alstadt, who is moving to direct vocal music. The new man is John Work, currently band director at Pasadena High School.

The Juvenile Diversion Program, a Federally funded group of which Arcadia is a part, seeks to divert students who have been in minor problems from the courts and sent them to counseling and treatment. The program has come in for heavy criticism recently due to high administrative costs.