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For the first time ever, there is a proficiency examination, which if passed successfully, would permit a student to leave school at 16. A certificate issued by the State will be legally equivalent to a diploma. The student must also have parental approval.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 5, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 5, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2600AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3129AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia students receive diplomas. Class of 1983--Arcadia High School, First Avenue Junior High School, Dana Junior High School, and Foothills Junior High School. Arcadia Tribune staff photos by Jay Hoover and Louis Nunez.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia High School; Dana Junior High School; First Avenue Junior High School; Foothills Junior High School; Graduates; Graduations; Hisey, Steve; Hoover, Jay; Nunez, Louis

Collection: Newspaper Index

Almost $3,000,000 was tentatively awarded three foothill cities from the Federal government under the Public Works and Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, but Arcadia was not included. Arcadia's request for $2,018.400 was denied.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Finance

Item ID: 1561AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3038AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School has placed first in the statewide Bicentennial Competition, a test of student's knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 3002AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Results of state tests taken by 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grade students in Arcadia and surrounding school districts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3104AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A request from a group of parents that the play "Secrets", dealing with AIDS and birth control, be cancelled at Foothills Junior High has been unanimously denied by the Arcadia Board of Education. Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and performed throughout the state, the play was requested by parents at the junior high level after it was shown last year at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Race Relations

Item ID: 3085AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A ninth grade student was arrested after playing with a switch- blade knife during class.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Criminal Behavior

Item ID: 2676AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Results of state tests for students in grades 2, 3, 6 and 12 for Arcadia and neighboring communities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1977

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1977

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3106AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 24,1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 24,1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3117AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

School district gets CAP test scores. Although Arcadia students remained comfortably above the 80th percentile in most categories in California Assessment Program test scores, the influx of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students into the district is having a definite impact. In 1976, there were 63 limited or non-English speaking students in Arcadia school district. As of October 1 this year, 539 students are in the LEP program. 78% of LEP students are Asian; 14 % are Spanish, 2 % European, with the remainder from other cultures. Fifteen languages are represented. See hard copy in Box 51.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1983

Pages: p. A1, A2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1983

Pages: p. A1, A2

Subjects: Arcadia Unified School District; California Assessment Program (CAP) test scores; English proficiency; Languages

Item ID: 34189AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Richard Dana intermediate school to open doors for first time. It is the second educational plant serving 7th and 8th grades, the other being First Avenue School. Dana's first principal is Joseph Bagnall. The modern school was designed by Boyd Georgi and Lee Kline, the same architects who planned the buildings at Camino Grove Elementary. See Also Arcadia Tribune, September 13, 1954, p. 1, Schoolroom doors open tomorrow for 7000 pupils.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1954

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1954

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bagnall, Joseph; Georgi, Boyd; Kline, Lee; Schools-Dana Junior High School; Schools-Dana Middle School

Collection: Newspaper Index

Results of state tests for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grades for Arcadia and 14 other area schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 25, 1976

Pages: p. A-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 25, 1976

Pages: p. A-4

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3105AN

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

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

The school board discussed the possibility of implementing AIDS education at the 7th grade level. There is currently a 2.5 day session in the 10th grade that discusses the problem.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 11, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 11, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2476AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education made firm its plans for the Junior High pupils. First Avenue 8th and 9th graders will attend classes on their own campus, while incoming 7th graders will be divided between Dana and Foothills junior high schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Junior High Schools

Item ID: 3030AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Huntington High School started an Independent Study Program last September. The program is free and open to anyone older than 18 who did not finish their diploma. 75 students are currently enrolled in this successful program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Huntington High School

Item ID: 3026AN

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.

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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

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For the first time ever, there is a proficiency examination, which if passed successfully, would permit a student to leave school at 16. A certificate issued by the State will be legally equivalent to a diploma. The student must also have parental approval.

Arcadia students receive diplomas. Class of 1983--Arcadia High School, First Avenue Junior High School, Dana Junior High School, and Foothills Junior High School. Arcadia Tribune staff photos by Jay Hoover and Louis Nunez.

Almost $3,000,000 was tentatively awarded three foothill cities from the Federal government under the Public Works and Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, but Arcadia was not included. Arcadia's request for $2,018.400 was denied.

The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

Arcadia High School has placed first in the statewide Bicentennial Competition, a test of student's knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.

Results of state tests taken by 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grade students in Arcadia and surrounding school districts.

A ninth grade student was arrested after playing with a switch- blade knife during class.

Results of state tests for students in grades 2, 3, 6 and 12 for Arcadia and neighboring communities.

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.

Results of state tests for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grades for Arcadia and 14 other area schools.

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.

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.

The school board discussed the possibility of implementing AIDS education at the 7th grade level. There is currently a 2.5 day session in the 10th grade that discusses the problem.

The Arcadia Board of Education made firm its plans for the Junior High pupils. First Avenue 8th and 9th graders will attend classes on their own campus, while incoming 7th graders will be divided between Dana and Foothills junior high schools.

Huntington High School started an Independent Study Program last September. The program is free and open to anyone older than 18 who did not finish their diploma. 75 students are currently enrolled in this successful program.

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.