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Insurance premiums for the Arcadia School District leaped from $68,000 in 1984085 to $255,000 this year, a rise of 375%.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Insurance

Item ID: 3029AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A former Arcadia High School teacher challenged in small claims court the new contract between Arcadia instructors and the school district, maintaining the contract is unfair to individuals who retired just before the start of the current school year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2778AN

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

A curriculum change instituted by the Arcadia Board of Education means there will be 10 more science classes offered in September for Arcadia High School students.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2987AN

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.

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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

Description of the activities of the High School's TV technology class. Programs are written, produced and performed by students for broadcast over the school's two television channels.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2979AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

To save Arcadia High School $41,500 a year on energy costs, the Board of Education has selected the firm Pacific Energen, Inc. to design a joint electricity-generating & hot water-producing system for the school.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2989AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Board of Education members appeared somewhat disappointed at the disclosure that only 40% of those high school students eligible to take the voluntary anti-drug urinalysis tests are participating in the program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 3020AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Declining enrollment over the past few years has hurt the Arcadia school system financially, since income is based on attendance. The 1984-85 budget totals over $20 million. Last year the school district went $300,000 over budget. Cuts will have to be made to accommodate the finances for the upcoming school year, but they will mainly be made in areas outside the classroom.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 5, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 5, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2932AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School students scored will above the national average on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. The scores were higher than last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3111AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dolly McLain has retired after 23 years of service with the Arcadia Unified School District. For the last 17 years she has worked as secretary to the Superintendent and the Board of Education.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees - McLain, Dolly

Item ID: 2854AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In the face of astronomical insurance rates, Arcadia is seriously examining joining other cities to form what would in effect be a small insurance company. Arcadia Finance Director, Jerry Shuster, said the insurance rate for 1985-86 shot up 500% from costs last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Insurance

Item ID: 1868AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Both the Board of Education and the City Council have denied $1.5 million in claims against them filed by Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. O'Brien, parents of Timothy Sean O'Brien who was struck and killed by an automobile as he was crossing Campus Drive last November 6th.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 5AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Twelve seniors out of 783 were denied diplomas because of their failure to pass a battery of state-mandated basic skills tests. They are the first to be denied diplomas under the Pupil Proficiency Law of 1976. Arcadia's test requires ninth grade level competency.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2977AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School had a ceremony unveiling a new semi-truck & tailer which has been purchased by the Arcadia Unified School District to carry the instruments of the Arcadia High Marching Band.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 3014AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Associated Student Body of Arcadia High School has overspent $28,676 and will have to devise a scheme to recover their losses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2990AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An engineering firm has been hired to consult for the Arcadia Unified School District in planning and construction of an all-weather track at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 2, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 2, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2985AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Educational Foundation has provided the Arcadia Unified School District with approximately $45,000 needed to create a new science laboratory at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2983AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The School Board approved an $18.8 million budget that represents a 2% increase over last years figures. The driver training program was not included in the budget.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 6, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2641AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education has begun the process of finding a new superintendent of Arcadia schools. Elbert Souders, current superintendent who announced his retirement last spring, will leave the district in June 1985. The Board has hired Dr. Elaine Boyce of School Services of California, Inc. to coordinate recruitment and selection process.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Superintendent

Item ID: 3092AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Insurance premiums for the Arcadia School District leaped from $68,000 in 1984085 to $255,000 this year, a rise of 375%.

A former Arcadia High School teacher challenged in small claims court the new contract between Arcadia instructors and the school district, maintaining the contract is unfair to individuals who retired just before the start of the current school year.

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.

A curriculum change instituted by the Arcadia Board of Education means there will be 10 more science classes offered in September for Arcadia High School students.

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

Description of the activities of the High School's TV technology class. Programs are written, produced and performed by students for broadcast over the school's two television channels.

To save Arcadia High School $41,500 a year on energy costs, the Board of Education has selected the firm Pacific Energen, Inc. to design a joint electricity-generating & hot water-producing system for the school.

Arcadia Board of Education members appeared somewhat disappointed at the disclosure that only 40% of those high school students eligible to take the voluntary anti-drug urinalysis tests are participating in the program.

Arcadia High School students scored will above the national average on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. The scores were higher than last year.

Dolly McLain has retired after 23 years of service with the Arcadia Unified School District. For the last 17 years she has worked as secretary to the Superintendent and the Board of Education.

In the face of astronomical insurance rates, Arcadia is seriously examining joining other cities to form what would in effect be a small insurance company. Arcadia Finance Director, Jerry Shuster, said the insurance rate for 1985-86 shot up 500% from costs last year.

Both the Board of Education and the City Council have denied $1.5 million in claims against them filed by Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. O'Brien, parents of Timothy Sean O'Brien who was struck and killed by an automobile as he was crossing Campus Drive last November 6th.

Twelve seniors out of 783 were denied diplomas because of their failure to pass a battery of state-mandated basic skills tests. They are the first to be denied diplomas under the Pupil Proficiency Law of 1976. Arcadia's test requires ninth grade level competency.

Arcadia High School had a ceremony unveiling a new semi-truck & tailer which has been purchased by the Arcadia Unified School District to carry the instruments of the Arcadia High Marching Band.

The Associated Student Body of Arcadia High School has overspent $28,676 and will have to devise a scheme to recover their losses.

An engineering firm has been hired to consult for the Arcadia Unified School District in planning and construction of an all-weather track at Arcadia High School.

The Arcadia Educational Foundation has provided the Arcadia Unified School District with approximately $45,000 needed to create a new science laboratory at Arcadia High School.

The School Board approved an $18.8 million budget that represents a 2% increase over last years figures. The driver training program was not included in the budget.