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About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2175
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2153AN
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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2176
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2154AN
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Newspaper Index
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After extending the filing deadline due to a lack of candidates, the School District has four candidates running for the two open seats on the board.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2611
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Item ID
2552AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $7,500 grant from the Arcadia Auditorium Foundation will provide performing arts opportunities for students of all grade levels in the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper467
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1987
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Auditorium Foundation
Auditoriums
Item ID
467AN
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Newspaper Index
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Climaxing a 16-month battle, the state Board of Education in Sacramento voted 9-0 to deny a petition by a group of Sierra Madre parents to have the city join the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2177
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2155AN
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Though Arcadia Unified School District has had to cut back on employees due to lack of money from the state, it will soon hire and elementary school counselor thanks to some imaginative use of state grant money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2858
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2788AN
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Arcadia could build a multi-purpose Senior Citizen Center for $1.5 million plus the cost of the property, according to a report submitted to the City Council by Warren Shaw, chairman of the Arcadia Senior Citizen's Commission. The report indicated that most of the money would come from state and federal sources, but that Arcadia would need to chip in at least $225,000 of matching funds. The center is necessary, Shaw said, due to a current lack of senior citizen facilities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3257
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3161AN
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Newspaper Index
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Warren and Mildred Shaw hosted their own 55th wedding anniversary party at the Performing Arts Center in Duarte recently.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1992
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1992
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p. A-3
Subjects
Shaw, Warren
Shaw, Mildred
Item ID
94AN
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Arcadia Board of Education has authorized the administration to enter into an agreement with Performing Tree Inc. to provide Arts-in-Education programs for all schools within the district during the 1983-84 school year. Supt. Elb Souders said he would ask the Arcadia Auditorium Foundation to pick up the $2000 cost.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2677
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 20, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 20, 1983
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2613AN
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Ernie Harrington, principal of Santa Anita Elementary School has retired. He joined the district staff in 1950 as a fourth grade teacher. Santa Anita School will not be opening in the fall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2921
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Harrington, Ernie
Item ID
2848AN
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As it now stands, there will be no busing service for Arcadia students this fall due to Proposition 13 cutbacks. The Superintendent and School Board are still seeking a solution to the problem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2630
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2569AN
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The Arcadia Gateway Center, considered the first major element in the city's redevelopment project, has opened. The $22 million facility is located on Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1658
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
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p. B-5 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
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p. B-5 photo
Subjects
Gateway Center
Item ID
1657AN
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The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2174
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2152AN
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First Avenue Junior High was one of 3 area schools to receive the state Dept. of Education's Distinguished High School and Middle School Awards. Arcadia's Foothill Jr. High received the award in 1988. The other winners included San Marino High School and the L. A. County High School for the Arts at Cal State Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3128
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3045AN
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The school board has begun studying the proposed $17.4 million budget. It does not include salary increases. The budget includes all eight elementary schools. Depending on the election, two schools may be closed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2703
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Budget
Item ID
2638AN
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Apparent violations of state laws prior to 1978 are costing the Arcadia School District $250,000 at a time when it is already having to squeeze $1 million from its program just to maintain a balanced budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3015
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2939AN
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A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2310
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1985
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Civic Center
Item ID
2273AN
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Newspaper Index
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There will be no summer school in the Arcadia Unified School District due to the passage of Proposition 13 limiting property taxes to 1 percent of the assessed valuation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3177
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1978
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Summer School
Item ID
3087AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2747
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Camino Grove
Item ID
2680AN
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Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2173
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2151AN
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Newspaper Index
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