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Arcadia gets top marks in county API scores. Arcadia Unified School District has three of the top four highest scoring middle schools on the Academic Performance Index. Foothills Middle School ranked first, tied with Huntington Middle School in San Marino. First Avenue Middle School and Dana Middle School also ranked in the top four in Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33611
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--Schools--Middle Schools
Shawn, Joel
Test Scores
Item ID
33806AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Entrance to First Avenue Junior High School (later known as First Avenue Middle School).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1243
Date
1979
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  1 image

Date
1979
Subjects
First Avenue Junior High School
First Avenue Middle School
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1234
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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Distinguished schools for 1996 locally are Arcadia's First Avenue, Foothills and Dana Middle schools and Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5854
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Schools - Foothills Junior High School
Schools - Dana Junior High School
Item ID
5697AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Board of Education selected Genna Helmberger as Arcadia Teacher of the Year for 2003-2004. She is an 8th grade science teacher at Dana Middle School (picture).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32718
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--teachers
Helmberger, Genna
McClain, John
Teacher of the Year
Item ID
32915AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A newly discovered geologic fault has quashed plans for a new gymnasium at Foothills Middle School that would have been shared with the City. The City and school district will now focus on building a gym at Dana Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30903
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Dana Middle School - buildings
Foothills Middle School - buildings
Geologic faults
Gymnasiums
Item ID
31091AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3110
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Junior High Schools
Item ID
3030AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In Arcadia, 8 schools increased their Academic Performance Index (API) scores and two declined. Dana Middle School and First Avenue Middle School were the schools that showed declines in API scores.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30652
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
30840AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia student Raghav Ramanujam, a 6th grader at Foothills Middle School, places third at the 2015 National You Be the Chemist challenge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34233
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Academic competitions
Chemistry
Ramanujam, Raghav
Item ID
34427AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education will study the environmental impact of new uses and the addition of lights at Dana and First Avenue Middle schools and the Arcadia High School softball field.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26887
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board
Lighting
Arcadia High School
Dana Middle School
First Avenue Middle School
Item ID
27087AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dana Middle School students of the month for November 2007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33211
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 17, 2007
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 17, 2007
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Awards
Bai, Lawrence
Dana Middle School
Le, Suong
Su, Ashley
Item ID
33408AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District middle schools First Avenue, Foothills, and Dana, make it to the top 12 of 2018 Niche rankings of public middle schools in the Los Angeles area. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 14, November 2, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35001
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Acker, Benjamin (photo)
Hacking, Daniel (photo)
Issa, Semeen (photo)
Item ID
35191AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The drill team from Dana Junior High School marched off with the sweepstakes award at the 43rd annual Camellia Festival Parade in Temple City, while the band, tall flags and drum major (military) all captured first place trophies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3114
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Dana Junior High School
Item ID
3033AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dana Middle School was announced as one of California's 1997-98 Blue Ribbon Schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15314
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools - Richard Henry Dana Jr. Middle School
Item ID
15873AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has approved funding for outdoor lights at Dana and First Avenue middle schools, but opposed lighting a soccer field at Foothills Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15850
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
16607AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photo taken toward SW at front of Arcadia Grammar School. Possibly was taken after Holly Avenue School was opened. Note tree beyond telephone pole. This is probably large magnolia at First Avenue Junior High School today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs575
Date
c.1927 or 1928
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Date
c.1927 or 1928
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Arcadia Grammar School
First Avenue Junior High School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
571
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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First Avenue Middle School program "Exploratory Wheel" allows students to rotate through four electives--art, drama, industrial technology and home economics--to discover their interests and strengths, in 6th grade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36075
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dana Middle School Drill Team wins awards at United Spirit Association's summer camp. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33313
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Dana Middle School Drill Team
Item ID
33509AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36452
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1983
Pages
p. 1
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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
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Arcadia Unified teachers share what learning looks like in a pandemic. Karalee Nakatsuka, 8th grade history teacher at First Avenue Middle School, discusses remote learning during COVID-19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35855
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
First Avenue Middle School
Nakatsuka, Karalee
Pandemics
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dana Middle School has a new Drill Team director named Joseph Kidd. He is from Georgia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35621
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Kidd, Joseph
Collection
Newspaper Index
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