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Arcadia Unified School District to reconsider Apaches as mascot amid online petition drive, officials say it is on agenda. It is a revival of a 20-year-old controversy to remove Apaches name and imagery amid a nationwide movement to erase offensive emblems. Shayan Farooq, a 2013 graduate of Arcadia High School, felt the issue needed to be addressed. Farooq started a petition at Change.org. AUSD spokesperson Ryan Foran said the issue will be addressed in its list of priorities after reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic and recent sexual assault allegations involving current and former students who were video recorded, without consent, having sex. Controversy surrounding the Apaches mascot dates back two decades when Native American activists protested the Apache Joe mascot at Arcadia school board meetings in 1999. Then Principal Martin Plourde sought the White Mountain Apache Tribe's blessing to use the imagery and tribal leaders approved, but many students at Alchesay High School (Arcadia High School's sister school on Apache reservation) found the mascot offensive and urged Plourde to change it. 2018 Arcadia High School graduate Yumei Lin is leading a Facebook group to change the emblem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35782
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Arcadia High School mascot
Farooq, Shayan
Lin, Yumei
Plourde, Martin
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Decades-long debate over Arcadia High School's use of Apache imagery resurfaces. The controversy began in 1997. In the late 1990s, Native American activists threatened to sue Arcadia High School over the use of the Apache mascot. "Apache Joe" mascot is no longer used. In 2020, a year of massive protests and change in the United States, perhaps another look at the logo and name may be in order. Arcadia schools Superintendent David Vannasdall responded, in part, with why Arcadia High School continues to use the Apache name, citing the strong partnership between Arcadia High School and the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who granted the use of their name to the school. He said, regardless of the school's mascot name, he will continue to honor the relationship he and Arcadia High School have with the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is fortunate to call them friends. He believes revisiting this issue on a regular basis is wise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Burstyn, Mark
Farooq, Shayan
Mascots
Native Americans
Vannasdall, David
Wang, Sarah
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Arcadia High School Principal Martin Plourde's attempts at racial sensitivity over the school's use of an Apache mascot have not only left the mascot question unsettled, they have also incensed Los Angeles' Native American community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2000
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2000
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Plourde, Martin
Item ID
18747AN
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Voting on an assembly bill by Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg to ban the use of Indian tribal names by schools could happen as early as today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30325
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Apaches
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Goldberg, Jackie
Indian names
Logos
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Item ID
30511AN
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Arcadia High students are collecting toiletries and other items to aid members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe who were displaced by a massive wildfire. They have formed the "Apache to Apache" drive. Because the high school mascot is the Apache, students have developed a close relationship with the Native Americans who live on a reservation in Arizona.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23959
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Mascot
White Mountain Apaches
Item ID
24159AN
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A member of the White Mountain Apache Tribal Council in Arizona said Friday the Council still accepts the use of the "Apache" nickname by Arcadia High School, despite a local Native American activist's request to condemn it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18502
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
White Mountain Apache Tribal Council
Item ID
18746AN
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Newspaper Index
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More than a mascot. Schools: When a Native American group urged Arcadia High to stop using the Apache as a symbol, officials made it an educational issue to be studied--and decided by--the Student Council. Members of the Arcadia High School Student Council are scheduled today to recommend whether to keep their school mascot, the Apache warrior which has been used for 45 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3268
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
October 28, 1997
Pages
p. B2 w/photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
October 28, 1997
Pages
p. B2 w/photo
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10996AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jackie Goldberg's Assembly Bill 2115 to ban the use of American Indian tribes as mascots was defeated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30345
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
30531AN
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Arcadia Apaches name use is challenged. Sonny Skyhawk challenged The Arcadia School Board to drop the Apache Native American mascot for Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25890
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 1997
Pages
p. 7, 26
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 1997
Pages
p. 7, 26
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
School Board
Skyhawk, Sonny
Item ID
26090AN
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Arcadia High School students come to the aid of Apache Native Americans who suffered losses from a brush fire in Cabecue, Arizona.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30479
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School - Students
Native American Indian Tribes
White Mountain Tribe
Item ID
30666AN
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Assembly Bill 2115 goes to the state legislature. It calls for a ban on using the name Apaches by Arcadia Unified School District sports teams.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30282
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
White Mountain Apache Nation
Item ID
30469AN
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Council opposes tribal mascot bill. Arcadia city council voted to oppose AB 2115 or any other legislation that would block Arcadia High School from using the Apache name and mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30363
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School mascot
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
30550AN
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Martin Plourde, Arcadia High School principal, was recognized at last week's meeting of the Arcadia Unified District's Governing Board, for completing a 3-year program sponsored by the School Leadership Academy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6250
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
June 27, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
June 27, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Plourde, Martin
Item ID
6075AN
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Arcadia High School Principal Martin J. Plourde has been nominated for a 2000 - 2001 Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County BRAVO award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20144
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2001
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2001
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
Subjects
Landes, Tom
Plourde, Martin
Arcadia High School
Item ID
20377AN
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Arcadia High School students are discussing changing the Apache mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10851
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
October 17, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
October 17, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10762AN
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Pro and con discussions on the Apache mascot for Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27177
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
27375AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile on Martin Plourde, Principal of Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25927
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 25, 1997
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 25, 1997
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Plourde, Martin
Principals
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
26127AN
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Martin Plourde is the new principal of Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5293
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 1995
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 1995
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Schools - Employees - Plourde, Martin
Item ID
5161AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia High School Executive Council decided to retain the Apache as school mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7240
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
11108AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article about the Arcadia High School mascot controversy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23231
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native Americans
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
23439AN
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Newspaper Index
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