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Arcadia Unified appoints new Highland Oaks Elementary School principal, Debbie Champion.Champion began her career in Arcadia as a teacher at Holly Avenue Elementary School. She has been with the district for over 25 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36477
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Champion, Debbie
Educators
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Principals
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All Arcadia Unified School District's elementary schools earn historic acclaim in California's coveted 2023 Distinguished Schools Program. The award winning Arcadia elementary schools are Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, alternative learning program Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36428
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 14, 2023
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 14, 2023
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Department of Education
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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26 local schools earn high honors, the 2023 California Distinguished Schools award, including Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School from the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36409
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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Arcadia High School clubs adapt to the pandemic by moving their operations online.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35964
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 1, 2021
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 1, 2021
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School clubs
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Pandemics
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Arcadia High School students see continued success in National Merit Scholarship Program. Twenty Arcadia High School students have earned a spot in the 2021 competition. Over the past 25 years, Arcadia High School has had more than 600 National Merit Scholar semifinalists.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35845
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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11 Arcadia High students named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalis Arcadia High School continues its 28-year streak of seeing a double-digit number of students represented in the renowned National Merit Scholarship Program. This year, 11 Arcadia High students are counted among less than 1% of high school seniors across the nation that have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, who now have the opportunity to vie for one of nearly 7,500 scholarships that collectively total close to $30 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36070
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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Arcadia Unified new student enrollment open now online for 2021-2022 school year using a newly developed digital enrollment system.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35927
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2021
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Vannasdall, David
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Arcadia High School pilots electronic student ID. The school's App Development Team began its pilot program for mobile student IDs utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) scanners in the school library. It has the potential to streamline student identification processes throughout the school district.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 27, 2022
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p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 27, 2022
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Aaron, Jeffrey
Arcadia High School students
Arcadia High School App Development Team
Gazarian, Greg
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Technology
Wang, Hayden
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Assistance League of Arcadia holds annual holiday boutique to fund clothing and school supplies for Operation School Bell Program at the Bargain Box Thrift Shop, 64 East Live Oak Avenue, Arcadia, CA

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36373
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 29, 2022
Pages
p. 9
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 29, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Assistance League of Arcadia
Bargain Box Thrift Shop
Fundraisers
Operation School Bell Program
Organizations
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Arcadia High School Choral Program concludes year with First Annual Choir Night Cafe benefit concert on May 20 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center. 2022 has been a year marked with change, with a new director and a return to in-person performances following distance learning due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Choral Program consists of Concert Choir and Chanteurs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36249
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School Choral Program
Singers
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Obituary/death notice. Note: Thinger was an English teacher at Arcadia High School for 20 years.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2023
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2023
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Thinger, Patricia Fosdick
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Arcadia High School young television newscasters beat virus shutdown. Student journalists work from home to fill void for classmates. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced schools to close but journalism students worked from home to put together an informative, inspiring newscast called The Quarantine, for their more than 3000 classmates who are home during the crisis.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35688
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Foran, Ryan
Journalism
Liu, Andrew
Pandemics
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Arcadia High School offers unique peer mentoring program for students with autism. Upperclass students mentor their peers with autism. The program has been around for six years. Genevieve Huffman, speech pathologist at Arcadia High School, is founder of this program. She explains that autism is a neurobehavioral spectrum disorder that can include a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communications, and others, and also reflects the wide variation in strengths possessed by each person with autism.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36103
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 2021
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 2021
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Autism
Huffman, Genevieve
Peer mentoring programs
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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
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
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Westfield sues Los Angeles County over "unjustifiable" mall closures due to COVID-19. Westfield operates indoor malls in Canoga Park, Culver City, Sherman Oaks, Valencia and Arcadia. The suit alleges monetary losses and non-monetary losses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35814
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2020
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2020
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Davis, Muntu
Ferrer, Barbara
Lawsuits
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Villanueva, Alex
Westfield Santa Anita
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Live Oak Library reopens new space at a new address. Previously located at 4153 East Live Oak Avenue in Arcadia, it is now 1.1 miles to the west at 22 West Live Oak Avenue. It has undergone a $7.3 million refurbishment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36003
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Dilley, Denise
Live Oak Library
Los Angeles County Public Libraries
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Los Angeles County residents ages 65 and over can now register for COVID-19 vaccines.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35895
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2021
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2021
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Public Health
Vaccines
Viruses
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Former Mayor, students reflect on continuing controversy over Apache imagery use at Arcadia High School.1342 people have signed petition to stop its use as a mascot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Flanders, Jill
Mascots
Native Americans
Plourde, Martin
Vannasdall, David
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Pasadena parents speak on tirade of San Rafael Elementary School (in Pasadena) Principal Rudy Ramirez, an Arcadia resident. Pasadena Unified School District trustees meet in closed session but take no action; rant over janitor's arrest by Pasadena police videotaped. See also "Mayor Gordo defends critical letter," Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A6, August 20, 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36312
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Gordo, Victor
Ramirez, Rudy
San Rafael Elementary School
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Officials urge students to seek out new program that addresses mental health crisis in Los Angeles County schools. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn urges students to take advantage of the county's School Threat Assessment Response Team (START) program, which helps assess and respond to potential school threats. The campaign's tagline, "If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't" was developed through focus groups at Saugus and Arcadia High Schools. People can access START by telephone at 213-739-5565 or email: START@dmh.lacounty.gov to connect with a mental health professional.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36478
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2023
Pages
p. A4, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2023
Pages
p. A4, A5
Subjects
Hahn, Janice
Mental health
School violence
Social issues
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