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Richard Dana intermediate school to open doors for first time. It is the second educational plant serving 7th and 8th grades, the other being First Avenue School. Dana's first principal is Joseph Bagnall. The modern school was designed by Boyd Georgi and Lee Kline, the same architects who planned the buildings at Camino Grove Elementary. See Also Arcadia Tribune, September 13, 1954, p. 1, Schoolroom doors open tomorrow for 7000 pupils.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1954
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1954
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bagnall, Joseph
Georgi, Boyd
Kline, Lee
Schools-Dana Junior High School
Schools-Dana Middle School
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Distinguished schools for 1996 locally are Arcadia's First Avenue, Foothills and Dana Middle schools and Arcadia High School.

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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
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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.

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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
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Newspaper Index
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Items regarding Dana Junior High School

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 19, 1954 p. 1 (named)
September 2, 1954 p. 1 (opens)
September 9, 1954 p. 3 ( " )
December 13, 1956 p. 1 (addition)
August 25, 1958 p. 1 (expansion)
September 29, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
October 10, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
May 22, 1966 p. 3 (Principal Bagnall resigns)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 19, 1954 p. 1 (named)
September 2, 1954 p. 1 (opens)
September 9, 1954 p. 3 ( " )
December 13, 1956 p. 1 (addition)
August 25, 1958 p. 1 (expansion)
September 29, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
October 10, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
May 22, 1966 p. 3 (Principal Bagnall resigns)
Subjects
Schools - Dana Junior High School
Item ID
4226AN
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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.

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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
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Newspaper Index
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District starts moving into new buildings: Dana school nears completion.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1954
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1954
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools-Dana Junior High School
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Newspaper Index
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The Mariner Log, the monthly newspaper of Dana Junior High School, is featured.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 3 photo; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 3 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Schools-Dana Junior High School
Item ID
227AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dana Junior High School Class of 1975 panoramic picture. Students are on a grassy lawn with classrooms and lockers in the background. Five cheerleaders in the first row.

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Date
1975
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Date
1975
Subjects
Dana Junior High School
Students
Physical Description
8 x 24 color
ID
2098
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Photographs
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Dana Middle School was announced as one of California's 1997-98 Blue Ribbon Schools.

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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
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Dana Middle School students released a weather balloon 80,000 feet into the air. It was made of latex and equipped with a tracking device that sent updates every 16 seconds to science teacher Mike Mora's laptop computer. The balloon reached its final resting place near California City, north of Edwards Air Force Base, about 150 miles from its launch point.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Middle Schools--Dana Middle School
Mora, Mike
Science
Item ID
33753AN
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Dana Middle School earned a 1997-1998 National Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education for outstanding performance.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 28, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 28, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Item ID
26522AN
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View across orchestra at Dana Junior High School during graduation exercises.

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Date
c.1954
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Date
c.1954
Subjects
Dana Junior High School
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
1124
Collection
Photographs
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Entrance to First Avenue Junior High School (later known as First Avenue Middle School).

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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
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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.

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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
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Dana Middle School Drill Team wins awards at United Spirit Association's summer camp. Photo.

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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
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Dana Middle School's iconic concrete monument topped by an iron anchor was destroyed and removed this summer to prepare for renovations of the school's courtyard. Former students were upset over the loss, as it represented school pride. Joann Steinmeier, School Board President, said the anchor itself has been preserved and will be showcased in a fenced area in a new, smaller courtyard.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 18, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 18, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Item ID
33329AN
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Dana Middle School has a new Drill Team director named Joseph Kidd. He is from Georgia.

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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
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Police are investigating a crash that severly injured a 13-year-old student at Dana Middle School. No names were released.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile Accident
Dana Middle School
Item ID
26531AN
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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.

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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia teacher Daniel Johns is one of 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year. Johns teaches 7th grade physical education at Dana Middle School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2012
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2012
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Johns, Daniel
Teachers
Item ID
33368AN
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Newspaper Index
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