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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
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p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2023
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p. 16
Subjects
Champion, Debbie
Educators
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Principals
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Holly Avenue Elementary School named as a 2020 California Distinguished School for the second time in three years by the California Department of Education.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35674
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
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p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
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p. 6
Subjects
Elementary schools
Holly Avenue Elementary School
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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
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
First Avenue Middle School
Nakatsuka, Karalee
Pandemics
Teachers
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Local school districts just say 'no' to physical school reopenings. Last week, the L.A. County Department of Public Health and the L.A. County Office of Education (LACOE) issued new guidelines and protocols for opening K-12 schools in the new academic year. Public Health stated that, given current health data, we must all prepare to remain in a remote learning environment in the new school year. In response to the feedback from a survey, Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) will offer a 100% online option in the core curriculum for K-12 students during the upcoming school year. “This online option will vary from the emergency remote learning model that was temporarily in place for Spring 2020 and have increased live interaction as a foundational feature,” PUSD officials said. “We cannot and will not take chances with the health and safety of our students and staff. Pasadena Unified will open in a 100% distance learning model on Aug. 17,” Superintendent Brian McDonald said. The Arcadia Unified School District has been planning multiple contingencies for their reopening plan that will allow the district to flex and adjust plans as guided by Public Health and LACOE. On Thursday, Arcadia Unified School District announced it will be utilizing distance learning to start the year. Their full update is on the district’s Facebook page and website.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35820
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 2020
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Arcadia Unified School District
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Viruses
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
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p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School Choral Program
Singers
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For the first time in two years, the Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF) Summer School Program for 2022 will happen in person for all grade levels. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, summer school had to be conducted virtually during the summers of 2020 and 2021. As for health and safety, summer school has been adapted in accordance with the health guidelines and regulations that Arcadia Unified School District follows.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36241
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
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p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
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p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Arcadia Unified School District
Summer school
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Arcadia Unified School District has a Latino Literacy middle school program. Nearly seven years ago, the Latino Literacy program started at the elementary school level by Alejandra Worozaken, Catherine Merel and Andrea Mendoza. Then four years ago, the program expanded to the middle school level and Perlita Guzman has been working hard since then to get Latino families to meet weekly for six weeks. All families have the opportunity to learn from various speakers and specialists about topics such as college admissions, high school, trending topics about today's youth, and life experiences in general.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35658
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2020
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Guzman, Perlita
Literacy
Mendoza, Andrea
Merel, Catherine
Worozaken, Alejandra
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Parents demand schools reopen but is it safe during the pandemic? Teacher vaccinations are important but not a prerequisite for reopening, CDC says--at least in elementary schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35926
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2021
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p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Foran, Ryan
Pandemics
Public Health
Schools
Teachers
Vaccines
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Arrest made in Arcadia High School sexual assault investigation. 18-year-old former Arcadia High School student Dylan Chan has been arrested on allegations of sexual assault involving current and past students at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35767
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, Dylan
Crime and Criminals
Sexual assaults
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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
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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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Parents protest Arcadia Unified School District's alleged lack of pandemic precautions for a safe return to class. Thus far, there have been no coronavirus-COVID-19 transmissions in Arcadia schools. The parents have outlined a 9 point list of guidelines they hope the district might consider, including online learning and instruction, enhanced testing and cleaning, social distancing for elementary schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36039
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 26, 2021
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Illnesses
Pandemics
Protests
Public Health
Safety
Schools
Viruses
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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
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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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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
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p. 3
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
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Highland Oaks Elementary School's Club program connects students with interests and friends. Baton Twirling Club, Coding Club, Food Crafts Club, and Hawks Nest Community Building Club, are just a sample of the over 20 clubs offered there. Patricia Mattera, now in her 7th year as Highland Oaks Principal, first gained inspiration for the student clubs from her previous work experience.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36330
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2022
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p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2022
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p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Mattera, Patricia
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Arcadia Unified Launches Mental Health Mondays. As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the Arcadia Unified School Districts (AUSD) has decided to launch Mental Health Mondays. Each Monday, for the remainder of the school year, AUSD will provide mental health resources to help support everyone navigating the coronavirus pandemic and school closures simultaneously. In addition to helping support students, these resources are also available to AUSD parents, staff, and community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35709
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Mental health
Pandemics
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Arcadia High School offers unique courses to provide further collegiate opportunity. For over 50 years, Arcadia High School has offered a variety of Career Technical Education (CTE) courses, allowing students to gain hands-on experience, such as in graphic design, engineering, computer science, dance, stagecraft, video production, and sports medicine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36201
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 10, 2022
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 10, 2022
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p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Genite, Breanne
Mu, Ing
Nielsen, Matthew
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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
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p. 2
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36364
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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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Local school districts provide more detailed plans for in-person learning. Arcadia Unified School District will start in-person classes for Transitional Kindergarten through 5th grades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35940
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 11, 2021
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 11, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Public Health
Elementary schools
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Arcadia Unified School District's Profiles in Excellence returns as an in-person ceremony after a 2-year halt due to the pandemic. Profiles in Excellence recognizes 12 certificated staff and 12 classified staff. The recipients reflect the district's tagline--Imagine, Inspire and Inquire--and go above and beyond in helping the students, teachers, families and the entire district. Photo of the recipients.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36230
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 28, 2022
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p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 28, 2022
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Awards, honors, recognitions
Counselors
Educators
Teachers
Perez, Stephanie
Hryciw, Kevin
Vannasdall, David
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