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Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent Joel Shawn will retire this year. He has been with the district since 2005.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33788
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2014
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--employees
Educators
Shawn, Joel
Item ID
33983AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Students at Holly Avenue Elementary School can choose the traditional September-June schedule or attend year-round classes with 4 shorter breaks, instead of the three-month summer vacation. The new schedule has the usual 180 days, but includes 4 sessions of about 9 weeks and breaks as long as 20 days.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4495
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 1995
Pages
p. H2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 1995
Pages
p. H2
Subjects
Schools - Holly Avenue Elementary School
Item ID
4371AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District hires four new principals. They are Tom Bruce (First Avenue Middle School), Teresa Oakdale (Holly Avenue Elementary School), Ben Acker (Foothills Middle School), and Lauren Leahy (Hugo Reid Elementary School). The new hires come soon after David Vannasdall became the district superintendent in May.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Acker, Ben
Arcadia Unified School District employees
Bruce, Tom
Leahy, Lauren
Oakdale, Teresa
Item ID
34109AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fred Peritone, Arcadia High School history teacher and San Gabriel Valley Mets baseball coach, is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper208
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 1993
Pages
p. 6 photo; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 1993
Pages
p. 6 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Peritone, Fred
Item ID
208AN
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Newspaper Index
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Camino Grove elementary teacher Patricia Ann Baltz will be one of 60 teachers profiled by the Disney Channel. 36 finalists will be culled from the 60 teachers profiled, and each will receive an honorarium of $2500. Disney will also award one additional cash prize of $25,000 to an "Outstanding Teacher of 1993." The teacher's school will receive $25,000 and the school district $10,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper217
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1993
Pages
p. 3; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1993
Pages
p. 3; Highlander section
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Baltz, Patricia Ann
Item ID
217AN
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Newspaper Index
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The family of Kelly Salomone, a 21 year old University of La Verne student who was killed when a car driven by Gary Southworth, 45, slammed into her vehicle on December 12, has started a letter writing campaign urging people to pressure the state into taking away his teaching credential. School Board members defended their decision to allow Southworth to return to the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper209
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 1993
Pages
p. A-6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 1993
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
209AN
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Newspaper Index
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Patricia Ann "Pann" Baltz, 44, of Camino Grove Elementary School, is sharing the Walt Disney Co. Outstanding Teacher of 1993 award after a ballot mix-up awarded it solely to a Texas teacher. She will receive a $25,000 honorarium, $25,000 for Camino Grove, and $10,000 for the school district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper988
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Baltz, Patricia Ann
Item ID
988AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 60 parents, teachers, and students staged an emotional show of solidarity for teacher Gary Southworth, who began a 1-year jail sentence in connection with a car crash that killed a 21 year old La Verne woman, on December 12, 1992. He pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and 2 counts of felony drunk driving.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
239AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The state Department of Education has revised its Academic Performance Index rankings. Arcadia Unified School District revisions were: Baldwin Stocker Elementary from 4 to 7; Highland Oaks Elementary from 7 to 8; and Holly Avenue Elementary from 8 to 7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25196
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Academic Performance Index
Item ID
25392AN
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Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Middle School celebrated the life of one of its teachers, 25-year-old Jennifer Castillo, who died unexpectedly earlier this month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25135
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Middle School
Castillo, Jennifer
Item ID
25330AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sandra Ragusa, Foothills Junior High music teacher, is also a talented flutist who toured in Italy last summer. She is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper152
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-8 photo; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-8 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Ragusa, Sandra
Item ID
152AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Television show “Trading Spaces” transforms teachers’ lounges at First Avenue Middle School and Holly Avenue Elementary School. Shown in photo “Trading Spaces” host Paige Davis and Arcadia Unified School District educators Karalee Nakatsuka, Megan Forbes, Regina Ringo and Teresa Oakland. The show airs on the TLC network.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35427
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A11
Subjects
Davis, Paige
First Avenue Middle School
Forbes, Megan
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Oakland, Teresa
Oosterhouse, Carter
Ringo, Regina
Television shows-Trading Spaces
Yip, Vern
Item ID
35619AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A tentative trial date of July 23 has been set for Arcadia High School English teacher Phillip Sutliff who has been accused of multiple sex crimes against a former student.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30563
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - teachers
Crime and Criminals
Sex crimes
Sutliff, Phillip
Trials
Item ID
30751AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Upland resident Rick Gomez, 41, has been appointed to the position of deputy City Manager and Development Services Director. Gomez has worked for 18 years in municipal government for Rancho Cucamonga, Lewis Homes of California and FORMA, a planning consulting firm.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4467
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Employees- Gomez, Rick
Item ID
4343AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Marco Antonio Irigoyen of West Covina has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for lewd conduct with a minor. He was a fourth grade teacher at Rio Hondo Elementary School in Arcadia. He pleaded no contest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30597
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Irigoyen, Marco Antonio
Lewd conduct
Rio Hondo Elementary School
Item ID
30785AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Phillip Sutliff, 34, of Azusa, an Arcadia High School English teacher, has been arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes against a former student.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Educators
Sutliff, Phillip
Item ID
30431AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Barbara Kissell has a collection of over 200 "Wizard of Oz" collectibles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5669
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1995
Pages
p. D1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1995
Pages
p. D1 photo
Subjects
Kissell, Barbara
Item ID
5520AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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