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Long-time resident J. Lyle Cunningham, Arcadia Citizen of the Year in 1983 and former president of the Arcadia Rotary Club, died on December 15th at Methodist Hospital of natural causes. He was 82. Mr. Cunningham was actively involved in the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, the Arcadia Red Cross, the Church of the Good Shepherd and Arcadians for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1403
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1989
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p. A-2
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Cunningham, J. Lyle
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1402AN
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The Arcadia School Board accepted $26,365 in state funding to prevent alcohol and drug use among elementary school students. The money, available on 1/0/90, is being allocated under the Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education Program (CADPE), targeting 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in every district in California.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Schools - Elementary Schools
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2698AN
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Arcadia High School students accepted a third-place trophy for their performance in the 40th Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon. The third-place award is for the North Los Angeles County region. Countywide, Arcadia ranked ninth, compared with its fourth-place finish in 1988.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3076
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Schools - Arcadia High School
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2998AN
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Last year, Foothills Junior High students raised $800 for the Peace Corps to go to Lamotrek Atoll, Micronesia, an island in the South Pacific. The Peace Corps Partnership Program allows American schools, clubs and organizations to fund small projects, typically less than $1500. The money will be used to construct a basketball court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3134
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
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p. A-1
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Schools - Foothills Junior High School
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3050AN
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Susan Clavey, the mother of Tanya Clavey (the 16-year old girl who died following a 400-foot plunge off the Santa Anita Canyon Road) asked the Arcadia City Council to close the road's gate at dusk to prevent further fatalities. The gate, normally locked at 10 PM, was unlocked when the accident occurred at 10:15 PM.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1989
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p. A-1
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Streets - Chantry Flat Road
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3282AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District again ranked among the top 10% of statewide districts in the latest California Assessment Program (CAP) results. CAP scores were based on tests given to 3rd and 6th grade students last May in math, reading, and writing as well as tests given to 8th-graders in reading, math, history and science.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1989
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"p. A-1, 2"
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1989
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"p. A-1, 2"
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Schools - Test Scores
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3127AN
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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Unified School District
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2154AN
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About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Unified School District
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2153AN
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The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2174
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Unified School District
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2152AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District has about 130 new elementary school students this year, prompting district officials to hire 4 new teachers, combine classes and add portable classrooms.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
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2909AN
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Herb Fletcher, 71, a longtime Arcadian best known for questioning city government, advising local newspapers and comforting senior citizens, died of a heart attack at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1621
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Fletcher, Herb
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1620AN
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Arcadian Gary A. Lorden, professor of mathematics at the California Institute of Technology and a Caltech faculty member for 21 years, has been appointed the Institute's Vice President for Student Affairs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1965
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1989
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p. A-1
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Lorden, Gary A.
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1960AN
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency recently made several changes in its relocation rules that serve as guidelines to move residents and businesses to comparable sites when the city purchases their locations for redevelopment purposes. The new rules, which go into effect January 1, were prompted by new changes in state law and the need for smoother transition periods during relocations.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1989
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p. A-1
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Community Redevelopment
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1340AN
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In essay tests given to California seniors last December, Arcadia students scored 273 on a scale of 400, compared to a national average of 250. However, when compared to similar districts such as Beverly Hills, San Marino and La Canada, Arcadia is ranked in only the 23rd percentile, meaning that 77% of the districts scored higher. This is of interest since San Marino had the highest score in the state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3218
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Schools - Test Scores
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3126AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education is considering a new policy that gives students the right to refuse to dissect animals on moral grounds. Such students will have their teachers assign alternative educational projects.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1989
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p. A-1
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School Board
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2479AN
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Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Unified School District
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2151AN
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Qualified low and moderate-income homeowners may receive up to $7500 for the rehabilitation of single-family owner-occupied homes through the Arcadia Planning Dept.'s Housing Rehabilitation Program. This program is financed with Community Development Block Grant Funds, and monies are available on a first-come first-served basis through June 30, 1990.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 20, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 20, 1989
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p. A-1
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Housing Rehabilitation Program
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1849AN
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Amy Nelson and Kathleen Ashenfelter, both 16,toured the Soviet Union for 3 weeks with the People to People Friendship Caravan, a program which takes 1600 American youths to 50 Soviet cities. It is the largest student educational program in the history of the US and USSR.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 16, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 16, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Nelson, Amy
Ashenfelter, Kathleen
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2013AN
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Russell J. Ribb, former superintendent for the Hacienda-La Puente Unified School District, has been named to serve as Arcadia's interim school superintendent. Elaine Boyce of the School Service of California, a Sacramento-based consulting firm, has been hired to recruit a new superintendent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3186
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Schools - Superintendent - Ribb, Russell
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3095AN
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Dr. Stephen Goldstone, Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent, is leaving his post here for a similar position in Chino. He says it is an advancement for him since Chino has about 23,000 students, compared to Arcadia's 7500.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30 ,1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30 ,1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Schools - Superintendent - Goldstone, Stephen A.
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3094AN
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