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1. Lay corner stone for this fine high school tomorrow. News photo and caption, n,d, (circa 1926?) - completed 1928.

2. Fifty-Seventh Annual Commencement Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School, June 1951. Last commencement for combined high school.

3. Arcadia students had been attending high school in Monrovia since 1920. History of Monrovia City High School by Thelma Thompson, former English teacher there.

4. Union High School at Monrovia. Photo and caption from rotogravure section of early Los Angeles Times (?) , n.d.

5. The Wildcat. Copy of school paper dated November 5, 1943. Gift received June 1980.

6. Copy of mid-year graduation program and commencement, January 28, 1943. Copied from the original loaned by Vera Van Houten Iwaaden in September 1980.

7. Help Arcadia Get Justice. Copy of hand bill for Arcadians opposing bond election for funds for a unified district. States that Arcadians pay a disproportionate amount - 41% of taxes with only 80 pupils in school against 330 from Monrovia and 25 from Duarte. April 1923.

8. Bulletin and Catalogue of Information, 1937. Copied from original in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, p.101.

9. The Foothill School Bulletin, February 1938. Copied from original in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, p.99.

10. The Foothill School Bulletin, January 1939. Copied from the original in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #3.

11. The High School Bulletin, April 1940. Copied from original in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, p.91.

12. Directory of Schools 1937-38. Copied from the original in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, p.97.

13. Parent-Teacher Association of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School annual dues envelope for 50 cents c/o Lorna Frey. (Found in the American Rose Annual for 1948)

14. Girls Physical Education Department towel receipt dated January 24, 1944.

15. Welcome to High School, map of the school and The Merit System. 3pgs

16. MAD Forty Year Reunion book for class of 1948. 2 copies

17. Monrovia Arcadia Duarte High School Catalog of Information dated January 11, 1944.

18. MAD Wildcats . Three decals (transfers). c. 1943

19. MAD Information for New Girls. c. 1944.

20. Notepad and stationery pages of "The Wildcat" school newspaper.

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Schools - High Schools - Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte

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220AF

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1. Thirty-second annual commencement - Monrovia High School, 1926. Copy of complete program, copied from original loaned by Adrian Winkler in January 1981. note: before M.A.D. was built, Arcadia students went to Monrovia H.S.

2. Monrovia High School history, from book The Schools in Our Town by Monrovia Students Past and Present, edited by E. Louise Osbrink, including cover image and some history of M.A.D. High School (Monrovia Arcadia Duarte H.S.), 2004.

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Schools - High Schools - Monrovia High School

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221AF

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1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka.

2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 2012, for the Arcadia Performing Arts Center at Arcadia High School, including floor plan. (2 copies). With invitation.

3. List of inaugural events at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Email dated October 3, 2012.

4. What happened to auditorium money? A history of fundraising efforts over the years from 1977 to current, for building a performing arts center auditorium. Advocates of it were Charles Gilb, Gloria Horstman, Joe Sargis, Gary Kovacic, George Fasching, Craig Lucas, John Murphy, Mickey Segal. Arcadia Weekly, January 26, 2012.

5. Invitation to the inaugural concert and benefit at the Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Arcadia High School, 180 Campus Drive, October 27, 2012. Two copies.

6. Program from The Drowsy Chaperone, the first musical by the Arcadia High School Theatre Department to be presented at the new Performing Arts Center, March 21-23, 2013. Director Steven Volpe.

7. Program from The Man Who Came to Dinner, November 14-16, 2013.

8. Poster of 4 musical acts performing in 2014: Air Supply, America, Susan Egan, The Temptations.

9. Program and postcard advertisement for "Alice in Wonderland, November 20-22, 2014.

10. Arcadia Stage Presents "Curtains." Director Steven Volpe, Musical Director Dr. Stephen Pu. March 20-22, 2014.

11. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2014-2015 Season brochure.

12. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2015-2016 Season brochure.

13. A) Arcadia Performing Arts Center 2015 season poster Three Dog Night, Four Tops, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dick Fox's Doo Wop Extravaganza. B) 2015-2016 season poster Abbamania and Night Fever, Herb Albert & Lani Hall, Hiroshima, Daniel Ho.

14. Arcadia Stage presents Thoroughly Modern Millie, a musical. March 17-28, 2016. Program and postcard.

15. Arcadia Stage Theatre Company presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory program. November 15, 2018-November 17, 2018. Produced by Steven Volpe, directed by Whitney Labarge, Musical Director Stephen Pu.

16. Maki Hsieh is honored 22nd District's Woman of the Year, by May S. Ruiz, Arcadia Weekly, May 15, 2019.

17. Double sided poster for concerts 1. American in the Valley: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash, June 22, 2019. 2. Makoto Taiko "Momentum 20th Anniversary Concert," June 8, 2019 and June 9, 2019, featuring Shoji Kameda, Koji Nakamura, Rachel Radich, Kozue Matsumoto.

18.Identification tag for Arcadia Lunar New Year Festival, 2019 (Chinese holiday). 2019 Team. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation.

19.Arcadia Stage Theatre Company: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [program]. November 16, 17, 18, 2023. Written and directed by Whitney LaBarge, Choreographer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, Musical director, Allen Everman.

20.Arcadia Stage Theatre Company: Legally Blonde, the Musical [program]. March 14, 15, 16, 2024. Directed by Steven Volpe, Choreographer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, Musical director, Allen Everman.

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Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)

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300AF

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