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Class of 2023 graduations happening in Arcadia include: June 1-Arroyo Pacific Academy graduation at Arroyo Pacific Academy, 325 North Santa Anita Avenue. June 8-Arcadia High School graduation at Santa Anita Park Racetrack, 285 West Huntington Drive. Also, June 6-Gabrielino High School (located in San Gabriel) graduation will be held at Santa Anita Park Racetrack.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arroyo Pacific Academy
Graduations
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2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade's Rose Court profiled with their hobbies. Sahanna Rajinikanthan, one of the Royal Court, is from Arcadia and enjoys baking. She made it to the state championship for the VEX Robotics Competition and enjoys volunteering as a singing coach in the language of Araneri, passing on her Indian culture to her students.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2023
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Baligh, Salia
Ballard, Bella
Denoncourt, Zoe
Cortez-Peralta, Michelle
Crick, Adrian
Rajinikanthan, Sahanna
Rose queens
Wittenberg, Uma
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The top ten San Gabriel Valley high school baseball teams will compete in the Arcadia Elks Tournament starting tomorrow. The top ten includes teams from Arcadia High School, Alhambra High School, Monrovia High School, Maranatha High School, St. Francis High School, Temple City High School, Gabrielino High School, San Marino High School, South Pasadena High School, and La Canada High School. Pictured are Arcadia High School pitcher/short stop Garrett Tuck, first baseman Tim Smoley, and pitcher Bryce Rutherford.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C3
Subjects
Arcadia Elks Tournament
Arcadia High School sports
Boys basketball
Rutherford, Bryce
Smoley, Tim
Tuck, Garrett
Item ID
31591AN
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Magna Entertainment Corp, owner of Santa Anita Park, is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the State of California. The lawsuit alleges that the compacts between Governor Schwarzenegger and five Indian tribes is illegal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29137
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Magna Entertainment Corp.
Santa Anita Park
Lawsuits
Gaming
Slots
Native American tribes
Item ID
29322AN
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This article describes Arcadia history at a glance, starting from 1771, when Shoshonean Indians occupied the area of today's Arcadia, to April, 1977, when the new City Council Chambers that cost $903,000 was dedicated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia history - 1771-1977
Item ID
31948AN
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
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p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
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Councilman Gary Kovacic has suggested that Arcadia establish a sister city relationship with Whiteriver, the main community on the White Mountain Indian Reservation, upon which the White Mountain Apache Tribe live.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Apache Nation
Native American Indian Tribes
Sister cities
White Mountain Indian Reservation
Whiteriver (City)
Item ID
30671AN
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Jackie Goldberg's Assembly Bill 2115 to ban the use of American Indian tribes as mascots was defeated.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
30531AN
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Voting on an assembly bill by Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg to ban the use of Indian tribal names by schools could happen as early as today.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
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p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Apaches
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Goldberg, Jackie
Indian names
Logos
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Item ID
30511AN
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The U. S. Commission on Civil Rights has called for an end to the use of Indian names as mascots by non-Indian schools, colleges and universities.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 14, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 14, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
20737AN
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The Apaches are here to stay. The Arcadia High Student Exectuvie Council announced that the school will maintain the the Apache Indian as the Arcadia High School mascot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Peschiutta, Claudia
Item ID
26103AN
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Arcadia High School's Student Executive council convened behind closed doors last week to cast its vote on whether the Apache mascot is insulting to American Indians or is a tradition which should remain at the school. They present their vote to the School Board on Tuesday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10909AN
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Bill Connolly, 67, has closed his White Eyes Indian Shop, located south of Huntington Drive on First Avenue. First opened in 1964, the property was sold to Don Ta of Alhambra, who plans to open a real estate office.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
White Eyes Indian Shop
Item ID
848AN
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Arcadia in 1989 is a changing city. Officials estimate Asians now comprise 15 to 17 % of the population and 27% of the student body. Minorities, including Hispanics, blacks and American Indians total 35% of the school enrollment.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Population
Item ID
2232AN
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Arcadia store specializes in goods made by Indians. When Thea Connolly opened her store on South First Avenue in Arcadia 20 years ago, she called it White Eyes Indian Shop, an Indian name of White Eyes bestowed on her by Chief Joe of the Hopi tribe.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
White Eyes Indian Shop
Item ID
847AN
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Portion of Maynard Dixon Indian murals in Anoakia Indian Hall. Painted about 1913. Stairs lead to second floor. Note: inscription back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

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Date
1977
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Date
1977
Subjects
Anoakia
Dixon, Maynard
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
79
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Photographs
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Portion of Indian mural painted by Maynard Dixon in Indian Hall at Anoakia. Painted circa 1913.

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Date
1976
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Date
1976
Subjects
Anoakia
Dixon, Maynard
Physical Description
8x8 color
ID
71
Collection
Photographs
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"The First Americans," Arcadia's float entry in the 1975 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. A bust of an unnamed American Indian dominates this tribute. Surrounding the sculpture is a copy of an Indian belt. The Indian head was the largest facial sculpture in Rose Parade history at that time.

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Date
January 1975
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Date
January 1975
Subjects
Tournament of Roses-Floats-1975
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
1328
Collection
Photographs
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The American Indian will be spotlighted on three floats in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade. Farmers Insurance Group's float will depict an Indian on horseback. Arcadia's float theme is "The First Americans" and the County of Los Angeles' float theme is "The Proud American."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Floats
Tournament of Roses Parade--1975
Item ID
32741AN
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Tennyson Warren, Foothills Junior High School English teacher, has spent 6 weeks studying Indian literature and will bring this enriched background to his students.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Warren, Tennyson
Item ID
3442AN
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