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The boundaries for the 6 elementary and 3 middle schools are going to be changed so that enrollments at each of the schools are more balanced. About 300 of the district's 6000 students will be affected by the changes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper983
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 Illustrations
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 Illustrations
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
983AN
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The school board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a framework for change concerning grades. The details of the district's grading standards will be worked out over the coming months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5713
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
5564AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council has temporarily closed Wilderness Park on weekends (at least until September 7) because of overcrowding. About 200-300 visitors use the park each weekend, although it has a capacity for 100 people and 50 parking spaces.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper176
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Wilderness Park
Item ID
176AN
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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 1995
Pages
p. H2
Subjects
Schools - Holly Avenue Elementary School
Item ID
4371AN
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Arcadia High School opened the school year with an added 800 9th grade students, bringing total enrollment to 3050. 50% of the students are new to the school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4227
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
4103AN
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Sandy Burch, 5th grade teacher at Longley Way School, is Arcadia Unified School District's Teacher of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16231
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 1999
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Burch, Sandy
Item ID
17035AN
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Newspaper Index
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Starting in 1993-1994, Arcadia High School will change its grading policy that awards an extra grade point to students taking honors classes. The new system will give no more weight to honors courses than to regular courses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper218
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
218AN
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The board of education tentatively approved a policy banning students from using pagers, cellular phones, and laser pointers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17185
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
17604AN
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Threatened with a law suit from developers of a proposed striptease club, Arcadia city council members unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that clears the way for all-nude dancing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16199
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business & Industry
Item ID
16945AN
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First time school board candidate Min Mey Chang is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4531
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Chang, Min Mey
School Board - Elections, 1995
Item ID
4407AN
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Arcadia School Board hopeful Min Mey Chang has surpassed the other candidates in campaign spending for Tuesday's School Board election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4522
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Chang, Min Mey
Item ID
4398AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has approved funding for outdoor lights at Dana and First Avenue middle schools, but opposed lighting a soccer field at Foothills Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15850
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
16607AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is taking a "zero tolerance" position against violence in the schools. The new program, called 'Peaceful Arcadia through Community Efforts 2000' or 'PACE 2000' is a joint effort with city officials, the Arcadia Police Department and school district leaders.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 1995
Pages
p. H-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 1995
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
4375AN
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Preservationists from the L. A. Conservancy are concerned about changes to Santa Anita Park and may consider legal action against the City of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17171
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17590AN
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Arcadia synagogue Temple Shaarei Torah has gone through a number of changes over the past few years, including hiring a gay rabbi named J. B. Sacks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5632
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11 1995
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11 1995
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Churches - Temple Shaarei Torah
Item ID
5483AN
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Roughly 70 students took part in the school district's first-ever Diversity Summit designed to let students talk openly about racial tensions at the high school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5545
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 1995
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 1995
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
5400AN
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Dootson School of Trucking, an Arcadia trade school, is on a federal list of school that face loss of eligibility for some student loan programs because of a high rate of borrowers in default.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5825
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Dootson School of Trucking
Item ID
5670AN
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Private schools pay annual rent for classrooms at two area public schools. There is a controversy over the use or misuse of classrooms by these students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5640
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
5491AN
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Santa Anita Realty has taken its first steps toward pushing a new 500,000 square foot entertainment complex through the city's approval process.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9384
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 1997
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 1997
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Realty Enterprises
Item ID
9339AN
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About 100 homes were evacuated last night as a stubborn blaze scorched between 200 and 300 acres north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18056
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18258AN
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Newspaper Index
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