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Arcadia’s First Avenue Middle School student-actors are out of this world. The school’s Production class of 2019 has been preparing the entire fall semester for its upcoming play “Out of This World,” to be performed December 6 and 7 in the First Avenue auditorium. The theater teacher is Susi Reck. The theater program at First Avenue has four different levels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35346
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Panza, Fizzy
Reck, Susi
Item ID
35536AN
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Dr. Semeen Issa selected as First Avenue Middle School principal. She has been assistant principal and a teacher at First Avenue Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34598
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Issa, Semeen
Principals
Item ID
34790AN
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First Avenue Middle School welcomes new principal Semeen Issa. Dr. Issa had been assistant principal at the school for the past 6 years and this will be her 17th year at First Avenue Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34643
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Issa, Semeen
Principals
Item ID
34835AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District's First Avenue Middle School music teacher Michael Danielson is one of only 16 teachers to be recognized as a 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35571
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Danielson, Michael
First Avenue Middle School
Teachers
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified 'lip-dubs spirit of its middle schools. Some 2,200 Arcadia Unified School District middle school students and adults are featured in a four minute YouTube video featuring Jason Derulo's "Undefeated," to show their school spirit and pride. A lip-dub video is music played over a lip-sync video, filmed in one continuous shot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Dana Middle School
First Avenue Middle School
Foothills Middle School
Item ID
34437AN
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Barnhart School celebrates its middle school's 30th anniversary and new look for the 2016-2017 school year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34701
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 27, 2016
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 27, 2016
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Barnhart School
Item ID
34893AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District revives middle school athletics. In 1995, the middle school sports program was dismantled when the district transitioned junior high to the middle school model (6th-8th grades), then the focus veered heavily toward academics. On December 3, 2015, First Avenue Middle School faced off with Dana Middle School for the first time in two decades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34463
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 23
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Bramley, Scott
McDonald, Laurie
Middle school sports
Ruiz, May S.
Wilson, Jeffrey
Item ID
34655AN
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia gets top marks in county API scores. Arcadia Unified School District has three of the top four highest scoring middle schools on the Academic Performance Index. Foothills Middle School ranked first, tied with Huntington Middle School in San Marino. First Avenue Middle School and Dana Middle School also ranked in the top four in Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33611
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--Schools--Middle Schools
Shawn, Joel
Test Scores
Item ID
33806AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fifty years tell a story. Baldwin Stocker PTA presents "Come back to play" to celebrate the elementary school's 50th anniversary on October 14, 5-8 PM at 422 W. Lemon Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34671
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
Anniversaries
Item ID
34863AN
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Dana Middle School students released a weather balloon 80,000 feet into the air. It was made of latex and equipped with a tracking device that sent updates every 16 seconds to science teacher Mike Mora's laptop computer. The balloon reached its final resting place near California City, north of Edwards Air Force Base, about 150 miles from its launch point.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33558
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Middle Schools--Dana Middle School
Mora, Mike
Science
Item ID
33753AN
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The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2672
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
2608AN
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The Board of Education approved a joint powers agreement with the city regarding use of part of the First Avenue Junior High School site for recreational purposes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3116
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 10, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 10, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3034AN
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Newspaper Index
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The First Avenue Junior High School sustained $1 million in damages Monday night, May 28, 1979. Arson is suspected as the cause of the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3118
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 31, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 31, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3035AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3121
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3038AN
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Newspaper Index
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Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3120
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3037AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dana Middle School has a new Drill Team director named Joseph Kidd. He is from Georgia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35621
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Kidd, Joseph
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3119
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3036AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dana Middle School's iconic concrete monument topped by an iron anchor was destroyed and removed this summer to prepare for renovations of the school's courtyard. Former students were upset over the loss, as it represented school pride. Joann Steinmeier, School Board President, said the anchor itself has been preserved and will be showcased in a fenced area in a new, smaller courtyard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33132
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 18, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 18, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Item ID
33329AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia teacher Daniel Johns is one of 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year. Johns teaches 7th grade physical education at Dana Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33171
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2012
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2012
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Dana Middle School
Johns, Daniel
Teachers
Item ID
33368AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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