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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
Collection
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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Danielson, Michael
First Avenue Middle School
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Middle School celebrates its 110th anniversary this Saturday, December 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35024
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Anniversaries
First Avenue Middle School
Item ID
35215AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Panza, Fizzy
Reck, Susi
Item ID
35536AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District middle schools First Avenue, Foothills, and Dana, make it to the top 12 of 2018 Niche rankings of public middle schools in the Los Angeles area. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 14, November 2, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35001
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Acker, Benjamin (photo)
Hacking, Daniel (photo)
Issa, Semeen (photo)
Item ID
35191AN
Collection
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
Collection
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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Newspaper
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
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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Local horn players join "The Four Tops" on stage at Arcadia Performing Arts Center on February 21. The local musicians are Fabio Spinella, a graduate of Arcadia High School, Matthew Murdock, who was a teacher for Arcadia High School Band Program, and Mike Danielson, Music Director at First Avenue Middle School for over 20 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34095
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 19, 2015
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 19, 2015
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Danielson, Mike
Four Tops, The (pop group)
Murdock, Matthew
Spinella, Fabio
Item ID
34289AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Patricia Mattera is Highland Oaks Elementary School's new principal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34645
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Mattera, Patricia
Item ID
34837AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District celebrates its 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year, Janice Dickson. She is a 4th grade teacher at Longley Way Elementary School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35289
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2018
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 27, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Dickson, Janice
Longley Way Elementary School
Teachers
Item ID
35478AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Teen Night will take place at Dana Middle School Gym, 1401 S. First Avenue. Fee is $8 and includes pizza dinner. Teens will play indoor games such as dodgeball, volleyball, video games, and basketball.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33874
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Recreation Department programs
Item ID
34068AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County District Teachers of the Year, select one of Arcadia's finest, Renee Costarella. She teaches at Camino Grove Elementary School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34676
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Awards
Costarella, Renee
Educators
Teachers of the Year
Item ID
34868AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 27, 2016
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Barnhart School
Item ID
34893AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District announces Ashley Novak as 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year. She teaches English and is a Speech and Debate Coach.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34887
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2017
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2017
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Novak, Ashley
Teachers
Item ID
35077AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two Arcadia High School students selected for 2017 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Royal Court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34685
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 6, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 2, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 6, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 2, 10
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Khan, Maya Kawaguchi
Powers, Lauren Emiko
Item ID
34877AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent Dr. David Vannasdall gives a district update each month in this column. The district celebrated Arcadia Unified Teacher of the Year Jan Dickson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35510
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Dickson, Jan
Educators
Teachers
Vannasdall, David
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two adult males have been arrested for vandalizing Longley Way Elementary School, located at 2601 Longley Way Avenue. They shot at 31 windows and a passing motorist with BB guns.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33551
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elementary schools--Longley Way Elementary School
Vandalism
Item ID
33746AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School Marching Band selected to march in 2021 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. This will be Arcadia High School's 17th time in the Rose Parade. Bob Miller is the Tournament of Roses President.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35601
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses-2021
Arcadia High School marching band
Miller, Bob
Collection
Newspaper Index
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