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14-year-old Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi hopes to solve the Rubik's Cube in record time at a tournament to be held at Caltech.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27936
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2004
Pages
p. A1, 7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2004
Pages
p. A1, 7
Subjects
Arcadia Schools - First Avenue Middle School
Makisumi, Shotaro ("Macky")
Item ID
28132AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education will study the environmental impact of new uses and the addition of lights at Dana and First Avenue Middle schools and the Arcadia High School softball field.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26887
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board
Lighting
Arcadia High School
Dana Middle School
First Avenue Middle School
Item ID
27087AN
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 '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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District is participating in the Fulbright Teacher exchange Program for the first time. The program is responsible for First Avenue Middle School teacher Michelle Shaw exchanging places with Leena Heinila, a teacher from Helsinki, Finland.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15390
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
October 2, 1998
Pages
p. 2 w/photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
October 2, 1998
Pages
p. 2 w/photo
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Middle School
Heinila, Leena
Shaw, Michelle
Item ID
15939AN
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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Danielson, Michael
First Avenue Middle School
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified teachers share what learning looks like in a pandemic. Karalee Nakatsuka, 8th grade history teacher at First Avenue Middle School, discusses remote learning during COVID-19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35855
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
First Avenue Middle School
Nakatsuka, Karalee
Pandemics
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Entrance to First Avenue Junior High School (later known as First Avenue Middle School).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1243
Date
1979
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  1 image

Date
1979
Subjects
First Avenue Junior High School
First Avenue Middle School
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1234
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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First Avenue Middle School, 301 South 1st Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Photograph by Terry Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2317
Date
2001
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  1 image

Date
2001
Subjects
Middle schools
First Avenue Middle School
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
2240
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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First Avenue Middle School celebrated the 26th birthday and life of teacher Jennifer Castillo with a ceremony and the release of over 900 balloons. She taught 6th grade Algebra and introductory Spanish. She died February 8 of heart failure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31107
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Castillo, Jennifer
Deaths
First Avenue Middle School - teachers
Item ID
31301AN
Collection
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First Avenue Middle School celebrated the life of one of its teachers, 25-year-old Jennifer Castillo, who died unexpectedly earlier this month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25135
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Middle School
Castillo, Jennifer
Item ID
25330AN
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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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First Avenue Middle School program "Exploratory Wheel" allows students to rotate through four electives--art, drama, industrial technology and home economics--to discover their interests and strengths, in 6th grade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36075
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
First Avenue Middle School
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Rubik's Cube craze culminates in the U. S. Rubik's Cube Championship competition at Caltech. Local middle school student Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi clocked the fastest time but could not claim top prize because he was born in Japan. Local Frank Chang also competed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28758
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Rubik's Cube competition
CalTech
Makisumi, Shotaro ("Macky")
Students - First Avenue Middle School
Chang, Frank
Item ID
28946AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A tour bus with 53 Arcadia school children from First Avenue Middle School was involved in a five-vehicle wreck on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway. They were coming back to school from a science camp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30253
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Accidents
First Avenue Middle School
School buses
Item ID
30440AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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