Arcadia High School's Marching Band marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC on Thursday, January 20, 2005 in honor of President George W. Bush's second term in office.
The 380-member Apache Marching Band, under the direction of Tom Landes and its 62-member color guard, will march in the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade.
The Jack Lantz Big Band will perform big band swing music on April 27, 2003, at the Arcadia Community Center as part of the Arcadia centennial celebration.
Jennifer Consalvi and Julie Gu, both of Arcadia High School, went to Washington DC to participate in the Presidential Classroom Scholar's Program. They met with Congressman David Dreier and Ralph Nader.
Aiad Barakat, 45, of Arcadia, whose application for citizenship has been approved by a United States District judge, is under appeal by the Bush administration. The Justice Department filed the appeal because of Barakat's alleged ties to a Palestinian organization believed to be terrorist.
Fifty marching bands, drill teams, color guards and auxiliary units will take part in the 49th annual Festival of Bands hosted by the Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band. The competition will be on Saturday, November 16th.
The Apache marching band will participate in the annual Festival of Bands. Dallas Massey, Apache Tribal Chairman for the White Mountain Apaches, will be the Grand Marshal of the parade.
Members of the Arcadia High School Marching Band earned money by blowing up balloons for the Democratic National Convention at Staples Center. The money will pay for a trip later this year to the Gator Bowl in Florida.