Arcadia Board of Education decided to continue the use of bungalows to meet enrollment increases at Arcadia High School next year. The district projects enrollment of 3,402 high school students next year, compared to 3,312 this year.
Arcadia Board of Education decided to continue the use of bungalows to meet enrollment increases at Arcadia High School next year. The district projects enrollment of 3,402 high school students next year, compared to 3,312 this year.
A chart shows school enrollment numbers from 1998 to 2004. More than 40 percent of the public school districts in California are experiencing declining enrollment. Experts say it is due to a decline in the birth rate and families' migration patterns.
The number of reported auto burglaries in Arcadia between 2002 and 2003 increased from 143 to 170. The article gives statistics for other cities and other crimes including violent and property crimes.
Levels of reported crime in most San Gabriel Valley cities are significantly lower than national levels, according to the FBI's 2001 National Crime Index. A chart shows statistics for Arcadia.
Arcadia schools start on Tuesday, Sept. 2 along with other area schools. Due to state budget cuts students in the Arcadia Unified School District will no longer be buses to school for free. Enrollment for Arcadia 9,720.
Census 2000 chart shows the length of time it takes Arcadia and other area community residents to get to work and the percentage of population affected. Census found that locals have shorter drives.
New law classes will be given at Arcadia High School. A list of other new classes and other points of discussion from the Board of Education meeting are included.
The Arcadia Educational Foundation has given $275,000 to the school district to pay for new musical instruments and for improvements at the Arcadia High School football stadium.
Data from a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health study shows childhood obesity is a problem affecting 12.3% of children in Arcadia. Percentage figures for surrounding areas also included.
David Vannasdall, 38, formerly the principal of Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, has been hired as principal of Arcadia High School. Superintendent Mimi Hennessy and union are at odds over the process.
Many public schools in the west San Gabriel Valley have new teachers and administrators. Arcadia Unified welcomes more than 30 new teachers and a new principal at Arcadia High School.
The Apache Pit, a new after-school teen center in the heart of the Arcadia High School campus, is funded and operated by the school district and Arcadia's Youth Services Coordinating Council. The project opened in mid-October.
In response to concerns for traffic safety, students at Arcadia High School created an original traffic safety video entitled "Cars and Schools: Everybody's Business." The video will air on Arcadia's cable channel and on the school district's channel.