In search of $50,000 in additional money for education, the Arcadia Unified School District has kicked off a district-wide energy conservation program in an effort to cut energy usage for each school by 10% compared with last year.
An engineering firm has been hired to consult for the Arcadia Unified School District in planning and construction of an all-weather track at Arcadia High School.
Arcadia High School's counseling program has been selected as a model program by the L.A. County Office of Education for its improvements during the past 2 years.
The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.
Description of the activities of the High School's TV technology class. Programs are written, produced and performed by students for broadcast over the school's two television channels.
Facing expulsion from Arcadia High School for striking another student with a metal pipe, 16-year old Jason Bingham testified at a school district hearing that he used the weapon only to defend himself. The three-member panel sent its recommendation to the school board, which will make a decision in the matter.
Starting in 1993-1994, Arcadia High School will change its grading policy that awards an extra grade point to students taking honors classes. The new system will give no more weight to honors courses than to regular courses.
A curriculum change instituted by the Arcadia Board of Education means there will be 10 more science classes offered in September for Arcadia High School students.
Roughly 70 students took part in the school district's first-ever Diversity Summit designed to let students talk openly about racial tensions at the high school.
Arcadia Apaches name use is challenged. Sonny Skyhawk challenged The Arcadia School Board to drop the Apache Native American mascot for Arcadia High School.
The Arcadia Board of Education approved an agreement with the city for the installation of an all-weather track at Arcadia High School. Total cost of the project is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $175,000.