Diversity in Royal Court praised by Tournament of Roses President Brad Ratliff. Temple City's Victoria Cecilia Castellanos is the 99th Rose Queen. Two Arcadia High School students Maya Kawaguchi Khan and Lauren Emiko Powers are on the court.
As Assemblyman Tim Leslie sang his Arcadia High School alma mater school song, the State Assembly on June 5th rejected a bill that would bar California public Schools from using Native-American names for their mascots.
Apache band captures praise in Arizona. The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard took part in the White Mountain Apache Fair and rodeo in Arizona. The announcer said, "We are proud you are using our name." Photo caption: Wearing their new Apache-approved headdresses, members of the Arcadia high School Apache marching band tend to final details prior to the Arizona parade last weekend.
Afternoon for young inventors at NASA's JPL at the Annual Invention Challenge. Shown in photo Arcadia High School student Taesong Hwang. Arcadia High School's team entered a water conveyor transport system in the contest.
2019 Rose Parade. Tournament of Roses names 44 court finalists. Four are from Arcadia High School. They are Faith van Haaster, Pourobee Saha, Linzi Qi, Helena Simpson, and Margaret Chang.
Rogelio Gonzalez, Arcadia High School student, was named CIF Southern Section Player of the Year for boys soccer. Four other Arcadia High School students were awarded individual honors in Division III.
Arcadia High School "We the People" Constitution Team aka Government Team scores big in Washington DC. They won National Unit Four Award for having the highest combined score of any Unit Four over the two day competition.
Arcadia High School Principal Martin Plourde's attempts at racial sensitivity over the school's use of an Apache mascot have not only left the mascot question unsettled, they have also incensed Los Angeles' Native American community.
Arcadia High School Apaches beat Monrovia High School Wildcats 3-to-0 in boys baseball at the Arcadia Invitational Game. AHS player Brandon Benson in photo.