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.
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.
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.
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.
Arcadia High School football team coasts to a 39-13 victory against Bonita in the CIF-Southern Section S. E. Division first round. Myles Carr is the senior quarterback.
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.
Two Arcadia Unified School District schools earn California Distinguished School honors--Holly Avenue Elementary School and Longley Way Elementary School.
Arcadia High School among 2019’s best public high schools in the nation, according to Niche.com.It is also in the top 1 percent of best public high schools in the state of California and in the Los Angeles area. AHS stands out in STEM and college prep.
Arcadia High School was locked down by Arcadia police for several hours on Tuesday, November 1. A note received by high school officials indicated that people would be killed on the campus that day. Students were released without incident. The investigation led Arcadia police to Holly Avenue Elementary School, which was on lockdown as well.
For the first time in Pacific League history, the Arcadia High School boys baseball team became the first team to go undefeated in the regular season. Arcadia High School's Jonathan Tom and Jonathan Wong are shown.
Arcadia High School Theatre Department won first place trophy in the High School Intermediate Category for its ensemble performance of "Oklahoma" at the Musical Theatre Competition of America. The ensemble award was accepted by Gabriel Rousset and Ariana Raygoza.