Lynette Dunn retires from teaching 3rd grade at the Holly Avenue School in Arcadia for 38 years, but plans to serve as a volunteer for the Arcadia school district. Biographical notes included.
John Sinclair is the newly appointed assistant superintendent of elementary education and personnel for Arcadia schools. Sinclair has been involved in education for 27 years.
Susan Robertson, 48, a 4th grade teacher at Hugo Reid School for 26 years, died on July 4 after an 11-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Robertson graduated from USC in 1963 and worked for the Arcadia Unified School District, teaching at Hugo Reid School for her entire career.
A report presented by the Arcadia Board of Education indicates that 6th grade students at all Arcadia elementary schools are exceeding reading and math goals set by the state from now through the 1989-90 school year.
Biographical profile of Helen Lawrence, who retired May 1977 from the Arcadia Public Library after almost 21 years, the last 10 of which were as head of the Circulation Department.
John Costanzo, 35, who teaches students with learning disabilities at Foothills Jr. High School, has been named the state's Teacher of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of California. Photo.
Ernie Harrington, principal of Santa Anita Elementary School has retired. He joined the district staff in 1950 as a fourth grade teacher. Santa Anita School will not be opening in the fall.
Pat Turner has been named Miss Arcadia and Queen of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association Royal Court. Biography. Princesses are Cheryl Blanken, Susanne Godber, Pam Mallory, and LeClare Holz.
The Arcadia Unified School District's scores on the California Assessment Program went up in math for all grades this year, but down in reading in the 3rd and 6th grades, while 8th grade students showed an increase in reading. Other figures are also given in the article, as well as a chart of scores for each AUSD school on page A-2.
Arcadia's Teacher of the Year, Marsha Burkhalter, a sixth grade teacher at Hugo Reid Elementary, is a contender for the 1989 California Teacher of the Year.
A discussion of the proposed changes in high school graduation requirements. Proposed changes include an increase from 2 to 3 years of English and a minimum of 1 year of U.S. history rather than the 3 quarters now required.