Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)

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Contents: 1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka. 2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 20…

Contents: 1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka.; 2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 2012, for the Arcadia Performing Arts Center at Arcadia High School, including floor plan. (2 copies). With invitation.; 3. List of inaugural events at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Email dated October 3, 2012.; 4. What happened to auditorium money? A history of fundraising efforts over the years from 1977 to current, for building a performing arts center auditorium. Advocates of it were Charles Gilb, Gloria Horstman, Joe Sargis, Gary Kovacic, George Fasching, Craig Lucas, John Murphy, Mickey Segal. Arcadia Weekly, January 26, 2012.; 5. Invitation to the inaugural concert and benefit at the Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Arcadia High School, 180 Campus Drive, October 27, 2012. Two copies.; 6. Program from The Drowsy Chaperone, the first musical by the Arcadia High School Theatre Department to be presented at the new Performing Arts Center, March 21-23, 2013. Director Steven Volpe.; 7. Program from The Man Who Came to Dinner, November 14-16, 2013.; 8. Poster of 4 musical acts performing in 2014: Air Supply, America, Susan Egan, The Temptations.; 9. Program and postcard advertisement for "Alice in Wonderland, November 20-22, 2014.; 10. Arcadia Stage Presents "Curtains." Director Steven Volpe, Musical Director Dr. Stephen Pu. March 20-22, 2014.; 11. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2014-2015 Season brochure.; 12. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2015-2016 Season brochure.; 13. A) Arcadia Performing Arts Center 2015 season poster Three Dog Night, Four Tops, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dick Fox's Doo Wop Extravaganza. B) 2015-2016 season poster Abbamania and Night Fever, Herb Albert & Lani Hall, Hiroshima, Daniel Ho.; 14. Arcadia Stage presents Thoroughly Modern Millie, a musical. March 17-28, 2016. Program and postcard.; 15. Arcadia Stage Theatre Company presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory program. November 15, 2018-November 17, 2018. Produced by Steven Volpe, directed by Whitney Labarge, Musical Director Stephen Pu.; 16. Maki Hsieh is honored 22nd District's Woman of the Year, by May S. Ruiz, Arcadia Weekly, May 15, 2019.; 17. Double sided poster for concerts 1. American in the Valley: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash, June 22, 2019. 2. Makoto Taiko "Momentum 20th Anniversary Concert," June 8, 2019 and June 9, 2019, featuring Shoji Kameda, Koji Nakamura, Rachel Radich, Kozue Matsumoto.; 18.Identification tag for Arcadia Lunar New Year Festival, 2019 (Chinese holiday). 2019 Team. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation.; 19.Arcadia Stage Theatre Company: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [program]. November 16, 2023, November 17, 2023, and November 18, 2023. Written and directed by Whitney LaBarge, Choreographer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, Musical director, Allen Everman.; 20.Arcadia Stage Theatre Company: Legally Blonde, the Musical [program]. March 14, 2024, March 15, 2024, and March 16, 2024. Directed by Steven Volpe, Choreographer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, Musical director, Allen Everman.

Subjects: Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)

Item ID: 300AF

Collection: Subject Files

17 children and two adults pose on a stage in three rows. Children are dressed in various costumes. Written on back: Arcadia Children's Chorale "Around the World in Song," a performance of Disney songs. Directors William Pirigyi and Adele Pirigyi. Saturday, March 29th. Prior to Holly Avenue PTA movie. According to the perpetual calendar, March 29 was a Saturday in 1969 and 1975, so it could be either.

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Date: Probably 1975

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Date: Probably 1975

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia Children's Chorale; Pirigyi, Adele; Pirigyi, William; Singers

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1886

Collection: Photographs

Images

A scene from MGM's "Susan and God" starring Joan Crawford and Frederic March. Taken among Oaks north of winery.

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Date: circa 1939

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Date: circa 1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1716

Collection: Photographs

Images

High school students studying in main adult room, Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

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Date: c.1953

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Date: c.1953

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 6x9 b&w

ID: 305

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia - Wiley, Susan aka "Genie" (Wild child--feral child)

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Contents: 1. "Girl 'prisoner' in home 13 years: physical, mental growth stunted. Arcadia parents arrested on charge of child abuse." Arrested by Temple City Sheriffs at the family home at 6722 Golden West Avenue, Arcadia." Article by Larry Palmer and Bob Brown. From Arcadia Tribune on microfilm, November 18,…

Contents: 1. "Girl 'prisoner' in home 13 years: physical, mental growth stunted. Arcadia parents arrested on charge of child abuse." Arrested by Temple City Sheriffs at the family home at 6722 Golden West Avenue, Arcadia." Article by Larry Palmer and Bob Brown. From Arcadia Tribune on microfilm, November 18, 1970.; 2. "'Captive Girl' dad suicide: takes life as son John waits. Son says father feared court, notoriety." Article by Dick Lloyd. Arcadia Tribune, November 22, 1970, p. 1. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)."; 3."Mrs. Wiley freed on child abuse." Article by Lucie Lowery. Arcadia Tribune, December 16, 1970, p. 1.

Subjects: Arcadia - Wiley, Susan aka "Genie" (Wild child--feral child)

Item ID: 285AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia High School Marching Band marching in the 1966 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.

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Date: January 1966

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Date: January 1966

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Marching Band-1966; Arcadia High School-Apache Marching Band

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1298

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper

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Contents: Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper, bound volumes. Volume 21, 1972-1973; Volume 24, 1974-1975; Volume 25, 1976-1977; Volume 26, 1977-1978. Duplicates in basement in unnumbered boxes.

Contents: Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper, bound volumes. Volume 21, 1972-1973; Volume 24, 1974-1975; Volume 25, 1976-1977; Volume 26, 1977-1978. Duplicates in basement in unnumbered boxes.

Subjects: Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 113A

Shelf Number: Shelf C1

Item ID: 425AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper

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Contents: Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper, bound volumes. Volume 27, 1978-1979; Volume 28, 1979-1980; Volume 29, 1980-1981; Volume 31, 1982-1983; Volume 36, 1987-1988. Duplicates in basement in unnumbered boxes. The following are at the Arcadia Historical Museum: Volume 19, 1970-1971; Vo…

Contents: Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper, bound volumes. Volume 27, 1978-1979; Volume 28, 1979-1980; Volume 29, 1980-1981; Volume 31, 1982-1983; Volume 36, 1987-1988. Duplicates in basement in unnumbered boxes. The following are at the Arcadia Historical Museum: Volume 19, 1970-1971; Volume 20, 1971-1972; Volume 21, 1972-1973; Volume 22, 1973-1974; Volume 23, 1974-1975; Volume 24, 1975-1976; Volume 25, 1976-1977; Volume 26, 1977-1978; Volume 27, 1978-1979; Volume 28, 1979-1980; Volume 29, 1980-1981; Volume 30, 1981-1982; Volume 31, 1982-1983; Volume 32, 1983-1984; Volume 33, 1984-1985; Volume 35, 1986-1987; Volume 36, 1987-1988

Subjects: Arcadia High School Apache Pow Wow student newspaper

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 113B

Shelf Number: Shelf C1

Item ID: 426AF

Collection: Subject Files

Students and faculty in front of Arcadia Grammar School.

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Date: April 18, 1929

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Date: April 18, 1929

Subjects: Arcadia Grammar School

Physical Description: 10x48 self-framed, 8x45 original

ID: 1342

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band marching in the 1981 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.

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Date: January 1981

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Date: January 1981

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Marching Band-1981; Arcadia High School-Apache Marching Band

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1312

Collection: Photographs

Images

ID #1988-2011 show construction in progress for the Arcadia Community Center, at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Holy Angels Church and School are visible in the background.

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Date: c. March 1990-February 1991

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Date: c. March 1990-February 1991

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia Community Center

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 2010

Collection: Photographs

Images

Concert in the Park, outside on Arcadia City Hall lawn, featuring the band Alumni Acoustic. Band members are alumni of Arcadia High School. They perform rock music and folk music.

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Date: July 21, 2022

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Date: July 21, 2022

Subjects: Alumni Acoustic (musical group); Arcadia City Hall; Arcadia High School alumni; Bralley, Tom; Brown, Randy; Larson, Larry; Musicians

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2270

Collection: Photographs

Images

Schools - Students

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Contents: 1. Student President awarded for his dedication (Jeffrey McIntyre, Arcadia High School). Highlander Community News May 12, 1982. 2. Students take a day off in protest (supporting teachers). Los Angeles Times April 28, 1988. 3. Asian student population rises sharply in Valley. San Gabriel Vall…

Contents: 1. Student President awarded for his dedication (Jeffrey McIntyre, Arcadia High School). Highlander Community News May 12, 1982.; 2. Students take a day off in protest (supporting teachers). Los Angeles Times April 28, 1988.; 3. Asian student population rises sharply in Valley. San Gabriel Valley Tribune. July 27, 1988.; 4. Ethnic enrollment information. Arcadia Unified School District per CBEDS School Information Forms. October 1986.; 5. Ethnic enrollment information. (CBEDS). October 1987.; 6. Ethnic enrollment information. (CBEDS). October 1988.; 7. Ethnic enrollment information. (CBEDS). October 1989.; 8. Ethnic enrollment information. (CBEDS). October 1990.; 9. Ethnic enrollment information. (CBEDS). October 1994.; 10. Profile of Arcadia Unified School District (from October 1994 CBEDS Report). AUSD Profile. Received March 1996.; 11. Jayasinghe signs. Sierra Madre News. April 29, 1993. Article announcing Asha Jayasinghe, Arcadia High School's 400 meter specialist, has taken a full scholarship to USC in the fall.; 12. Ethnic enrollment information. Arcadia Unified School District per CBEDS School Information Forms. October 1998.; 13. Creative Writing booklet. vol. 10, 1961-62. Appears to be middle school students.; 14. Ethnic enrollment information. Arcadia Unified School District per CBEDS School Information Forms. October 2001.; 15. Language census report. Spring 1988.; 16. Ethnic enrollment information. Arcadia Unified Total Enrollment from School Information Forms by School and by Ethnic Group, CBEDS 2002. Prepared 1/23/2003.; 17. Ethnic enrollment information. Arcadia Unified Enrollment in California Public Schools by District and by Ethnic Group, 2002-2003. (CBEDS) Prepared 6/30/2003.; 18. Ethnic enrollment information. Total Enrollment from School Information by School and by Ethnic Group. Fall 2003-2004. Aggregated 2004-01-28. Arcadia Unified School District. CSIS Fall Preview. State Reporting and Records Transfer System. California School Information Services. (Formerly known as CBEDS.); 19. "Public Schools...the Foundation of Freedom" 38th Annual Public Schools Luncheon Program April 15, 2004. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve. Contains biographies of the following National Merit Scholarship Program students: William Auyeung, Emily Bien, Kevin Chang, Andrew Chen, Royce Cheng, Crystal (Charley) Cheung, Michael Chung, Jonathan Fung, Carol Huang, James Huang, Elizabeth Li, Lisa Dan Lin, Erica Liu, Christine Seng, Jessica Shin, Patrick Sun, Srinivas Yalamanchili, Zhong Ye, Shawn Yu, Charles Zhou and Yiting Zhu. Includes biography on the National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program Finalist Jonathan Andrew Marina.; 20. "Public Schools-Lighting the Way for America's Freedom" 39th Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 21, 2005. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve. Contains biographies of the following National Merit Scholarship Program students: Pradeep Bugga, Allen Cheng, Andrew Chiang, Kenny Chung, Andrea Grosz, Maggie Hsu, Aarti Jain, Diane Ko, Roger Lee, Adrian Li, Christina Li, Yi Wei James Li, Sonia Lin, Ivan (Wei Tai) Lin, Jessica Liu, Lilian Maggie Loh, Han Bin Man, Alanna Mori, Jack Wan, Yun Zu Michele Wang, Steven Wong, Victor Wong, Serena Yang, Lydia Yao, Justin Yeo, Jessica Zha. 2 copies.; 21. Ethnic enrollment information. CSIS Fall Submission, Total Enrollment from School Information by School and by Ethnic Group (Section B). Fall 2005-2006. Aggregated on 2005-12-11. Arcadia Unified School District. State Reporting and Records Transfer System. California School Information Services. (Formerly known as CBEDS.); 22. CSIS Fall Submission, Total Enrollment from School Information by School and Grade (Section B). Fall 2005-2006. Aggregated on 2005-12-11. Arcadia Unified School District. State Reporting and Records Transfer System. California School Information Services. (Formerly known as CBEDS.); 23. "Public Schools are the Cornerstone of an Enlightened Citizenry" 41st Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 19, 2007. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve. Contains biographies of the following National Merit Scholarship Program students: Jennifer Chang, Leslie Chen, Louis Chen, Tom Chen, David Chu, Sonya Donato, Claudia Fu, Jennifer Hsiao, (Ka) Jennifer Lai, Ashley Lee, Melody (Shiyang) Li, Jonathan Lin, Jeremy Liu, William Lou, Derek Lu, Andrew Ma, Veronica Shi, Shushan Song, Joanna Sy, Tim Wang, Aaren Weisz, Benjamin Wu, Wen Wu, Binbin Xing, Ellen Yang, Michael Yen, Powell Zhang, Jimmy Zheng, Yinan Zhu. Also Alejandro Omidsalar was honored by National Hispanic Recognition Program.; 24. "Public schools-keeping our nation standing strong," 42nd Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 17, 2008. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve. Biographies of Bonnie Cao, Bryan Chen, Richard Chen, Catherine Cheng, Vivian Cheng, Erik Cheung, Janet Chu, Laure Flapan, Angelina Huang, Pengsu Jiang, Jeffrey Kwok, Gretl Lam, Jessica Lee, Timothy Liu, Danica Shei, Jarita Ta, Anthony Yoon, Eric Yu.; 25. "At 14, Nagasu soars," Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2008. Mirai Nagasu, a 14 year old freshman at Arcadia High School, is a figure skater who won the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Includes photo. See also VF Sports Figures.; 26. "Today is the beginning of a better tomorrow," 43rd Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 23, 2009. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve. Biographies of students Iris Chen, Bryan Cocong Cheng, Sarah Cheng, George Dewey, Justin Dong, Marshall Ge, Kelly Guan, Russell Igarashi, Ki Bum Kim, Peter Kwang, Sean Lee, Tracy Lee, Veronica Lim, Sean Maroongroge, Derek Ouyang, Tom Pudpai, Sachin Raghunathan, Tara Sardesai, Christine Shen, Morris Shieh, Patricia Shu, Sabrina Sun, Michael Tam, Wen You (Mary) Tang, Kevin Wang, Cliff Wu, Ziang Xie, Stephanie Yen, Chloe Yuan, Jacqueline Yu, John Zhong, Li Xiang (Bill) Zhou.; 27. "Education as the foundation of our democracy," 44th Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 15, 2010. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve.; 28. "Educate, engage, excel," 45th Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 21, 2011. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge and Arcadia High Twelve. Insert: National Merit Scholarship Program criteria.; 29. "Together we make a profound difference for public education," 48th Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 17, 2014. Sponsored by Arcadia Masonic Lodge. Insert: National Merit Scholarship Program criteria and student profiles.; 30. Arcadia High School senior Stephanie Noriega heads to Tampa, Florida to play softball. Arcadia Weekly, April 24, 2014, p. 22.; 31. Arcadia High School victorious in Surf Bowl (ocean sciences contest) at JPL, The Weekly Star, March 1, 2015.; 32. 49th Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 16, 2015, with National Merit Scholarship Program participants.; 33. Arcadia High School wins 2015 Regional Science Bowl, The Weekly Star, February 1, 2015.; 34. Arcadia High School in Super Bowl commercial, from Arcadiasbest.com, February 1, 2015 by Scott Hettrick.; 35. 50th Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 14, 2016, with National Merit Scholarship Program and National Hispanic Recognition Program participants.; 36. National Merit Scholarship Program 2017; 37. California Public School Enrollment District Report Arcadia Unified, District Enrollment by Grade (with school data) and District Enrollment by Ethnicity (with school data) for years 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021. Retrieved from California Department of Education website.; 38. 53rd Annual Public Schools Luncheon program April 11, 2019, with National Merit Scholarship Program Scholar Statements.; 39. Arcadia Unified middle schoolers advance to prestigious international robotics championship. Collectively known as the Code Breakers, Brandon Liu (Dana Middle School), Ethan Chen, Aidan Tan, and Jiaxuan (Ocean) Xu (all of Foothills Middle School) will travel to Houston April 16-20, to compete in the 2024 FLL World Championship, and then head to Australia for the FLL Asian Pacific Open in July.

Subjects: Schools - Students

Item ID: 228AF

Collection: Subject Files

Dana Junior High School Class of 1975 panoramic picture. Students are on a grassy lawn with classrooms and lockers in the background. Five cheerleaders in the first row.

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Date: 1975

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Date: 1975

Subjects: Dana Junior High School; Students

Physical Description: 8 x 24 color

ID: 2098

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia High School Tom Tom girls marching in a parade - apparently on South Baldwin Avenue.

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Date: 1959

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Date: 1959

Subjects: Arcadia High School

Physical Description: 4x10 b&w

ID: 1027

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Wildcat. MAD High School Student Newspaper.

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Contents: The Wildcat. Student newspaper of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School. Bound Volumes for school years: 1940-41; 1941-42; 1942-43; 1943-1944. Scrapbook--newspaper clippings from The Wildcat, Arcadia Tribune and West Arcadia Press about the community during the 1940s.

Contents: The Wildcat. Student newspaper of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School. Bound Volumes for school years: 1940-41; 1941-42; 1942-43; 1943-1944. Scrapbook--newspaper clippings from The Wildcat, Arcadia Tribune and West Arcadia Press about the community during the 1940s.