Members of the Badminton Section of Santa Anita Athletic Club celebrated at the home of Mrs. Leroy Tidwell. Mrs. Richard Winslow was elected new chairman of the Badminton Section, Mrs. Mullen is outgoing chairman, and Mrs. Ray Kinnison is philanthropy chairman. (Photo).
First Avenue Junior High was one of 3 area schools to receive the state Dept. of Education's Distinguished High School and Middle School Awards. Arcadia's Foothill Jr. High received the award in 1988. The other winners included San Marino High School and the L. A. County High School for the Arts at Cal State Los Angeles.
The Arcadia Unified School District's high school dropout rate was 1.13% for the 1987-88 school year. Erroneous figures previously released by the state Dept. of Education had the figures at 7.05% to 15%.
Arcadia Chapter, American Red Cross, has received a $20,000 sponsorship check from Herb Jones, chief executive officer of Hinshaw's, to provide a board of directors room in the new facility.