Arcadia Unified School District upgraded and improved four campuses over summer break, costing nearly $10 million. Funded under the district's $218 million Measure I Bond, the four schools that got updated classrooms and facilities are Arcadia High School, Camino Grove Elementary, Hugo Reid Elementary, and Highland Oaks Elementary schools.
Seven area schools designated as "California Distinguished," including Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, and Longley Way Elementary from Arcadia Unified School District. The others are from Azusa Unified, San Gabriel Unified and Pasadena Unified school districts.
Arcadia High School boys Eric Garibay, Sergio Gonzalez, Allen Leung and Ryan Vargas, are on the 2010 All-Area Cross Country boys team. Arcadia High School freshman Veronica Yamane and junior Alejandra Quintero are on the 2010 All-Area Cross Country girls team. James O'Brien of Arcadia High School, is named Coach of the Year for the boys. Ammar Moussa and Catrina McAlister, both from Arcadia High School, were named Star News Runners of the Year. All preceding people are photographed. Also chosen (not photographed) were on the second team: Arcadia High School senior boy William Tsai and Arcadia High School girl Glyndie Mancia.
Arcadia High School boys Sergio Gonzalez (Runner of the Year), Ryan Vargas, Mitchell Pratt and Estevan DeLaRosa, have been named to 2011 All-Area Cross Country boys first team. James O'Brien of Arcadia High School, is named Coach of the Year. Francis Lee of Arcadia High School, is on the second team.
Arcadia Unified School District hires four new principals. They are Tom Bruce (First Avenue Middle School), Teresa Oakdale (Holly Avenue Elementary School), Ben Acker (Foothills Middle School), and Lauren Leahy (Hugo Reid Elementary School). The new hires come soon after David Vannasdall became the district superintendent in May.
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 boys baseball team loses in semifinals of the CIF-Southern section playoffs. Arcadia's Haram Park and K.J. Edon are shown in photos.
Arcadia High School Apaches boys baseball team loses to Santa Barbara in the CIF-SS playoffs. Players Andrew Cordeiro and Phillip Juarez appear in photo.
For the first time in 40 years, Arcadia High School Apaches boys football team makes it to the CIF-SS Division 8 championship game but lose to the Kaiser Cats of Fontana.
Arcadia High School boys Myles Carr, Taylor Lagace, Gabriel Rousset, Robby Haines and Alex McElwee have been named to "All-Area Football Team." Photos.