11 Arcadia High students named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalis
Arcadia High School continues its 28-year streak of seeing a double-digit number of students represented in the renowned National Merit Scholarship Program. This year, 11 Arcadia High students are counted among less than 1% of high school seniors across the nation that have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, who now have the opportunity to vie for one of nearly 7,500 scholarships that collectively total close to $30 million.
The Arcadia Unified School District Telethon aims to raise about $50,000 for Arcadia Educational Foundation's $2.5 million "Connect to the Future" capital campaign to bring the latest technology to every district classroom by 2000.
Arcadia High School and the Police Department will work together in the Youth and Educational Support (YES) program. A police officer will be assigned to the high school as a resource officer.
Thirty-seven portable classrooms-or nearly half the campus - are being used to house students at Arcadia High School while the school undergoes and $8.5 million renovation.
The Arcadia High School Constitution Team was awarded first place at the California State Finals of the "We the People:the Citizen and the Constitution" competition held in Sacramento.
Arcadia Unified School District accepted into national network of innovative school districts, called the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate innovation in education and improve the opportunity to learn for all through technology and research.
Description of the activities of the High School's TV technology class. Programs are written, produced and performed by students for broadcast over the school's two television channels.
Arcadia High School's counseling program has been selected as a model program by the L.A. County Office of Education for its improvements during the past 2 years.
Arcadia High School seniors earned $40,403 for their district because they improved their scores on the statewide California Assessment Program. The money was awarded by the state under the Education Improvement Program.
The Arcadia Educational Foundation announced its kick-off of the 1998-1999 capital campaign with a goal to raise $2.5 million to implement the Arcadia Unified School District's technology plan.
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 State Department of Education has announced that Dana Junior High and Foothills Junior High have been nominated as Distinguished Schools in the 1987-88 California School Recognition Program.
Arcadia High School senior Paul Mekailian's classical music composition has won a national award from the Young Arts Foundation. He was also awarded a spot in the LA Philharmonic's coveted Associate Composer Program.
Arcadia High School receives national recognition for commitment to empowering students. Named a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished School for its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and career learning program.
Arcadia High School senior Arrushi Walia was given the Youth Trailblazer Award at the fourth annual Women in Green Forum for making an extraordinary impact through environmental leadership within her community. She has been a leader in sustainability on her school's campus.