The state Department of Education has revised its Academic Performance Index rankings. Arcadia Unified School District revisions were: Baldwin Stocker Elementary from 4 to 7; Highland Oaks Elementary from 7 to 8; and Holly Avenue Elementary from 8 to 7.
About 220 Holly Avenue School students are already on the year-round schedule, currently in its 7th year of year-round instruction. Principal Bill Robinson invites local residents to an informational meeting about the school's year-round educational program.
Parents protest a school boundary change for Baldwin Stocker Elementary that was approved two years ago. Residents are surprised by this change and say it hurts their home values.
Arcadia's Baldwin Stocker and Camino Grove elementary schools have earned "Distinguished School" designation from the California State Department of Education.
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School Principal John S. Pisula, Jr. will be leaving his job at the end of the school year. The article provides biographical information.
Four Holly Avenue Elementary School teachers are moving on. Gary Sego is retiring, Robin Fox is moving to First Avenue Middle School, Heather Madla is moving to Foothills Middle School, and Kristine Iwashita-Morris is going back to Hugo Reid Elementary School.
On April 4, First Avenue PTA held their Honorary Service program and talent show. Many parents and a teacher were honored including 6th grade teacher Linda Davis, and Shuchen Tay, Jim and Sandy Rider, Jeff and Mary Ann Laun.
Students at Highland Oaks Elementary School raise over $6,000 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and much of South Asia.
A Photograph shows Camino Grove Elementary School's 4th and 5th grade students after walking a combined total of 2,900 miles to fight childhood obesity.
Marco Antonio Irigoyen of West Covina has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for lewd conduct with a minor. He was a fourth grade teacher at Rio Hondo Elementary School in Arcadia. He pleaded no contest.
Foothills Middle School teacher Karen Gollhardt and Holly Avenue Elementary School teacher Emily Burke are named Teachers of the Month for January and February.
Camino Grove Elementary School principal Brook Reynolds had students shave his head because students met his challenge to read for 1 million minutes by March 20.