State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond this week congratulated 30 California public schools, including Arcadia Unified’s Longley Way Elementary, that have been chosen as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools. This coveted award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve high learning standards. “Congratulations to these schools that have tremendous…
Out of over 70,000 teachers in Los Angeles County, Arcadia Unified middle school music teacher Michael Danielson is one of only 16 teachers to be recognized as a 2019-20 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year. The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) hosts an annual Teachers of the Year program designed to commend…
Another year and another impressive Arcadia High showing in the National Merit Scholarship competition with 25 Arcadia High students named as 2020 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Arcadia High is the leader of all Los Angeles County high schools with the most students named to this year’s semifinalist cohort. While some high schools have less than…
Nearly 4,000 students and staff from Arcadia High School packed the football stadium for the 18th annual 9/11 memorial tribute Wednesday morning. Representatives from the Marine Corps, Army, Arcadia Fire Department, and Arcadia Police Department joined the tribute. A bagpiper and Arcadia High student also performed “Amazing Grace.”
Arcadia Unified history teacher Karalee Nakatsuka recently made her own history. Of the tens of thousands of history teachers throughout California, Nakatsuka, who teaches at First Avenue Middle School, was named the 2019 California History Teacher of the Year and top 10 finalist for the National History Teacher of the Year award by the Gilder…
The new school year has only recently started and the Arcadia Unified School District is already making the grade. Of the more than 10,700 school districts situated across the United States, Arcadia Unified ranks in the top 1% of the best school districts in America, according to Niche. Influential school and neighborhood review website, Niche.com,…
Karalee Nakatsuka, a world history teacher at First Avenue Middle School in Arcadia, has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year Award. The award is presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American history education. A teacher…
School may be out for summer, but the Arcadia Unified School District is still making the grade. For the second consecutive year, Arcadia Unified was named to the 2018 – 2019 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll for its high achievement in student success. There are over 900 school districts in California, and Arcadia Unified is…
Hundreds of educators from all over California descended upon Arcadia for the 5th Annual Arcadia Innovation Summit on Friday. More than 900 teachers, administrators and staff representing nearly 200 different school districts, schools, and educational organizations registered for what’s becoming a very popular conference hosted by the Arcadia Unified School District at no cost to…
By Sandi Khine Most high school students may not realize that they have the power to create change, but for Arcadia High School rising senior Hailey Cheng, it goes a little differently: she has actively taken matters into her own hands and is driven to create positive change. Activist and advocate Cheng has created a…
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