Arcadia High School - Arcadian Yearbook (Arcadia, CA)

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was an lnteanal pant Oli Community life MODERN SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE framed by graceful shrubbery, grassy lawns, expanses of varigated ivy, and stately trees form a beautiful campus of which all Arcadians are iustly proud. Against a magnificent northerly backdrop of the San Gabriel mountains, Arcadia High School is a familiar landmark in a rapidly-growing, Southern California residential community. l With the continued growth and expansion of the City of Arcadia itself, Arcadia High School became seriously over- crowded. An additional bond issue in 1959 provided the neces- sary funds for construction of New Foothills Junior High and enlargement of First Avenue and Richard Henry Dana iunior high schools, making possible the shift to a 6-3-3 system in the dis- trict. With this educational program, ninth graders remained in the iunior highs, and the high school became a three year school. The resultant reduction in enrollment provided a less crowd- ed atmosphere with fewer inconveniences to both students and faculty members, while school facilities were expanded. The high school continued its academic advances, strength- ening the instructional program and challenging students to realize their full educational capacities and development. Outstanding faculty leadership provided the impetus for greater achievement through individual research and for the development of the individual potentials of each student. Students gather nformally as they wait for buses at the Campus Drive loading zone. -

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