Arcadia High School - Arcadian Yearbook (Arcadia, CA)

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ri Comfersatzbn Corners Do! Campas Landscape. NEWEST ADDITION complemenTing The modern ar- chiTecTure of The campus is a red brick wall presenTed To The school by The class of '62, Facing Campus Drive, The wall measures TwenTy-one feeT by four feeT and bears in gold leTTers The words Arcadia High School. DecoraTing The norTh enTrance along Campus Drive and The wesT walls of The easT corridor classroom build- ings, are Tile Tableaux of auThenTic Indian design. Each symbol of The design depicTs parTicuIar words or ideas in The STudenT Pledge To Arcadia High School. BuilT around a cenTraI Rally CourT, The campus is planned To give maximum classroom space wiTh mod- ernisTic grounds for aTmosphere and beauTy. Parallel rows of classroom and adminisTraTive build- ings are connecfed wiTh covered corridors. The rooms, assigned by suloiecT areas, have windows facing The norTh which permiTs The use of naTural lighTing. LocaTed aT The norThwesT corner of The school is The music building and To The souTh are The shops. Physical EducaTion faciliTies and aThleTic fields border The easT side of The campus. Bordering The rally courT are The cafeTeria, snack bar and sTudenT sTore. These faciliTies are siTuaTed in The inTermediaTe area of The courT so ThaT They may be uTi- lized by The sTudenTs during snack and lunch periods. WiTh convenience in mind, The LiTTle TheaTer, siTuaTed adiacenT To Campus Drive, may be used by civic and school groups WiTh minimum disTurbance To sTudenTs during school sessions. Adding beauTy and sereniTy To The campus are The grassy areas beTween The classroom uniTs. Shaded by specimen iacaranda Trees, They provide a peaceful seT- Ting for The classrooms and halls. Wide expanses of lawn along DuarTe Road, shaded by maple Trees, are adiacenT To The sTudenT parking IoT. The campus is bordered WiTh graceful shrubbery and The norTherly background of The San Gabriel MounTains makes for a beaufiful school seTTing. Ideally siTuaTed near The Rally Courf, The Senior Square, given by The Class of '55, is The first of The Traditional Senior gifts.

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