Construction
A $218 million bond measure was passed on the November 7, 2006 election ballot for the purpose of upgrading and repairing Arcadia schools. A large part of local property taxes are absorbed by the state, and Arcadia is the lowest funded unified school district in Los Angeles County. A new Student Services Center provides a "front door" to the high School on Campus Drive. The two story structure includes general and special education classrooms, three computer labs, television studio, graphic design and digital photography classrooms, and the high school’s career center and health, counseling and administrative offices. The brick and glass exterior finish visibly blends with other elements of the campus. Ground was broken in the summer of 2008.
The Science Center is located on the south side of the campus on Duarte Road. The two-story center includes chemistry labs with preparation areas and collegiate designed biology and physics classrooms separated by lecture rooms.
The 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) Arcadia High School Performing Arts Center will anchor the campus at the northwest corner. The center will have ground level and mezzanine seating for 1200, the stage will accommodate 150 musicians, and the facility will have state-of-the-art acoustics. The building will contain a small theater, orchestra and dance rooms, and an internal courtyard. The Performing Arts Center construction began in 2010. The "world class" facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2012. "This will be the first venue of its kind for the district and the community," said district Superintendent Joel Shawn.
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