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Volume 22, NO. 24

All 869 Arcadia High School Seniors Graduate

Class of 2018 has earned $12.8 million in scholarships and grants Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com

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he AHS Class of 2018 has 17 students that have been accepted to seven different Ivy League Universities (Yale, Cornell, Columbia, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth),

three were also accepted to Stanford, two got into MIT, and two more received admission to Caltech. Collectively, the Class of 2018 has earned $12.8 million in scholarships and grants. At the head of the class SEE ARCADIA HIGH PAGE 11

Arcadia graduates have been accepted to schools like Yale, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, and Caltech.

HIGHLIGHTING

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH LAKE BALDWIN Arcadia City Council IN ARCADIA? Announces Goals for the Future Part 2: The plan Galen PATTERSON galen.patterson303@gmail.com

The Lake Baldwin project is one of several projects included in what is called an “enhanced watershed management plan,” according to management analyst in the Public Works department for the city of Sierra Madre, James Carlson. The larger plan involves a

In addition to deficit,‘community building’ with the City’s Asian population to be primary focus

good portion of the northern San Gabriel Valley, expanding to include Arcadia, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Duarte, Bradbury and smaller unincorporated pockets in the area. For three years, Carlson has been working on a project to improve water quality in the region. He says that this project is primarily aimed at SEE LAKE BALDWIN PAGE 10

Story & Photo Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com

After a contentious election cycle, and finally selecting Arcadia’s new mayor, the City Council has agreed on some major initiatives in the coming year. Council held its annual

‘goal-setting’ workshop at the Floretta K. Lauber Museum Education Center on Friday, June 1 to discuss the upcoming fiscal year’s policy agenda. Among the several topics that were discussed, the City Council unanimously agreed that addressing the City’s SEE COUNCIL GOALS PAGE 11

- Photos by Terry Miller

Downtown ARCADIA DAIA, Columnist | DonnaChoiDAIA@gmail.com

Father’s Day the Downtown Arcadia Way Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association Board of Directors Father’s Day is upon us and we bet you are looking for the perfect gift and/or outing for a special dad in your life. Whether he is sporty, artistic, a foodie or a bookworm, look no further, Downtown Arcadia

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

SPORTS

A Neighborhood

Hundreds of Madonnari Will Take Over Paseo Colorado Pasadena

Hot Apaches Cooled Off in Quarterfinals

Lounge That Hits the Spot

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has a bounty of options for you to knock this day out of the park. First things first – a gift! If the dad you are shopping for is looking to improve his health SEE DOWNTOWN PAGE 10

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