Every year, students from opposite ends of Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) are offered the invaluable opportunity to connect. Through the Side By Side program, fifth graders from AUSD’s elementary schools are matched with a musician from Arcadia High School’s (AHS) Wind Ensemble or Symphony Orchestra, with both mentor and mentee gaining new skills in the process. On Mar. 19 these students were able to reap the rewards of their hard work with a show-stopping concert! The process of...

As the end of the school year creeps ever closer, it’s fitting to honor one of the Arcadia High School (AHS) Orchestra program’s most notable seniors! For the month of April, Symphony Orchestra violinist Sean Wu was nominated to be Student Of The Month (SOTM), both for his talent as a musician and dedication towards contributing to the program as a whole. Though Sean initially started playing violin in fourth grade, he didn’t fully focus on it right away. In fact, after trying his hand at...

As summer rapidly approaches, there’s no better way to close out the school year than with a Big/Little social! Arcadia High School (AHS) Orchestra program Bigs and Littles did just that during lunch on Thursday, May 29, by participating in the last Big/Little Social of the year: Orch Game! The social was based on the iconic South Korean series Squid Game , featuring thrilling, high-stakes activities straight from the show (but this time with a lot more snacks). Similar to the original...