Arcadia High School (Arizona)
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| Arcadia High School | |
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| Address | |
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4703 E. Indian School Road , Maricopa , 85018 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°29′34″N 111°58′54″W / 33.49278°N 111.98167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High school |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Scottsdale Unified School District |
| Principal | Todd Stevens |
| Faculty | 73 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,716 (October 1, 2012) |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Royal Blue |
| Nickname | Titans |
| Publication | The Titan Times |
| Newspaper | The Arcadian |
| Yearbook | The Olympian |
| Website | School website |
Arcadia High School is a public high school located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school enrolls 1,680 who primarily come from feeder schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. Arcadia completed a significant renovation in the summer of 2008.
Renovation
The Orcutt/Winslow Partnership created the new design of the school. Begun in 2005, the construction was completed in three years by the contractor DL Withers Construction. The price for the school's improvement is set at $45 million by a Guaranteed Maximum Price plan.
Arts
Arcadia High School has an award-winning Advertising Art program. Students' artwork from this program is featured throughout town on billboards, tee shirts, and signs. As part of the new renovation, the Arts department was relocated to a new building. The Drama Department has produced members of the International Thespian Society, and creates at least two large productions and several smaller productions per year.
Arcadia High School has won the SkillsUSA (Arizona) Graphic Design contest multiple times.
Arcadia High School is also host to an award-winning Media Communications program. The program produces ANN (Arcadia News Network) a fourteen-minute news show, broadcast daily throughout the school. During the 2008–2009 school year, the Media Communications department began production of a half-hour sports show titled "Scottsdale Sports Talk", that will air on the Temple public-access television cable TV station MCTV beginning in fall of 2009. After the 2007–2008 school year, Paul Hoeprich replaced Dave Cornelius as director of the program, as Cornelius took a position at the Arizona State University. On May 12, 2010, Arcadia High School's Media Communications program hosted its first annual Arcadia High School Film Festival. Five groups of students wrote, filmed, directed, edited and promoted their own films which were shown on the big screen. Arcadia High School also produced an award-winning TV show, "Student Conversations," which aired from 2008 to 2011. Notable guests include Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and E Street Band Guitarist Nils Lofgren.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The school competes in interscholastic athletics in several sports.
- Baseball
- Basketball (Boys)
- Basketball (Girls)
- Cross-Country
- Football
- Golf (Boys)
- Golf (Girls)
- Soccer (Boys)
- Soccer (Girls)
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis (Boys)
- Tennis (Girls)
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Spiritline
- Robotics
- Lacrosse
Notable alumni
- Adam Driggs, former Arizona State Senator[1]
- Steven Spielberg, film and TV director, producer[2]
- Lynda Carter, actress[3]
- William Shepherd, Astronaut, Engineer[4]
- Haley Lu Richardson, actress[5]
- Gabe Suárez, professional baseball player and manager
Notable staff
- Kerry Taylor, a former American football player who began coaching at the school in 2018[6]
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170902034114/http://www.azfamily.com/story/25456955/majority-whip-adam-driggs
- ^ Goldenberg, Anna. "Close Encounters of the Steven Spielberg Kind in Arizona". The Forward Association. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Eugene Scott; Kyle Mittan. "Celebrities who attended Phoenix high schools". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: W. M. Shepherd 01/2002". www.jsc.nasa.gov. Johnson Space Center. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Kissee, Riley. "Arcadia's own finds success in leading Hollywood roles". Arcadia News. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Ring, Tim (2018-03-22). "Taylor Made: Former Valley football star returns home to coach Arcadia High School". KPHO/KTVK. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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