The Arcadia Cross Country team officially kicked off their season this past Saturday with an early morning run at El Dorado Park, followed by a Team/Parent breakfast meeting. Most of the runners have been training all summer to get ready for the Fall season. Nearly 40 runners are participating this Fall. Arcadia Coaches Sarah Boustila and Carl Tichenor motivated their runners over the summer with special awards for logging the most mileage.

​Summer Run Challenge Results:
1st Place: Luis Cerna, 356 miles
2nd Place: Kyle Arnold, 280 miles
3rd Place: Bobby Beers, 160 miles

The Titans opened their season with a dual meet on Tuesday at Notre Dame. The runners head to Flagstaff this Saturday for the Peaks Invitational (hosted by Flagstaff High School). Next week the Titans travel to Campo Verde for a dual meet on Thursday, Sept. 14 and the Ojo Rojo Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 16at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. 

The August issue of the Arcadia News featured an article on the Titans cross country team – which is hoping to have a repeat performance in sending its runners to the state meet again this year.

2017 Boys Co-Captains: Luis Cerna, Dallas Greene, Race Tuomisto-Bell.
2017 Girls Co-Captains: Ally Boustila, Sarah Jacobs, Nicole Kaiser.

Thanks to the collective efforts of the Arcadia Garden Club, Race Tuomisto-Bell’s Eagle Scout Project, Mr. Bodznick’s Biology Honors Class and National Honor Society volunteers, the garden beds on the Arcadia campus have been greatly expanded and enhanced. For numerous hours this past Saturday, between 30-40 volunteers worked on digging trenches, shoveling dirt and rocks, and laying concrete/bricks for the new garden beds. Additional work still needs to be done before the whole project is completed. Great job to all the volunteers for helping with this important project on the Arcadia campus. - Heidi Staudenmaier

FIRST MEETING - SEPTEMBER 19th, 2017 @ 9:00 - 11:00 am
MARK YOUR CALENDAR - please be sure to attend these quarterly morning meetings with Dr. Birdwell, SUSD Superintendent & 2 semester evening meetings. District & Arcadia Learning Community updates will be given, and parent attendance is integral part of helping our school receive the attention they deserve.

Everyone on campus knows and loves Mrs. Eshelman!... and that’s because she knows and loves everyone.  Everyone!  As Arcadia’s Lead Secruty Officer, her number one priority is the students and their safety.  She has worked for SUSD 32 years, serving the past 20 at Arcadia High School.  Her education background includes:

• BS in Criminal Justice with a minor in Chemistry

When asked to describe Mrs. Eshelman, students, peers, parents, and teachers responded:  icon, efficient, reliable, always available, gregarious, loyal, knowledgeable, best friend, trustworthy, funny, loving, and “mom”.

Mrs. Eshelman has two brothers.  She grew up in Chicago and moved to Arizona in 1971 to attend ASU.  She met her husband, _____ and a graduate of Coronado H.S., while attending ASU.

It is clear Mrs. Eshelman loves her job and truly cares about all of “her” students!  She makes it a point to meet and learn about every student on campus.  Not only does she know all of them, but ALL students know her!  She probably attends more activities and Arcadia events than any other staff member: every on-campus sporting event, art show, play, dance, musical performance, and special events like Hopi’s Variety Show, robotics competitions, alumni tours, Lacrosse games and more.  She cares about the kids’ well-being, reminding them to make smart choices, and to always be respectful regardless of who the person is.  

FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING AT ARCADIA:
Working with the students.  I love being “mom” to students on campus, in fact a lot of students call me mom.   Give me five year olds vs. 1800 high schoolers and I will choose the high schoolers every time!  ☺

HOBBIES OR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT WORKING
Playing with my grandson who is 16 months old  

DOG OR CAT?
Dog!  I’m not home enough right now, but I will get another one when I retire.  My sweet dog of 17 ½ years, Blue, passed away last Thanksgiving.  

A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
I have two daughters who attended Hopi, IMS, and Arcadia.  They still live in AZ.

WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD?
The way I deal with people- with respect.  I believe:  1.  Nobody is any better than another… we all put our pants on one leg at a time.  2.  I like to kill people with kindness:  you can’t make someone like you, just be kind.  3.  Walk away before there’s an issue.

A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE
Everybody knows everything about me!  Oh, maybe:  I use to own a Continental Basketball Association Team, Rockford Lightning.   

Submitted by Amanda McCauley Spring 2017