 April 19th, 2018 at 11:00 am
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 Jacob Staudenmaier, Arcadia High School Senior, won the Best Overall Film Award at the 2018 Arizona Student Film Festival Competition on April 14. Jacob’s film “Oasis” won First Place in the High School Category and then was selected as the top film out of all finalists. The 15 finalists were screened at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theaters as part of the 2018 Phoenix Film Festival. This year’s competition had the most submissions ever, with films entered by hundreds of students from all over the state of Arizona. The film “Oasis” was an independent project undertaken by Jacob Staudenmaier, with production assistance from Chris Smith. “Oasis” was prepared pursuant to the following prompt: “Without the use of dialogue or voice over, make a film that is less than two minutes long about a character making a difficult and dramatic decision. Show that the character is pulled in two different directions at an emotional level, visualize their process of consideration, and show that they make a decision.” The film “Mute”, which was undertaken as an Arcadia advanced film-making class project, was also selected as a finalist in this year’s competition. Under the direction of Film Instructor Eric Luse, the film students were not permitted to use any music whatsoever in creating the film. The film focused on a situation of teenage bullying. Students involved in “Mute” were Jacob Staudenmaier, Dash McDonald, Lindsay Formica, Shane Babasick, Heather DeGroote and Costi Haig. Started in 2007, the Arizona Student Film Festival is a yearly film competition that celebrates the next generation of Arizona Filmmakers. Students from all over the state of Arizona are invited to submit their best short films under 8 minutes. The films are reviewed by professional judges and only a select few are chosen as Finalists to be screened during the Phoenix Film Festival.
 The ever popular (and always sold out) Arcadia Film Festival is just around the corner - Monday, May 14 at 6:15 PM at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters (Scottsdale Road/Shea). Avoid the long lines and purchase Reserved Seats ($20 each) - available for purchase at the Arcadia Book Store only until Friday May 4. Tickets will be available at the door (first come, first serve until theater sells out)- $8 for students, $10 for adults. Payment by cash, check or credit card.
The Film Festival is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the award-winning Arcadia Media Comm Program. Funds are being raised to purchase critically needed new film and television equipment which will benefit all Arcadia students, faculty and administration. The students will be selling raffle tickets at the Film Festival for the chance to win many great items such as Diamondbacks tickets, Arcadia Ice Arena party, equipment services/rental, Pilates classes, jewelry, gift cards of all types, and much more. Please consider helping the Arcadia Media Comm students by donating a raffle item or being a sponsor. THANK YOU TO SPONSORS/RAFFLE DONORS COMMITTED AS OF 4/16: ABOVE & BEYOND - $1,000
PREFERRED SPONSOR - $400
GOLD - $200
SILVER - $100
RAFFLE DONORS: Arcadia Ice Arena, Diamondbacks tickets, A to Z Equipment Rental, Jewelya, Lucky Air Plant, Reformed Pilates, The Stand, Senita Athletics, Crane and Carbon, Paige Poppe, Keep it Wild, Muse Apparel, Joshua By Oak, West Elm, Aure…and much more! FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier at hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com or Rhonda Suder at rksuder@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting the Arcadia Media Comm Program students. Film fans – Get ready for the ever popular (and always sold out) Arcadia Film Festival on Monday, May 14 at 6:15 PM at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters. Avoid the long lines and reserve seats in advance – Reserved seats are $20 each and will be available for purchase at the Arcadia Book Store until Friday May 4. Until the theater is sold out, tickets will be available at the door (first come, first serve)- $8 for students, $10 for adults. Payment by cash, check or credit card.
The students will be selling raffle tickets at the Film Festival for the chance to win many great items such as Diamondbacks tickets, Arcadia Ice Arena party, equipment services/rental, Pilates classes, gorgeous jewelry, gift cards of all types, and much more. The Film Festival is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the national-award winning Arcadia Media Comm Program. Funds are being raised to purchase critically needed new film and television equipment which will benefit all Arcadia students, faculty and administration. Please consider donating a raffle item or being a sponsor. THANK YOU TO SPONSORS/RAFFLE DONORS ALREADY COMMITTED: ABOVE & BEYOND - $1,000
SAMPLING OF RAFFLE DONORS: Arcadia Ice Arena, Jewelya, Lucky Air Plant, Reformed Pilates…and much more! FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier at hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com or Rhonda Suder at rksuder@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting the Arcadia Media Comm Program students. The Arcadia Student Film Festival is set for Monday night May 14, 6:15 PM at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters. The Award winning Arcadia ANN/Film students will showcase their talents at this annual event, under the direction of Instructor Eric Luse. This is the Arcadia Media Communications Program’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The program very much needs new camera equipment – which is quite expensive. The Media Comm Students are seeking Sponsorships and Raffle items for the Film Festival.
Sponsorship levels include: Preferred Sponsor $400 – Full Page Ad in Film Festival Program Gold Sponsor $200 – Half Page Ad Silver Sponsor $100 – Quarter Page Ad Business Sponsor $50 – Business Card Ad Raffle donations can include gift cards from local businesses, movie tickets, sporting event tickets, concert tickets, museum tickets, Botanical Garden tickets, camera or film equipment or services, Behind the Scenes Tours of Local TV or Radio Stations, gift baskets of food, wine or other items, stay at weekend homes – anything and everything is welcome. For further information on Film Festival sponsorships or the raffle, please contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier at hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com or Rhonda Suder at rksuder@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting the Arcadia Media Comm Program students. Numerous members of the AHS National Honor Society helped pack meals at the Arcadia Cares: Food For Kids Packathon held on Saturday, March 24 at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The final number of rice & bean meals packed at the 2018 event were 129,168! This doubled the number of meals packed at the first packathon in 2015 (62,708). The 2018 numbers improved upon the 2017 Packathon results by nearly 40,000 meals. With the 2018 numbers, the four-year total of meals packed is 356,834. Approximately 75% of the meals packed this year will go to the Valley View Community Food Bank to remain in Phoenix to serve needy children, families and individuals. Around 10,000 meals will be sent to the Navajo Nation Reservation in Northern Arizona and the remainder will be shipped to overseas locations. Food for Kidz, a non-profit organization based in Minnesota, provides staple ingredients, such as protein, rice, dehydrated vegetables, seasonings and vitamins, to make nutritious meals. Over 700 volunteers from the Arcadia community assisted with the Fourth Annual Packathon. The Packathon organizers thank the AHS National Honor Society for volunteering their time and supporting the Packathon. WAY TO GO TITANS!  Arcadia High School students earned one of the top awards at the Student Television & Film National Competition (“STN”) held in Nashville, Tennessee last week. The Arcadia students had to create, write, film, produce and edit a short documentary in 8 hours or less for the “Crazy 8s” Documentary Film Competition. The prompt for the documentary was “Sounds Good To Me”. For their efforts, the Titans were awarded one of the highest recognitions among hundreds of schools competing from all over the United States. Nearly 4,000 students from schools throughout the country, including Hawaii and Alaska, competed in multiple contests during the four-day event. In addition to the documentary competition, the Arcadia students were required to showcase their skills and talents in TV news & broadcasting, film writing, cinematography, editing and production based upon certain themes/prompts, specific time constraints and stringent rules. The competition was held March 15-18 at the Gaylord Hotel & Conference Center. Based on auditions, 10 juniors and seniors were selected to represent Arcadia at the National Competition:
Jacob Staudenmaier (senior) Nick Forney (senior) Dallas Greene (senior) Narsah (Tate) Kharnis (senior) Christopher Smith (junior) Rachael Schulman (junior) Lindsay Formica (junior) Max Swiergol (junior) Dash McDonald (junior) Alex Teneyck (junior) Eric Luse, Arcadia High School ANN & Film Instructor, and another SUSD teacher served as chaperones for the competition. Thank you to everyone who supported these students with donations and other assistance, making it possible for them to compete against other Film & TV students at the National level. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS FOR THEIR AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS!  Ms. Tichio grew up in Hicksville, New York, which is on Long Island. She went to Holy Trinity High School where she was also a Titan! However, she became an Arcadia Titan nine years ago when she joined the Science Department. She teaches Oceanography/Astronomy and Honors Earth Science. In the past, she taught a Dual Enrollment Geology class.
Ms. Tichio’s Educational background includes:
Staying active on Arcadia’s campus, Ms. Tichio has served on Site Council, is a member of the Technology Committee, and sponsors the students’ Ambassador Club. Along with Arcadia’s PTO, the Technology Committee has hosted several ‘tech’ lunches where teachers share knowledge with other teachers in order to improve and increase the use of tech-related materials in classrooms and beyond. While not teaching, you might see Ms. Tichio training for ultra-marathons (any race over 26.2 miles)!! She runs 6-7 days a week. She has completed several 50k’s, 50-milers (she won her last one), and attempted a 100-miler but broke her tailbone six weeks before the race and ended up dropping out at mile 59. This June, she will be running the San Diego 100 in hopes to redeem herself. (as if running 59 miles wasn’t a significant accomplishment in itself!) Ms. Tichio loves her students. She really enjoys getting to know them and hopefully inspiring them to do things they never would have thought of doing. HOBBIES OR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT WORKING When not running, I also enjoy hiking and traveling as much as possible. DOG OR CAT PERSON? I have one of each but I prefer dogs ☺. A RANDOM FACT ABOUT MS TICHIO: I was an adjunct at Glendale Community College and taught Physical Geology. Submitted Spring 2016 The 2018 Arizona Student Film Festival has announced the selection of its 15 finalists – which includes two films submitted by students in the Arcadia High School film program, under the direction of Instructor Eric Luse. This year’s competition had the most submissions ever, with films entered by hundreds of students all over the state of Arizona. The Arcadia films selected were “Mute” and “Oasis” (links are below). “Mute” was undertaken as an Arcadia class project where the students were not permitted to use any music whatsoever in creating the film. The film focused on a situation of teenage bullying. Students involved in “Mute” were Jacob Staudenmaier, Dash McDonald, Lindsay Formica, Shane Babasick, Heather DeGroote and Costi Haig. The film “Oasis” was an independent project undertaken by Jacob Staudenmaier, with production assistance from Chris Smith. The film “Oasis” was prepared pursuant to the following prompt: “Without the use of dialogue or voice over, make a film that is less than two minutes long about a character making a difficult and dramatic decision. Show that the character is pulled in two different directions at an emotional level, visualize their process of consideration, and show that they make a decision.” The winning film will be announced during The Phoenix Film Festival Harkins 101 Scottsdale Theaters on April 14, 2018 For more information about the Arizona Student Film Festival: http://www.azstudentfilmfestival.org/welcome-marquee/#home Congratulations to these talented Arcadia film makers!  This is Adrian Chang’s first full year at Arcadia, however, he is not new to the campus. His first experience at Arcadia was through a random placement with Mrs. Dukelow for an internship. He describes the internship as one of the luckiest things to ever happen to him, learning so much from her that he knew he just had to come back to student teach at Arcadia as well… which he did! Later, after graduating from ASU in December 2016, Mr. Chang jumped on an opportunity to fill in for a math teacher who was on a leave of absence for the spring 2017 quarter. Mr. Chang describes himself as lucky, however, Arcadia students and staff are the lucky ones!... fortunate to be the recipients of his excellent teaching skills, positive attitude, enthusiasm and devotion to all Arcadia students! Mr. Chang’s educational background includes:
In addition to teaching Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, Mr. Chang serves as the Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach, is the teacher-sponsor for the Gosh Yarn Knit Club (students who teach peers how to knit bracelets which are taken to children’s hospitals), and is a volunteer chaperone at Calculus Camp in the spring (every spring, teachers from Arcadia, Coronado, Desert Mountain, and Saguaro High Schools spend a weekend in Prescott helping 100’s of AP Calc students review a year’s-worth of calculus curriculum for the upcoming AP exam). Aside from teaching, volleyball is another passion of Mr. Chang’s. So when Varsity Coach Jackie Bunker asked if he would like to be a part of her coaching staff this year, he immediately accepted! Mr. Chang grew up in Scottsdale, and went to Desert Canyon Middle School. Upon finishing 8th grade, his family had the opportunity to move to South Korea and live closer to relatives for a few years. He attended an American high school in Seoul, Korea. FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING AT ARCADIA: Getting to interact with the amazing students at Arcadia every day! HOBBIES OR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT WORKING Play and coach volleyball, read, spend time with my family DOG OR CAT? Definitely dogs! A RANDOM FACT ABOUT MR CHANG I've been to five of the seven continents. Submitted by Amanda McCauley Spring 2018 UPCOMING FOOTBALL EVENTS
Arcadia High School is pleased to introduce Kerry Taylor as their new head football coach. An Arizona resident, Coach Taylor played for Chandler Hamilton High School and Arizona State University prior to playing in the National Football League - including time with the Arizona Cardinals. Coach Taylor brings not just an impressive playing resume with him to Arcadia, but also coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels. He is excited for the opportunity to work with the Arcadia student-athletes to build skill, leadership, and character that will lead to success on the field and beyond. Arcadia Principal Todd Stevens shares, “Coach Taylor will bring an infectious positive attitude to the football program and he will work tirelessly to ensure the best possible experiences for the members of the football team.” Athletic Director Cher Fesenmaier agrees, “There is an undeniable presence when you’re in the same room with Coach Taylor. He exudes enthusiasm that is contagious and we couldn’t be more thrilled that Coach Taylor is now an Arcadia Titan! Many of our student-athletes aspire to where Coach Taylor has been, so his experience at all three levels will serve Arcadia well.” Scottsdale Unified School District Athletic Director Nathan Slater stated “Coach Taylor will bring instant energy to the Arcadia football program along with NFL playing experience. We feel fortunate to have Kerry join the Scottsdale team.”  EMAIL SENT TO SUSD PARENT FROM PRESIDENT OF SUSD GOVERNING BOARD ON FEBRUARY 28th, 2018
Dear SUSD Parents, I write to let you know that our school district's Governing Board has named Dr. Amy Fuller to serve as Acting Superintendent while Superintendent Denise Birdwell is on administrative leave. The action was taken last night. Those of you in the Coronado Learning Community may recognize Dr. Fuller's name: she is the District's administrator in charge of overseeing the Coronado Success Initiative, which began last year at Coronado High School. She will continue in that capacity while serving as Acting Superintendent. The Governing Board and I are most grateful that Dr. Fuller is willing to take on this assignment at this time. We are confident she will serve your students and schools, our staff and SUSD well, and know that the impressive progress that has been made at Coronado during the past year will continue. I also want to let you know that the Governing Board voted formally last night to suspend the proposed Hohokam Elementary School and Central Kitchen projects. We also instructed our legal counsel to pursue action to terminate the contracts for both projects. Lastly, the Governing Board wants you to know that we continue to work collaboratively with the Attorney General's Office to resolve claims in the legal complaint it filed last week regarding work underway at Cheyenne Traditional School. Thank you for taking time to read this letter. While the District is undergoing some difficult times right now, please know that your Governing Board is fully committed to restoring community confidence and pride in SUSD. Sincerely, Barbara Perleberg President SUSD Governing Board Special Kid Field Day, is a very special day when SUSD self-contained students with special needs in kindergarten through eighth grade come together to attend an event built to support their specific individualized needs. Special Kid Field Day takes place at a local park, using the park and recreation facilities. There are over thirty stations with modified activities, facilitated by high school student volunteers (including but not limited to student council members, student leadership, cheerleaders, athletic teams, etc.), also community members including, Scottsdale Police Department (i.e. mounted police, K-9 unit, motorcycles, etc.), fire department, local sports mascots (i.e. Big Red from Cardinals, Suns' Gorilla, Baxter from the Arizona Diamondbacks, etc.), the Shriners, therapy and service dogs, and much more. The event addresses each students, social, emotional, sensory regulation, gross motor, fine motor, communication, math reasoning, ELA, science, and social studies goals and standards. The event takes place for two to three hours. Special Kid Field Day is truly a life-changing event for so many students and provides them an opportunity to be successful and experience so many amazing achievements that they otherwise might miss out on. Unfortunately, so many times people with special needs feel isolated and separated, and this is their chance to be able to be fully integrated leaders and productive members of a cohesive team. Frequently, this is the highlight of, not only the students' year, but the special education staff's as well. For this outstanding event to take place, we are in need of having 70-80 typical high school students to assist in running the different station and mentoring the different students with special needs. We are reaching out to all the high schools to seek the outstanding student leaders and different groups to assist in our wonderful day. These students can be from different backgrounds (i.e. the band, color guard, student council, national honor society, etc.).  This is Miss Vitale’s second year as a teacher in Arcadia’s Math Department. She teaches Geo Trig H and Algebra I. Arcadia is lucky to have such an energetic, dedicated and passionate teacher in the math department! In the spring of her first year, she even volunteered to be part of the team that accompanied the AB and BC Calc students to Prescott for a weekend of Calc Camp. It was three days of tutoring almost 200 students in preparation for the annual AP Calc exam. She plans to go again this year! Her education background includes:
· BA in Secondary Education, Mathematics ASU Miss Vitale has always wanted to be a teacher. When she was younger, she loved helping other students. She was a math tutor in high school at Desert Mountain and in college at ASU’s Math Tutoring Center. Initially, she planned to earn a degree in engineering (her dad is an Electrical Engineer). However, after the first year, Miss Vitale realized she should pursue her passion… teaching!. She truly enjoys working with and helping students learn math. So, she switched majors, did her student teaching at Saguaro High School, and applied for a job in SUSD. Students in Miss Vitale’s class look forward to learning through a variety of teaching methods and strategies. In addition to traditional lectures, review and practice, Miss Vitale helps students master concepts utilizing technology and programs like Kahoot. She also mixes it up with scavenger hunts, gallery walks, and relay race activities to get the kids up and moving and working with each other. Miss Vitale gets excited about finding and trying new Project-Based-Learning strategies, realizing that learning can be enhanced when students become actively involved in the learning process. FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING AT ARCADIA: The freedom to be yourself. I can “nerd out” about math all day and be an individual. HOBBIES OR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT WORKING I love to read, go to the gym, listen to music and go to concerts. I go to a lot of Ska Concerts. DOG OR CAT? Dog. Have never had a pet yet, though. WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD? Those light bulb moments when a student “gets something” that was difficult for them. A RANDOM FACT ABOUT MISS VITALE I played saxophone in the 2011 New Year's Day Parade in London. Submitted by Amanda McCauley Spring 2018 ARCADIA STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL MAY 14 – SPONSORS & DONATIONS NEEDED
The ever popular (and always sold out) Arcadia Student Film Festival is slated for Monday evening May 14 at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters. The Arcadia ANN/Film students will showcase their talents at this annual event, under the direction of Instructor Eric Luse. This is the Arcadia Media Communications Program’s biggest fundraiser of the year. There are multiple ways that individuals and local businesses can participate - ranging from sponsorships to donating goods/services to the Film Festival raffle. Sponsorship levels include: Preferred Sponsor $400 – Full Page Ad in Film Festival Program Gold Sponsor $200 – Half Page Ad Silver Sponsor $100 – Quarter Page Ad Business Sponsor $50 – Business Card Ad Ideas for raffle donations include gift cards from local businesses, movie tickets, sporting event tickets, concert tickets, museum tickets, Botanical Garden tickets, camera or film equipment or services, Behind the Scenes Tours of Local TV or Radio Stations, gift baskets of food, wine or other items, stay at weekend homes – anything and everything is welcome. For further information on Film Festival sponsorships or the raffle, please contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier at hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com or Rhonda Suder at rksuder@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting the Arcadia Media Comm Program students. Boys Soccer celebrated a great season with their Team Banquet this past Sunday. The Boys have made it to the State Championship Tournament for the last three straight years. The Senior Players were honored at the banquet and will be greatly missed: · Sebastian Gutierrez (Co-Captain) · Jack Spier (Co-Captain) · Ben Kiggins · Marco Martin · Brandon Naranjo · Luis Rodriguez · Jacob Staudenmaier · Anthony Soto · Isaac (Twinkie) Vasquez · Angel Saucedo (Team Manager) Thank you to our terrific coaches – Hayden Klarfeld (Head Varsity Coach), Gino Belassen (Assistant Varsity Coach) & Tom Gabriele (Head JV Coach).
GO TITANS! Website: http://arcadiaboyssoccer.wixsite.com/soccer  from ARCADIA NEWS on January 1st, 2018 by Nick Smith see here
Arcadia News "TEACHERS WE LOVE WINNER" for February 2018: Angie Berk, Arcadia High School Nominated by: Cathy Massimi What was your path to becoming a teacher? I’m from right in the middle of Illinois and moved here in 1980. I went to Chandler High School and then to ASU, where I got my degree in Mechanical Engineering. I worked in that field for a while and then spent time raising my children. Engineering was never really my passion though. Science was. So, I wasn’t always happy with my job. My parents were both in education, so I was familiar with that career, and I’d spent a lot of time helping out in science classrooms when my kids were in school and I remember really liking it. I did my student teaching at Desert Mountain and taught at Chaparral for six years before coming to Arcadia. You teach both Biology and Physics. How do you balance teaching two different subjects? Everybody thinks it’s a weird combination, but science is science. I bring a lot of biology knowledge into physics class, and vice versa. As an example, we were learning about terminal velocity in physics and using a falcon as an example. We got to learn about how they fly from a biology standpoint, so there are fun crossovers like that. Are there methods of teaching that you have moved away from as you became more experienced? When I first started teaching, I made power points for everything, especially in physics. It was a new technology and everyone thought “look, animation”, you know? I had grown up with chalkboards, so it seemed cool to me! But I noticed that I didn’t get a ton of excitement with it from the students. I was taking some modeling classes at ASU and learning about that method completely changed the way I teach. The modeling curriculum is almost Socratic in the sense that a teacher stays out of it as much as possible. You ask leading questions, but let the kids discover things. I think science should be hands on! If I could do labs every single day, I would do it. Now obviously that’s not always possible, but I’ll always try to look at my schedule and make sure that we do labs several days each week. So instead of saying, here’s the equations, we do a lab where the students collect data, make graphs, and come up with the equations on their own. I like everything to be as hands on as possible. What do you enjoy about teaching at Arcadia High School? I love that Arcadia has such a community feel about it. I talk to kids whose parents, and sometimes even grandparents, went to the school. That’s rare enough, but especially in Phoenix! The kids are proud of being here, you can feel that excited vibe when you go to assemblies and games. It’s a great place to teach!  Thursday, February 1st, 2018, American Mountaineer Alison Levine visited Arcadia High School to speak to all Arcadia students about leadership. Ms. Levine is an American mountain climber, sportswoman, explorer and leadership consultant. She lead the first all female expedition to the top of Mount Everest. She is author of On the Edge and the executive producer of a documentary, The Glass Ceiling. She has ascended the highest peaks on every continent and also skied to both the North and South Poles. In 2010, she completed the Adventure Grand Slam by reaching the summit of Mt. Everest. She serves as an adjunct instructor at the U.S. Military Academy. She spoke to the students of Arcadia about her fascinating expedition up Mount Everest and the lessons she learned that she's applied to her own life.
Thank you to Ms. Levine for coming to AHS and sharing her inspirational story and advice with our students. To learn more about Ms. Levine, or hear a presentation similar to the one she gave at Arcadia, please watch the YouTube video below.
The Arcadia Boys Soccer Team made it to the Sweet 16 for the State Soccer Championships, but had their amazing season stopped short last Wednesday night by talented No. 2 Independence (who will play in the State Semi-Finals this week). The Titans finished their regular season 6-5-1. The JV team ended their season with a 7-5 record. Way to go, Titans! Year-End Banquet - Boys Soccer will celebrate their stellar year on Sunday night, Feb. 11 at 6 PM at Arcadia High School (Mt. Olympus). The banquet is FREE to all Players, Coaches & their Families. For more information, contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier athstaudenmaier@swlaw.com Return Uniforms - All players should return their uniforms/backpack to Equipment Manager Terry Blaker as soon as possible. State Play-In Tournament - Titans Beat Glendale, 3-2 On Jan. 25, the Titans hosted Glendale in the State Play-In Tournament Game. After being down 0-2 at halftime, the Titans rallied behind three goals in the second half by Senior Co-Captain Sebastian Gutierrez to earn a thrilling come-from-behind victory and grab a spot in the State Championship Playoffs. All- District Honors – Congratulations to Senior Co-Captains Sebastian Gutierrez and Jack Spier on earning All District Honors from the Scottsdale School District. Congratulations to Nick Bourgeois – Nick, an Arcadia Junior, was named to the 2018 ODP West Championship Best 18 Soccer Players. Nick, who was a member of the Titans’ soccer team his Freshman and Sophomore years, plays for the SC Del Sol 01 Club Team. GO TITANS! The Arcadia Boys Soccer Team made it into the Sweet 16 and will travel to Independence for First Round State Playoffs tonight at 6:00 PM. Independence is located at 6602 N. 75th Avenue (Glendale/75th Ave). If any fans happen to be in the Glendale area, please come and support your Titans!! Independence is ranked No. 2 in the State, and has made it to the Final Four the last 2 years. The winner of tonight’s game advances to the State Quarter-Finals on Saturday. State Play-In Tournament - Titans Beat Glendale, 3-2 Last Thursday night, the Boys Soccer Team hosted Glendale in the State Play-In Tournament Game. After being down 0-2 at halftime, the Titans rallied behind three goals in the second half by Senior Co-CaptainSebastian Gutierrez to earn a thrilling come-from-behind victory and grab a spot in the State Championship Playoffs. All City Honors Congratulations to Senior Co-Captains Sebastian Gutierrez and Jack Spier for earning All City Recognition which includes the five high schools in the Scottsdale School District. Year-End Banquet Boys Soccer will celebrate their stellar year on Sunday night, Feb. 11 at 6 PM at Arcadia High School (Mt. Olympus). The banquet is FREE to all Players, Coaches & their Families. For more information, contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier at hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com GO TITANS! Website: http://arcadiaboyssoccer.wixsite.com/soccer  Arcadia High School Auction Friday, April 13th, 2018 6 pm to 10 pm Arizona Country Club EVENT INFORMATION: www.arcadiapto.org/auction ONLINE AUCTION : www.ahsauction.org   The Arcadia Media Comm students, under the direction of ANN/Film Instructor Eric Luse, are running a Snap-Raise campaign through the first week of February to raise funds for students travelling to and competing in the Student National TV/Film Competition in Nashville in March, and the purchase of much needed new equipment for the ANN and Film Programs. The campaign is going strong, with the students’ goal of raising $5,000. Right now, the campaign is over halfway completed and needs YOUR HELP to reach the students’ goal. If you receive an email from a Media Comm student, please consider making a donation in any amount. And even if you don’t receive an email from a Media Comm student, please consider making a donation to the program in any amount. This project will allow the students to raise money without selling product, saving more time for study & classroom instruction. For more information, contact Media Comm Boosters President Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier – hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com. Arcadia Boys Soccer recognized the following players & their families at Senior Recognition Night last Friday: · Sebastian Gutierrez (Co-Captain) · Jack Spier (Co-Captain) · Ben Kiggins · Marco Martin · Brandon Naranjo · Luis Rodriguez · Jacob Staudenmaier · Anthony Soto · Isaac (Twinkie) Vasquez · Angel Saucedo (Team Manager) Jack, Jacob, Luis, Ben and Anthony have played for Arcadia all four years of high school. Sebastian, Isaac and Brandon are three-year players, with Marco playing two years for the Titans. Best of luck to all our Seniors! THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
LAST WEEK’S GAMES:
· Notre Dame (Jan. 17) – Varsity win 5-0; JV win 8-1. Sebastian Gutierrez and sophomore Alexis Sanchez lead the scoring spree with two goals each, and sophomore Jack Cowan sealed the game with a last second score at the buzzer. Twinkie Vasquez, Arcadia’s goalie, earned the shutout. For the JV, Antonio Clarke and sophomore Jonathan Gutierrez each contributed two goals, with additional scores coming from sophomores Jose Perez and Will Clayton, freshman Palmer Wright, and Takuma Fujiya.
**Check out the 2018 Boys Soccer Video by Senior Jacob Staudenmaier  THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FUTURE TITAN NIGHT & SENIOR RECOGNITION Please support the Senior Boys Soccer Players in their final home game Friday night against Liberty. JV game at 4 pm, Senior Recognition at 5:45 pm, Varsity game at 6 pm. All Future Titans should wear their School T-shirts for free admission. See attached flyer. Seniors who will be recognized Friday night at 5:45 pm: Sebastian Gutierrez Ben Kiggins Marco Martin Brandon Naranjo Luis Rodriguez Anthony Soto Jack Spier Jacob Staudenmaier Isaac Vasquez  **THIS WEEK’S GAMES (JV 4 pm, Varsity 6 pm):
**LAST WEEK’S GAMES: Chaparral (Jan. 10) – Varsity ties 1-1; JV lose 5-1. Alexis Sanchez scores high lofted goal in the corner of the net to have Titans lead for much of the game. Late in the game, the officials called a foul in the box on Arcadia to permit Chaparral to tie the game with a penalty kick. After playing two 10-minute overtimes without either team scoring, the game ended in a tie. Paradise Valley (Jan. 12) – Varsity lost 4-1; JV lost 3-1. Jack Spier scored Arcadia’s goal against Paradise Valley. **THANK YOU – to everyone who supported last week’s Boys Soccer fundraiser at Mod Pizza. GO TITANS! Website: http://arcadiaboyssoccer.wixsite.com/soccer |
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