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Six student-written/directed/produced/cinematographed films, under the supervision of Film/ANN instructor Eric Luse, made their World Premiere at the 2018 Film Festival held on Monday, May 14, before a sold out crowd at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters: • ABC (Film Crew: Jacob Staudenmaier, Dash McDonald, Lindsay Formica – Lead actors: Keegan Godfrey & Zac Denious) • Cardboard Wings (Film Crew: Lindsay Formica, Heather DeGroote) • Masked (Film Crew: Lainey Durchslag, Narsah Tate Khamis, Avery Moric, Michael Marting, Kyle Arnold, Helena Carey, Drew Nosky) • Shots (Film Crew: Reece O’Connor, Casie Chavez, Max Swiergol, Jack Hunt, Caleb Massimi, Ava Lind, Tommy Monaghan) • Tether (Film Crew: Costi Haig, Nick Forney, Zoe Campbell, Christopher Smith, Shane Babasick, Anthony Mayo, Dash McDonald) • Trauma (Film Crew: Racheal Schulman, Jake Smith, Brendan Weinerth, Steven Sharp, Alex Voigt, Lauren Dib, Alexa Teneyck) The Film voted “Fan Favorite” was ABC. The Seniors in the awarding-winning Arcadia Film & ANN programs were honored at the Film Festival: Alex Voigt, Anthony Mayo, Costi Haig, Dallas Greene, Heather DeGroote, Jacob Staudenmaier, Lauren Dib, Nick Forney, Riley Johnson, Narsah Tate Khamis, Zoe Campbell, Jackson Burdette, Kelly Richmond, & Luis Cerna. Students competing at the National Student Television & Film Competition in Nashville over Spring Break were presented with Special Certificates of Recognition for the National Award earned for their documentary on the prompt “Sounds Good to Me”: Jacob Staudenmaier, Nick Forney, Dallas Greene, Narsah (Tate) Khamis, Christopher Smith, Rachael Schulman, Lindsay Formica, Max Swiergol, Dash McDonald, & Alex Teneyck. Other 2018 Film/ANN awards: • Arcadia Studio Plaque Recognition 2018-2019 – Kelly Richmond & Jacob Staudenmaier • Katie Stern Memorial Award – Natasha Suder THANK YOU TO 2018 FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS/RAFFLE DONORS: ABOVE & BEYOND - $1,000 • Arcadia Dad’s Club PREFERRED SPONSOR - $400 • Dr. Nabil Dib & Cheryl Dib • SNEAKY BIG Studios – www.sneakybig.com GOLD - $200 • A to Z Equipment – www.a-zequipment.com • The Constantinou Family • The Moric Family • The Haig Family • Leela Market Scottsdale – 7126 E. 5th Ave. Suite B SILVER - $100 • The Staudenmaier Family • Arcadia Pediatric Dental – www.arcadiakidsdental.com • The Marting Family • The Johnson Family • The Schulman Family • Cohen Dowd Quigley – www.cdqlaw.com • The Smith Family • Tempe Camera – www.tempecamera.com • The Clayton-Formica Family • The Forney Family BUSINESS - $50 • Good Vibe Media – www.thegoodvibemedia.com RAFFLE DONORS: Johnjay & Rich, Arcadia Ice Arena, SNEAKY BIG Studios, A to Z Equipment Rental, Jewelya, Lucky Air Plant, Reformed Pilates, The Stand, Senita Athletics, Crane and Carbon, Paige Poppe, Puff & Fluff Dog Grooming, Pure Life Jewelry, Radi8 Yoga, Keep it Wild, Leela Market, Muse Apparel, Joshua By Oak, West Elm, Aure, Greene Family, McDonald Family, Nosky Family, Staudenmaier Family. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FILM FESTIVAL COMMITTEE & MEDIA COMM BOOSTER OFFICERS: Rhonda Suder, Katie Formica, Marci McDonald, Marina Moric, Alex Smith, Kerri Schulman, Stefanie Swiergol, Cheryl Dib, Tracy Durchslag, Sue Tessmer, Kara Forney, Kevin DeGroote & Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier. Thank you to Harkins Theatres for their generosity and support, as well as Crown Press Printing. Thank you to everyone who supported the Arcadia Media Comm Program students this year! Numerous Arcadia High School students participated in another Promposal video this year, which was featured on the local television stations. Senior Jacob Staudenmaier, working with multiple other Arcadia film students and friends, successfully created a movie trailer based on Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” movie in asking Senior Elle Overs to the Arcadia Prom. Junior Dash McDonald was in charge of the cinematography and also helped with editing and sound work. Other Arcadia students involved in the production included: Christopher Smith, Argon Stern, Max Swiergol, Dallas Greene, Riley Johnson, Carson Charleton, Max McCauley, Mitch Arndt, Avery Greey, Sarah Schneider, Nikki Keller, Avery Moric, Luke Belalu, Luis Ayala, Gaby Schorr, and Mikko. Jacob, Elle and Dash were interviewed last Friday on “Good Morning Arizona” about the 2018 promposal video, which was a follow up to the viral Emma Stone/LaLaLand promposal in 2017. LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION! The Arcadia Film Festival is this Monday, May 14, 6:15 PM at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters (Scottsdale Road/Shea). GET TO THE THEATER EARLY - THIS EVENT ALWAYS SELLS OUT! Tickets will be available at the door (first come, first serve until theater sells out) - $8 for students, $10 for adults. The students will be selling raffle tickets at the Film Festival for the chance to win many great items: Johnjay & Rich Backstage Pass, Diamondbacks Tickets, SNEAKY BIG Studios Behind The Scenes Tour, LaLaLand album from Emma Stone, Arcadia Ice Arena party, equipment services/rental, Pilates & Yoga classes, jewelry, clothing, dog grooming, gift cards of all types, and much more. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets.
Six student-written/directed/produced/cinematographed films will have their World Premiere at the Film Festival: ABC, Cardboard Wings, Masked, Shots, Tether, and Trauma. 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. THANK YOU TO 2018 FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS/RAFFLE DONORS: ABOVE & BEYOND - $1,000
PREFERRED SPONSOR - $400
GOLD - $200
SILVER - $100
BUSINESS - $50
RAFFLE DONORS: Johnjay & Rich, Arcadia Ice Arena, SNEAKY BIG Studios, A to Z Equipment Rental, Jewelya, Lucky Air Plant, Reformed Pilates, The Stand, Senita Athletics, Crane and Carbon, Paige Poppe, Puff & Fluff Dog Grooming, Pure Life Jewelry, Radi8 Yoga, Keep it Wild, Leela Market, 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.  Are you looking for the links to all Arcadia Schools GoFundMe pages? We hope you can attend the Sunday Benefit Concert at OHSO 6pm, but click on any of these links to make your donation to specific schools. #ArcadiaSUSD
AHS https://www.gofundme.com/AHSClassifiedWalkoutFund Hopi https://www.gofundme.com/ff9bc-hopi-classified-staff-walkout-fund Tavan https://www.gofundme.com/tavanstaff-fund Echo Canyon https://www.gofundme.com/echo-canyon-staff-support Ingleside MS https://www.gofundme.com/making-up-the-difference Less than 2 weeks away! The ever popular (and always sold out) Arcadia Film Festival is Monday, May 14, 6:15 PM at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters (Scottsdale Road/Shea). Reserved Seats ($20 each) are available for purchase at the Arcadia Book Store only until THIS FRIDAY. Tickets will be available at the door (first come, first serve until theater sells out) - $8 for students, $10 for adults. The students will be selling raffle tickets at the Film Festival for the chance to win many great items: Johnjay & Rich Backstage Pass, Diamondbacks Tickets, SNEAKY BIG Studios Behind The Scenes Tour, LaLaLand album from Emma Stone, Arcadia Ice Arena party, equipment services/rental, Pilates & Yoga classes, jewelry, clothing, dog grooming, gift cards of all types, and much more. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets.
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. THANK YOU TO SPONSORS/RAFFLE DONORS (AS OF 4/30): ABOVE & BEYOND - $1,000
PREFERRED SPONSOR - $400
GOLD - $200
SILVER - $100
BUSINESS - $50
RAFFLE DONORS: Johnjay & Rich, Arcadia Ice Arena, SNEAKY BIG Studios, A to Z Equipment Rental, Jewelya, Lucky Air Plant, Reformed Pilates, The Stand, Senita Athletics, Crane and Carbon, Paige Poppe, Puff & Fluff Dog Grooming, Pure Life Jewelry, Radi8 Yoga, Keep it Wild, Leela Market, 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.  The Teacher Walk Out began Thursday. Although certified staff is still currently receiving paychecks, Arcadia's 22 classified staff members will not be paid during the Walk Out.
The classified staff includes - security - cafeteria - front office assistant staff - & many more. Our certified staff depend on their paychecks, and missing even one day of pay could negatively impact their lives. Minimum wage for AHS 22 classified staff is $1,848 a day So far we have been out of school 5 days We have raised $2,800 Please consider helping out the certified staff members at Arcadia during the Walk Out. Arcadia students were well represented among the 2018 scholarship winners announced by the Rotary Club of Scottsdale: · Peter J. Fish Business scholarship – first place – Cecilia Forshey ($7500) · Bob Murray Performing Arts scholarship – first place – Jacob Staudenmaier ($7500) · Peter J. Fish Vocational scholarship – first place – Brisa Marroquin ($7500) · Park Shaw First Responder scholarship – first place – Nathaniel Zachariah ($2500) · Athletics scholarship – second place – Jack Spier ($5000) Fifteen scholarships totaling approximately $80,000 were awarded by the Rotary Club to students competing from Arcadia, Chaparral, Saguaro, Desert Mountain and Coronado. Each school was permitted to nominate two students in each of the 8 scholarship categories. Following submission of an application and nomination by their school, the students had to engage in personal interviews with scholarship committee panelists. Susan Metzler, Arcadia’s College and Career Coordinator, was in charge of the scholarship selection process for Arcadia. The student winners were honored at the Rotary Club’s Youth Day Luncheon on April 30 at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club. The Arcadia students thank the Rotary Club for its generous sponsorship of these scholarships.
Thank you to Mr. Stevens for hosting two Sippin' with Stevens events on Thursday, April 25th, 2018 at 10:00 am and 5:30 pm in Mount Olympus.
We recorded the first event in the morning for your viewing pleasure ;) LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION! The ever popular (and always sold out) Arcadia Film Festival is Monday, May 14, 6:15 PM at the Harkins Shea 14 Theaters (Scottsdale Road/Shea).The students will be selling raffle tickets at the Film Festival for the chance to win many great items: Johnjay & Rich Backstage Pass, Diamondbacks Tickets, SNEAKY BIG Studios Behind The Scenes Tour, LaLaLand album from Emma Stone, Arcadia Ice Arena party, equipment services/rental, Pilates classes, jewelry, clothing, 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.
Reserved Seats ($20 each) are 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. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. 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. THANK YOU TO SPONSORS/RAFFLE DONORS (AS OF 4/23): ABOVE & BEYOND - $1,000
PREFERRED SPONSOR - $400
GOLD - $200
SILVER - $100
BUSINESS - $50
RAFFLE DONORS: Johnjay & Rich, Arcadia Ice Arena, SNEAKY BIG Studios, A to Z Equipment Rental, Jewelya, Lucky Air Plant, Reformed Pilates, The Stand, Senita Athletics, Crane and Carbon, Paige Poppe, Pure Life Jewelry, Keep it Wild, Leela Market, 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 
April 19th, 2018 at 11:00 am
 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.). |
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