Important Dates
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July 21 + 22nd  --  Campcadia 2 day camp for new students  click here to learn more

August 1st   --  PTO Membership Drive  at  arcadiapto.org/join
August ____  --  Online Registration Forms Due  at https://synergyvue.susd.org/  (contact AHS to create account )

COMING SOON  --  Student Schedules are expected to be released via Studentvue

August 4th  --  First Day of School

Parents, you can register your freshman up with these instructions:

1. Log in as your student at https://az-scottsdale.intouchreceipting.com/
2. click ITEMS AT ALL SCHOOLS BUTTON
3. DISTRICT
4. HIGH SCHOOL
5. Arcadia High School
6. Fees & Club Activities
7. Student Fees
8. CHOOSE PBIS CAMPCADIA $75 + Complete Payment

 
For questions, please email Campcadia staff at  ahshouseoftitans@gmail.com

​Covid 19 Incubation Timeline - FROM AHS NURSE
Please see the graphic above for explanation of why students are asked to quarantine at home after close contact.

What is the definition of an outbreak?
2 or more students/staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 within a 14-day period; and

• Could have had some close contact such as in a classroom or on a school sports team;
• Do not live in the same household; and
• Were not identified as close contacts of each other in another setting during a Public Health case investigation (e.g. friends who play together in each other's homes).

What is the definition of a "Close Contact"?
An individual that has been within 6 feet for longer than 10 minutes to someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. Close contacts should stay at home in quarantine for 14 days after the last contact with the person with COVID-19. If the "close contact" does not experience COVID-19 symptoms during the quarantine period they can return to school.

How do we know if we are a "Close Contact"?
Arcadia Administration will contact you.

When to contact the school about Covid related sickness?

• Positive Test - if student has tested positive for COVID-19, please stay home and contact the school nurse at dguestnelson@susd.org.
• Close Contact Out of School - If your student comes into contact with someone in your home or in their circle please notify us.  We are working with the Maricopa County of Public Health but it is helpful to keep our students safe as well for us to get ahead of this.

What are the symptoms of Covid 19?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

How to Quarantine in a Household
If you live in the same home or were in close contact (within 6 feet for longer than 10 minutes) with someone with COVID-19, you should stay at home in quarantine.   
 Please read the Maricopa County Dept of Public Health Instructions HERE FOR MORE INFO.


What are the AHS/SUSD Plans for Covid 19 now that school has resumed?

• SUSD Covid Response Plan  << CLICK HERE >>
• SUSD Safety Protocols & Mitigation Strategies   << CLICK HERE >>

Senior Portraits
All seniors should have received information by now about getting their Senior Yearbook photo taken. If you haven't been contacted by the studio, please call for an appointment asap at:

Prestige Portraits
(480) 296-2880
4925 West Bell Road Ste. C-10, Glendale, Arizona 85308
See Packages at https://local.prestigeportraits.com/az/glendale/4925-west-bell-road.html

All students will automatically be signed up for the BASIC PACKAGE. The $10 fee is waived.  If you would like to upgrade your package, all fees will apply. Please be sure to let the studio know if you are upgrading to allow for more time on your appointment.

GLENDALE APPOINTMENTS
If you want more choices in photos and the ability to change outfits, you must take your photos at the studio in Glendale.  It is more of the full "senior experience".  For any package above basic, you can bring extra outfits, uniforms, etc.  Please review the packages on the website for more details.

MAKEUP DAYS AT ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL ​as of 8/26/20
There will be a makeup session at Arcadia High School on September 22nd & 23rd, times TBD. These sessions will be for BASIC package only and will be a more traditional school photo session (only 1-2 photos taken).  If you would like more options for your photos, you must come into the studio.

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** Campcadia postponed until able to host on campus **

July 24th  --  4 pm  --  Deadline for school year choice between IN PERSON and SOL

August 1st   --  PTO Membership Drive  at  arcadiapto.org/join
August 5th  --  Online Registration Forms Due  at https://synergyvue.susd.org/  (contact AHS to create account )

August 6th  --  8am - 12pm  --  10th Grade Tech & Book Pickup at AHS
August 6th  --  1pm - 4pm     --     9th Grade Tech & Book Pickup at AHS
August 7th  --  8am - 12pm  --  12th Grade Tech & Book Pickup at AHS
August 7th  --  1pm - 4pm     --  11th Grade Tech & Book Pickup at AHS
August 7th   --   6:30 pm  --  AHS Freshman Orientation via Zoom Link >>  http://tinyurl.com/ArcadiaQandA

August 7th - 9th    --    Student Schedules are expected to be released via Studentvue for both EDL and SOL students

August 10th  --  First Day of School with EDL

August TBD  --  Book Pickup (for textbooks that were delivered to AHS late)

September 7th  --  No School (Labor Day)

First Day of In Person Learning not set for AHS pending AZ State Health Board Standards as of 8/26/20 (see AHS website for updates)

EDL Schedule for Arcadia High School

Students are required to log into each class for attendance every day
Report absences by calling the AHS attendance line (as in past years)

Wednesday, May 20th,  6:00 pm
follow us on Instagram @ArcadiaSeniorParade2020

Arcadia, you are all invited to participate in the First Annual Senior Parade!!  Please come out and support our AMAZING senior class!!  This is our chance to come together as a community as celebrate these incredible students!! 
The parade will be Wednesday, May 20th at 6:00 pm.   It will begin and end at Hopi Elementary due to the Arcadia parking lot being unavailable.  The parade will begin with our Grand Marshall, Student Body President Charlie Siegel, welcoming everyone with a few words as well as senior  Olivia McGinley singing our National Anthem, and Principal Stevens greeting everyone. We will then begin the parade and the route is attached. 

If you live along the route, please come out and cheer on our seniors!!  Please decorate your yards, play Pomp and Circumstance loud for all the parade to hear, have signs and balloons!!  If you do not live along the route, please come and park on the route and watch from the safety of your car or sit on top of your car.  Please also consider having signs, banners, and balloons!  **Important that we all follow the rules for social distancing in order to make this a success for our seniors!!**

​Please follow us on Instagram @ArcadiaSeniorParade2020!!  This is where you will hear our Grand Marshall, National Anthem, and our Administration speak prior to the parade, as well as Pomp and Circumstance throughout while we go LIVE!

Join the Program Click Here to be a Mentor or Mentee!

Recent AHS grads have recruited a diverse group of alumni from various post-Arcadia phases of life to be what we all wish we'd had when we were in high school- someone who gets it, who has been there, who understands, and is willing to answer all the questions. This is an entirely free service provided by Arcadia High School alumni volunteers who are looking to help and support current AHS students at this time.
Whether your student is deciding between in-state and out-of-state, making decisions about loans, has questions about greek life, collegiate level sports, the majors they are interested in, or the experience they are looking for after Arcadia, we want to help and connect them to the resources we found helpful.

Meet a Mentor: Mentor Gabby Mills graduated from Arcadia in 2015. At Arcadia she was on the cheer team and part of the NHS. She attended Arizona State University where she studied Biomedical Engineering/Global Health. While at ASU, she was President of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and worked as an intern at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN). After she graduated from ASU in 2019, she moved to England to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University. 
If you have any further questions, please contact the program coordinator, Kathryn Chamberlin '15, at kjchamb2@asu.edu or (602) 680-9474

For years the school newsletter authors have heard from some users that even though they were signed up to receive the school newsletter, they still were not receiving it. Or maybe they other occasionally received it.   Recently, we found the solution!  Please follow the process below and hopefully you will receive the next newsletter.

Cox.net Email Solution

1. Go to WebMail Inbox window
2. Click "SETTINGS" icon (small wheel in top right corner)
3. Under INBOX, click Filter Rules
4. Create Rule to allow email from communications@arcadiapto.org
   -  Click Add New Rule in top right corner
   - - - Name Your Filter
   - - - Choose Add Condition
   - - - - -   Choose From and enter communications@arcadiapto.org
   - - - - -   Choose Keep
   - - - - -   Choose SAVE
5. Update Spam Settings
   - Under INBOX, click Spam Settings
   - Choose Automatically deliver to Spam folder
6. Click Save
7. COMPLETE! Go back to Inbox ​

You will receive the next newsletter, but not anything from the past. You will probably find the newsletter in your SPAM folder, where you can click "NOT SPAM", which will allow it to be delivered to your INBOX in the future.

Please let us know at communications@arcadiapto.org if this doesn't work for you! :)

​Freshmen, you have arrived! Arcadia High School welcomes you to what will hopefully be the first of many incredible high school memories throughout your next four years. During the two-day camp, you will learn more about your new campus, preview some of the Arcadia teachers & staff, plus, you will get to hang out with Titan seniors that have the inside scoop on how you can have an awesome first year in high school!

Gabrielle Mills’ interest in global health was sparked in high school when she read "The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story," a best-selling book about the spread of a highly contagious deadly virus.
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“I read 'The Hot Zone' during biology class my freshman year. It was really fascinating and I decided then that I wanted to learn more about global health and disease,” said Mills, who attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix.

Now a senior in Barrett, The Honors College, majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in global health, Mills is set to graduate in May. She has been awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which will cover the cost of graduate studies at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. In October, she will continue to fulfill her interest in global health and engineering by beginning a PhD in chemical engineering with an emphasis on research.

Mills said she wants to work at the crossroads of chemical engineering and epidemiology to develop modes of treatment for infectious bacterial diseases, such as tuberculosis and cholera.
“My ultimate goal is to be a principal researcher and oversee research focused on alleviating disease. No matter how much work has been done in the last, say 100 years, solutions to disease still elude us. It’s such a complex problem and that’s what draws me to it. I like a challenge,” she said.
Gabrielle Mills, recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, will attend the University of Cambridge for a doctorate in chemical engineering.
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Since 2016, Mills has been interning at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Phoenix, where she conducted research on pediatric disorders and created a model that allows researchers to determine the optimal anti-epileptic drug for young patients without the need for testing on the children themselves.
After completing her PhD, Mills said she may opt to stay in the UK or move to somewhere on the East Coast of the United States.
“I want to be in a location where I can travel more easily because my work will be worldwide,” she said.
Mills is one of 34 Americans chosen this year for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which was established in October 2000 by a $210 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge.
The scholarship, awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK, fully funds postgraduate study and research in any subject at the University of Cambridge. The selection criteria are outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential, and a commitment to improving the lives of others.
Mills is the fourth Gates Cambridge Scholar from ASU in the past five years. In the 2018 competition year, then-Barrett senior Charity Bhebhe was selected as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and in the 2016 competition year, ASU alum Michael Meaney was selected. Other recent Gates Cambridge Scholars from ASU include Blake Thomson (2015), Nicole Person-Rennell (2011), and Ben Strauber (2010).
“The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is among the most prestigious postgraduate fellowships in the world. One feature that distinguishes the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program from other major graduate fellowships is its emphasis on 'social leadership,' " said Kyle Mox, director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement, located in the Barrett Honors College Tempe complex. "The program seeks to create a network of future global leaders who will work together to solve big problems. One of the main factors in Gabby’s selection was her commitment to combatting lethal infectious diseases.” 
“The continued success of ASU students in this fellowship competition is no fluke — ASU and the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program have similar priorities. Both are focused on building thought leaders who are committed to improving the lives of others,” Mox said. 

Article Link : https://asunow.asu.edu/20190222-asu-senior-gabrielle-mills-wins-prestigious-gates-cambridge-scholarship

written by
Nicole Greason
Public relations and publicity manager , Barrett, The Honors College
480-965-8415 nicole.greason@asu.edu

Jake Van Es Eagle Scout Project February 4th - 15th
Packages From Home is a non-profit organization that pack boxes full of snacks, treats, and toiletries for the military overseas so that they feel more close to home.  If you are interested in donating, the donation boxes will be in the front office from February 4 through February 15. Each day after school I will pick up the donations.

Foods
-Coffee (ground, vacuum pak or small cans-1 lb or smaller) - Tea bags
-Slim Jims (short 0.28 oz per stick)
-Canned chili, ravioli, Spaghetti-O’s, Soup, Stew (15 oz to 20 oz)
-Top Ramen soup/ noodle mix ( 3 oz ) Square packs
-Canned fruit (5 oz to 16 oz)
-Canned Tuna, chicken, or turkey (6 oz to 8 oz)
-Granola bars, Power bars or Energy bars
-Rice Krispie Treats, Snacks Crackers - individual size (1 oz to 2 oz)
-Hot Chocolate - (Individual size)
-Jelly, squeezable, in plastic containers (20.5 oz)
-Peanut Butter in plastic containers (16 oz to 18 oz)
-Nuts - cashews, peanuts, corn nuts, sunflower seeds, trail mix (1.5 oz to 6 oz)
-Fruit snacks - Individual size (1 oz to 3 oz)
-Condiments - Individual packets - mustard, relish, ketchup, mayonnaise, creamer, sugar, salt & pepper, sweetener
-Tabasco sauce (2 oz size)
-Saltine Crackers

Hygiene
-foot powder - Gold Bond etc. (small size 1 oz to 3 oz)
-Eye Drops (for desert environment)
-Lip Balm (Blistex, Carmex, Chapstick etc.)
-sunscreen - (6 oz to 8 oz)
-Mens Deodorant (stick type - NOT antiperspirant) 0.5 oz to 3 oz)
-Lotion, cleanser, moisturizer
-Shampoo/Conditioner
-Hand Sanitizer
-Wet Wipes
-Tampons
-Shaving Cream/razors
-Socks
-T-shirts (New Please)
-Boxer Shorts
-Toothbrushes, individually packed
-Toothpaste
-Band Aids
-Bounce Dry Sheets
-Toilet Paper
-Tissue packs
-Bug Repellent
-Cool ties

​Recreation New or gently used
-Paperback books, Music CD’s, DVD’s
-Board games, puzzles, models, dominoes
-Hand Held games
-Puzzle books
-Ping Pong paddles/balls/nets
-Sports equipment and nets
-Video games