Transcripts
• Parchment.com – To send official transcripts.
• In-State Universities – Self-report courses and grades or send official transcript.
• Out of State Universities – if you use Common App, Coalition App, or SendEdu; your
counselor will upload your initial and mid-year transcript for you.
• Final Transcript – must be ordered by student through Parchment mid-June
• Dual Enrollment Community College Transcripts – must be ordered by the student from
the community college. See the community college’s website for directions.
Recommendations
• You must check college websites to see what type of recommendation letter you need,
academic or counselor.
• If given the choice between an academic or counselor letter of recommendation, we
encourage you to request an academic letter. College reps prefer to hear how you
perform in class.
• If you require a counselor recommendation letter, first request a rec letter interview
questionnaire from your counselor via email. You will need to complete the questionnaire
thoroughly.
• Email your completed questionnaire to your counselor.
• If you need a counselor recommendation, please give us 3 weeks from the earliest
application due date to write the letter. If the time frame is too short, a letter will
not be written.

College Visits
• Step 1: Log into Naviance through Single Sign On.
• Step 2: Click on the “Colleges” at the top of the page, scroll down to “College Visits”, click
on “Show More”.
• Step 3: Click on “Register Now” next to the college meeting you would like to attend
• Step 4: Under the “Colleges” tab, please regularly update the colleges you are applying to.
Note: Once you have been notified of acceptance, please log in again and enter that information
along with whether or not you will attend that college in the Colleges I am Applying To section.

College and Career – Google Classroom
• Join for important college and scholarship information
• Join Code – p4dunzr

Senior Student Profile Questionnaire – Really Important!!!
• Go to the College and Career Google Classroom, click on CCC Student Profile.
• This information will be used to assist you in the college application/scholarship process.
FAFSA
• Website for Free Application for Federal Student Aid https://fafsa.ed.gov/
• Parents and students can apply as early as October 1st using prior year income taxes.
• FAFSA Workshops will be held through the College and Career Center.

Community College Admissions:
• Applications start in the Spring
• Apply online through www.maricopa.edu
• Complete your FAFSA in October
• Take the placement test in the spring if needed.
• If considering the CCC to NAU program; applications should be done by January to maximize
possible scholarship opportunities.
• Send final transcript in June through Parchment
SAT/ACT
• Check each college’s website to see if a test score is required for
admission/scholarships. If required, you will need to register for the test using the
sites below. There will be a fee to send your scores.
• Should test scores need to be sent, you must request from the sites below:
o SAT website is www.collegeboard.org
o ACT website is www.act.org

Scholarships
Go to Single Sign On, click on Naviance and then click on the “Colleges” tab. Scroll down to
“Scholarships and Money” box. You will find a scholarship match, list, applications, and national
scholarship searches.
• You can also look on the websites of the specific schools you are applying to within your
major and check for scholarship opportunities.
• There are other websites to go to for scholarships such as:

1. Fastweb.com
2. Collegenet.com
3. Scholarships.com
4. Niche.com
5. Collegeboard.com
6. Cappex.com

SENIOR PARADE
Friday, May 20th
Line up by 5:45 pm
Starts Promptly at 6 pm

CLICK FOR MAP HERE

Use a car with a sunroof, truck, Jeep, convertible, vintage car or any car will do (ask a family member or friend to use theirs). Decorate it with Arcadia Class of 2022 spirit - signs, balloons, streamers, etc, or plans for after high school, a summer vacation, beach, or luau theme, or just #DONE. Put your name on the front of the car. (Amazon and the Dollar Stores are great sources of decorations! No political references.)

Parents/Family/Community members: Everyone is invited to line the parade route (see attached), bring a chair, make a sign, wear your red and blue and make some noise to cheer on the class of 2022 (think festive marathon spectators)
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• Line up at Hopi no later than 5:45
• Student should be driven by a parent or another adult - we don't recommend them driving themselves because they may be distracted by the parade audience
• Arrive early to take pictures, fill out a raffle ticket to win gift cards and enjoy the DJ!
• Back into your spot in the parking lot to make it easier for send off
• If you want to be next to a friend in the line of cars, you must arrive together - no saving spots
• It will be filmed for a 2022 senior parade video!
• Invite friends and family to line the parade route to cheer for the class of 2022!
• Parade should be completed by 7 p.m.

See last year's video for decorating ideas
​CLICK HERE

Parade Grad Questions?
Email Julie Igo
julie_igo@hotmail.com

PROJECT GRADUATION
May 25th at Mavrix
Bus Leaves AHS 10pm
Bus Arrives AHS 2:30am
Cost $110

Paperwork + Payment Due by May 18th
CLICK HERE TO PRINT PAPERWORK

Let's light up the night! Come celebrate with your fellow 2022 Titans at Mavrix!  Bowling lanes, laser tag, arcade, yard games, blackjack tables, woodfired pizza, salad, unlimited beverages, dessert and candy bar, cartoonist, illusionist, photo booth & more! This senior tradition is a special night for graduates to enjoy hanging out all together one more time, and a way to celebrate safely on graduation night.

Tickets on sale now! Print out paperwork and turn into the front office with cash or check for $110.

5/25/2022 After graduation
10pm- Check in on Campus and board buses to Mavrix.

2am-board buses back to Arcadia and bask in the last memories made with your friends!

Scholarships Available
Contact Guidance Counselor

Students MUST ride the bus to Project Grad
+ MUST stay for the entire night.
Cannot leave event early (even with parent permission), unless a medical emergency.

Students cannot attend if paperwork not received by deadline days before the event.

​We don't want cost to be an obstacle to attend. Need a scholarship, contact Jennifer Gutierrez at jgutierrez@susd.org

Project Grad Questions?
Email Dana Fuller
danafuller99@gmail.com

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.

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!

​IMPORTANT DATES
​May 11th  --  Senior Picnic, 11 am - 2 pm
May 14th  --  Senior Video Photo Deadline
May 14th  --  Cap & Gown Delivery (if you have not ordered, contact Balfour ASAP at 480-990-0141)
May 18th  --  Project Grad Payment & Forms Due
May 18th  --  Senior Breakfast, 9 am
May 22nd  --  Memory Lane Poster DUE
May 24th  --  Graduation Ceremony, 8 pm, AHS Football Field
May 24th  --  Project Graduation Buses leave for CrackerJax, 10 pm
May 25th  --  Project Graduation Student Pickup at Arcadia, 3 am