Arcadia High School (Phoenix, Arizona)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Arcadia High School
website = [http://arcadia.susd.org arcadia.susd.org]
principal = Anne-Marie Woolsey
type = Public
grades = 9–12
oversight = [http://susd.org Scottsdale Unified School District]
established = 1958
city = Phoenix
state = Arizona
country = USA
enrollment = 1,360
faculty = 73
mascot = Titans
newspaper = The Arcadian
colors = Scarlet and Royal Blue

Arcadia High School is a public high school located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school enrolls 1,380 who primarily come from feeder schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. Arcadia is currently undergoing significant renovation that began in the summer of 2005.

Since the 2003 school year, Arcadia H.S. has met No Child Left Behind standards, and is labeled "Excelling" by AZ LEARNS, Arizona's standards measurement. In 2005, the school produced three National Merit Semi-Finalists. 92% of students of the graduating class of 2005 continued their education, and in 2003 students were awarded a combined $3.5 million in scholarship money. Notable alumni include NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd (class of '67), and though he did not graduate from the school, director Steven Spielberg attended.

"The Olympian", the school yearbook, has won many awards in the past Fact|date=February 2008.

Arts

Arcadia High School has an award winning Advertising Art program, with student artwork featured throughout town on billboards, tee shirts, and signs. The Arts department has been happy at home in their new building, as part of the new renovation. The Drama Department is proud to have produced members of the International Thespian Society, and puts on at least two large productions and several smaller productions per year.

candal

On Tuesday, Sept. 9th 2008, the photography teacher of Arcadia's fine arts department allegedly exhibited pornographic images to a class he was teaching when he was viewing a web page on his personal laptop computer, and he forgot to turn off the projector that he used earlier for a slide show presentation. One student with a camera phone had recorded the event before the teacher was made aware, and the footage is suspected to be submitted into evidence upon any upcoming legal hearings. The teacher was immediately suspended from employment by the school, and parents were notified of the events via postal mail. Little else has been made known to the public of this highly sensitive issue as of this time. (source: Arizona Republic)

Renovation

The Orcutt/Winslow Partnership created the new design of the school. The construction is set to take place in three stages over three years by the contractor DL Withers Construction. The price for the school's improvement is set at $127 million by a Guaranteed Maximum Price plan.

Notable alumni

*Lynda Carter
*Dianne Kay
*Bill Shepherd
*Steven Spielberg
*Paul Cristo
*Nick Jasenovec

External links

* [http://www.ade.az.gov/srcs/ReportCards/50662005.pdf Arizona School Report Card 2004-2005]
* [http://arcadia.susd.org/ArcadiaProfile05.doc Arcadia profile] , 2005-2006
* [http://www.arcadia1995.myevent.com/ Class of 1995 webpage]