Arcadia High School (Phoenix, Arizona)

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Arcadia High School
Established 1958
Type Public
Principal Anne-Marie Woolsey
Faculty 1009
Students 10,456
Grades 9–12
Location Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Oversight Scottsdale Unified School District
Colors Scarlet and Royal Blue
Mascot Titans
Newspaper The Arcadian
Website arcadia.susd.org

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[citation needed].

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[edit] 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.


[edit] 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.


[edit] Notable alumni

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High Schools of Scottsdale Unified School District
•Arcadia High School
• Coronado High School
• Chaparral High School
• Desert Mountain High School
• Saguaro High School