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Join Us For the 3rd Annual Arete Prep Golf Tournament 4/13

Arete Prep Athletics will host their 3rd Annual Golf Tournament, our largest athletics fundraiser of the year, supporting all of our athletics programs. Details:
When: S aturday April 13th, 2019, Registration Deadline April 6th
Where: Kokopelli Golf Club
Format: 4 person scramble, 8am start
REGISTER HERE!
We hope to see many members of our community and beyond out for a great day of golf, prizes, and community! 
Become a Golf Tournament Sponsor! Click the link below to view our 2019 sponsorship packet! We are looking for sponsors, raffle, and auction items. 
Garver Helps Varsity Baseball Get Back on Track

After two losses to open the 2019 spring season, the Arete Prep Varsity Baseball team evened their record at 2-2 with wins over NFL Yet and Fort Thomas this past week.

Pierce Garver, a senior, pitched 16 strikeouts and gave up only four hits in 7 innings of work against the two opponents. Pierce pitched a perfect game into the third inning of the 18-3 four-inning victory against NFL YET Academy played at Cactus Yards in Gilbert on Wednesday.  On Friday at Crossroads Park, Pierce pitched a complete game 11-0 shutout with nine strikeouts against visiting Ft. Thomas. Garver also helped the Chargers offensively batting a .750 average, with 4 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 2 singles and a double in his seven plate apperances this week. For his outstanding performance, AZCentral named Garver one of HS Baseballs best from last week. 


 Pierce was recently accepted to The United States Military Academy at West Point where he will attend in the Fall.  This week, the Chargers travel to Superior on Tuesday, and to Hayden HS for a game with the Lobos on Friday.

Help Support Arete Prep Athletics By Donating Your AZ State Tax Credit! 

 

On behalf of our student athletes, coaches, and teams, I would like to say THANK YOU to all who have participated in our current tax credit drive. This program is essential for the existence and improvement of our athletics programs at Arete Prep. We are getting close to our goal, but are not quite there yet! If you have not taken advantage of this dollar for dollar credit on your state taxes, it's not too late!  Please keep your tax dollars here in our community where they directly impact our students and programs. April 15th, 2019 is the deadline for submitting your tax credit. 

Contribute Here!
CarLife Charger of the Week (3/18-3/23)
Pierce Garver- Senior- Baseball 
See the article above on Pierce's outstanding week on the diamond! 

 Previous Winners:
2/18-2/23 Cooper Beauregard- Advanced Archery
2/4-2/10 Jakob Membrila - APA/CV Hockey
1/27-2/3 Toni Atolagbe- Basketball 
1/21-1/27 Brandon Small- Soccer
1/14-1/20- Alissa Kassebaum- Basketball 
1/7-1/12 Erik Baker- Basketball 
12/10-12/16 Helen Letizia- Soccer
12/3-12/8  Shawn Baker- Basketball 
11/26-12/1 Tania Davidson- Soccer 
11/19-11/25 Joey Patrick- Basketball 
11/5-11/10  Adam Whitehead- Cross Country 
10/29-11/3  Amanda Zajdzinski- Swimming
10/15-10/22 Amanda Zajdzinski, Luke Nicholas- Swimming 
10/1-10/14 Titan Palmer, Pierce Garver, Jack Spano- Football 
9/24-9/29   Brennan Weir - Senior- Football 
9/17-9/22   Adam Whitehead- Junior- Cross Country
9/10-9/15   Risa Fish- Senior- Volleyball
9/3-9/8       Remington Wallace- Freshman- Swimming
8/27-9/1     Ben White- Senior- Football  
 
 
 
UPCOMING GAMES AND EVENTS: 

Tuesday, March 26
3:30pm- JV Golf @ Valley Christian @ Ken MacDonald (Early Release 1:30pm) 
4:00pm- Varsity Track @ AZ Lutheran Invite (Early Release 2:00pm)
4:00pm- Varsity Baseball @ Superior (Early Release 2:00pm) 

Wednesday, March 27
4:00pm- Girls "B Green" MS Basketball HOME vs. LPA 
4:30pm- Boys MS "B" Basketball @ LPA
5:00pm- Girls "A" MS Basketball HOME vs. LPA 
5:30pm- Boys MS "A" @ LPA 

Friday, March 29
4:00pm- Varsity Baseball @ Hayden (Early Release 1:45pm)
4:00pm- Beach Volleyball vs. Gilbert Christian @ Discovery Park (Early Release 2:40pm)
TBD- GHMSL Track Meet 

Saturday, March 30
9:00am- Varsity Track and Field Copper Classic 
9:00am- Girls MS "A" Basketball HOME vs. SPA
10:00am- Girls "B Green" MS Basketball HOME vs. SPA
10:00am- Boys MS "B" Boys Basketball @ SPA
11:00am- Girls "B White" MS Basketball HOME vs. Odyssey 
11:00am- Boys MS "A" Basketball @ SPA

CALENDARS - Practices & Competitions

These calendars can and will continue to change over the season.  Always stay in contact with your coach for up-to-date team information. Please occasionally check in with the athletics website calendars for the most updated schedules. 


Visit East Valley Sports to Order Your Varsity Jacket!
You may now visit East Valley Sports (6306 East Main Street, Mesa, 85205) to inquire about ordering an Arete Prep Varsity Jacket. We have redesigned the Varsity Letter that was distributed at Fall Sports Awards. IF YOU ARE ORDERING A JACKET, please contact Coach Conklin to receive the new letter. Please keep in mind that jackets take 7-8 weeks for production. We are very excited to see school pride represented in Varsity Jackets around campus! Jackets are dress code approved but may only be worn by the owner. 


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As always, visit our athletics website:
for information, updates, schedules, rosters, scores, and more! Content will continue to be added throughout the year! 



REGISTRATION FOR A SPORT


1. Complete the Athletic Online Enrollment. (Must be completed by a parent/guardian.) 

2. Every athlete must submit a physical on the approved AIA Physical Forms. Physicals are good for 12 months and must be resubmitted annually. 

3. Submit the athletic fee. All middle school sports (including archery) are $250. All high school sports are $290. Select Online Payment to pay by debit/credit card online, or you may submit cash, check, or money to the front office. 

4. (HS ONLY) If not previously completed, every high school athlete must complete the Brainbook Concussion Course. The AIA will notify Arete electronically once the student has successfully completed the course. High school athletes are required to complete this course only once during their high school career. 

All items must be completed and turned in before your student may participate in their sport.
Spring 2019 Coaches:

Varsity Boys Baseball: Coach Cord Smith,  [email protected]

Varsity Coed Track and Field: Coach Mike Caviness,  [email protected]

Varsity Beach Volleyball: Coach Colton Loving,  cloving @areteprepacademy.org

Varsity Golf: Coach Ben Weir,  [email protected]

MS "A" Girls Basketball: Coach Jacob Howell,  [email protected]

MS "B" Girls Basketball: Coach Michael Naaktgeboren,  [email protected]

MS "A" Boys Basketball: Coach Jason Bellomy,  [email protected]

MS "B" Boys Basketball: Nathan McAnally,

MS Swimming: Rachel Laveen,  [email protected]

MS Track and Field: Joe Lerner , [email protected]
Todd Conklin
Director of Athletics
480.222.4233 school
716.998.1253 cell

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