Friday, February 2nd, Half Day

Friday, February 2nd is a Half Day Dismissal so our faculty can attend the Great Hearts Faculty Fall In-Service. 

SPA Half Day Dismissal is earlier than Early Release:

• High School Pick-up Begins: 12:20PM
• Middle School Pick-up Begins: 12:35PM

Middle School cars will begin being admitted into our lot for pick-up no earlier than 12:30PM so we can let 12th grade drivers clear through the B lane and can clear as much high school-only traffic as possible from 12:20-12:30PM. We appreciate middle school families waiting until at least 12:30PM (and ideally even later). The line moves faster for everyone when we can clear cars of students that have dismissed, rather than the line stalling behind cars whose students have not yet dismissed. We do need everyone picked up by 1:15 in order to make it to our PD sessions!

Ordered hot lunch on Friday? Remind your student to pick it up after school. Avoid the line by telling your student to enjoy lunch after school and that you'll pick up closer to 1:00PM when the line tends to lighten.

Next Week: Phoenix Open traffic February 5-9

Note that there will be significantly increased traffic near campus next week due to the Phoenix Open, and the busing of hundreds of spectators who park at West World. 

Good news! After working with the City of Scottsdale, we are pleased that both Scottsdale Prep and Archway Scottsdale will be able to continue to continue to use our normal weekly drop-off and pick-up routes during next week’s Phoenix Open. The City is leaving 94th street open, so we do not need to utilize last year’s altered traffic routes. The City just wants to make sure families know to anticipate the increased traffic for the week. Police ask that we remember that prioritizing busing exiting on 94th street is done for safety (moving as many people at once to dampen regional traffic congestion) and not for convenience. 

Plan for increased Traffic (particularly during drop-off): 

• Monday/Tuesday’s increased traffic will be relatively light
• Wednesday’s increased traffic will be moderate
• Thursday/Friday traffic (especially during drop-off) will be heavy. 

Remember to: 

• Budget extra travel time as the surrounding region will be more congested. 
• Make plans to drop-off early (SPA will open at 7:00AM)
• We always encourage carpooling, but particularly this week.



Trespassing: Exercise patience and continue to use the correct drop-off and pick-up routes. Our neighbors will not tolerate trespassers who attempt to use their private property to avoid following the drop-off/pick-up rules, and will ticket/report/tow offending cars.

We are Hiring!

Great Hearts is hosting three Hiring Events on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 (9:30-11:30AM) to connect those interested in working for Great Hearts (for mid-year or 2024-25 openings) with Headmasters from across the valley. Headmaster McAfee and other admin will be recruiting at the north valley event at North Phoenix Prep. As members of our community, you uniquely understand the special qualities we are looking for in prospective staff members. Many of our best hires come through family and friend referrals of those who are in our community and understand what makes it special. Please think of your networks and consider sharing information about these hiring events, as well as information about Careers In Great Hearts. We appreciate your referrals as we hire for 2024-25. 

Scottsdale Prep Mid-year vacancies:

At SPA we are anticipating two mid-year, part-time vacancies that would perhaps interest a parent in our community. For both roles, a high school diploma is required. 

• ESS Aide (part time): Assists individual special education students when in a general education class, as well as with some small group work in the ESS room. 
• Family Giving Associate (part time): Assists with SPA's/ACS's annual Community Investment and Tax Credit giving campaigns. 

Please communicate interest in these positions to: 

• Mark McAfee: mmcafee@scottsdaleprep.org
• Marisa Lengel-Zigich: mlengelzigich@scottsdaleprep.org
• Travis Clement: tclement@scottsdaleprep.org

MS Social Event: Top Golf

Tickets are sold out!

• Please be sure to select a golf bay to golf with your friends, click here
• Parents, this event can only happen with your help! Top Golf requires that we have one adult chaperone for every 12 students. Please click here to volunteer.

Permission slips need to be turn into front office by tomorrow morning.

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

The PSO is hosting a luncheon to show appreciation for our faculty and staff on February 13th. We are in need of a few items and some volunteers to help on the day of the event. Please check out the SignUp Genius and help out if you can! 

11th Grade Breakfast

On Tuesday, Feb. 13th, the PSO will be providing a breakfast main dish for the Junior Class. This will offer an opportunity to build camaraderie with each other and the faculty/staff. We are looking for a few donation items and volunteers to help set up, serve and clean up afterwards, please sign up! As a reminder, all volunteers need to be approved through the schools Raptor system, prior to signing up.

Stock the Pantry

This is a huge hit with the faculty and staff - so let's go big! Please sign up for a snack item or two for the pantry in the Teacher's Lounge. Bring the item(s) in to the front lobby and we'll Stock the Pantry on an on-going basis. The teachers love having quick pick-me-up options available to them. Thank you for helping us make this a success!

Join the Spartan Dads Email List

Please sign up here to join the Spartan Dads email list to be notified of upcoming events. Questions? Email spartandads@spapso.org

SPA Family Directory

Great news! We are launching an opt-in Family Directory for SPA! Please click here to read more and to sign up. Sign up now to be part of the inaugural roll-out! For questions, contact directory@spapso.org. 

We also have a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for the Family Directory. If you or your business is interested in sponsorship, please email directory@spapso.org for more information.

Calling Lunch Volunteers for Q3!

The Quarter 3 Lunch SUG is now available. Please sign up to help out with our hot lunch program. Time frame details are in the SUG. It is important to arrive on time and to stay for the entire shift because we really do need you! Thank you for supporting our SPA Lunch Program!

2023-2024 SPA Faculty Birthdays

Let's help our faculty members celebrate their special day! Please sign up to bring in a special birthday lunch or gift card to a faculty member! Click here to sign-up.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking to fill the following open positions for this year.

• Faculty Gratitude and Giving Co-Chair
• Shopper Program
• Booster Advertising
• Booster Spirit Wear Sales
• Booster Team Parent Liasion

Please email president@spapso.org if you would like more info on these roles. 



• Link to Raptor to register to volunteer on campus: Click here
• Link to volunteer interest form: Click here