Week 23 -  January 27th, 2021
If your family is waiting for Covid Test Results or is exposed to Covid
Please keep your child home from school
Avoid exposing other students who will need to quarantine if your child is positive.

JanuaryRegistration for 2021-22 School Year begins in English classes
W1/27
8th Grade Night Virtual Mtg  6:30 - 7:30p  CLICK HERE TO JOIN
 T2/2SUSD Governing Board Special Mtg  watch on YouTube here
Th2/4AHS Site Council Mtg
F2/5Staff Appreciation Dropoff Deadline see PTO section below
W2/10Coffee with Cain, 9am + 5pm
M2/15NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENTS DAY

2/15Spring 2021 Dual Enrollment Deadline
F2/19PTO Executive Meeting
Sa2/27Donation Drive, 10am - 2pm, Goodwill Thomas & 32nd St
Zoyo Arcadia
Linda Edgar Tutoring
SUSD Covid 19 Metrics
Click here for SUSD Confirmed Cases
Free Covid Testing
SUSD has partnered with Embry Women's Health to offer free Covid antigen testing. Drive-thru tests 5 days a week, 7am-7pm at 7501 E. Oak St.  Click here to read more about Embry's Covid testing.  
Click Here to make a testing appt. 
AHS Campus News
Read Weekly Principal Letters Click Here
Coffee with Principal Jagodzinski
February 10th  at  9am & 5pm
CLICK HERE TO JOIN Zoom Meeting    Meeting ID: 988 5444 1667   Passcode: LFWGWa9 
8th Grade Parent Night
TONIGHT Wednesday, January 27th  6:30pm - 7:30pm

View a pre recording of the exciting and myriad of options for your 8th grader's academic journey at Arcadia then join us for a live Q&A session with our Academic Guidance AHS Counselors & Administration. For more information, please call Arcadia High School at 480-484-6300.   This Meeting is for Parents Only.

Links to the Presentation:
https://prezi.com/view/lklwYwtXl8FgSTcIGOiw - English Version
https://prezi.com/view/z4YBDewaE2JqwQiHeu2g  - Spanish Version

Live Q&A sessions
Live English Q & A: https://bit.ly/35wfSmo 
Live Spanish Q & A : https://bit.ly/39pFTov 
SUSD Approves Building Level Covid Metrics
Watch the January 26th Covid Plan Meeting Presentation and Discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Z00rDdBsk

Arcadia High School Active Cases Threshold to Move Virtual for Entire Campus is 13.

Please watch the presentation during the SUSD Governing Board meeting for deeper explanations for cases identified in athletics programs and on site students. New Covid data will be evaluated every Friday. If a campus meets the threshold, campus administration will notify the community that they will move to virtual on Monday. The Covid Cases Dashboard located at https://www.susd.org/Page/4732 will be updated to help show this threshold vs. current cases soon.

According to the newly approved metrics, only Chaparral HS has reached the threshold of active cases since the Covid Pandemic began.

It was noted during the Q&A that this plan is not a change from what the district has been doing thus far. This plan is a way to clarify to parents, students, and community what the threshold of active cases is for each site in order to move to virtual learning for an entire campus.
AHS "Catchup Room" on select Saturdays
Saturday, Feb 20th 8:30 - 11:30 am
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Last semester we started a new program, "The Catchup Room", to help students that need additional support and time in their classes. This free program is open to all students and is hosted throughout the semester on select Saturdays. This program will continue this semester and we will have our first session on Saturday, February 20, 2021, from 8:30-11:30 am. We have found that students that attend walk away feeling supported and back on track. Teachers will recommend students to attend, but parents may also sign their child up by filling out this form. Please know that all students can use some extra time to focus on their assignments, projects, and assessments. Please consider exploring this opportunity.
In Person vs EDL Reminder
Students cannot switch between EDL and IN PERSON daily or weekly. They can only switch by Quarter or Semester. IN PERSON students will be marked absent if they don't attend class in person (unless they have been identified as a close contact to someone with Covid at AHS by the school nurse OR test positive for Covid). In Person students can still follow along online if they wish to stay on pace with the class, but will be marked absent. To excuse their absence, please call attendance line at 480-484-6300 within 24 hours of their absence.
SUSD School Calendar Approves for Next 4 Years
Watch Presentation on YouTube at https://youtu.be/p7Z00rDdBsk?t=2989 
Thank you to all the Arcadia community members that contacted the SUSD Governing Board with their comments and suggestions last week. The Governing Board voted to approve calendars for the following 4 years in SUSD, including revision from the feedback from SUSD families and staff.  Next year's calendar key dates are in the image below. Please watch the presentation for further years and Q&A.  The official calendar will be posted on SUSD.ORG soon.
Yearbook Information

Purchase Your Yearbook Now
Do you still need to purchase a yearbook for this year? Purchase online at https://az-scottsdale.intouchreceipting.com/

Send in Your Photo for the Yearbook
Sample Headshot
EDL Students & Students That Needed Retakes
CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO

Retake day was cancelled because of the return to VIRTUAL for AHS. There will not be another day scheduled to take photos at AHS.

Please upload/submit a headshot/portrait of your student if they are EDL or needed a retake. Please follow the guidelines listed on the form and use the example picture for your photo submission.

Please do not send a photo if you already had your photo taken.
Covid 19 FAQ


A small word from the CDC to Improve Ventilation in your home

Staying home with only members of your household is the best way to keep SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) particles out of your home. However, if a visitor needs to be in your home, improving ventilation (air flow) can help prevent virus particles from accumulating in the air in your home. Good ventilation, along with other preventive actions, like staying 6 feet apart and wearing masks, can help prevent you from getting and spreading COVID-19.

CLICK HERE for ways you can improve ventilation in your home. Use as many ways as you can (open windows, use air filters, and turn on fans) to help clear out virus particles in your home faster.


FAQ
FUNDRAISING CALENDAR
Shop for YOU & Earn for ARCADIA
Up to 5% of your shopping will be donated!
Start your shopping at 
www.arcadiapto.org/AMAZON

SIGN UP FOR AMAZON SMILE HERE
Every purchase donates 1/2% of your total to AHS
VIRTUAL COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

REMIND Notifications - text "a7ccdc" to 81010


PTO
SAVE THE DATE
Arcadia PTO Donation Drive
Saturday, February 27th
10 am - 2 pm
Drop off at Goodwill 32ND Street and Thomas Rd

Please keep this in mind when cleaning out your closets!
STAFF APPRECIATION FEBRUARY
Chocolate is Love
We're stuffing our AHS teacher and staff mailboxes with as much love as we can! Please consider donating a 9-16 oz bag of individually wrapped Valentine chocolates or candies, and we'll do the rest!

Drop off Date/Time:  Friday, Feb. 5 from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
SEE SIGNUP HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
SENIORS
SENIOR INFO
AHS SENIOR
PAGE		CLICK HERE FOR Arcadia Senior Information Page
COLLEGE FAFSA
Complete your FAFSA as soon as possible - every college bound student should do this. It determines the funding a college will give, and the sooner you complete, the more funding you can receive.
YARD
SIGNS		Senior yard signs are now available for pick-up during normal school hours in the Arcadia Front office if you have not picked one up yet.
GOWNS
CAPS
RINGS
etc
AZBalfour.com - $54 each ($33 + shipping cost) - CLICK HERE
Cap & Gown purchase info was been shared with students and parents on Tuesday, 11/10/2020. Class of 2021 Color is RED.

CIVICS EXAMIf you haven't taken or passed your civics test yet please schedule appt with Ms. Hochstatter, khochstatter@susd.org
FACEBOOK
GROUP		Have you joined the Class of 2021 Facebook Group?  Signup at https://www.facebook.com/groups/298988464632505
YEARBOOK SENIOR ADThe deadline has been extended until February 7th.
Please click here

SENIOR PHOTOSThe deadline for taking your yearbook photo has passed.
LUNCH ACCT REFUND
Do you have a graduating Senior with $ in their lunch account? Contact Aimee Morgan at amorgan@susd.org for a refund.
GOOGLE DRIVE
TRANSFER
Get a head start on transferring old school files from google drive to your personal account or computer. The district will delete your account shortly after graduation. More details will be posted in Class of 2021 google classroom towards end of year.
 
Athletics
Is your booster in compliance with the PTO? Start by filling out the Booster Information Online Form at https://form.jotform.com/AHSPTO/BoosterClubUpdate.
Section_NeighborhoodNewsNeighborhood News
SAVE THE DATE
Sixth Annual Arcadia Cares : Food for Kidz Packathon
With positive thoughts, plans are underway for the Sixth Annual Arcadia Cares: Food for Kidz Packathon for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (56th Street/Indian School). Signups will begin in September. For more information, contact Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier at hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com or Steve Crofton at stephen.crofton@gmail.com
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