CHARGER STAMPEDE
Archery Qualifies for Worlds!
John Bruns- GHMSL Track 1600m Champion!
Dani Kerwin- GHMSL Track 100m Hurdles Champion!
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 3rd
2:30pm- Intramural Basketball Boys vs. Faculty Basketball Game
Students, Staff, and Parents of Players- Come Watch! No admission charge
Friday, May 5th
2:30pm- Varsity Track and Field @ AIA DV Division Championships at Red Mountain HS
Track events begin at 4pm
Saturday, May 6th
1:15pm- Varsity Track and Field @ AIA DV Division Championships Finals at Red Mountain HS
Track events begin at 3:30pm
Thursday, May 11th
6:00pm- SPRING SPORTS AWARDS for both MS and HS
Light refreshments to follow awards
Thursday, May 18th
5:30pm- Competition Archery Banquet
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Last Week's Results
Monday, April 24th
4:00pm- MS Girls A Basketball GHMSL Playoffs 1st Rd @ Glendale Prep (W 42-22)
5:00pm- MS Boys A Basketball GHMSL Playoffs 1st Rd @ Glendale Prep (L 51-39)
Tuesday, April 25th
4:30pm- MS Girls A Basketball GHMSL Playoffs 2nd Rd @ Basis Phx (L 51-32)
Thursday, April 27th
2:30pm- Varsity Track and Field @ Seton Last Chance @ Seton Catholic
Saturday, April 29th
8:00am- GHMSL Track and Field Championships @ Apollo HS
All Day-NASP Archery Western Nationals in Sandy, Utah
*Search Archway Arete, Arete Prep
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Arete Archery Qualifies for NASP World Championships
Arete's competition Archery team traveled to Sandy, Utah over weekend to compete in NASP Western Nationals. Thank you to Coach Portillo, Coach Kelley, Coach Widner, and Dr. Patterson for all of the time and dedication they put into our team throughout the year. Thank you for parents for helping make this opportunity a reality for our Archers. The amount of work behind the scenes and hours on top of hours spent practicing all year paid off!
All three of our teams qualified for NASP World Championships in Myrtle Beach this summer! Our Archway/Elementary team qualified in both 3D and Bullseye, with MS and HS Prep teams qualifying as a team in 3D.
There will be a team meeting for those interested in learning more about World's, this Wednesday at 6pm in the Arete library. We will celebrate another outstanding season on 5/18 with a team banquet and awards ceremony. The banquet will be at 5:30pm in the Marley Gymnasium.
You can check out results from Western Nationals and learn more about NASP and World's, here:
Congratulations Arete Archery!
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MS Track and Field Shines at GHMSL Championships
John Bruns- GHMSL 1600m Champion!
Dani Kerwin- 100m hurdles Champion!
MS Track and Field capped one of the best seasons in program history with a solid Championship meet Saturday at Apollo HS. We had 21 athletes qualify this year, in many different events. John Bruns had a fantastic day winning the 1600m race with a meet record time of 4:58, the first time an athlete has broken the 5-minute barrier at this meet! John also went on to place 2nd and PR in the 800, as well as earning a Pr and taking 4th in the 400m race. Dani Kerwin put on a display in the 100m Hurdles, being the only girl to break 18 in the hurdles and brought home the gold, while also qualifying for finals in the 100. Rebekah Ponce also had an outstanding meet and took home 2 medals as well, with her 2nd place finish in the 1600m and 3rd place finish in the 800m.
Other Charger highlights included:
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The entire girls throws team PR'd. Leighton Roberts, Valentina Hardison, Preslee Hidalgo and Sylvie Whitehead all improved their personal records by at least 2 feet in Shot Put and Daniella Pereza and Avery Von Herke both Pr'd in Discuss by at least 3 feet. Additionally, Sylvie Whitehead qualified to compete in finals, placing 9th overall
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In Long Jump and Tripple Jump Izzy Restivo PR'd in both finishing 9th overall in Long Jump and 4th overall in Tripple Jump, in addition to her 2 PRs in the 100 and 200.
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Nathan Pham had a fantastic day, qualifying for finals in all 3 events he competed in, placing 6th in Long Jump and the 100m and 4th in the 200
- Zoe Ruiz had 2 massive PR's in the 800 and a 10 second PR in the 1600 to break the 6-minute barrier
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Also having a great day in hurdles was Lilly Vaughan, running PRs in qualifiers and finals. She came into the meet ranked 11th overall but ended up with a huge 5th place finish.
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Adam Pham qualified for finals in the hurdles and finished 6th overall
- Extra special shout out to Blade Hingson for staying the entire meet to cheer on his team, and going out of his way to pick up trash and clean the stadium.
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Arete finished the meet at 5th place for the boys and 6th place for the girls
Congratulations to all and the entire team for a successful '23 track season!
Thank you to Coach Smauley, Coach Johnson, and Coach Hingson! Thank you to our track parents for all of the support you provided the team all year, especially those who served as meet volunteers!
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Summer Camp Listings and Registration are Live!
Use this link, or scan the QR code above to check out all of the Summer 2023 camp listings offered by Arete Athletics. Registration links are live- register early!
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Arete to Host Sports Physicals on Saturday 5/20- Sign Up to Reserve Your Spot!
Arete Athletics, in partnership with our AT partner OrthoArizona, will host sports physicals on 5/20 from 8-11am. This physical will take care of your requirement to participate in '23-24 Arete Prep sports. Take care of it now and be ready to compete in August! You must sign up to reserve a spot here:
Please list your athlete's name in the sign up!
All money from physicals goes directly to Arete Athletics- so please consider getting your physical done with us!
Sports physicals are good for one year from the date of provider signature, and for '23-24 must be dated March 1st, 2023 or more recent.
Incoming Freshman- you can also be proactive about completing your mandatory AIA Brainbook and Opiod courses, which must be completed once for your HS career. Access the courses here:
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CarLife Co-Chargers of the Week:
Thank you to our community partners and neighbors CarLife and owner Jeff Breid for their continued support of our Charger of the Week and Charger of the Year programs. Please consider CarLife to support and enhance the life of your automobile!
The Charger of the Week award is performance based, with an emphasis on leadership and service to the team.
Last week we had two athletes "Perform at their best, when their best was required!"
Evelyn Hendricks - 6th Grade- Competition Archery
Evelyn performed her best, when her best was required at NASP Western Nationals over the weekend in Sandy, Utah. She shot a personal best and was Arete's top shooter in both 3D and Bullseye. Her dedication to the sport and practice paid off when it counted most! Evelyn, along with her teammates will have the opportunity to travel to Myrtle Beach for NASP World Championships this summer.
Congratulations Evelyn!
John Bruns- 8th Grade- MS Track and Field
John Bruns had a fantastic day at GHMSL Championships- winning the 1600m race with a meet record time of 4:58, the first time an athlete has broken the 5-minute barrier at this meet! John also went on to place 2nd and PR in the 800, as well as earning a Pr and taking 4th in the 400m race.
Congratulations John!
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Use the following link to keep up to date with all of our team’s schedules, scores, standings, and more- for the Great Hearts Middle School League:
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Arete Prep Varsity Jackets |
Visit our partners at East Valley Sports, to work with them on Arete Prep Varsity Jacket design and production. You can visit East Valley Sports at 3530 E. Southern Ave, Mesa, to check out designs and discuss a wide variety of options for your custom jacket.
*Varsity jackets are dress code approved to be worn on campus and in class. The only restriction is they must be worn by the jacket owner.
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Shop Charger Gear at Our BSN Sideline Store |
Gear up for the new school year! Use the link below to shop our Sideline Store- open 24/7/365! It offers a wide variety of customizable items and brands. Items ship directly to the address of your choice. Keep an eye out for promotional codes.
*only black 1/4 zips are dress code approved to be worn on on campus during school hours*
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Advertise With Arete Prep Athletics |
The Arete Prep Chargers would like to present our 2022-23 Athletic Advertising Opportunities to you! This unique opportunity includes high visibility to your company through both our junior high and high school athletics and fine arts events, creating outstanding exposure for our sponsors. In addition to our regularly scheduled events, schools and clubs from all over the valley and state visit our location for athletic and nonathletic events. Click the following link to learn more about our sponsorship program and to view the application. Please contact Coach Conklin (tconklin@areteprepacademy.org) for more info on becoming a '21-22 Proud Charger Sponsor.
Thank you for your support and Go Chargers!
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High School Athletes- Complete AIA Required Courses for '22-23
HS athletes- be proactive and complete your required AIA courses, so that you are 100% cleared for AIA Athletics. All high school athletes need to complete each of these courses one time in their high school career, and before they can compete. Incoming freshman or incoming transfers, use this AIA Academy Link to complete the Opioid test and the BrainBook Concussion course. Be sure to save a copy of your certificates, print them, and bring them into the athletics office.
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2. Every athlete must submit a physical on the approved AIA 22-23 Physical paperwork Physicals are good for 12 months and must be resubmitted annually.
3. Submit the athletic fee. All middle school sports (including archery) are $270. All high school sports are $310. Visit Conigio to Pay for Sports by debit/credit card online, or you may submit cash or check (made out to Arete Prep) to the front office.
4. (HS ONLY) If not previously completed, every high school athlete must complete the AIA Brainbook and Opiod Courses 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.
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Spring '23 Coaching Directory |
MS Boys Basketball: Coach Jason Bellomy; jason.bellomy@gmail.com
MS Girls Basketball: Coach Jacob Howell; jwh480@gmail.com
MS Track and Field: Coach Nathan Smauley; nsmauley@areteprepacademy.org
Competition Archery: Coach George Portillo; gportillo@areteprepacademy.org
Varsity Track and Field: Coach Thomas Cox
Varsity Beach Volleyball: Coach Bre Ward; ward.breanna11@gmail.com
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4525 East Baseline Road
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(480) 580 8038
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