CHARGER STAMPEDE
"Arete Athletics seeks to develop character driven individuals, build community, and provide a competitive sports environment to enrich the lives of our student athletes."
Middle School Sports and Archery Begin Today
Fall 2022 Middle School Sports and Fall Archery begin this week! You can register here. Please register by today, Monday 8/15 so we can finalize participation, teams, and staffing.


Reach out to your coach for more details on a team communication app, and team calendar.

Fall Archery (coed, grades 4-12, all levels of experience)
Practices begin: Monday 8/15, 3:45-5:15 intro at the Arete range (southeast corner of campus)
2:30-4pm on Wednesdays
Archers will be placed in groups and practice 2-3x per week
Head Coach: George Portillo; portillo66@gmail.com
 
Middle School
*MS Game Schedules will be developed by league admin in the next few weeks, stay tuned!

Flag Football (coed, grades 5-8)- Begins 8/15, 3:45-5:30pm
Practices: Mon, Tues, Thur 3:45-5:30pm
Head Coaches: Jason Bellomy (A), jason.bellomy@gmail.com
Todd Conklin (B); tconklin@areteprepacademy.org
Join our BAND APP for team communication: https://band.us/n/a9a469C041i6A

Volleyball (girls, grades 6-8))- Tryouts for all players: 8/15, 8/16 3:30-5:30pm
Head Coaches: Victoria Gould (A); victoria@gouldlife.com
Kim Jarman (B); kjarman@archwayarete.org
Meghan Johnson (C); mjohnson @areteprepacademy.org
Kalyn Marquez (C); kmarquez@archwaylincoln.org

Cross Country (coed, grades 5-8))- Begins 8/15, 6:15-7:15am
Practices: Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 6:15-7:15am
Meets: Saturday mornings 7:00am, locations TBD
Head Coach: Vanessa Ponce; vponce07@yahoo.com

The Fall Sports payment links can be found in the registration process, but you can also find them here:

Upcoming Events
Monday, August 15th
GHMSL Start Date
Archery Start Date

Friday, August 19th
6:00pm- Varsity Football Scrimmage HOME vs. Santa Rita

TBD
Senior Banner and All Sports Banner Photo Shoot

Wednesday, August 24th
2:15pm- Positive Coaching Alliance Captains Council Workshop

Friday, September 9th
Homecoming- Football vs. Miami at 7pm
Save the Date: Homecoming Weekend 2022
Arete Prep Homecoming weekend will be 9/9, including our home Varsity Football Game vs. Miami that Friday at 7pm. We look forward to welcoming back Alumni, and building community with both Archway Arete, and Prep families! Stay tuned for more details including a pregame community tailgate!
Coaching Opportunity- Middle School Flag Football
Arete Prep MS Flag Football is looking for one more head coach to lead our Chargers this fall. We have a large group of players out, and hope to form a third team, with a third coach, for more player opportunity. There is a stipend for the head coach position. Please reach out to Coach Conklin (tconklin@areteprepacademy.org) for more info.
Last Week's Results
CarLife Charger 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 the support and enhance the life of your automobile!

We will begin our COTW program the week of 8/29/22
Congratulations to our '21-22 Chargers of the Year:

MS Male: Harrison Kremer
MS Female: Madyn Allan
HS Male (co): Jack Bellomy and Matthew McClelland
HS Female: Alissa Kassebaum
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*
GHMSL Website
The Great Hearts Middle School League will continue to use their league website, powered by GameSource. Use the following link to keep up to date with all of our team’s schedules, scores, standings, and more.


You can also follow the GHMSL on Facebook here:


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! 
High School Athletes- Complete AIA Required Courses for fall 2022

HS athletes- be proactive and complete your required AIA courses, so that you are 100% cleared for the sports season this fall. 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.
Charger Varsity Jackets
We have reconnected with our partners at East Valley Sports, and are once again able to work with them for 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 options for jacket production. 
Follow the Arete Prep Chargers on Social Media!
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Arete Prep Academy
REGISTRATION FOR A SPORT
1. Complete enrollment at: Arete Athletics Website

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.
Arete Prep Fall 2022 Coaching Staff
Fall 2022
Varsity Football: Coach Brandon Payne; bpayne28jp@gmail.com
MS Flag Football A: Coach Jason Bellomy; jason.bellomy@gmail.com
MS Flag Football B: Coach Todd Conklin, tconklin@areteprepacademy.org
Varsity Volleyball: Coach Arikah McClary; arikah_maclary@yahoo.com
JV Volleyball: Coach Bre Ward, ward.breanna11@gmail.com
MS “A” Girls Volleyball: Coach Victoria Gould; victoria@gouldlife.com
MS “B” Girls Volleyball: Coach Kim Jarman; kjarman@archwayarete.org
MS “C” Girls Volleyball: Coach Kalyn Marquez, kmarquez@archwaylincoln.org
MS “C" Girls Volleyball: Coach Megan Johnson; mjohnson@areteprepacademy.org
Varsity Cross Country: Coach Darryn Rozas; melarozas@gmail.com
MS Cross Country: Coach Vanessa Ponce; vponce07@yahoo.com
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