November 19, 2021

Thanksgiving Break: Wed, Nov 24 through Fri, Nov 26

Studio Art Night: Wed, Dec 1

CORRECTION: High School Social: Sat, Dec 4 from 7 - 10 pm

Winter Concert: Tues, Dec 14 @ 7pm

Skirt Clinic: Tues, Dec 14 @ 3:25 pm - Students that have been invited to have their skirts fixed can bring them to the library to have hems dropped, or seams sewn, etc.

End of Semester Exams: Thurs & Fri, Dec 16 & 17

Winter Break: Mon, Dec 20 through Mon, Jan 3; return on Tues, Jan 4, 2022

Arete Prep is hiring a year around Front Office Desk/Office Assistant, CLICK HERE for a full description.

For more information contact Nancy Harris.

Jonathan Okseniuk participated in a concert last Sunday with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra Youth Competition. Jonathan was the first place winner!

Jonathan also came in first place in the 2021 Music Teachers National Association Arizona State Competition.

Attention parents of kindergartners for the 2022-2023 school year and 6th graders for the 2022-2023 school year, now is the time to put in your new student applications, Open Enrollment is happening now through December 10 for the 2022-2023 school year.

CURRENT ARETE STUDENTS DO NOT NEED APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME, re-enrollment for current students will open in March 2022.

Because of your gift to our Community Investment campaign, our students can step away from their screens and abstract theories to get direct hands-on exploration and practice. Last month in Mr. Narish’s Biology class students tested what types of sugars could get yeast to release the most Carbon Dioxide to blow up a balloon. 

Attention student drivers that do NOT have a paid parking spot on campus! There is FREE parking across Baseline Road next to Auto Zone. Do NOT park in the archway parking lot, at Wedgewood, INSPIRE, the medical facilites (across the street) or in the neighborhoods. Those locations are private property. If you park in the private parking lots, they may have you ticketed or towed.Thank you for helping to be good neighbors to those around us!

Arete Prep would like to implement the text messaging system for important information about events, safety alerts and more.

You can opt out any time by replying to one of the message with "Stop."

Buy your holiday ham and buy a gift card here to support the class of 2022!

Parents of Exceptional Children (PEC) is a support group for ESS/504 parents and Great Heart’s staff only or are in the process of acquiring an IEP/504 plan. Archway Arete and Arete Prep parents, Darin and Priyanka Miller, have worked with Tom Doebler, National Director of Exceptional Student Services, to make this a successful endeavor. For more information contact Darin or Priyanka Miller.

CLICK HERE for all Arete Prep Athletic info.

Visit our College Counseling webpages and resources HERE.

High School Students are invited to attend College Presentations during lunch and after school through this semester. A list of upcoming presentations (on-campus, off-campus and virtual events) can be found HERE.

Contact Lead College Counselor, Ms. Rebecca Arguello with questions.

2021-2022 UPDATED Family Calendar: CLICK HERE for the calendar

Booklist: CLICK HERE for Arete Prep Booklist.

Middle School Lab Notebooks: All middle school students need a Labbook for class: CLICK HERE to purchase. Students can pick them up in the front office after the purchase is made.

Uniforms: Purchase uniforms from Anton Uniforms, CLICK HERE for website info.

Dress Code: CLICK HERE for the Dress Code.

Lunches: Click here to for instructions and order. Volunteers are needed for lunch periods, sign up HERE. No children may accompany volunteers. Reminder: there are no microwaves available for students. Snacks are for sale during lunch.

Volunteers Needed: Arete Prep volunteers must have a security clearance to volunteer; CLICK HERE for clearance instructions.

Prep Students with Archway Siblings Drop-off and Pick-up: For drop-off: drop your prep student with the archway student at the archway double doors. Prep students need to walk around the front of the admin building and enter the prep building on the east side of the campus. Prep students are not allowed in the archway side. For pick-up: have prep student walk to archway MPR for pick-up with archway sibling. Prep student will need to walk around the front fo the admin building and the west side of the MPR. Prep students are not allowed in the archway playground or in their building.

MIDDLE SCHOOL: There will be a cart inside the front office doors from 10:20 am - 11:20 am for lunches, the cart will be moved to the courtyard at 11:20 for students to pick up lunches.

HIGH SCHOOL: There will be a cart inside the front office doors from 11:15 am - 12:15 pm for lunches, the cart will be moved to the courtyard at 12:20 for students to pick up lunches.

PLEASE NOTE: there will be no supervision of the lunch cart and we will not be responsible for lost lunches. Door Dash/Uber Eats will need to be delivered onto the cart as we will not accept them in the front office. Middle school can be delivered between 10:20 am - 11:20 am and HS can be delivered between 11:15 am - 12:15 pm. BE SURE DELIVERY PERSON HAS YOUR STUDENTS NAME ON THE ORDER. We are not responsbile for lunches not marked with students names.