February 11, 2022
Arete Prep Events
UPDATE: 8th Grade High School Preview Night: Tues, Feb 15 @ 6 pm via Zoom CLICK HERE for more info

7th Grade MIM Field Trip: Wed, Feb 16; CLICK HERE for payment; a permission form is required, contact Dr. Savic for more info.

President's Day: Mon, Feb 21: NO SCHOOL

Senior Trip: March 2 - 6

11th Grade Charger Camp: Mar 2 - 4

UPDATE: Rising Senior Night (juniors only): Mon, Mar 28; details coming soon

CORRECTION: 10th Grade Charger Camp: Mar 16-18

11th & 12th Grade Coffee Shop: Tues, Mar 22 @ 8:40 am in the front office

CLICK HERE for the Family Calendar
The Key to Competitive Athletics at Arete
Arete is proud to provide character building opportunities, instill a sense of community, and offer a competitive sports environment for our students to thrive, through athletics.

This is only made possible through our community supporting the Arizona State Public School Tax Credit program. Thank you to those who have already taken the credit for the ’21-22 school year! Athletics does not receive any state funding directed to Arete and relies on tax credits and participation fees to offer and improve our programs. We strive to keep our participation fees low, which are below the network average, but can only do so with a successful tax credit campaign.

We are currently at 46% of our tax credit goal for this year, which equates to $39,190. Tell the state where to spend your tax money! You receive this contribution as a dollar-for-dollar credit against your tax liability. For example, if you owe the state $1,000, your credit will decrease that amount to $600.00. If you are set to receive a refund, it will increase your return. This money goes directly to Arete Prep and funds athletics, rather than to the state general fund. You have a say as to where the tax money you are already paying goes, there is no catch with it, you simply have to take the credit before you file.

To put things in perspective, a few of our highest costs in athletics include:
Officials Fees for AIA and GHMSL $20,000+
League Fees for AIA and GHMSL $15,000+
Coaching Stipends $80,000+
Athletic Training Services $13,500

Other costs include: Athletic Director salary, transportation, equipment, tournament and invitational entry fees, off campus facility rental for practices and games, uniforms, and field paint/maintenance.
Help us cover the basic needs to run athletics and go even further to improve our programs and give our kids the athletic experience they deserve! I urge you to watch this video (3 minutes) which helps explain the tax credit program and the impact it has on our campus.

PSO News
After a lot of thought, to meet with increasing costs we are increasing prices of snacks and drinks by 25 cents starting Mon, Feb 14.
Thank you for supporting the lunch program, this enables the PSO in turn to support the teacher and student community.

  • We are in DESPERATE need of lunch volunteers for February: SIGN UP HERE
  • Text @aretepso at 81010 to sign up for remind texts
  • Follow us on Instagram! @areteprepacademy
FREE Tutoring from GCU Students
Grand Canyon University offers free tutoring for grades K - 12. The tutors are GCU students and they have online, phone and in-person availability. CLICK HERE for more information.
School Counselors Need Your Help
The school counseling department needs snacks. Non perishable items such as, granola bars, fruit snacks, crackers, or Costco and Sam’s Club gift cards are appreciated. We provide snacks for any student needing some extra calories throughout the day. 
Attention Student Drivers
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!
Opt In for Arete Prep Text Messages
Arete Prep would like to implement the text messaging system for important information about events, safety alerts and more.

You can participate in this service by sending a text message of "Y" or "YES" to 67587.

You can opt out any time by replying to one of the message with "Stop."
Athletics
CLICK HERE for all Arete Prep Athletic info.
College Counseling News

Contact Lead College Counselor, Ms. Rebecca Arguello with questions.
Reminder! Important Info for This Year
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 lab notebook 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.
Lunch Drop Off Instructions
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.
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