April 22, 2022

8th Grade Promotion: Tues, Apr 26 @ 6 pm in the gym; details sent in Evite

Spring Concert: Thurs, Apr 28 @ 7 pm

SR Tribute: Thurs, May 5 @ 6 pm

NO SCHOOL: Fri, May 6: Academic Break

Drama Nights: Mon, May 9 & Tues May 10 & Fri, May 13

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 2 - 6

EOY Exams/Half Days: May 23-24

All School Awards: Wed, May 25, Half Day

Graduation: Thurs, May 26 @ 10 am, HCPA

PREP ONLY Front Office Closed: Thurs - Friday, May 27 & 28

Summer Office Hours: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 1 pm, beginning Tues, May 31

CLICK HERE for the Family Calendar

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK is May 2- 5! Please donate to celebrate our teachers and faculty summer birthdays.

CLICK HERE to sign up for food items for teacher lunches.

CLICK HERE to make a monetary donation.

Juniors and seniors, this year, prom will be held on Saturday, May 7 at the Val Vista Clubhouse from 6 to 11 pm. Join your fellow classmates for a masquerade of dinner and dancing. For more information, please check the bulletin boards around campus or email at aretepreppso@gmail.com. Click for the DRESS CODE. CLICK HERE for payment.

The H4O student volunteer group will also be collecting clean, gently used clothing for the Save the Family non-profit donation center. The volunteer group is especially looking for clothing for teen boys, but will accept donations for any ages. Please drop off donations to boxes in the Prep building lobby on April 28 & 29.

Archway Arete is hiring lead teachers for the 22-23 school year for lower elementary (grades K-2). Please share with family and friends! A bachelor’s degree or higher is required. Teaching experience is highly preferred. Email Headmaster Neil Gillingham for details.

Save the date for Tuesday, May 3 from 6 -7 pm in the Archway MPR for an introduction to Parenting the Love and Logic Way, presented by Larry Kerby, Parenting Enthusiast, Author of the Master Your Emotions seminar series & Independent facilitator of the Love and Logic curricula. Come discover how to effectively set and enforce boundaries with love and empathy. You will walk away with tools you can use immediately including how to never get hooked into arguing with your kids again. This workshop is for parents of all ages.

Tour link: www.efexploreamerica.com/2485053mz

Reach out to Ms Hansen with questions.

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

Several student drivers have been seen parking in the archway parking lot. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THEIR PARKING LOT. There is FREE parking across Baseline Road next to Auto Zone.

Students AND Parents: Do NOT park 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, cars may be ticketed or towed.

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.

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."

CLICK HERE for all Arete Prep Athletic info.

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.

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.