April 8, 2022

Thank you volunteers, for your time and talents! Arete Prep could not do what we do without you!

Volunteers were honored with coffee, burritos, pastries and a thank you from students and faculty on Friday, April 8.

If you are a volunteer and were unable attend the breakfast, Arete Prep thanks you!

Thanks to your Public-School tax credits, Arete can offer students exceptional extracurricular experiences. Arete students are shaped into great-hearted leaders and able to further their school experiences and impact our society at large through engagement in our Canta bella Choir, Mentor – Mentee program, Pickleball, Horticulture, Women’s Fitness, Model UN, Theatre Lab, Art Society, and all athletics programs! These opportunities for our students are offered because our families redirect their tax dollars (money you ARE required to pay the state) to Arete instead. The only catch: You must direct your money to Arete BEFORE you file your tax return. But, once you do so, you claim the receipt on your State taxes and Arizona will credit you 100% back against your liability (what you owe).

The Public-School Tax Credit Program allows Arizona residents to take control of where their hard-earned tax money is spent. You can either pay the state general fund OR direct your money to your child’s school, supporting the mission to help guide and educate students, and benefit our shared society with well-mannered, critical thinking future leaders. We need 100% of our Arizona tax-paying families to take the few minutes to take this credit for Arete!

We are still 45 tax credits away from meeting our tax credit goal! Will you make your tax credit to our school BEFORE you file your taxes and help us raise $18,000 by April 18? Anyone can take this credit – as long as they are residents of Arizona and have an Arizona state tax liability (they owe taxes to the state). Get your friends, neighbors, and family to redirect their tax dollars too!

Take the credit for Arete before you file, HERE

Extra Curriculur Plays: Fri, Apr 8 @ 6:30 pm AND Sat, Apr 9 @ 2 pm

Studio Art Night: Wed, Apr 20 @ 5 - 7 pm in the Library and Courtyard

All High School Coffee Shop: Thurs, Apr 21 @ 6:30 pm via Zoom CLICK HERE for meeting link.

Meeting ID: 965 0193 1446

Passcode: 480736

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 9 - 13

EOY Exams/Half Days: May 23-24

All School Awards: Wed, May 25, Half Day

Graduation: THurs, May 26 @ 10 am, HCPA

CLICK HERE for the Family Calendar

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.