August 27, 2021

Did you know that every gift to Community Investment stays at Arete Prep 100%? Your dollars directly support your student’s classroom, their teachers, and our school. We are currently at 76% of our budget needs this year. Please make a gift today or schedule one for later if you haven’t already at this link.

Archway Arete has immediate openings for a K-1 PE teacher and a K-1 music teacher bothare half-time, salaried positions and require a bachelor’s degree or higher. Archway Arete also needs a Kingergarten Assistant this is a part time position. It is full days on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Friday. Off Mondays and Wednesdays. Please share with friends and family and reach out to Headmaster Neil Gillingham if interested: ngillingham@ArchwayArete.org.  

Archway Arete is in need of short and long-term substitute teachers for the coming school year. Candidates may apply at GreatHeartsAmerica.org/careers/. You may reach out to Headmaster Gillingham with any questions: NGillingham@ArchwayArete.org

Athenaeum is hiring part-time after-school teachers and desk attendance. If you’re interested, or need more information, email MRodriguez@greatheartsaz.org.

Please join us for a free webinar specifically designed for parents and educators to discuss teen mental health amidst the 2021-2022 school year. In this webinar, Aurora clinical staff members discuss various aspects of how teen mental health has been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the challenges faced in a return to normalcy.

You asked, we listened! We're once again hosting this highly insightful presentation, this time with extended time for Q&A.

This presentation discusses the Snapchat application, identifies the applications origins, the appeal to our youth, who is currently using Snapchat, how they are using it, and the risks associated with using it.

This presentation will review criminal cases involving Snapchat and show an actual case of how a family can be personally impacted. Lastly, we will discuss the role that professionals, parents, and caretakers can do to protect the youth in our lives.

The Women’s Fitness Extracurricular invites ANYONE of ANY fitness level ages 12+ (women/men/students/parents/teachers/etc.) to join us as we work together to take on our first ever 5k Obstacle Course on November 6. Pay here for group rate. Register online at https://ruggedmaniac.com/events/phoenix2/ to reserve your spot. Use coupon code ARETE to avoid double payment. Do NOT join team “Arete Mud Runners”, that is NOT us.

We are seeking parents, Alumni, and current 11^th and 12^th grade students to volunteer at the Teacher Excellence Fund Telethon on Saturday, September 25 at Veritas Prep in Phoenix. Students will earn community service hours upon completion of their volunteer shift. Come serve at this exciting event benefiting our Arete Prep teachers! Click here to sign up now!  

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

CLICK HERE to sign up.

Take a boat cruise and a tour of Athens, Greece. Join us TONIGHT, at 7 pm in the MPR (Archway) or via Zoom for an information session about our Italy and Greece tour in July of 2022. This trip is open to all current Arete Prep students in grades 8-12. Contact Ms. Hansen to RSVP

Homecoming is on Saturday, September 18 from 6:30 - 10 pm in the gym and is open to all high school students. This year's theme is "There is No Place Like Homecoming." The cost for prepaid tickets is $30 and $40 at the door. CLICK HERE to purchase your prepaid tickets.

Don't miss the Flying Pig!

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.

JUNIOR NIGHT Zoom Presentation: Thurs, Sept 30 @ 6 pm - An Evening with College Counseling (for all Juniors and their families). All Juniors and families have been emailed an initial invite with Zoom link information

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

ACTION NEEDED! Family Handbook: CLICK HERE to sign the Family Handbook

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.

Every year Ms. Gillingham schedules times to meet with parents of grade levels or sections. CLICK HERE for the 2021-2022 schedule. NOTE: 8TH GRADE DATE CHANGE

MIDDLE SCHOOL: There will be a cart outside 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 outside 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.