April 29, 2022
IMPORTANT DATES
5th-Grade Drama Showcase
April 29
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

End of Tri3
April 29

Visual Arts Art Show
April 30

AP Exams
May 2 - 13

Band Performance
May 7

End of GP5
May 13

BASIS Prom
May 14

2022 Graduation
May 17

Comp Exams
May 17 - 19

5th-Grade Field Trips
May 17 - 19

Term Projects
May 20 - 26

Last Day of School
May 26
Dear BASIS Chandler Students, Parents, and Teachers,

Congratulations! This week US News & World Report released the rankings of the best high schools in the nation, and BASIS Chandler is the #1 high school in the state of Arizona for the third year in a row. BASIS Chandler is also the #11 high school in the nation, the #2 charter school in the nation, and the #4 STEM school in the nation. This work is the result of our amazing teachers, our hard-working students, and our supportive families.

Thank you for your part in this amazing accomplishment!

Mr. FritzMiller
Head of School
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Art Show

Join us this Saturday, April 30th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in the lower halls for the end-of-year Art Show! All students in Mrs. Davies's and Mrs. Thomas's classes will have a piece in the show. This free event is open to all students, friends, and families - we can't wait to see you there!
BASIS Chandler 2022-2023 Academic Calendar

Please view the draft calendar for the 2022-2023 academic year below. This outlines important dates for next year. We do not anticipate there will be any changes made; however, it is still subject to change.

Click here to see the 2022-2023 Academic Calendar enlarged.
BASIS Chandler Boosters

We LOVE our teachers and staff at BASIS Chandler!
During the week of 5/2, we are giving an extra big "THANK YOU!!!" to the extraordinary teachers and staff who work tirelessly to help our kids.
And we need your help to make Teacher Appreciation Week a success! Please consider donating to the Teacher Appreciation Fund. Parent donations are greatly appreciated and will aid us to celebrate our teachers and staff.
Your donations will help with what we have planned for the week!

Click here to donate to the BASIS Chandler Boosters.
Girls Varsity Volleyball

Interested in Girls Varsity volleyball in the fall? Please complete the sign-up sheet near Mr. Bostaph's room 206 to receive information over the summer about open gym days before school starts. This will be open to all 8th - 12th-grade girls. Girls Varsity volleyball tryouts will begin on the second day of school in August. Make sure to get your physical and all sport-related forms completed prior to tryouts.
5th-Grade Field Trips Parent Permission Forms Are Due Monday

Parent permission forms for the May 5th-grade field trips are due Monday, May 2nd in order for your student to participate. Please fill out the attached form and have your student bring a printed copy to their study hall class. Please note that the field trip fee will not be placed automatically onto your Smart for Charters account once the permission form is returned. Families must purchase the fee through the Smart for Charters Shopping Cart. A signed permission form and payment for the Smart for Charters fee are required for students to attend the field trips.

These field trips are planned to supplement the academic program by providing students with an opportunity to think creatively, study art, and connect with fellow students. Please note that participation is optional and a free, on-campus, activity with similar academic content is available if you choose not to participate. Financial aid is available for qualifying students who are interested in participating in the field trips.

Click here to view the 5th-grade field trip permission form.
SPOTLIGHT
Battle of the Books Club

On Wednesday, the BASIS Chandler team (Raashi T., Shireen A., and Srinidhi P., pictured) competed with eight other local school teams in the District Finals round of Battle of the Books. The team showed super school spirit and excellent knowledge of the twelve books they'd read this year. Way to go, Bobcats!
Push-Up Challenge

This past week several classes took part in the 3rd annual Push-Up Challenge at school. With over 150 students and teachers participating, a grand total of 19,237 push-ups were completed! A person lifts approximately 64% of their body weight doing a push-up and with an average weight of 140lbs, that would mean the school lifted 1,723,635 lbs. Congratulations to all those who participated, and we hope they were not sore for too long.
Valley Fever Poster Contest

Congratulations to Hiyun and Shea L. for both winning their respective sections in the Valley Fever Poster Contest. On top of each winning their section, they tied for second place overall in the competition! Their posters will be available for viewing soon through this link.
Annual Teacher Fund Donors

Thank you to our donors, who have generously given to our Annual Teacher Fund.

We would like to recognize the following donors:
Aarthi & Sriram
Dr. Rueda and Family
Geeta and Pari Singh
Haijie Mike Company
Harshitha H
Ishac Family
Ji family
Khan & Jafary Family
Megha Dholakia
Mr/Mrs Banday
Ning Li
Placido Jose Acevedo
Ritu Dharia
Salman & Zara Sheikh
Sankalp & Aparajita Choudhri
Sharma Family
Thomas Pinto
Veeramachaneni Family
Viet-anh Vo
Wenjie and Yuanqing Zhu
Click here to see our distinguished donor list.

Click here to support our amazing teachers by donating to our Annual Teacher Fund.
INFORMATION
FBI Teen Academies 2022

The FBI Teen academies invite all current 10th or 11th-grade students to register for a behind-the-scenes look at the FBI. Please click the link below to learn more about this program or follow the QR code on the flyer to register.

Click here to learn more about the FBI Teen Academies 2022.
Last Day of School for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

Please note that the last day of this school year is Thursday, May 26th. Term Projects will be held for the final five days of school (May 20-26). Students will report to the classroom their Term Project is assigned as specified in the Term Project Catalog.
2022 BASIS Prom

Prom tickets are available in the Smart for Charters Shopping Cart for grades 9-12.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Class of 2022 Results

Final decisions are coming in, and our Class of 2022 is doing great! To date, they have received 323 acceptances at 94 different colleges and universities. As matriculation deadlines approach, we have 42 students committed to colleges so far (see the * symbols in the list below). 

Based on student reporting, scholarship results to date include
• Over $4.74 million in merit based aid, including over $1.8 million in ASU merit aid and over $1.7 million in U of A merit aid. 
• 50% of the class (45 students) were National Merit Commended 
• 42% of those Commended (19 students/21% of the class) transitioned to National Merit FINALSTS! Our congratulations to all!  
• Congratulations to Ella W. She won a Coca-Cola scholarship! She also earned Finalist status and a scholarship in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. 
• We still have an Elks quarterfinalist in the running, a JA of Arizona-18 Under 18 in consideration, and many other scholarship participants in review! Congratulations and best wishes for all their continued success!  

Per student reporting, scholar and honors program information so far includes:
• 25 Barrett Honors College acceptances
• 26 University of Arizona Honors College acceptances
• We have Honors College acceptances to the University of Washington and George Washington University. 
• We have our second Turing Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin this year! 
• We earned our 1st Nemerov Writing Scholar at the University of Washington in St. Louis! (including scholarship)
• A senior was named a Yale Engineering and Science Scholar! 

As of Thursday, April 28, acceptances for the Class of 2022 include the following institutions of higher learning.
  1. Abilene Christian University
  2. American University 
  3. Arizona State University 
  4. Baylor University
  5. Carleton College 
  6. Carnegie Mellon University 
  7. Case Western Reserve University 
  8. Chapman University 
  9. College for Creative Studies
  10. College of William and Mary 
  11. Cornell University 
  12. Drexel University
  13. Duke University
  14. Eckerd College
  15. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
  16. Emerson College 
  17. Emory University 
  18. Florida Atlantic University
  19. Fordham University 
  20. George Washington University 
  21. Georgia Institute of Technology
  22. Grinnell College
  23. Harvard University 
  24. Harvey Mudd College 
  25. Howard University 
  26. Indiana - Bloomington 
  27. Lafayette College 
  28. Lehigh University 
  29. Macalester College 
  30. Marymount Manhattan College
  31. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  32. Montclair State University
  33. New Jersey Institute of Technology
  34. Northeastern University
  35. Northern Arizona University
  36. Nova Southeastern University
  37. Oberlin College 
  38. Ohio State University 
  39. Pace University-New York
  40. Penn State 
  41. Pratt Institute-Main
  42. Purdue University 
  43. Rhodes College
  44. Rice University 
  45. Ringling College of Art and Design 
  46. Rochester Institute of Technology
  47. Rutgers University 
  48. Saint Louis University
  49. Seton Hall University
  50. Sienna College
  51. Skidmore College 
  52. St. Olaf College 
  53. Stanford University 
  54. Stony Brook University
  55. Texas Christian University
  56. Union College 
  57. University of Alabama 
  58. University of Arizona 
  59. University of California - Berkeley 
  60. University of California - Los Angeles 
  61. University of California - Riverside 
  62. University of California - San Diego 
  63. University of California - Santa Barbara 
  64. University of California-Davis
  65. University of California-Irvine
  66. University of California-Santa Cruz
  67. University of Colorado - Boulder
  68. University of Connecticut 
  69. University of Houston 
  70. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  71. University of Maryland - College Park 
  72. University of Massachusetts Amherst
  73. University of Oklahoma 
  74. University of Oregon 
  75. University of Pennsylvania 
  76. University of Pittsburg 
  77. University of Rochester 
  78. University of San Diego 
  79. University of Southern California
  80. University of Texas at Austin 
  81. University of Texas at Dallas 
  82. University of the Pacific 
  83. University of Toledo 
  84. University of Toronto
  85. University of Tulsa
  86. University of Virginia 
  87. University of Washington - Seattle 
  88. University of Wisconsin - Madison 
  89. Virginia Commonwealth University
  90. Washington University in St Louis 
  91. Willamette University
  92. Yale University 
HELPFUL INFORMATION
Reporting Student Absences

If your student needs to be reported absent due to an illness, doctor appointment, vacation, bereavement, religious holiday, etc., please email [email protected] with the student's name, grade, and reason for absence. Email is the preferred method of reporting an absence, but feel free to call our Front Office at 480-907-6072 if that is more convenient for you.
School Information and Documents

To access school information and documents, please go to the "Current Family Information" link under the "Our School" tab on our school website.

The password to enter this section of the website is BASIS1234.

Helpful Links
Notice of Non-Discrimination

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act and applicable state law, BASIS* does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity or expression, or any other classification protected by law in any of its business activities, including its educational programs and activities which comply fully with the requirements of state and federal law and Title IX. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding BASIS' non-discrimination policies: Shannon Chavez, Director of Compliance, BASIS Educational Group, LLC, 10130 North Oracle Road, Suite 210, Tucson, AZ 85704, 520.219.6000.
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