Arcadia High School is a public high school in
Phoenix. The school has 1,680 students enrolled. Most of them come from feeder schools in the
Scottsdale Unified School District.
History
The school was built 1958/59. It was designed by local architect Mel Ensign and built by Gilbert & Dolan Construction Co. The campus is known for its round buildings and futuristic space age design. Between 2005 and 2008 much of the original campus was demolished and a new campus was built in its place. The new campus was designed by Orcutt/Winslow Partnership and built by DL Withers Construction Co. The circular library is the only original building which remains.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The school competes in interscholastic athletics in several sports. Arcadia was formerly 5A Northeast Valley and was moved to 4A Desert Sky by the conference alignment committee due to enrollment.
*Badminton
*Baseball
*Basketball (Boys)
*Basketball (Girls)
*Cross-Country
*Football
*Golf (Boys)
*Golf (Girls)
*Soccer (Boys)
*Soccer (Girls)
*Softball
*Swimming and Diving
*Tennis (Boys)
*Tennis (Girls)
*Track and Field
*Volleyball
*Spiritline
*Robotics
*Lacrosse
Notable alumni
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Paul Cristo, composer
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Adam Driggs, former Arizona State Senator
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Lynda Carter
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, actress
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Calico Cooper, actress, singer, and dancer; daughter of
Alice
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Sam Huff
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Alex Jones
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Dianne Kay, actress
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Charles Keating IV,
Navy SEAL
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Navy Cross
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recipient
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Kalyn Keller, Olympic swimmer
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Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer and pardoned participant in the
2021 storming of the United States Capitol
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Haley Lu Richardson, actress
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Michele Mitchell (diver)
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, two-time Olympic silver medalist
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Glenn Rockowitz, writer and voice actor
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William Shepherd,
Engineer
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, Navy SEAL,
Astronaut
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Steven Spielberg
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, film and TV director, producer
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Allie Teilz musician, artist
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Gabe Suárez, professional
baseball
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player and
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Notable staff
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Ken Rudolph, a former Major League catcher was the baseball coach until 2013.
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Kerry Taylor, a former American football player who began coaching at the school in 2018
References
External links
Scottsdale Unified School DistrictArcadia High School Homepage
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Educational institutions established in 1958
High schools in Phoenix, Arizona
1958 establishments in Arizona