Arcadia High School (Arizona)

Arcadia High School
Address
4703 E. Indian School Road Phoenix , Maricopa , Arizona 85018 United States
Coordinates	33°29′34″N111°58′54″W / 33.49278°N 111.98167°W / 33.49278; -111.98167
Information
Type	Public High school
Established	1958
School district	Scottsdale Unified School District
Principal	Janelle Danskey
Teaching staff	70.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,633 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.20 [1]
Campus type	urban
Color(s)	Scarlet and Royal Blue
Athletics conference	4A - Desert Sky [2]
Nickname	Titans
Publication	The Titan Times
Newspaper	The Arcadian
Yearbook	The Olympian
Website	School website
Arcadia High School administration building viewed from Indian School Road, January 2020

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] 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. ^[2]

• 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

• Paul Cristo, composer ^[5]
• Adam Driggs, former Arizona State Senator ^[6]
• Lynda Carter, actress ^[7]
• Calico Cooper, actress, singer, and dancer; daughter of Alice and Sheryl Cooper. ^{[8] [9]}
• Sam Huff, professional baseball catcher ^[10]
• Dianne Kay, actress ^[11]
• Charles Keating IV, Navy SEAL sniper and Navy Cross recipient
• Kalyn Keller, Olympic swimmer ^{[12] [13]}
• Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer ^{[14] [15]} and pardoned participant in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol ^[16]
• Haley Lu Richardson, actress ^[17]
• Michele Mitchell (diver), two-time Olympic silver medalist ^[18]
• Glenn Rockowitz, writer and voice actor ^[19]
• William Shepherd, Engineer, Navy SEAL, Astronaut. ^[20]
• Steven Spielberg, film and TV director, producer ^[21]
• Allie Teilz musician, artist
• Gabe Suárez, professional baseball player and manager

Notable staff

• Ken Rudolph, a former Major League catcher was the baseball coach until 2013. ^[22]
• Kerry Taylor, a former American football player who began coaching at the school in 2018 ^[23]

References

1. "Arcadia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
2. "2018 - 2020 Master Conferences". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
3. "Arizona Builder and Contractor, December 1958, Vol. 21, No. 5". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
4. "Arcadia High School" . Retrieved January 13, 2021.
5. Paul, Cristo. "Paul Cristo". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
6. "Adam Driggs". Archived from the original on September 2, 2017.
7. Eugene Scott; Kyle Mittan. "Celebrities who attended Phoenix high schools". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic . Retrieved September 15, 2016.
8. Stevens, Lindsey (February 1998). "Getting to Know Sheryl Cooper". Arcadia News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
9. Rogers, Larry (December 9, 2002). "Alice's Elves: Cooper's Christmas Pudding Brings Out Valley Favorites". The Arizona Republic . p. 41. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
10. Smith, Nick (May 1, 2016). "AHS catcher Huff following in his father's footsteps". arcadianews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
11. "Dianne Kay - Biography". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
12. "Kalyn Keller - Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
13. Brown, Jerry (October 7, 2011). "Only 1 Keller at Olympics as sister battles disease". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
14. "KLETE KELLER". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
15. Falduto, Brad (August 17, 2004). "Arcadia graduate anchors winning freestyle team". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
16. "Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller charged for alleged role in Capitol riot". ABC News. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
17. Kissee, Riley. "Arcadia's own finds success in leading Hollywood roles". Arcadia News. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
18. "University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site - Men's Swimming". Archived from the original on January 9, 2012.
19. "Glenn Rockowitz - Biography". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 13, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
20. "Astronaut Bio: W. M. Shepherd 01/2002". www.jsc.nasa.gov. Johnson Space Center. February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
21. Goldenberg, Anna. "Close Encounters of the Steven Spielberg Kind in Arizona". The Forward Association . Retrieved September 15, 2016.
22. Ken Rudolph Day at Arcadia Titans Field - Ken Rudolph Retirement Ceremony. Facebook. April 11, 2013.
23. Ring, Tim (March 22, 2018). "Taylor Made: Former Valley football star returns home to coach Arcadia High School". KPHO/KTVK . Retrieved July 12, 2018.

External links

• Arizona portal
• Schools portal

• Scottsdale Unified School District
• Arcadia High School Homepage