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History

The school was built 1958/59. It was designed by local architect Mel Ensign and built by Gilbert & Dolan Construction Co. The campus was noted 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 that remains.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school competes in interscholastic athletics in several sports. Arcadia was formerly 5A Northeast Valley, and 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

*Ryan Thomas Andersen, director and winner of 2014 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest * Paul Cristo, composer *

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, two-time Olympic silver medalist * Glenn Rockowitz, writer and voice actor *

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Notable staff

* 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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