Arcadia High School is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona. The school enrolls 1,680 students, who mostly 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 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 Adam Driggs, former Arizona State Senator Lynda Carter, actress Calico Cooper, actress, singer, and dancer. A daughter of Alice and Sheryl Cooper. Sam Huff, professional baseball catcher Dianne Kay, actress Charles Keating IV Famous Navy Seal Kalyn Keller, Olympic swimmer Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer and alleged participant in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol Haley Lu Richardson, actress Michele Mitchell (diver), two-time Olympic silver medalist Glenn Rockowitz, writer and voice actor William Shepherd, Astronaut, Engineer Steven Spielberg, film and TV director, producer Gabe Suárez, professional baseball player and manager
Notable staff
Kerry Taylor, a former American football player who began coaching at the school in 2018