Arcadia High School (Arizona)

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.

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

 * 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 convicted 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