FROM THE DESK OF: Laura Myrah, Superintendent

Wow! The 2022-23 school year has flown by so quickly, yet was filled with many significant events, hundreds of daily activities, and loads of learning.

The end of the school year brings with it a variety of emotions. Most students, and admittedly many staff members, are pleased the summer break is nearly upon us. On the other hand, the end of the school year also brings about sad goodbyes… to favorite teachers, to students/friends for the summer, to staff retiring or leaving Arrowhead, and to students entering the world of college or careers. To all those making significant moves, best wishes for smooth and successful transitions. To our 2023 graduates, your potential is extraordinary and a successful future is at your fingertips… be nice, work hard, and have fun along the way!

On a personal note as I head into retirement in early August, I feel immense gratitude for the meaningful and successful career I have enjoyed in the field of education since 1990. I have worked in five superb school districts, as a teacher or administrator, with Arrowhead being my favorite. I will miss most everything about this place, especially the people… the students who give us our purpose and passion, the families who partner in the essential work with children, the school boards who establish crucial vision, mission, and policy, the faculty and staff members who do the impressive work, and my fellow administrators who lead all that meaningful work toward the ultimate goal of student success. It has been my honor to be on the Arrowhead TeAm!

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 2: Senior Party

June 3: Graduation Ceremony 7:30pm

June 4: Graduation Ceremony MAKE-UP 1:30pm (if needed)

June 7-9: Final exams for grades 9-11 / Early release

June 9: Last day of school

June 12 - July 20: Summer School

Upcoming School Board Meetings
June 8: Policy Committee Meeting, 6:45amJune 14: Community Conversations w/ the Board, 6:30pm SC LibraryJune 14: School Board Meeting, 7:00pm SC Library

Important Updates

Final Exam Schedule Sem II 2023

New AHS Stadium Scoreboard

Arrowhead Corporate Sponsors Make Scoreboard Upgrades Possible

Arrowhead High School is excited to announce the ordering of new scoreboards for its Varsity Stadium and Main Gym. Sponsorship partners; Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin, GFL Environmental, Town Bank, Lake Country Chiefs, and Arrowhead Basketball Club have made it possible to purchase new scoreboards equipped with video displays and built in sound systems. These boards will not only upgrade old and unreliable equipment, but they will also greatly improve the fan experience. Video boards will allow fans to see new graphics and images of sporting events and students. The new additions will also allow for exciting sponsorship opportunities at many AHS events.

The new scoreboards will be funded 100% through sponsorships. The “anchor sponsors” made the initial purchase possible. Future sponsors will provide an annual revenue stream for the Activities Department.

If you are interested in becoming as sponsor contact Activities Director Ryan Mangan at: Mangan@arrowheadschools.org

Thanks Again to Anchor Sponsors:

Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin

GFL Environmental

Town Bank

Lake Country Chiefs & Arrowhead Basketball Club

Senior / Graduation Information

GRADUATION

Arrowhead High School is proud to host the graduation ceremony, celebrating the Class of 2023, on Saturday, June 3rd at 7:30pm

A few highlighted bits of information for our families and community are listed below:

There are no tickets for the ceremony. It is first come, first serve seating in our home bleachers.
The ceremony is held in our football stadium and gates will open at 6:00pm.
Seating is primarily available in our bleachers, with limited seating available on the field.
Elderly and handicap seating is available.
Graduates should arrive at school by 6:30pm.
Graduates are expected to dress in semi-formal / Sunday's best attire. T-shirts, tennis shoes, shorts, etc. are not allowed as part of the graduation attire.
Weather considerations - The ceremony is scheduled to allow for adjustments due to weather. Families should be aware that the ceremony may move earlier in the day, or be postponed until Sunday depending on the weather. Due to the size of our graduating class, moving the ceremony inside is not an option for AHS.

FULL INFORMATION ON GRADUATION ACTIVITIES FOR OUR SENIORS ARE LINKED HERE

For those who cannot attend, linked is the LIVE STREAM for graduation.

SENIOR PARTY 2023!!

The 2023 Senior Party is shaping up to be the best yet! Below is a reminder of the date and time. Please see the additional links for more details.

Friday, June 2nd • 9:00pm-1:30am • AHS North Campus

No entrance after 9:30pm • No departures before 1:30am

2023 Invitation

Permission Slip

Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2023:

We are busy working behind the scenes to make the Senior Party a memorable night for our students but we can’t do it without your help!

We are still in need of more items for the raffle and parents to help out that night. Please consider signing up for one or both areas:

Volunteer

Donate

If your student still needs to register for the party, they can pay online here or pay with cash or check at the front office. You will also need to complete this permission slip. Prices will go up on May 21st so remind them to order their tickets now!

Questions? Please contact amyblok77@gmail.com or erinwessley1@gmail.com

Thank you for all of your help to make this night a success!

AFTER GRADUATION TRAFFIC RELEASE

In years past, traffic departing from the ceremony has created significant issues and oftentimes unsafe traffic flow. To help mitigate these issues, the Waukesha County Police have provided traffic routes leaving the ceremony. Please take a look at the following document as the route you will need to take to return home may create a preferred parking lot for you and your family for the easiest exit.

ARROWHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Hello Arrowhead Community,

The School Board offers our sincere congratulations to the graduating class of 2023! We recognize and applaud the accomplishments that have propelled you to this milestone in your lives, and send our best wishes for future happiness, satisfaction and success. We also acknowledge and thank the parents and families of our graduates, whose ongoing support is vital to so successfully getting our students "across the finish line!". Additionally, we recognize the efforts of "One Team" under the roof at Arrowhead High School, who consistently strive to provide the best educational experience for our students.

CONGRATS, once again, to our graduates!!

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As promised in last month's Advisor post, to follow are resources intended to inform and encourage your legislative advocacy for greater equity in state funding for our school. Community help is needed right now; our legislators can be persuaded to address the state aid challenges - if they hear from many voices!

Board Member Lynn Vogeltanz (North Lake Seat) engaged John Humphries, Executive Director for the Association for Equity in Funding, to present at the May 10 school board meeting. Attached please find his informative presentation (YouTube link); the board found strong alliance with AEF's proposed low revenue limit increases. Ultimately, the board approved and signed a resolution to support the AEF proposal (see attachment.) Copies of this resolution were sent to local legislators and the full membership of the Joint Commission.

Additionally, Lynn Vogeltanz and Jeff Gross coordinated the production of templated letters of advocacy that are user-friendly for parents and community members (see Google Doc link below for a folder containing four letters.) We encourage your support of our efforts at Arrowhead directed at increasing our revenue limits to better fund the education of your children. Please share with family and friends and submit correspondence to our legislators soon! Big thanks to Board Member Vogeltanz for all of her effort on this extremely important legislative topic!

Board Meeting - Association for Equity in Funding

State Advocacy Letters

2023 Resolution for State Budget Allocations

2023 Resolution for state budget allocations.pdf

CELEBRATIONS!

Congratulations to Nora Perugini for winning the Congressional Art Competition!

Congressman Fitzgerald was at Arrowhead High School May 15th to take a picture of the artwork with Nora, her teachers, family and friends.

Her image, "I Don't Cry Pretty," will be framed and flown to Washington D.C. that morning, after photos, to hang at the Capitol. Be sure to come get a look at the work! Nora will have the opportunity to fly out to D.C. to attend the awards ceremony in June.

This is the first time in school history that an AHS student has won this award. Congratulations again to Nora!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Warkhawk Interact for a VERY successful Book Fair Saturday, May 13th! Over 5000 books were collected by our students. There were over 200 attendees and they gave away over 3000 books!!

Congratulations on Arrowhead Broadway Company's 2023-23 Jerry Awards!

* OUTSTANDING MUSICAL

* OUTSTANDING LEAD- Nora Perugini

* SPIRIT AWARD- Asher Harder

*As recipients, Broadway Co. & these individuals, will perform at the awards show at the Overture Center on June 11th!

EDD showcase event sponsored by ACE Precision was a huge success! Ace came into class Thursday morning to hand out awards. Student innovations were judged based on: Most Profitable, Most Unique, Most Innovative and Most Likely to Buy. After tallying the 120 votes, one group swept all categories: The CairryMore. Team members included: John "Elliot" Astle, Hayden Batker and Alexandria Rebhola. Please ask them about their product if you have them in your class.

ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES

Tournament Dates

Find information on our spring sports in the WIAA State playoffs under 'tournaments' on the WIAA website for more details.

https://www.wiaawi.org/

Our lacrosse teams will begin playoffs for state next week.

More information can be found on the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation website.

https://wisconsinlacrosse.com/state-tournament-brackets-2023-release/

Softball - Tuesday, May 30, 4:30 at Arrowhead vs West Allis Hale

Baseball - Thursday, June 1, 4:30 at Arrowhead vs the winner of the Germantown / Brookfield Central game

Girls Soccer - Tuesday, May 30, 7:00 at Arrowhead vs Sheboygan South

Boys Tennis - 2023 State Boys Tennis Tournament at Nielsen Stadium, Madison, WI

Individuals compete Thursday-Saturday, June 1-2-3

Boys Golf - Sectionals on Tuesday, May 30 at Blackstone Creek in Germantown

2023 State Boys Golf Championship at Blackwolf Run, Kolher, WI Monday-Tuesday, June 5-6

Girls T&F - WIAA State Meet - Friday, June 2 & Saturday, June 3 - 4:30 pm at UW Lacrosse

Boys T&F - WIAA State Meet - Friday, June 2 & Saturday, June 3 - 9:30 Field, 10:00 Running, UW Lacrosse

Girls Lacrosse - Round 2, (Round 1 is a bye) Wednesday, May 31 at Arrowhead - Varsity Red Team plays the winner of Franklin vs Mukwonago and our Varsity White Team plays Kettle Moraine

Boys Lacrosse - Round 2 (Round 1 is a bye) Thursday, June 1 at Arrowhead - AHS plays Kimberly

4 Teams are Classic 8 Conference Champs!

Softball, Baseball, Boys Golf, and Boys Tennis

Team Updates:

Softball - Recently won the WIAA Regional Final beating Waukesha South 15-0 in 3 innings. The Warhawks ended their regular season as Conference Champs with a record of 21-3 overall, and 14-2 in conference. They move on to sectionals to play West Allis Hale on Tuesday, May 30 at Arrowhead.

Baseball - The team is heading into playoffs next Thursday June 1 as the # 2 seed in our sectional. We will play the winner of the Germantown and Brookfield Central game. They ended their regular season as Conference Champs with a record of 18-6 overall, and 13-2 in conference.

Girls Soccer - Recently played Wauwatosa West and won 5-0. They have one more regular season game tonight at home vs Brookfield East at 7:00. Their regular season overall record is 11-4-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference.

Boys Tennis - Conference Champs! At the Dick Arnold Classic 8 Conference Tennis Championships, the number one doubles team won a super-tiebreaker after facing three match points. The doubles team's belief and perseverance had a ripple effect on the team that carried through and everyone started stepping up. The team recently placed 4th at sectionals. Congratulations on a great season!

Boys Golf - Won Conference for the first time since 2019. The team shot a season low 300 to win over Waukesha North (317), KM (321) and Ocon (322). Senior Harrison Froling led the team and earned All-Classic 8 Conference Player of the Year. The team plays in the WIAA Sectional on Tuesday, May 30.

Girls Track & Field - Conference Runner Up, Regional Runner up, 3rd place at Sectionals. Several athletes qualified for the state championships next weekend.

Boys Track & Field - Conference Runner Up. Regional Co- Champ with Ocon and Sectional champs! Several athletes qualified for the state championships next weekend.

The Milwaukee High School Sports Awards program announced it's winter athlete of the year nominees. The winners will be announced on the virtual show that will air on jsonline.com on the evening of Wednesday, June 21. The winter sports nominees include these Arrowhead High School student athletes.

For Boys Basketball, senior, Mac Wrecke

For Gymnastics, junior, Abby Vorpagel

For Boys Hockey, senior, Devin Schutt

For Girls Hockey, freshman, Bella Hamel

For Boys Swimming, junior, Anakin Fischer, senior, Tyler Hansen, and senior, Lance Johnson

For Wrestling, junior, Wyatt Duchateau, and senior Kate Riege

Parent Support & Info

2023 AHS Summer School!

I would like to welcome you to Arrowhead Summer School! We are looking forward to a fantastic summer! Below is a list of important information for you to be aware of before we begin Summer School on Monday, June 12th.

Location

Summer school will be held at North Campus (unless stated otherwise)
Students are to enter using Door 1
If you are not sure where your class is located, there will be staff and information in the lobby at Door 1 on the first day
- Adventure Phy Ed is meeting at South campus in the Band room on day 1
- Performance Training is meeting at North campus Junior Study Hall on day 1
- Traditional Phy Ed is meeting at South campus in the gym on day 1

Summer School Dates

Summer School begins Monday, June 12 and ends Thursday, July 20
There are no classes on Monday, July 4
Classes will be held Monday through Thursday
- No classes are held on Friday
Session one runs 7:30 - 9:55 am
Session two runs 10:00 - 12:25 pm
Session three 12:30 - 2:55 pm (Traditional and Performance PE only)

Attendance

Students can not miss more than 2 days of summer school; on the third absence, the course will be dropped with a failing grade
- Students enrolled in Adventure Phy Ed, need to review communication sent from those teachers as NO absences are allowed

Every Day On Time is still in effect during the summer session so please remember:
- An absence is when a student is 20+ minutes late for class; under 20 minutes is a tardy
- 4 tardies = 1 absence (student can not have more than 2 absences)

Class Schedule

Please check summer school schedules on Skyward as it may have changed since registration due to some class cancellations and/or shifting of sections. Also check your schedule for your room numbers

Dropping a Course

If you decide to drop your summer school course, you need to do so on or before June 15th to avoid the penalty of a failure. Let your teacher know and also contact Ms. Gordon to drop your course (gordon@arrowheadschools.org) or x4210

If you meant to drop your summer school course(s) but neglected to officially drop it, you will automatically receive a failing grade once the third day of absence is reached.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Gordon at x4210 or gordon@arrowheadschools.org.

Thank you and have a GREAT Summer!

SENIOR FLIGHT

This is a great opportunity for rising seniors to get a jump start on future planning. Topics covered will include: how to send your transcript, starting the college application, and more insider tips! Senior Flight will take place Tuesday, August 8th from 12:30-3:00 at North Campus. It is not too late to register if you want to sign up, log into Skyward on the right side, find Arena Scheduling then select FLIGHT. Contact Mrs. Matthias with any questions.

Extended Study Hours Spring 2023 Flyer.pdf

PARENTS OF 18 YEAR OLD STUDENTS - PLEASE READ

As an 18 year old adult, there are a couple items your child(ren) need to take care of if they haven't already.

They need to register with the Selective Service and can do that here: Selective Service Registration. Here is a link to a Chart of who must register.
They should register to vote TO HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD! They can register using this link: Register to VOTE

We're Hiring!

The Arrowhead Union High School uses the Wisconsin Education Career Access Network (WECAN) website for advertising and accepting applications for job vacancies. We do not accept application materials by mail, email or fax (unless otherwise noted on the posting). All applications and materials must be submitted electronically through WECAN (unless otherwise noted in the posting). If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted.

MATH TEACHER

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE TEACHER

SCIENCE TEACHER

THEATRE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

ASST. FOOTBALL COACH - DEFENSIVE BACK

SET BUILDER- SPRING SCHOOL PLAY

SET BUILDER- WINTER SCHOOL PLAY

SUMMER SCHOOL- ALGEBRA TEACHER

UTILITY CUSTODIAN -PART-TIME, SCHOOL YEAR

SUMMER SCHOOL - SCIENCE TEACHER

GIRLS ASSISTANT HOCKEY COACH

HEALTH ROOM AIDE

SUMMER SCHOOL - BIOLOGY TEACHER

SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDE: Part-Time

CUSTODIAN III -PART TIME

LEAD CUSTODIAN

BOYS ASSISTANT (VARSITY) BASEBALL COACH

BOYS ASSISTANT (PITCHING) BASEBALL COACH

CUSTODIAN SUBSTITUTE

GIRLS ASSISTANT SOCCER COACH

AIDE SUBSTITUTE

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Coaching Application

Volunteer Coaching Application Form

Employment Application

AHS Fundraising

AHS Programs Financial Support

School funding is always a challenging world to navigate. Each year, schools see a set of opportunities with costs associated with them that are unable to be funded by the current state funding and the AHS budget. We often have families with the means to support such opportunities who have expressed that there isn't an avenue to be made aware or to donate directly to a need. Each newsletter, we will list opportunities for our community to consider supporting. There is never an expectation, only an appreciation for considering.

Current Considerations

The Warhawk Rise Program - We are still looking for a committed benefactor who would like to support this great event! A new program we are developing at AHS that will recognize any student who has improved their grade point average by .75 or better from one semester to the next. (EX: from a 2.5 Fall semester to a 3.25 Spring semester) This is a significant achievement by students who put in great efforts toward success that may not always receive the recognition they deserve. The annual cost of this program runs about $4,000 each year and includes a semi-formal celebration brunch with their families invited and and gift bags recognizing their efforts. Please contact Principal Adam Kurth at kurth@arrowheadschools.com or North Counselor, Kelly Matthias at matthias@arrowheadschools.org to support.

Arrowhead Scholarship Fund - This amazing program provides an incredible amount of scholarships each year thanks to the generosity of our community. Families and companies have the ability to provide direction as to how their scholarship would be decided and awarded. Please see the ASF Donor Webpage for more information!

The Hartland Area Food Pantry is available to assist all residents of the Arrowhead School district. Proof of residency can be in the form of any piece of mail that shows a current address in the district.

The pantry is located at 553-555 S. Industrial Drive in Hartland. It is open on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Residents can visit the pantry twice a month for four months or 8 visits. After that time proof of need is necessary.

Please call the pantry at 262-367-6373 during the above hours if you have any questions, they would love to help.