FROM THE DESK OF: Adam Kurth, Principal

Greetings AHS Families and School Community,

We wanted to get a quick newsletter to you with information on upcoming school community events, learning opportunities, and some of the observations and adjustments we've made after experiencing the first couple weeks in the new schedule. Overall, it has been a great start to the year.

This week kicks off a span of fall school community events that include Open House tonight, Hawkfest this Friday, Homecoming on October 11th, and our Broadway Company's performance of Cinderella to round out October.

These newsletter are very full! We hope the Arrowhead Advisor serves as a single-stop information source for our families. Each topic is sectioned out so you can decide what is important to you each month.

Thank you for your time!

Adam Kurth

Principal, Arrowhead High School

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 17: ACT Practice Test for grades 9-11 / late start for seniorsSeptember 17: Open House (see below for details) September 20: Hawkfest (see below for more information)September 27: No School / Teacher In-serviceOctober 7-11: Homecoming Week (click the link and see below for details)

UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
September 16: Finance and Legislation Meeting 6:45 AM District Board RoomSeptember 19: Curriculum Committee Meeting 6:45 AM District Board Room

IMPORTANT UPDATES

Arrowhead High School Open House

We are happy to welcome our parents TONIGHT, September 17th, as Arrowhead will be hosting an Open House at both campuses.

You will follow your student’s schedule for eight minute presentations in each class with a five minute passing time between classes. Schedules will not be provided so please bring a copy of your student’s schedule with you. For parents who's child travels between buildings, the five minutes is a fast walk!!! You can chose to travel between buildings to see what your child experiences, or you can spend that block in the cafeteria. We hope you will consider walking back and forth and we'll have Interact students available to help you find your next classroom. If you have two students, you can either follow one student, or select individual class periods of interest to attend for each student.

For parents of Juniors, there will be a presentation from our counselors taking place prior to the Open House in the North Campus theater. The schedule for the night is as follows:

Junior Parent Conference: North Theater 5:30 pm-6:15 pm

All AHS Open House

1st Block 6:30-6:38

2nd Block 6:43-6:51

3A OR 3B 6:56-7:04

4th Block 7:09-7:17

5th Block 7:22-7:30

6th Block 7:35-7:43

7A or 7B 7:48-7:56

8th Block 8:01-8:09

You can access your child’s schedule by going to Skyward Family Access and clicking on the schedule button at the left side. We recommend you review your student’s schedule before attending to plan your night. Student volunteers will be present to assist you with classroom locations and we will have our bells set up according to the above schedule.

Please open this link for locations of the Performance classes (Art, Music and Phy Ed).

During lunch or study halls please report to the cafeteria at South Campus and the Vandertie Commons at North (cafeteria) for refreshments (coffee, bottled water and cookies).

Here are maps of both buildings to help you navigate throughout the evening.

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT, September 17th.

Beginning of the Year - 2024

Observations / Changes / Challenges

We have had an overwhelmingly positive response from students and staff on the implementation of the new schedule and Resource Period. Some students are sharing they are still getting used to the longer class periods, but the overall pace and opportunities have been positive. We intend to continue to seek input from students on the good and the bad as we ensure the best structures to support student learning and opportunity.
We ask our students and families to be patient as our instruction evolves within the new, more flexible instructional time. The Block time offers far more opportunities for different approaches to learning, but that evolution will take time. Our staff are working very hard to grow their strategies in the extended time.
Travel between buildings continues to be a challenge. We have staff stationed at Door H (South campus) to supervise entrance into the building during the 3 passing periods. Students are learning if they walk at a good pace, the walk is manageable. Our staff continue to be flexible with our student travel.
Traffic/Parking - Traffic at drop-off and dismissal has been smoother with less wait time than previous years! We appreciate our families' willingness to work with us through defined traffic patterns toward a much smoother experience. We know that the intersection at K and E has not been pleasant and we're working on options to improve that challenge. Please see below for further information. We ask that all families continue to yield to buses in the afternoon so that we can honor our partnership with our feeder schools, and always yield at crosswalks to ensure a safe campus for our students.
Our student safety drills went extremely well. This year, our students were engaged in a more active practice that included decision making opportunities and conversations. We will continue these efforts again later in this school year.
Our involved students have shared benefits of the alternating day structure supporting their time management with extracurricular commitments.
We're working through some challenges with our Resource Scheduling software early on. For background, we implemented software that was purchased by another company just a few months prior to our implementation. They're working through system issues as they transition their software and we hope to be 100% very soon.
Our lunches are partially blended (9-12) for the first time at AHS. This has been a good challenge for our students to breakdown the stigma and division and we're proud of their ability to adapt and take a step toward the one-campus feeling rather than two divided buildings.

Don't hesitate to reach out. Things will continue to be imperfect and new challenges will arise. We continue to welcome input, questions, or suggestions as we work through the year.

Hawkfest 2024!

HAWKFEST 2024

Come join us for Hawkfest 2024!! Our theme is Olympic games and we will have a variety of food vendors, carnival games and live music! The fundraiser is from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on September 20th so DON'T MISS IT!!!

Safety information

Safety is the top priority of the staff at Arrowhead High School. The national spotlight continues to shine on the importance of schools safety plans and practice.

Within the challenges of our campus, we employ a significant number of efforts and tools to ensure the safest learning environment we can offer to our students. Below is a summary of our efforts and protocols, parent information in case of an emergency, and other relevant information and resources for our families.

Safety Protocols: Arrowhead has many proactive and reactive safety protocols in place. These include, but are not limited to:

a full-time police resource officer (armed),
emergency text messaging system,
locked exterior doors, with monitoring by Welcome Center personnel
staffed welcome centers/lobbies,
Raptor, online visitor background-check system utilized when any visitors come into either school building,
ability to quickly lock all classroom doors from within the room
203 indoor and outdoor security cameras throughout campus,
shatter-resistant film on identified doors/windows as required by WI Dept. of Justice school safety grants,
a standing school safety team and a comprehensive crisis response plan,
threat assessment protocols,
lock-down emergency exercises with students and staff,
school safety drills including violent intruder drills, including training for staff and students,
emergency materials packet in each classroom including reminder directions for making the decision to Run, Hide or Fight,
a 24-hour internet network filtering and monitoring program (Securly),
a 24 - hour anonymous and confidential tip line (Speak Up Speak Out - SUSO) created by the Dept of Justice Office of School Safety allowing students to reports threats
mental health personnel and resources/references to share with students, staff and parents,
continuous efforts at a welcoming and positive school culture,
hand radios and multi-location broadcast public address (PA) system, and
regular collaboration with law enforcement authorities.

What Parents Should Do in the Case of an Actual Emergency at Arrowhead:

In the event of an emergency situation at school, we will need your full understanding and cooperation because our top priority is to completely attend to the emergency to ensure and/or restore the safety of our students and staff, as quickly and efficiently as possible. We realize how frightening it would be to hear your child’s school is experiencing an emergency. Parents of 2,000+ students trying to rush onto the school grounds would not be safe or helpful. Or, what if a call to your child’s cell phone alerts an intruder to hidden students?

If there is an actual emergency situation on Arrowhead’s campus:

Do not telephone the school, as the phone lines will be in use to coordinate emergency services and also to communicate with and provide directions to families. We will communicate out to families when possible.
Do not get your information from Facebook or other social media outlets. If you see something on social media, please contact any staff member.
Do not come to school unless you have been directed to do so. This is for the safety of your child(ren) and yourself. Emergency vehicles need fast, fluid entering and exiting to help those already on campus. Emergency responders will not allow additional people to put themselves into an already dangerous situation on campus.
Know that we will be in contact as soon as possible with whatever information we have and can share. This information will be distributed through Skylert phone messages, Skylert email messages, emergency text messages (if you've signed up - see below), the District website and/or television stations, depending on the circumstances involved.
Depending on the situation, students may be kept in lock-down at school, or may be moved to a planned off-campus evacuation site, or may even flee campus alone or in groups for immediate safety. Staff will either accompany students to safe locations or will direct students to where to head for safety. As maturing young adults, we also conduct drills and will teach our students to think for themselves with logical run-hide-fight & safe location strategies.

Arrowhead held a training and drill for lock down & secure/intruders with staff in August and with students on September 10 & 11. We encourage you to talk to your children about potential emergencies at school and other public locations, and how to react to keep themselves as safe as possible. The National Association of School Psychologists has created a document titled “Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers.” Their website www.nasponline.org provides links to this document and other helpful resources, as does the website for the WI Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety website.

Any one or more of the safety measures implemented at Arrowhead could prevent a tragic event or could make a life or death difference during an emergency. Yet, we also realize schools cannot possibly plan for every conceivable or inconceivable emergency event. The top priority is a safe, positive, productive learning environment at Arrowhead for our students and staff. We hope no emergency occurs in our future, and we thank you in advance for your patience and understanding if it does.

Parent Emergency Text Messaging System

***If you have already signed up with this code at one of our feeder schools, you will already be enrolled in our Skyward text messaging system.

Emergency Text Messaging System

To receive our emergency text messages, please use your phone to opt in and text "yes" to the number 67587.
- If you have another child in one of our feeder districts, you may receive a message that you are already enrolled.
- If you do not opt in, we will do our best to use email and social media for communications as soon as possible.

Pick up / Dropoff Information

Please see the below information with regards to parking and traffic flow before and after school for our South Campus area. This information was also shared in a previous email on September 12th.

Thank you for your patience these first few weeks as we work through the traffic challenges at AHS. We knew we would see increased traffic with both buildings aligning, but the educational benefits to students far outweighs the increased traffic challenges.

Our efforts focus on three priorities:

To ensure the safest possible path for our students.
To efficiently release our buses on time at 2:42 PM each day per our agreement and collaboration with our feeder schools and DTC busing. This agreement allows us to reduce the overall cost of bussing as opposed to having our own company at an increased cost where timing would not be a challenge.
To ensure the most efficient travel for our families.

You may have noticed our entire administrative team has been out supporting traffic each day. While we enjoy this time and interactions with our families, to maintain that full effort every day throughout the year is not a viable option for traffic management. We hope our students and families can work together toward the safest, most efficient approach. We need our families to follow our established busing departure structures in order to continue allowing full access to pick up students from our campus by our families.

SOUTH DROP OFF (See images below)

Mornings

Please see the map below for a visual representation of the safest practices we can offer.

If you are entering from the North, please use the drop off queue closest to the South building - Doors D/C.
Please wait to drop off your student until you reach the queue and pull all the way forward.
If entering from the South, please use the right lane and pull forward. Families should drop off anywhere between the two crosswalks with students utilizing either crosswalk. This helps alleviate congestion on North Avenue. We will be adding a paved walkway between the crosswalks to support student safety in this drop off location.

Afternoons

We have added a shuttle bus from North to South that departs North PROMPTLY at 2:38 PM. If a student chooses not to take the shuttle, they should walk directly to the South loading area. They need to walk quickly! There is sufficient time, but if your student strolls, they will miss their bus!
If you are picking up your student from South, please do your best to ensure our roads are not blocked completely. We need to have access for our buses and for emergency vehicles should the need arise.
At 2:42 PM, we will release our buses out the south exit and onto North Avenue. At this time, all cars must stop at the identified locations to allow the buses right of way to exit our campus.
By 2:50 PM, our parking lots have been clear! We constantly share with families that to avoid the traffic, 2:50pm serves as the optimal time. Our LMC and cafeteria are open after school for students.

General Safety Efforts

Have your student ready! Ensure they have their bag, drinks, etc. ready to go as soon as you stop so that we are not holding up traffic.
When dropping off your students, please have them walk in front of your car if they are crossing the street. That ensures you hold traffic in your lane for safety.
Have students use the established crosswalks
Please yield to students at the identified crosswalks!
Follow the designated traffic flow routes.
Proceed slowly through our campus. Even when it appears clear, we have students walking our campus and crossing our streets constantly.

We can expect an increase in traffic as the year progresses. Fall athletes will no longer have practice after school, rides will increase with cooling weather, and snow creates additional challenges. Thanks for your continued efforts in keeping our campus as safe and efficient as possible during our travel times.

Please excuse the rudimentary drawings below!

Thank you again for your continued support and cooperation.

Arrowhead High School Staff

We began the year with a full and energized teaching staff! Our staff worked all summer to prepare for this year and all of the exciting changes that are occurring at AHS. We're excited about our new staff who bring an incredible mix of experience and high levels of passion and expertise! Check out the link with our full staff photo directory, our NEW staff photo, AND the staff video which was shared with all students welcoming them to AHS on the first day of school!!

2024-25 Staff Photo Directory

NEW STAFF!

The Greatest Show Vol 1- HD.mp4

AHS REFERENDUM INFORMATION

Please consider attending one of our four hosted informational sessions and tours in the South Building Cafeteria starting at 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH

Members of the administration are also ready to come to you to present! If your neighborhood, social club, or any other group would like, administration will come to your location to present and answer any questions you may have. Please email referendum@arrowheadschools.org or call 262-369-3611 to set up a presentation. You can also email Conrad Farner. Superintendent, at farner@arrowheadschools.org or Adam Kurth, Principal, at kurth@arrowheadschools.org.

For more information and to view the most current presentation materials

click on this Referendum Link

AHS Referendum 2024 Fact Sheet-dig.pdf

ARROWHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOOL BOARD

Hello, Arrowhead Community!

The Arrowhead School Board, Administration, faculty and staff continue to strive to provide our students with the best education and opportunities. We benchmark our success off of past years’ accomplishments, and, yes, look to other school districts to compare and contrast. Last week provided an opportunity to do just that, as board members and administrators traveled to the Madson area to tour three high schools (Verona, Middleton and Sun Prairie), each illustrating the construction outcomes of recent referendum approval by the public.

These schools, in particular Verona High School, revealed bright, beautiful facilities that undoubtedly inspire pride in all that spend time under their roofs. The prolific use of large windows supply an abundance of natural light; spaces are designed for comfort, flexibility, collaboration, and “hands on” learning, in a modular fashion that promotes linkage in curriculum. Current and future career opportunities inform the use of space, providing state-of the art STEM spaces, areas for students to learn and practice studio recording, podcasting, green screen photography and advanced fine arts (1,000+ auditorium seating and black box theaters.) The schools offer enhanced athletic facilities and competition-ready pools for swimming and diving. Importantly, these schools were designed using the most effective and state-of-the-art security systems, providing high levels of student safety. The take-home for those on tour: Students attending these schools are provided an abundance of modern and relevant opportunities, which are delivered in the most efficient, safe, advanced and comfortable environments.

The communities in which these schools are located have also reaped the benefits of these facilities. The thoughtfully-designed pools, auditoriums, and recreational spaces, which are open and available for community enjoyment, promote healthy lifestyles and foster a bond between the public and their local high school.

To better understand the two AHS referendum questions asked on November 5, and to see first-hand the state of our current AHS facilities, please bring friends and neighbors and attend one of the Referendum Information Nights held at 6PM in the South Campus Cafeteria on the following dates: October 3, 16, 22 and 28. We look forward to seeing you there!

Kim Schubert

School Board President

CELEBRATIONS!

National Merit Semifinalists!

Congratulations to:

Matthew Baumann

Frances Corry

James Flynn

Nidhi George

Marina Marris

Ava Prins

Yamato Takahashi

Anirudh Warrier

Madeleine Williams

For achieving National Merit Semifinalist status!

This places our students in the top 1.25% nationally for students who took the

optional PSAT assessment last year.

PARENT GROUPS

Arrowhead Scholarship Fund (ASF) and Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

AHS PTO

Please checkout our PTO website: https://www.arrowheadpto.com/ and Facebook page or continued updates and ways to get involved!

AGENDAS & Past Meeting MINUTES are Linked here:

https://drive.google.com/.../1WWBcH82xZ5LOc94XCyZ5YLiikyw...

Arrowhead Scholarship Fund

The ASF has already begun planning for this year's scholarship efforts! We hope to continue the great efforts of the ASF and this community to support our Senior's future goals!

If you would like to consider donating, providing a scholarship, or serving as a member of the ASF, click on the LINK

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Be sure to check out our October Arrowhead Advisor for our first

Students of the Month

for the 2024-25 school year!

PARENT INFORMATION

Homecoming Dance Parent Volunteers Needed

We are in need of parent volunteers to work in the coat check at the Homecoming Dance Saturday, October 12th from 7:15 - 10:30 pm If you can’t help for the entire time noted, you are welcome to work part of that timeframe. The coat check allows students to keep their belongings safe while they enjoy the dance. If you are interested in volunteering, please submit your information on this FORM and Becky Gordon will contact you soon with details. Thank you in advance for your help!

For additional details about Homecoming Week, see below in the Activities section and this link: Homecoming Week

Updated Immunization Requirements

To better align with the national vaccine recommendations, the state of Wisconsin has recently updated the immunization requirements for school entry. These changes are effective for the 2024-2025 school year and will impact all students entering 12th grade. Please follow this link to see the Immunization Changes.

Please note that all students entering 12th grade will need the Meningococcal vaccination. Due to the timing of these changes, current students will only need 1 dose of the Meningococcal vaccination prior to the first day of the school year. As most pediatricians have been made aware of this upcoming change and follow the state's immunization schedule, your student may have already received this vaccination. Please check with your physician to see if your student has been immunized.

As a reminder, Wisconsin law requires parents/guardians to provide updated records on their student's immunizations. To update us on your student's immunization or waiver status, please fill out the Wisconsin Immunization Record Form. To meet compliance requirements a student needs to have received the vaccination OR a family can sign a waiver to exempt their student from this requirement. Both options are included on the Immunization Record form. Please complete either steps 2 and 5 of this form for vaccination status OR complete the waiver section in Step 4. Your signature in step 5 is required for both options. Students must be in compliance with the required immunizations on the first day of school.

Please direct any questions on the new immunization schedule to your student's physician or the Waukesha County Public Health Department.

PARENTS OF SENIORS

Senior Pictures for Yearbook

Please click here to read through all of the information about senior picture submissions and for the link to upload your photos. The deadline for senior pictures is on Friday, November 15, 2024. Do not wait to schedule your senior photo sessions, get them scheduled now.

Expectation Reminders

With the start of the school year, we wanted to share a few expectations that we feel are important to review before school begins. The slides linked below will also be shared with all students on the first day of school in their Resource Period. If you have any questions, please contact your student's Associate Principal: Becky Gordon at North Campus: gordon@arrowheadschools.org or Sarah Vogel at South Campus: vogel@arrowheadschools.org.

Top Expectations

- Cell Phones

- Dress Code

- Drug / Alcohol Use

- Respect

ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES

HOMECOMING PARADE

Please join our students and staff on Friday, October 11th for our Annual Homecoming Parade starting at 4:45. If you would like to have a float in the parade, please complete this Participation Form by Wednesday, October 9th. In addition, here is the Parade Route. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP BEFORE 4:15; if you arrive before 4:15 you will be asked to move as the elementary school on the route needs room for their buses to enter and exit. We look forward to celebrating this great community event!

HOMECOMING DANCE

All students are welcome to attend the 2024 Homecoming Dance on Saturday, October 12th from 7:30 - 10:30 in the AHS West Gym.

Tickets will be sold online Friday, October 4 - Saturday, October 12 until 8:30 pm. Tickets cost $10 plus a processing fee. Watch for Skylerts with additional information.

HOMECOMING DANCE PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Details in one document can be found here: Homecoming Week

Activities Office Contact Information

We're excited to welcome our student-athletes back for the 24-25 school year!

Activities Director: Ryan Mangan 262-369-3612 Ext 4203 mangan@arrowheadschools.org

AD Assistant: Patrick Cottrell 8:00am-4:30pm 262-369-3612 Ext 4202 cottrell@arrowheadschools.org

Activities Asst. Jill Bradley 7:00am-10:45am 262-369-3612 Ext 4213 bradley@arrowheadschools.org

Activities Asst. Tina Groff 10:45am-4:00pm 262-369-3612 Ext 4213 groff@arrowheadschools.org

Fax: 262-367-1870

School Year Hours: 7:00am-4:30pm

Click HERE for information on all of our Clubs and HERE for our Fine Arts Programs!

ADDITIONAL OR REPEATED PARENT INFORMATION AND UPDATES

Wisconsin State ACT 95

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON TRANSCRIPT OPTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS IT PERTAINS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ACT 95!

The state of Wisconsin recently passed ACT 95 which impacts Arrowhead High School in two different ways.

1) The ACT requires all public high schools to rank students by their GPA during their junior and senior years.

2) Students placing in the top 5% of their class receive guaranteed admission to UW Madison.

Students placing in the top 10% of their class receive guaranteed admission to all other schools in the UW system.

The stated intent from state lawmakers is an effort to keep students in Wisconsin and grow our own workforce.

Arrowhead has traditionally not ranked students but began, per state requirement, to rank students at the end of last year.

ACT Practice Testing Day

Today, September 17th, will serve as our fall testing day. Families and students have received information about tomorrow from our Director of Learning, Sue Casetta via email. This day is an important day as it provides a benchmark data point to help students address gaps in their learning as they progress toward the ACT test their junior year, and it offers local growth data as we can assess our instruction from fall to spring. Attendance is required as these minutes are part of our annual instructional count. Seniors do not need to attend until 11:00am for their 3rd Block class.

Students should make sure their Chromebook is fully charged AND they need to bring their charge cord with them to school tomorrow!

There is no Resource period as all students need to be in their assigned homeroom at 7:25am. Tomorrow is a RED DAY

NEW District Policy Handbook

Neola is an education consulting firm that provides policy services to school boards. Arrowhead Administration and the Arrowhead School Board utilized Neola for the following reasons:

Compliance: Neola helps ensure that policies comply with federal and state laws.
Customization: Neola offers customizable policy solutions that are tailored to the needs of individual school districts.
Efficiency: Neola streamlines the policy development process to make it more efficient and effective.
Consistency: Neola ensures that policies are implemented consistently.
Updates: Neola provides policy and guideline updates.
Expertise: Neola's staff is primarily made up of former school administrators.

Please use the link below to view the new District Policy Handbook

District Policy Handbook

NEW BLOCK SCHEDULE

A student's lunch aligns with their 3rd or 7th block class; if they are scheduled in the 3A or 7A block, they eat A lunch and if they are scheduled in the 3B or 7B block, they eat B Lunch.
The 8 minute passing period allows students to travel between buildings. Students remaining in the same building may use the restrooms, seek help from a teacher, grab a snack, or other needs so they're ready to engage in their next class.
Below you will find additional information regarding the Block Schedule

Resource Period

Resource period will provide students access to teachers for support, enrichment, and connection on a daily basis. For students who do not need to see a teacher on any given day, the resource period can serve as a study hall. The resource period will be required attendance, unless stated by administration that certain grade levels are excused.
When a student is absent, the daily resource period will support students who missed class. Missing one day in a block schedule also means students do not miss any class time for half of their classes, as opposed to missing EVERY class under the current model. Further, the Canvas Learning Management System assists students with knowing what was taught in addition to providing access to resources/materials.

A/B Block Structure

A/B block provides students with the opportunity to take up to four classes a day on A days and up to four classes a day on B days (8 classes each semester).
We believe it is in our students’ best interest to take a study hall each semester, however students may still enroll in 8 classes per semester.
Students who wish to participate in FSO (Flexible Schedule Option) may still do so. The schedule for FSO will be every other day. Students with late arrival FSO were required to attend Resource period the first two weeks of school. After September 13th, they only need to attend when a teacher requests their presence and when we have an all school activity scheduled.
Students will have academic core classes (English, Math, Social Studies, Science) all year.
ALL AP courses will continue to have instructional minutes that exceed the College Board recommended minutes for instruction.
Some elective classes/required classes that are currently one semester will remain so while year long classes will remain year long.

Learning in the Block

85 minute classes will be divided into “chunks” of time, improving upon already well-designed lessons by our teachers. Block lessons provide ample time for review of previous lessons, guided practice, deeper “dives” into content, group work, active “hands on” learning, independent support and intervention.
The block of time supports building strong literacy skills, which is a focus of our continuous improvement plan.
Teachers will not be lecturing for 85 minutes. The A/B block supports deeper learning as opposed to mere coverage of topics.
The data from throughout the state of Wisconsin, as we have analyzed school achievement and schedules, shows several of the school districts that outperform AHS currently have a form of block schedule with a resource period.

As partners in education, we have the same goals for our students – we want them to achieve at the highest levels possible and be ready for the next stages of their lives. We want students to learn in a supportive environment and embrace all the opportunities high school offers. We can accomplish this shared vision in the new block schedule.

RedBlue Block Schedule (letter size).pdf

FACILITIES STUDY INFORMATION

To learn more about our facilities, please visit the

Facilities Planning page on the District website:

AHS Facilities Webpage

Questions can be sent to: facilities@arrowheadschools.org

Arrowhead High School

Non-Arrowhead High School Sponsored Event or Activity Absence Exception Request

Linked here you will find the application forms to be completed by you and your child relating to a request to exempt absences when participating in non-Arrowhead High School sponsored events or activities. Due to the fact that many of these events/activities take place outside of Hartland as well as outside of Wisconsin, we have found that students who participate in these tend to miss a larger number of days than students who are participating in an event/activity sponsored by AHS. Please note that the school only has the authority to excuse these absences should it be identified as a gifted or talented opportunity. However, this information does help as our administration works through absences with our families.

Parents may excuse their students who miss school for a non-Arrowhead Sponsored Event as long as they are within the 10 days of absence allotted by the State of Wisconsin. Once the 10 days are met, students are marked as unexcused. An exemption in the missed day(s) can be granted if the student qualifies based on the application form linked above and team decision. An exemption means the absence does not count towards those 10 days.

Please click on the link above and review the information provided.

Absences and Attendance

In an effort to create an easier and more efficient process for families to enter absences, AHS will be transitioning to using the Parent Access to Skyward for submitting student attendance. We still accept phone messages but it is our hope that the Skyward App becomes the main method of absence notification.

Skyward App Absence Reporting

Log in
Select Main Menu
Select Attendance
Select Add Absence Request
The following will automatically be entered
1. Student Name
2. School
3. Current Date
The date can be changed to enter a future absence
If absence is not all day, click green switch to enter time period of absence
1. It is critical that you enter the time in and out, if not all day, so we have an accurate picture of the time your student will be gone (for example, part of a class period or only part of a day).
Select Reason (drop down box)
1. If you select “other” please enter comments on the reason
Comments (optional unless you selected “other” for the absence reason)
If you want siblings to be absent on the same time and day, click the green yes by that child’s name

Absence Requests from Guardians within Skyward Mobile App VIDEO

RED DAY / BLUE DAY CALENDAR (below)

Each day will alternate RED/BLUE
If there is a snow day, the next day stays as scheduled, meaning, if we have a snow day on October 1st, a blue day, when we return on October 2nd we would maintain the red day already scheduled.
Lab Days - Identified by a yellow L. Students will have ALL 8 CLASSES. These days are used in times before exams to provide students access to all teachers prior to their midterms or final exams.
Exam Days- Identified in Green. Students will have three classes/exams on day 1, three classes/exams on day two, and two classes/exams on day three with the ability to complete retakes if necessary.

Red/Blue Day Calendar

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 1.0 or better from one semester to the next. (EX: from a 2.5 Fall semester to a 3.5 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!

AHS Tennis Courts Fundraiser Please consider supporting our tennis efforts to update and upgrade our AHS tennis courts!

AHS Pool Fundraiser - (Coming Soon!)