ACP Family Newsletter

We are now in block 5 and only have 9 weeks of school remaining after spring break. Please read this newsletter in its entirety for important information!

• March 18-21st - Spring Break
• April 1st and 2nd - State testing for 9th and 11th grade at ACP in Mesa (Online students may have different dates and locations)
• April 11th - Block 5 ends (early release at 11:15)
• April 26th - PROM
• May 22nd - Graduation
• May 23rd - Last day of school

Here is a link to our 24-25 school year calendar https://acparizona.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ACP-24-25-Calendar-final.pdf

As required by the Arizona Department of Education, all students in 9th and 11th grade will be tested in April 2024. 9th graders will complete the ACP Aspire, and the 11th graders will complete both the ACT with writing and the AZ Science test. Here are some details about the testing.

ACP B&M students and ACP online students that are assigned to test in Mesa at ACP

April 1st - 9th grade ACT aspire and 11th grade ACT

April 2nd - 11th grade AZ Science

It is critical that students arrive on time to school for testing! Please plan to be early on these days.

** Lunch will not be provided. Students testing will need to bring a lunch from home as they will not be allowed to leave campus during the short break in testing. Students may not order lunch or have anyone bring lunch to them. Please make sure to bring something from home. ACP will provide snacks such as granola bars, chips, crackers, and water during the testing breaks.

Students in grades 10 and 12 will be doing school at home on April 1-2nd. Teachers will give out packets of material the week before that need to be completed (March 28th). 9th graders will only come to school for testing on the 1st, and will have a packet for the 2nd to do at home. School will resume as normal on Wednesday, April 3rd. 9th and 11th graders will be finished with testing before the end of the school day, so they will be released once all the testing sessions are complete.

ACP online students that are assigned to other locations will test on those dates and times assigned. Details have been emailed out to all parents. All online students must bring a photo ID to testing. You can use a drivers license (or other state issued ID) or an old school ID with photo. If you do not have one, please email Taylor Sorensen at tsorensen@accelschools.com to make arrangements to get a school photo ID.

Here are the approximate testing times for April 1-2nd at ACP for 9th/11th graders.

Graduation date is May 22nd at 5pm. Here are the events of that day.

12:00 - Senior Luncheon

1:30 - Graduation practice (required for all graduates to attend)

4:00 - All seniors need to be at the graduation location to line up.

5:00 - Graduation ceremony

Senior Activity this year is at Golfland Sunsplash, 155 W Hampton Ave, Mesa, AZ 85210. Please join us for a day of sun and fun. Water slides, Mini-Golf, Race Cars, Laser Tag, Bumper Boats and Bumper Cars Pizza and Soda for Lunch

May 16, 2024 10am-4pm

Please RSVP with the link below.

https://forms.gle/mzw1ECQuMF9r2Dk17

As a reminder - the graduation fee of $100 needs to be paid by May 3rd to the front office. There are fundraising opportunities available. The fee covers:

• Cap and Gown
• Diploma and Cover
• Senior activity
• Senior breakfast or luncheon

Zion Givens, Vive18 Speaker, shared with the students life lessons from personal experience and from an educational standpoint to allow students to make informed decisions about their lives and lifestyle choices. He asked question like "What do you want out of life?" . He spent time on life skills - "Shortcuts vs. Skillsets". He also discussed reasons people drink and smoke. It was a great event for our students to attend together at ACP. Thanks VIVE18!

• Date: Friday April 26th from 7-9pm. Ticket purchase required.
• Location: Red Mountain Center in Mesa (7550 E Adobe Rd.)
• Presale tickets, $35 a couple and $20 a single ticket. At the door $45 a couple and $30 a single ticket.

Remember that each year there is an AZ tax credit of $200 for individuals and $400 for families when you donate to a school. This means that if you give a donation of that amount to the school (with receipt) you get that as a tax credit back on your AZ state taxes. Business/Corporate donations can be up to $800.These donations are used to help our sports and other extracurricular activities. Please talk to Betty at the front office if you'd like to make a donation. For more information, you can go to https://azdor.gov/tax-credits/public-school-tax-credit

Email: kmarble@acparizona.org
Website: www.acparizona.org
Location: 433 North Hall, Mesa, AZ, USA
Phone: 480-833-0068
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