Page 42 April 2015 By Rachael Bouley On Saturday, February 21, five Arcadia High School students and one of their teachers, Sara Teller, had the opportunity to participate in a leadership development workshop presented by Kevin Black, founder of Executive Command and a veteran Army officer. Since retiring from the Army, Black has led these workshops in an effort to educate people on the skills they need to be effective leaders. Students spent the day competing in teams on computers. They were responsible for tasks such as building nations, establishing economies and assembling spies and armies in an effort to defeat the other team. Through this hands-on experience, students learned to lead and communicate, think and plan strategically, manage resources and function successfully under pressure. Senior business executives have also participated in this workshop, and the reactions of the adults and students are very similar. Despite the age difference, during their first games, both executives and students are often overwhelmed and caught off guard with the constant flurry of activity on their computer screens. The games can be stressful and chaotic, with unexpected setbacks and distractions. On Saturday, each game lasted anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours, and required students to put their minds to work. “Thinking leads to communication, which leads to planning, which leads to execution,” Black said. “The real value is actual experimental learning.” The key is for students to take the lessons that they learned and apply them to their experiences in everyday life, including in school and at work. “You can apply this to the real world so easily. Planning is crucial. If you want to be a leader, you have to act like one, not be told you’re one,” J.P. Marciel, a community college volunteer, said. After the positive feedback from Saturday’s event, Black has organized a Students participate in leadership training Participants collaborate with others to develop real world skills. four-day pilot program at Arcadia High School to allow students more time to get involved in the games, and to think deeper about how they can apply the lessons to their own lives. “If it’s a success, this is something that I will hopefully introduce to many schools in Arcadia and Phoenix to give these kids a real leadership education,” Black said. Black hopes to continue educating and training future leaders by offering summer camps that give participants the chance to immerse themselves in the lessons, five days a week. 7701 E. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD. • SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 (480) 778-2200 7875 E. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD. • SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 (480) 778-2440 ONE MILE WEST OF THE 101 ON FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD IN NORTH SCOTTSDALE YOU WON’T GO WRONG AT... Neil Germundson Toyota Fleet Manager 25 Years 11 Years at Right Toyota neilg@righttoyota.com Craig Thorpe Honda Fleet Manager 17 Years 9 Years at Right Honda cthorpe@righthonda.com 7875 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Scottsdale AZ 85260 480-778-2440 Craig Thorpe Honda Fleet Manager CThorpe@RightHonda.com Contact Craig today for your friendly neighborhood discount! 7701 E. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD. • SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 7875 E. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD. • SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 YOU WON’T GO WRONG AT... Neil Germundson Toyota Fleet Manager NeilG@RightToyota.com 7701 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Scottsdale AZ 85260 480-778-2200 NeilG@RightToyota.com 480-778-2200 Contact Neil today for your friendly neighborhood discount! Proudly serving Arcadia as THE ONLY Honda Dealer in Arizona to achieve this award! April showers bring May flowers... AND THE NEW TUNDRA WILL HAUL THEM HOME!! The Arcadia News Health & Fitness Guide is the perfect way to promote your practice or business to the affluent, educated and health-minded readers of the Arcadia News . The Health & Fitness Guide is mailed in the Arcadia News six times per year to homes in the Arcadia/Biltmore/Camelback Corridor. It is also distributed at over 70 retail locations. Contact Roni@Arcadianews.com today to find out how you can save up to 46% on your ad investment! 2015 Health & Fitness Guide Themes G U IDE How to reach 50,000 potential patients or clients... advertise in G U IDE FIT SS SEPTEMBER - KIDS HEALTH Ad space and design 8/14 @ Noon Print-ready art due 8/17 @ 5 p.m. NOVEMBER - SENIOR HEALTH Ad space and design 10/14 @ Noon Print-ready art due 10/19 @ 5 p.m. MAY - BODY & SKINCARE Ad space and design 4/14 @ Noon Print-ready art due 4/17 @ 5 p.m. JULY - COSMETIC PROCEDURES Ad space and design 6/14 @ Noon Print-ready art due 6/17 @ 5 p.m.

Page 43 April 2015 By Mallory Gleich Think back to your high school days. How many of us knew what we wanted to do as soon as we graduated? Well, thanks to Arcadia High School Parent Teacher Organization volunteer, Amanda McCauley, students had the opportunity to peek into the lives of some of Arcadia’s local professionals and learn the skills needed for those professions. Two years ago, McCauley had the idea of enlightening students about the many careers available to them. This year, she was able to put the Open Doors speaker series together. “The program was born out of the idea that kids usually know what their own parents do for a living, but might not have a lot of insight or access to professionals in other careers,” said McCauley. For the first series, seven professionals came to Arcadia High and spoke about their careers. “They provided invaluable information students don’t learn in the classroom,” said McCauley. “Each speaker approached the presentation differently, but all shared unique nuggets of information about specific careers.” Monica Merritt, the school’s college and career advisor, said, “Open Doors has been a great enrichment opportunity for Arcadia students. Students have been able to meet current professionals, learn more about different career paths, and most importantly, ask questions of knowledgeable people in the field.” The series started on January 29 and ran until March 5. The first speaker was Judy Walden, who is a business leadership and life coach. Brian Pierce, an entrepreneur and restaurant owner, came second. Then came Randy Gibb, who is the dean of Grand Canyon University’s College of Business. Next was Dr. Pete Mitchell, an orthopedic surgeon. “My presentation explained the different types of careers in medicine and the Local professionals gathered to present career experience and knowledge. PHOTO BY SARANDON RABOIN competitive fields there are to go into,” said Mitchell of his presentations. He also gave a broad overview of the requirements to work in the medical field. Mitchell said he wanted to show the kids that medical careers can be rewarding. “The field is always challenging and always changing, which is a good thing,” said Mitchell. The last two presenters were Eric Weber, who is a pharmacist in the area, and Amanda Goossen, who is the managing editor of Arcadia News . Arcadia High School has an altered schedule on Thursdays, what they like to call T.H.R.I.V.E.S. time. The acronym stands for “Titans Have Routine Interventions Varied for Every Student.” During T.H.R.I.V.E.S. time, students are released 40 minutes early to get extra help from teachers, make up tests or attend enrichment programs. The Open Doors Speaker Series fit perfectly within this schedule as an enrichment program offered to all students. “Each speaker has come with a passion for what they do and that has shown me to follow what I am passionate about and not do something based on how much you are paid,” said Kara Woodard, who is a junior at Arcadia. Woodard, who plans on attending college and graduate school before becoming a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, said she enjoyed learning about the day-to-day lives of the professionals and how flexible or demanding their schedules can be. “I love learning about different fields of work and it was interesting to find out how the basics of everything comes down to what you love to do,” said Woodard. 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