52 APRIL 2023 See your face on the cover? Visit our Facebook page (facebook.com/arcadianews) and tag this photo! The first 20 to “Like Us” or tag themselves in the photo, get an Arcadia News “Eco-Cup” – just in time for summer! Page 14 You are invited to join the newspaper for a good book each month in the new Arcadia News Book Club. This Arcadia News intern is among the ASU students heading to London to help cover the Summer Olympics. Page 62 Twenty years of reporting the neighborhood news generates a lot of photos. These are just some of the faces of Arcadia we found while researching this special celebratory issue. See your photo here? Go to facebook.com/arcadianews and tag yourself! See our 20-year historical timeline on pages 38-39. ARCADIADAILY.COM April 2012 Vol. 20 No. 1 AWARD WINNING NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS SINCE 1993 ARCADIANEWSARCHIVES.COM More than 650 photos make up this 20th anniversary cover from April, 2012. It took our publisher nearly a week to research, shoot, crop and touch up the photos – hundreds were not used. This cover won design awards from two different national newspaper associations and is one of our all time favorites since our neighborhood newspaper started in 1993. O ne of our biggest misunderstandings about job interviews is that they’re fair. Going through an interview feels a little like taking a test at school. We’re taught to believe that enough preparation can help you to overcome any obstacle. Being great at answering questions will help you put any objections to rest. I wish this were true, but there’s more to the story. Job interviews are like anything else in life. Sometimes they’re fair. But often, you can’t see the entire picture. Unfortunately, when you believe you’re participating in a fair process, you may put forth all your energy to ace one interview. When the interview doesn’t work out, we take it personally. We believe there must have been something we could have done differently. We assume it was our fault that we didn’t get the job. Sure, it’s possible to mess up a job interview or to be rejected with the wrong attitude. You can also do everything right and not land the job. On the other extreme, you can land a job for virtually no reason. I once knew someone who landed a technical computer job because they were a great golfer. It’s hard to compete when you didn’t know golf was a requirement. So where does that leave you? Does it mean that you should just give up? No, but it does mean you must try to separate yourself emotionally from the process. It’s hard to do. But very often, things going on outside of your control have nothing to do with you or your talent – and they often have little to do with your interview performance. First, separate yourself emotionally as much as you can. Realize that job searching is a numbers game and consider changing your approach. Rather than applying online, look for creative ways to contact the hiring manager. When you land a job interview, you should do your best to prepare. You should know your elevator pitch, why you believe you fit the role and basic information about the company. If the interviewer likes you, this should be enough preparation to get you past the first screening. For the sake of your mental health (and being able to sustain multiple first round interviews), you should avoid pouring your entire being into preparing for a single interview. I know this is somewhat counterintuitive, but the more time you spend on one interview, the more devastated you will be if you don’t get the job. And let’s face it. You often have to get some rejections before you get to a yes. Keep pushing ahead. Realize that the process is broken, not your resume. After all, winning a job search is, in fact, a numbers game. Interview misconceptions Career Corner Career Corner Career Career expert and founder of Copeland Coaching. copelandcoaching.com BY ANGELA COPELAND

53 APRIL 2023 By Rachael Bouley It’s softball season, and local high schoolers are hitting the diamond, hoping for their best year yet. Arcadia and Xavier softball teams have their eyes on the ball – here’s the scoop on their seasons so far and what they hope to achieve in the next few months. ARCADIA After a tough loss in the 5A playoffs last year, the Titans have moved up to the 4A Desert Sky conference and are eager to go even farther this year. Head coach Jason Foster thinks they are on the right track, with back-to-back wins to open the season and a 7-9-1 record in their first 17 games. “The season is going well, but we have faced some ups and downs. Moving forward we will work to become more consistent defensively,” Coach Foster said. “We will be playing some tough competition in the Desert Mountain tourney which should help us prepare for region play.” With a new conference comes new competition, but the Titans are training hard to stay on their A-game with 24 games total in the regular season leading up to playoffs at the end of April. Section matchups include Marcos de Niza, Saguaro, Seton Catholic, Mesquite, and St. Mary’s, while they’ll also play Chaparral, Estrella Foothills, Eastmark, and Combs in non-section games. At their second non-section game against Prescott, the Titans went 12 innings, with Kailyn Montoya and Abby Verstegen on the mound and a three-run home run by Olivia Baumgardner. It was a close game, with Arcadia beating the Badgers 12-11. With eight seniors graduating last year, Arcadia’s 15-player roster looks a bit different this season, listing six seniors, three juniors, four sophomores, and two freshmen. “I believe pitching is our strength behind junior Kailyn Montoya, senior Avery Wahl, and freshman Abby Verstegen,” Foster said. Abby made quite the debut on the varsity team, batting .600 with a team-best 3.00 ERA and a perfect fielding percentage in the first nine games. Sophomores Logan Jenkins and Lexie Dominguez joined Abby in the top three for batting and on-base percentages to start the season, with fellow left-handed sophomore Kai Seeley not far behind. “We are looking to get some power numbers from freshman third baseman Olivia Baumgardner and expecting a strong showing from returning starters, senior Taite Lockett and juniors Jenni Potter and Isa Ireland,” Foster added. XAVIER The Gators finished first in 6A Premier and brought home the state title last season, a feat they’re hoping to repeat this year, making it three championships in a row. Xavier remains in the same section, facing familiar – and tough – competition in Basha, Hamilton, Perry, and Chandler. With a 9-4 start to the season, including a five-game win streak, Xavier is ready for a challenging second half, which includes non-section games versus Mountain View (where they won, 5-4!), Desert Vista, and Red Mountain. “We’ve had a couple of close games that we weren’t able to close out. We are growing as a team and expect to improve through the season,” Coach Bradley Bledsoe Downes said. “Our schedule is tough all the way through. We don’t have any easy games and will be tested every play. It will be fun and prepare us for the playoffs.” Five spots left open by graduating seniors gave younger players a chance to step up this year, with the current roster made up of six seniors, six juniors, three sophomores, and seven freshmen. Junior Lauren Putz shined bright in the first ten games, leading the charge offensively with a 0.667 batting average, 20 hits, and five home runs. Sophomore Riley McKeever and senior Izzy Hycnar are also bringing the heat at the plate, while seniors Zoe Zowine and Berdina Riggs have proven reliable contributors on the mound. “We are a young team in terms of experience, which will cut both ways. We have good pitching and can hit, but our defense will need to be more consistent,” Downes added. “As always, we want to compete at a high level and make the playoffs.” High school softball off to a successful start Arcadia High Xavier Prep PHOTO COURTESY OF ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA ZUBA Local Dentist Helps Uninsured Adults SPONSORED CONTENT Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. Dr. Heng provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern, yet modest office in Phoenix. 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