art one gallery | foundation 480.946.5076 . 4130 n marshall way . scottsdale . artonegalleryinc.com . @artonegalleryinc Representing students and local artists of Arizona since 1993 City of Noir by Herb Schultz • acrylic on canvas • 48” x 48” x 1.50” • $1300 With school beginning and football season right around the corner, it is important to highlight those who perpetuate Arcadia’s school spirit with passion and consistency. Arcadia Pom Coach Natalie Brown is a prime example, so we sat down with her to see what’s new for Spiritline in the coming athletic season. Have you introduced any good luck rituals to the Arcadia team? There’s a tradition that I started with my old team and have now incorporated with the Arcadia girls. We all stand in a circle, put our right foot in, hype each other up, and talk about how we want to perform. What are some changes you will implement to support the girls in competitive events and secure their ticket to Nationals? When I came in this year, I told the girls that I have very high expectations for them. We are competing in a new category called Team Performance, which is what my university used to compete in in college, so it’s very close to my heart, and introducing that type of style to the girls is great. My assistant coach, Maxanna Collins, is also amazing. She’s a personal trainer and has been helping the girls train to be able to execute necessary skills. How are you preparing this year’s team? I had the girls come up with a word that they want to define their season with, and they chose ‘powerful.’ I think the way that they’re able to exude that on the sidelines is being powerful in chants, in guiding Chaos Corner, and in getting our fans involved, especially when the boys are down in football. We are known as a spiritline for that and for being able to push through. – Ahva Ghazanfari and Brooke Waddle Natalie Brown - Arcadia Pom’s cheerful new coach VOL. 1 NO. 11 SEPTEMBER 2024 From the students of Arcadia High School Arcadia High School’s National Honor Society is composed of ambitious seniors dedicated to exhibiting service, scholarship, character and leadership. Scholarship means that these are students who are committed to learning inside and outside of the classroom, and many NHS members help tutor their peers after school. Service means that the students perform selfless acts in hopes of helping others, such as volunteering at Feed My Starving Children. Leadership allows these students to inspire their peers and others through taking action and responsibility – an example of this is taking the initiative to clean up campus. All of these qualities culminate into character, which is the very essence of who every one of them is. NHS students share their character with the community through being pen pals with Tavan Elementary second graders. The National Honor Society was founded in 1921. What started as a small institution at a Pittsburgh high school has grown to include over 16,000 active chapters worldwide. While some schools have an NHS chapter that students are a part of for their entire four years, Arcadia’s is formatted so that students are in the club from culmination of junior year until the end of senior year. In the meantime, underclassmen can start building their resumes and strengthening their GPAs so if they’re interested in joining, they’ll be able and ready to apply when the time comes. – Amelia Guzman Arcadia’s National Honor Society Gussie Keen, Scarlette Cardon, Cooper Janson, Clara Baglo, Kennedy Hunter, Eva Gibb, Caitlin Eustice, Luciana Villanueva, Brielle Frost, Bostyn Guarine, Tori Bertsch, Ryan Michealree, Lily Cohen, Ivy Zastrow.