SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Scottsdale, Arizona

LOCATION ACADEMICS Population: 1,537,000 Diploma Offered: No Located 25 Minutes Northeast Choose High School in District: Yes of Phoenix High Schools accepting students: Arcadia Weather: Summer/Fall is High School, Chaparral High School, Hot/Dry & Winter/Spring is Coronado High School, Desert Mountain Cool/Dry High School, Saguaro High School. SCHOOL FACTS ELIGIBILITY Grades at School: 9-12 Enrolment Restrictions: None Total Students Per School: Approx. 1,730 Scottsdale Fall Dates: early August - late December Spring Dates: early January- late May

DISTRICT PROFILE Scottsdale Unified School District has what is considered one of the best Options Available high schools in the state—five of which accept international study abroad students. Offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate and STEM Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, programs, these outstanding public high schools are focused on German, Latin, Spanish. academic excellence, as well as making sure international students have Advanced Placement Courses: a positive American experience. Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, FACILITIES French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Many of the district’s impressive campus facilities have been recently Microeconomics, Psychology, Spanish updated and feature modern computer labs, theatres, career centres and Language and Culture, US Government and Politics, US History, World History. production labs. SPORTS AND ARTS Arts: Dance, Fashion, Graphic Art Design, Photography/Digital Media, Strings, Promoting growth and teamwork through sports, high schools in the Theatre, Visual Arts, Vocal Ensemble. district have won a total of five state sports championships in the last two Athletics for Boys*: years. Expanding students’ creatively is very important and is Fall: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, demonstrated by the District schools’ Culinary Arts, Advertising Art, and Golf, Swimming. award-winning Visual and Performing Arts programs. Winter: Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling. Spring: Baseball, Tennis, Track and Field.

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ct sports in isolated cases Athletics for Girls*: Chaparral High School was ranked 1st in the state and is the only school Fall: Badminton, Cross Country, Golf, in Arizona with student winners of the Siemens Westinghouse Swimming, Volleyball. Winter: Basketball, Soccer. Competition and Intel Science Talent Search; two of the most prestigious Spring: Softball, Tennis, Track and Field. science competitions in the U.S. Extracurricular Activities: Academic COMMUNITY INFORMATION Contests, Arts, Band, Ceramics/Sculpture, Chorus, Community Service, Dance, Located only 20 minutes outside of Phoenix, Scottsdale is an urban Computer, Debate, Drawing/Painting, *State regulations restri may metropolitan city known for its warm weather and is often referred to as a Multimedia, Newspaper, Orchestra, Photography, Radio/Video, Science and “golfer’s paradise.” Along with a lively downtown area, it has plenty of Technology, Student Government, Theatre/ parks and recreation programs. Drama, Video/Film Production, Yearbook.