Arizona College Prep is a junior high and high school in the Chandler Unified School District in Chandler, Arizona, USA. It is known for its rigorous education and emphasis on AP and honors classes.
Arizona College Preparatory
Home of the Knights
Address
1150 W. Erie Street (ACPMS) 4477 S. Gilbert Road (ACPHS)
751 students (ACPMS; 2020) 815 students (ACPHS; 2020)[1]
Color(s)
Purple, black, white, gray
Mascot
Noble the Knight(ACPMS) Sir Thunder the Knight (ACPHS),
Website
High school Middle school
Historyedit
A photo of some flowers near the US flag at ACP Middle School. (formerly ACP Erie)
The first college preparatory junior high and high school program in the Chandler Unified School District was Hamilton Prep, opened in 2007. Hamilton Prep served grades 7 through 12 and operated using space rented from Chandler Christian Church. Hamilton Prep offered its own junior high sports teams, but high school athletics was routed through the bigger Hamilton High School, with which it also shared colors and mascot. However, in 2010, the district was looking for a more permanent location for the successful Hamilton Prep program. Erie Elementary School at 1150 W Erie St, a school with declining enrollment in an older part of Chandler, was selected for the renovations to begin to convert the site into the Hamilton Prep high school. The school continued operations during the 2011–12 school year with portions cordoned off to allow construction.[2] $8.6 million was spent on renovations,[1][3] $3.3 million more than anticipated due to an expanded scope of the project and due to higher than budgeted costs for utility work.[4]
Meanwhile, Chandler Unified School District opened Chandler Traditional Junior High in 2009 at 191 W Oakland St. The school was meant to be an extension of the Chandler Traditional Academy (CTA) elementary program.
For the 2011–12 school year, the name of Hamilton Prep and Chandler Traditional Junior High was changed to Arizona College Prep. The Hamilton Prep campus was renamed ACP Erie and the Chandler Traditional Junior High campus was renamed ACP Oakland.
In early 2017, it was decided that the 7th and 8th-grade classes at ACP Erie (which served grades 7–12) would be transferred to ACP Oakland (which served grades 6–8). In late 2019, the move was complete; ACP Erie served grades 9-12 and ACP Oakland served grades 6–8.
New High School Campusedit
In late 2020, CUSD released its first design plans for a new high school at 4477 S Gilbert Rd to be open in the 2021–2022 school year due to Chandler's growing population. The following year, the CUSD governing board voted unanimously to move ACP Erie students to the new campus as well as change some of the high school enrollment boundaries for the 2021–2022 school year. ACP Oakland would move to ACP Erie's previous campus location to allow for more facilities. ACP Oakland was renamed ACP Middle School and ACP Erie was renamed ACP High School because of the campus change for both schools.
The new ACP High School campus includes the school's own sports facilities, including Dr. Fred DePrez Stadium,[5] which ended the school's need to "borrow" other premises for a home field. Students could now enjoy their own performing arts center, an auxiliary gym, as well as more food options in the cafeteria.
Arizona College Prep (ACP) consists of two campuses for middle school and high school separately. ACP Middle School (previously ACP Oakland) is located at 1150 W Erie St and serves grades 6–8. ACP High School (previously ACP Erie) is located at 4477 S Gilbert Rd and serves grades 9–12.
Referencesedit
^ abFehr-Snyder, Kerry (2012-07-20). "Many changes to greet Chandler Unified School District students". The Arizona Republic.
^Fehr-Snyder, Kerry (2012-04-04). "Erie Elementary transition proceeds". The Arizona Republic.
^Fehr-Snyder, Kerry (2012-04-13). "Hamilton Prep primps for 1st, only prom". The Arizona Republic.
^Fehr-Snyder, Kerry (2012-04-10). "Erie Elementary renovation tops estimate by $3.3 million". The Arizona Republic.
^Editor, Zach Alvira, Tribune Sports (6 October 2021). "CUSD renames ACP stadium in honor of Dr. Fred DePrez". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Arizona College Preparatory news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arizona College Prep is a junior high and high school in the Chandler Unified School District in Chandler Arizona USA It is known for its rigorous education and emphasis on AP and honors classes Arizona College PreparatoryHome of the KnightsAddress1150 W Erie Street ACPMS 4477 S Gilbert Road ACPHS Chandler Arizona 85224United StatesCoordinates33 18 37 N 111 51 42 W 33 31039 N 111 86176 W 33 31039 111 86176InformationSchool typeJunior High and High SchoolMottoStrive for the impossible and be extraordinaryEstablished2007School districtChandler Unified School DistrictGrades6 to 12Enrollment751 students ACPMS 2020 815 students ACPHS 2020 1 Color s Purple black white grayMascotNoble the Knight ACPMS Sir Thunder the Knight ACPHS WebsiteHigh schoolMiddle schoolHistory edit nbsp A photo of some flowers near the US flag at ACP Middle School formerly ACP Erie The first college preparatory junior high and high school program in the Chandler Unified School District was Hamilton Prep opened in 2007 Hamilton Prep served grades 7 through 12 and operated using space rented from Chandler Christian Church Hamilton Prep offered its own junior high sports teams but high school athletics was routed through the bigger Hamilton High School with which it also shared colors and mascot However in 2010 the district was looking for a more permanent location for the successful Hamilton Prep program Erie Elementary School at 1150 W Erie St a school with declining enrollment in an older part of Chandler was selected for the renovations to begin to convert the site into the Hamilton Prep high school The school continued operations during the 2011 12 school year with portions cordoned off to allow construction 2 8 6 million was spent on renovations 1 3 3 3 million more than anticipated due to an expanded scope of the project and due to higher than budgeted costs for utility work 4 Meanwhile Chandler Unified School District opened Chandler Traditional Junior High in 2009 at 191 W Oakland St The school was meant to be an extension of the Chandler Traditional Academy CTA elementary program For the 2011 12 school year the name of Hamilton Prep and Chandler Traditional Junior High was changed to Arizona College Prep The Hamilton Prep campus was renamed ACP Erie and the Chandler Traditional Junior High campus was renamed ACP Oakland In early 2017 it was decided that the 7th and 8th grade classes at ACP Erie which served grades 7 12 would be transferred to ACP Oakland which served grades 6 8 In late 2019 the move was complete ACP Erie served grades 9 12 and ACP Oakland served grades 6 8 New High School Campus editIn late 2020 CUSD released its first design plans for a new high school at 4477 S Gilbert Rd to be open in the 2021 2022 school year due to Chandler s growing population The following year the CUSD governing board voted unanimously to move ACP Erie students to the new campus as well as change some of the high school enrollment boundaries for the 2021 2022 school year ACP Oakland would move to ACP Erie s previous campus location to allow for more facilities ACP Oakland was renamed ACP Middle School and ACP Erie was renamed ACP High School because of the campus change for both schools The new ACP High School campus includes the school s own sports facilities including Dr Fred DePrez Stadium 5 which ended the school s need to borrow other premises for a home field Students could now enjoy their own performing arts center an auxiliary gym as well as more food options in the cafeteria Arizona College Prep ACP consists of two campuses for middle school and high school separately ACP Middle School previously ACP Oakland is located at 1150 W Erie St and serves grades 6 8 ACP High School previously ACP Erie is located at 4477 S Gilbert Rd and serves grades 9 12 References edit a b Fehr Snyder Kerry 2012 07 20 Many changes to greet Chandler Unified School District students The Arizona Republic Fehr Snyder Kerry 2012 04 04 Erie Elementary transition proceeds The Arizona Republic Fehr Snyder Kerry 2012 04 13 Hamilton Prep primps for 1st only prom The Arizona Republic Fehr Snyder Kerry 2012 04 10 Erie Elementary renovation tops estimate by 3 3 million The Arizona Republic Editor Zach Alvira Tribune Sports 6 October 2021 CUSD renames ACP stadium in honor of Dr Fred DePrez East Valley Tribune Retrieved 2022 07 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last has generic name help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arizona College Preparatory amp oldid 1181863287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
