Arrowhead Union High School’s 2018 graduation will be held on the evening of Saturday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. Entrance to the bleachers on both sides of the stadium will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. for anyone wishing to attend.

According to the Arrowhead website, an online broadcast will be held in the North Campus theatre for people wishing to be seated inside. If there is bad weather conditions on Saturday June 2, then Arrowhead will move graduation to an earlier time or postpone graduation until Sunday June 3 starting at 1:30 pm. On graduation day by 10 a.m. a phone message discussing graduation will be available by calling 369-3612 and choosing 7 for information regarding graduation. Graduation will be held outside within Taraska Stadium whatever day it ends up on due to the weather.

According to the Arrowhead website, prior to graduation, there is a senior class party held on June 1st for all graduating seniors only. It is held in North Campus and tickets are $50, increasing to $60 after April 13th. The party starts at 9 p.m. and goes until 1 a.m. Students are not allowed to enter after 9:30 p.m. and are not allowed to leave before 1 p.m. There are many raffles to enter which are offering college appropriate items such as: dorm frigs, sheets, fans, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Starbucks, and Gas gift cards.

Graduation requirements at Arrowhead High School include: 8; English 9 (1&2) English 10 (1&2), 6; Social Studies Social Studies 9 (1&2) US History (1&2), 6; Science, 6; Math, 3; Physical Education 3 different types over 3 years, 2; Career and Technical Education (CTE), 2’ Fine Arts (Music, Art, Theater), 1; Health, 16 ;Elective (can be anything). 50 Total credits to graduate throughout the course of freshman to senior year including summer school courses.

According to The National Center for Education Statistics, “In school year 2014–15, the adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR) for public high school students rose to 83 percent, the highest rate since the measure was first collected in 2010–11. In other words, more than 4 out of 5 students graduated with a regular high school diploma within 4 years of starting 9th grade. Asian/Pacific Islander students had the highest ACGR (90 percent), followed by White (88 percent), Hispanic (78 percent), Black (75 percent), and American Indian/Alaska Native (72 percent) students.”

According to US News, “Arrowhead High School has a graduation rate of 97%. Arrowhead High is ranked 8th within Wisconsin. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Arrowhead High is 59 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 7 percent. Arrowhead High is the only high school in the Arrowhead UHS School District.”

Some recognition examples found on the Arrowhead School Website are, “US News & World Report named AHS as one of the Best High Schools in the nation. The Washington Post again named AHS as one of  ‘America’s Most Challenging High Schools’. Over half of Arrowhead’s students earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better (honors program).”

Senior at Arrowhead High School, Libbie Sobeiski says, “These past four years have been really fun, challenging, and full of growth. I have made many successes throughout these years such as obtaining my EMT certification, working, and being a varsity sport player for four years. I have grown a lot as a person and have been challenged through time management, my classes, and sports. I am thankful to have learned these skills that I have required through high school. I am excited to start a new chapter of my life in college, but I will always remember my roots here at Arrowhead.”

Jack Healy wrote an article named “Out of High School, Into Real Life” that was published by The New York Times and says, “Some 30 percent of this year’s three million graduating seniors will not go straight to college, a number that is ticking up as an improving economy draws more graduates directly to work. They go to Walmart and to welding shops, restaurants, salons, hospitals and construction sites, to start careers on the tougher side of the vast economic and cultural divide that is demarcated by a college degree.”