A day in the life of Arcadia High School, from lines at the cafeteria to sports practices to music classes, is a busy journey for every student. In the course of a single school day, the staff of The Arcadia Quill attempted to capture the essence of our student lives on campus. Comprised of moments from before school, during classes, at lunch time, and after school, and photographed by our in-class staff, this is August 28, 2025 at AHS.
8:39 a.m. | Ellie Kwan
(Left to right) Sophomores Shraddha Ellur, Sreekar Raja, Dylan Nguyen, Chase Hotchfield, and Nicole Kim glance over homework in the Rally Court to prepare for the school day.
9:18 a.m. | Ellie Gladson-Pang
Orchesis dancers Penny Chen and Nicole Chang experiment with new moves during a practice period.
9:30 a.m. | Rachelle Witarno
Ms. Pin Chen leads her period 1 orchestra students in their morning practice playing “Living on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi.
9:35 a.m. | Ellie Gladson-Pang
Freshmen P.E. students sprint for the bases in a bit of lively early morning competition.
9:37 a.m. | Ellie Gladson-Pang
The tuba section of the AHS marching band discusses the upcoming season as they finish practice.
9:39 a.m. | Lucia Lim
Seniors Leah Zhang, Anna Zhang, and Hannah Chao make their way back across campus after a first period marching band rehearsal.
10:28 a.m. | Mia Liu
Seniors Jody Liu and Jade Szeto working on mural proposals in Art Honors
10:32 a.m. | Mia Liu
A 2nd period Art Honors student utilizes digital tools to make a drawing.
11:22 a.m. | Annie Jiang
Senior Elberel Namjidorj (left) and junior Johnson Pens work on their college cost calculator project during Computer Programming C++ class.
12:03 p.m. | Lucia Lim
4th period Advanced Drama and Stagecraft students gather together to discuss action plans for the upcoming fall production: Treasure Island.
12:19 p.m. | Kathy Wong
Ziad Al Zubair and Nathan Castaneda focus on labeling a skeleton in Medical Therapeutics.
12:55 p.m. | Jewel Wang
At the lunch bell, students quickly line up for the cafeteria speed line window.
2:19 p.m. | Sophia Ren
Mr. Paul Green reviews his period 6 APUSH students’ work before beginning his lecture.
2:45 p.m. | Andrew Bai
Sophomore Susana Arauz Infante finishes up her school day listening to a lecture in 6th period AP Human Geography.
2:53 p.m. | Ainsley Najafzadeh
Track team runners push through the pain of their workout.
3:12 p.m. | Sophia Nunez
Students cross Duarte Road towards the Arcadia Public Library after the school day ends.
3:37 p.m. | Michelle Ho
Girls Varsity tennis players Mallory Wu and Kaarthiga Selvakkumaran (far side of the court) warm up serves for their match after school.
4:47 p.m. | Nicholas Chang
A Varsity Water Polo athlete, senior Sean O’Connor, practices his shot as fellow senior players Aaron Ybarra and Charles Gaunt look on.
