Friday, February 17, 2006

February 17, 2006

General Announcements

Tonight is the night of the Denver Brass in our very own theatre! Tickets are now on sale for this very special professional concert!! Tickets are just $5.00 and the 6pm concert will feature the Denver Brass, the Arapahoe and Concert Brass, the Arapahoe Wind Ensemble, the Newton Band, and the Powell Band. Tickets are available from the Band Office or from any Wind Ensemble Musician. You can also purchase tickets at the door - the box office will open at 5pm, with seating taking place by 5:45pm.

On Tuesday, February 21st Bonfils will be here at AHS for our second Blood Drive of the year. Students may sign up for appointments this week during lunch hours. Donors must be at least 17 years of age. Any donor who is 17 years of age must have parental consent signed at the time of the drive. Please be sure that all 17 year old donors that sign up are provided with a permission slip. We have 63 appointments available so hurry and get signed up.

JUNIORS: For those of you, who missed your Post Grad Center appointment, please stop by the Post Grad Center to re-schedule your appointment by Tuesday, February 21. This is your last chance to win a CAR – just kidding, a gift certificate to Starbucks!

LAST CHANCE!! Please pay attention or you may miss out on a great opportunity…the NUGGETS vs. the PISTONS game tickets are on sale for $20.00. This sale ENDS in less than a week, Wednesday, February 22. Get your nuggets tickets now at the School Store! Included in this price is a Mammoth game voucher and free pop and hotdog. This is a deal you can’t afford to lose out on!

Coming soon! An all student film festival is here at Arapahoe. But before this wonderful event can happen we need you, Arapahoe, to make some movies. Guidelines and deadlines will be posted soon, so look out! Also, all Film Club members, we will be having a meeting (actually watching movies) this Tuesday, February 21st

Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors: The Post Grad Center is offering a practice SAT on Sat, March 11 from 8:30 to 12:30. A feedback session for parents and students to discuss results and learn test taking strategies is scheduled for Wednesday evening, 3/22. The cost is for the test and feedback session is $10. Registration for the Practice SAT begins Tuesday, 3/21 in the Post Grad Center.

Athletics

Attention all Girls Lacrosse Players: Tryouts begin Tuesday, February 21st at Newton Middle School. They will start PROMPTLY at 3:30 and go until 5:45.
Every player MUST have a lacrosse stick, certified lacrosse goggles, and a mouth guard. It is strongly recommended that all players have athletic shoes, water bottle, and weather-appropriate clothing. Every player needs to wear a plain white tee shirt with last name and jersey number on the back, and first name and jersey number on the front. If you need additional information, please go to the Girls Lacrosse website found under "Activities" on the Arapahoe High School website.