General Announcements
Please check the lost and found table in the cafeteria for any items you may have lost. All items not claimed will be donated this Thursday.
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 tomorrow. Get your nuggets tickets now at the School Store! Included in this price are 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.
Congratulations to the Winter Percussion Ensemble for scoring a day high 82.1 points at the Columbine Percussion Competition on Saturday! This Box 4 Score is a great starting point for the competitive season - way to go Winter Percussion!!
Also, congratulations to the Winter Guard for placing second with a score of 71.4 points at Saturday's Jefferson Show. Way to go Winter Guard!!
The Muse, Arapahoe’s literary arts magazine, is in its fourth fabulous year of publication, and will be celebrating the artists and writers of Arapahoe this Thursday night, February 23rd in the Forum. We will have snacks from 6:30 to 7:00 pm; with the event starting at 7 pm. Mr. Booth will kick off the night with a few words, followed by readings of poems and stories by writers, and artists’ explanations of their work, which will be shown on the big screen. This is the main event to recognize the creative minds of Arapahoe, and we invite you all to enjoy the amazing work of our students! This year’s edition features artwork, stories, and poems from FIFTY Arapahoe students. The Volume 4, 2006 edition of the Muse will be available for purchase at the Showcase for $10. We have reduced the number of magazines this year, so get one while you can! See you Thursday!
The 2006 Prom Fest and Teen Expo will be held on February 25th at Invesco Field at Mile High. If you are interested, there is a limited supply of free tickets to this event in the front office. The event runs from 11 am to 4 pm.
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 for the test and feedback session is $10. Registration for the Practice SAT begins Tuesday, 2/21 in the Post Grad Center.
Athletics
Congratulations to Bobby Strain and the rest of the Arapahoe Wrestlers this weekend. The Warriors competed in the 71st state wrestling tournament and Bobby Strain finished third at the heavyweight division finishing his season 38-5. Great Job Warriors!
The Arapahoe Warrior girl's swimming and diving team placed 3rd at the Colorado State meet on Friday. In a fantastic performance, our Lady Warriors were just 6 points out of 2nd place as a team. Leading the way for Arapahoe were the following placers: Dawn Adams finished 6th and 8th in the 100 & 200 free, Becca Getz was 4th and 7th in 200 IM and 100 fly, Kaeli Kluesner finished 9th and 10th in the 200 IM & 500 free. In addition, Junior Carlianne Brashier placed 7th, and Elizabeth Miller was 15th in the 500 free. Senior Kathleen Griffin finished 6th and 11th in the 100 back & 100 fly, and Lindsay Mast and Lauren Brock were 11th and 13th in the 100 breaststroke. The Warriors relay teams were outstanding: Kathleen Griffin, Lauren Brock, Haley McCoy and Sarah Eigner were 8th. In the 200 free relay, Carolyn Pasque, Dawn Adams, Sarah Eigner and Becca Getz were 4th. Finally, the 400 free relay team of Dawn Adams, Carolyn Pasque, Kathleen Griffin and Becca Getz placed 2nd in All American consideration time.
Attention all Girls Lacrosse players--Tryouts begin today 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 a water bottle and weather appropriate clothing. Every player needs a plain white tee shirt with last name and jersey number on the back and first name and jersey number on the front.
Anyone interested in becoming a better athlete by improving their speed, quickness, and explosiveness you are welcome to join the winning tradition of the Arapahoe Boys and Girls Track and Field teams. Practice will officially begin today at 2:30 in the upstairs Wrestling room. Dress Warm because we will be going outside for practice. If you have not yet registered please stop by the athletic office or see Coach Lienemann or Coach Nelson to get all the necessary paper work.
Special Olympics Basketball will host its last home game tonight in the AHS main gym at 5:30. Our game will be dedicated to Warrior Taylor Atkinson who is in the hospital in New York City. Please come out and support your special Olympics team.
