Wednesday, March 01, 2006

March 1, 2006

General Announcements

The cast and crew of Arapahoe’s upcoming performance of the Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, are looking for a poster design! See the Theater Department for poster criteria. Submit your ideas to Mr. Earley in the drama department by 3:00 pm this Thursday, March 2nd!

Attention NHS Members! The next NHS meeting is scheduled for today, after school in the Forum. We will discuss the NHS fundraiser idea and plan for elections of officers for next year. Please plan to attend this short, informative and important meeting.

Hey, hey FBLA! District competition is this Friday! Bus arrives at 6:15 Friday morning. Come professionally dressed and ready to compete. See an FBLA officer or Mrs. Moots if you have any questions. Best of luck on your competitions!

Guidelines for the Student Film Festival have been posted around the school. Please follow them in submitting your films. We're really looking forward to seeing your work. Prizes will be announced sometime in the future. The deadline is April 7th. Film Club members, next meeting is Monday March 6th. We will be watching a certain film that has a certain title made up of certain letters. See you then.

Taylor Atkinson¹s Service will be held on Sunday, March 5. The Location is Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church at 10150 E Belleview Avenue, Englewood, CO 80111. The phone number is (303) 779-9909. The Viewing will be from 12:30-2, and the service will be at 2:00pm.

Mrs. Pepe has some Flamingo pins left with a T on them.(Commemorating Taylor) .If anyone would like one, please come to S6.

All Special Olympic partners and players, please see Mrs. Pepe in room S-6 today or tomorrow for a tournament schedule.

Congratulations to the junior students who are the lucky winners of a Starbucks gift certificate from the Post Graduate Center. Come to the Post Grad Center to claim your prize by Friday, 3/10. Winners are Katie Gunning, Carly Hall, Ben Kessler, Nathan Hooks, Matt Reinecke, Robyn Louis, Kelly O’Brien, Catherine Porter, Eric Snyder and Taylor Williams.

Good luck to all members of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble who will be performing at the CBA Metro State Concert Band Qualifying Festival at Denver School of the Arts tomorrow. The top 18 Colorado high school bands will advance to State, to be held at Pikes Peak Performing Arts Center in Colorado Springs on April 24th.

Interp competitors at the State Qualifying tournament in Speech need to turn in their interp pieces to Ms. Graham as soon as possible!

Athletics

Attention all wrestlers! Equipment check-in is today at 2:00 in the wrestling room. Sophomore and freshmen check-in today.

Tonight’s the night! Your Arapahoe Warriors boys’ basketball team will challenge Aurora Central to a battle tonight at 8:45 at the Manual High School Thunderdome. The girl’s team will take on the Eagles of Heritage tomorrow afternoon at 4 pm. They will also be playing at the Manual High School Thunderdome. Good luck WARRIORS!!!

There will be a spirit bus going to the boys’ basketball game at Manual High School tomorrow night. The bus will leave from the West Lot of school at 7:45 pm. There is no cost for this transportation so come on out and support our mighty warriors!”

Attention all Girls Lacrosse Players--There will be a MANDATORY meeting Monday, March 6 in the Forum at 6:30. This is for all Coaches, Players, and at least 1 parent for each player. There will be a general meeting at 6:30. There will be a lot of information given out that everyone needs to know. At 7:00 players and their parents will break out into separate meetings with the coaches for their specific team. Individual coaches will outline their plans for the season. At the meeting players will receive information about fundraising projects, and they will also receive picture order forms. Yearbook and Team pictures will be taken at 2:30 on Tuesday, March 7 at the high school. Parents need to be ready to volunteer for various duties for their player's specific team. We look forward to seeing EVERYONE on Monday at 6:30 in the Forum.

Student Initiated Groups
Disclaimer of School Endorsement- The following announcements concern a student interest group which is not sponsored or endorsed by Arapahoe High School or Littleton Public Schools. The school’s compliance with federal law permitting such groups to meet on school property does not constitute school or district support for the group’s purpose or the content of any of the group’s meetings or activities.

Attention Arapahoe Bowlers. Do you know what is better than bowling a 203? Bowled a 207!! Congratulations to Drew Brackett for bowling his personal best 2 weeks ago. Please come and join us for an hour of fun at the AMF Lanes today. See you there at 2:45.