Monday, March 20, 2006

March 20, 2006

General Announcements

Hey Warriors! Do you have a large supply of spirit and energy, and a desire to represent YOUR school?! If so, you may be just the person to join one of the Arapahoe High School Cheerleading Teams. Please plan to attend a MANDATORY Parent-Athlete meeting on Wednesday, March 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in the Forum. This is the only meeting, so if you plan to try out, you must attend. See Ms. Pramenko in the main office if you have any questions.

Sophomores, and Juniors:
President's Leadership Class at the University of Colorado-Boulder is holding its annual Colorado Leadership Conference on April 21-23. We are looking for Sophomore and Junior high school students to attend our conference. The conference consists of workshops, guest speakers and social activities that the PLC first and second year classes put together and run. If you have any questions involving this conference please feel free to e-mail me at mitchell.hanson@colorado.edu or you can call the staff member in charge of the conference, Ryan Findley, at (303) 735-2577.

Congratulations to the Warrior Marching Band's newly selected 2006-07 Drum Majors - Juniors, Ellie Carley and Laura Liljegren!! Also congratulations to Junior, Will Gamache for being selected as our alternate drum major!

Congratulations to Winter Percussion Ensemble for placing 1st in prelims and finals at Saturday's Northglenn Percussion Competition!! Arapahoe had the highest score for the day out of 21 units - 90.4 points, which is a box 5, superior score!!!

Congratulations to Winter Guard for placing second at Saturday's Dakota Ridge Competition! Arapahoe scored an 83.5, which put them just 2.8 points out of 1st place!! Way to go ladies!!!

Attention all girl swimmers and divers: if you were not at the banquet, or forgot, please stop by coach Richmond’s office this week to pick up your banners and packets. We need them to be gone by spring break! Thanks

Seniors: Metro State College is hosting an Open House on Saturday, April 1st from 10AM to 2PM. This is a great opportunity to explore the Auroria campus and get your questions answered. For more information, come to the Post Grad Center.

The Denver Zoo is hosting its 6th annual High School Career Day on Saturday, April 22. This is wonderful opportunity for students to learn about careers for zoo professionals. For more information, come to the Post Grad Center.

There will be NO rehearsal today for the musical, The Sound of Music.

Attention all TSA members, if you are going to the State Conference in April you must get your registration money and permission forms in today. There will be a meeting after school today in room E-10 beginning promptly at 2:20pm. We will be finalizing event registration and distributing rules. If you plan to attend the conference please be there or see Mr. McMullen sometime today.

Arapahoe High School Toms
Varsity Poms Team Try-Outs
2006-2007
MANDATORY
Informational Meeting
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
6:30 pm in the AHS LIBRARY
You AND a parent must attend if you are interested in trying out. This is the ONLY meeting to receive paperwork- PLEASE BE THERE.
Questions? Contact:
Maureen TenEyck
(303) 347-6058
Try-Out clinics: April 12th and 13th from 6pm-8pm
Auxiliary Gym
Try-Outs: April 14th from 6pm-9pm
Auxiliary Gym
Clinic and Try-outs are mandatory and are closed to the public.
Current athletic physical is required for try-outs.

Athletics

GIRLS GOLF practice and tournaments are cancelled for today.

Congratulations to the JV Girls' Lax Team for their 8-0 victory on Saturday against Thunder Ridge! Scoring for the Lady Warriors were Katie Gunning with 1 goal, Erin O'Brien with 1 goal, Marissa Adelstein with 1 goal, Jen Fezler with 2 goals and Lisa Richardson with 3 goals. Lindsey Mast had 3 saves in goal! The JV Lady Warriors are now 4-0 on the season. Good luck this week against Cherry Creek and Littleton/Heritage!

The Girls Black Lacrosse team defeated Denver East 15-2, and Smokey Hill 9-3 on Saturday. Scoring for the Warriors were Katherine Igo, Jordan Faesler, Leanne Chung, Emma VanVranken, Brittany Misegadis, Sammantha Shoemaker, and Becky Baltakis. Good job ladies, great defense. Ahoy Black team.

Congratulations to the boy’s track and field team on their second place finish at the Cherry Creek Relays this past weekend. Outstanding performances were turned in by Dylan Pierpoint with a personal best 5'10" jump in the high jump and Mac Nelson cleared a personel best in the pole vault clearing 11"0. Great job to everyone that competed. The best of luck this weekend in Fort Collins. There will be practice today! Check by the coach’s office after school for details.

All spring sports games and matches that were to be held today have been cancelled. This includes baseball, boys and girls lacrosse, tennis, soccer, and golf.

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 Habitat for Humanity members: If you are interested in attending a build, we've got one on Wednesday, March 29.Please sign up at Mr. Kleeman's desk in the Language Arts Office by Tuesday, March 21.

Remember Club would like to remind Arapahoe to buckle up and drive safely. Seatbelts could be the difference of life and death. Take care of each other and have a great spring break.