Monday, April 24, 2006

April 24, 2006

General Announcements

Prom 2006 is coming! The dance will be held Saturday May 6th from 8pm to 11pm at Invesco Field. Tickets go on sale today April 24th and will be sold until Friday May 5th, during both lunches. Tickets are $30 per person or $35 per person at the door. Remember all guest forms are due Wednesday, May 3rd.

Seniors: Need scholarships? We have one for men attending CU Boulder in the fall. The Post Grad Center receives new scholarships daily. Stop by!

Congratulations go to the following speech club members who have accomplished all they need to do this year in order to letter in speech.
They are: Seniors: Josie Garry, Maryn Lewallen, Nikki Rice, Taylor Tuscherer
Junior: Justin Lambert: Sophomores: Ashley McCulloch, Shamita Punjabi
Freshmen: Ashley Lambert, Amanda Noel.

This is a VERY IMPORTANT reminder to those TSA members that qualified and are planning to attend the National TSA Conference in Dallas! Your commitment form and check are due no later than 3:00pm today. If you want to go…don’t miss the deadline!! See you after school today for our next TSA meeting!

Any seniors registering for 2006-2007 that is interested in a future medical career, should take the Medicine Class. The class is unique to Littleton Public Schools and should not be missed! If you are interested please stop by the science office to put your name on the list.

Attention all students! STATE ACT TESTING will be Wednesday, April 26 for all juniors. Testing will start promptly at 7:25 AM. Freshmen, Sophomore and Seniors will have a delayed start. Classes will start at 11:30 AM and all Wednesday classes will be held.

Bass players are needed for next year’s jazz bands. No jazz experience is needed. If interested, please stop by the band room and pick up some audition music.

The Littleton Area Optimist Club named freshman Ashley Lambert as their oratory contest winner. She will go on to compete in the district competition May 20th in Longmont. Congratulations, Ashley!

Hey Arapahoe. Do you want to see talented singers, dancers and the 1st Mr. Warrior contest, a beauty pageant for senior boys? Do you want to see the Prom Royalty? Then buy tickets for the prom talent show at lunch all this week and come to see the show on Thursday April 27th.

Come to Coldstone Creamery at PARK MEADOWS on Wednesday night, April 26 and support the AHS choir and orchestra trip to Pearl Harbor. If you come in between 7 and 9 pm and say "I support the AHS choir and orchestra", a portion of your purchase will go to our Veteran's Day trip to Pearl Harbor. Remember that's the Coldstone at PARK MEADOWS.

Attention Knowledge Trivia Enthusiasts! The spring Knowledge Master Open is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, after school. See Mrs. Lobser in the Enrichment Room for more information.

Juniors and Seniors if you are taking a date from another school to the Prom and/or After Prom, please pick up and fill out the form for you and your date. The forms are located in either the Activities office/Dean of Students, Attendance office, or the Main office. The deadline to return this form is May 3.

The cast and crew of The Sound of Music would like to thank you for your support. We had a great time and you were great audiences. Cast please get your scripts to Mr. Earley, ASAP. Great job everyone!!

Attention all Amnesty International students: T-shirts are in, so please bring $10 to Tuesday's meeting. We will also begin discussing elections for next year's leaders. Please make every effort to attend this meeting.

Attention all Juniors: Please check in the Cafeteria and the hallway by the Gym for classroom assignments for the ACT on Wed, April 26.

Athletics

Saturday, the girls JV soccer team took care of Chaparral, 8 – 0. Lauren Moelenpaugh scored four goals including a natural hat – trick. Erin Gilmour scored two and Haley Cook and Lauren Durkin rounded out the goals. Lauren
Durkin also added three assists, while Haley Cook and Briana Bailey tallied the rest. Great work ladies.

The girls gold lacrosse team had 2 great wins this Saturday over Thunder Ridge and Columbine. Scoring for the Warriers were, Kelsey Craigo, Brittany Walker, Hanna Hoopingarner, Vennessa Dopler, Aubry Pullara, Shelli Marr, Julie Sorenson, Gracy Barfoot, Rachel Epstein, Kelsey Herhold, Liz Hallinan and Dannielle Bernal. Their goalie Shaley Redmann had a total of 9 great saves! Good job Warriers!

Attention girls lacrosse – the bus will leave for the games at Mullen today at 4 pm in the West Lot. The JV will play at 5:30 followed by the Varsity at 7 pm.

The girls JV soccer team defeated Regis Friday by a score of 4 – 1. Natalie Maes, Lauren Moelenpaugh, Amy Barczuk and Haley Cook each scored. Assists were given by Haley Cook, Briana Bailey and Lauren Moelenpaugh.

The Freshman boys Lacrosse team was awarded 1st place in the Mountain Vista High School 3rd level shootout this Saturday with 3 straight wins. Their dominating performance led them to an 8-2 victory over Foothills in the first game, a tight 4-2 win in the second against Smokey Hill and a fantastic triumph in the championship match against a strong and much larger in number, Cherry Creek team. In the final game, Josh Cook led Arapahoe scoring with 2 goals, and Sean Burke, Dan Callif, Dan Cleary, Trevor Munoz, and Luke Vogel all had one goal apiece with assists from Josh Cook, and Dan Cleary. On the other end of the field, Jake Fields was remarkable in net with seven outstanding saves. The Warriors controlled nearly every other aspect of the game with overpowering stats on clears, face-offs, and ground balls. Congratulations Warriors!!

The boy's track team had another outstanding weekend at the Last Chance meet hosted by Eaglecrest High School. Congratulations to the following 3 individuals who qualified for the state meet: Travis Smith in the triple jump 44' 7 ", Dakota Palan-Johnson in the Discus 154' 2", and Adam Glenn in the 800 with a school record breaking time of 1:55.23. This week Arapahoe plays host to the rest of the league on Thursday for the freshman / Sophomore league championships. Those will begin at 3:30 so come out and support your Warriors. Boys track do not forget today is picture day.

Congratulations to Levi McEwen, David Coulter, and Matt Ambrozic for qualifying to wrestle off for Team Colorado. Levi McEwen dominated his opponents, allowing only one point to be scored on him. Freestyle practice is cancelled today.

The JV Gold girls tennis team defeated Littleton 9-3. Their record is now 8-1. JV Black girls tennis ended their season with a 5-2 win over Denver School for Science and Tech. Their record ended at 4-3.

The girl's varsity tennis team took 4th place at the Phil Krous Invitational tournament this weekend. Molly Ray, Lauren Craig, Suzanne Chang, Annie Lorenzo and Jenny Morris all took 5th place. Leisha Bryant, Lauren Stemper, Katie Maxey and Laine Pacetti all took 3rd place. The number 1 doubles team of Jenna Dornseif and Celeste Lorenzo took 2nd place. Congratulations girls for your hard work! The girls' tennis teams play Douglas County tomorrow and Chaparral on Wednesday. Come on out and support your Warriors.

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.

The District High School Chess Tournament is scheduled for tomorrow after school in room E-3. Please see Mrs. Lobser to verify your participation.

The Spring Knowledge Master Open Knowledge Trivia Competition is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26th after school. Please see Mrs. Lobser in the Enrichment Room for more details.