Tuesday, November 21, 2006

November 21, 2006

General Announcements

Be sure and join all our Arapahoe Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Small Ensembles in downtown Littleton on Friday, beginning at 5:30pm for the Annual Candlelight Walk! Santa Claus will go down Littleton's Main Street starting at 6:30pm. The Arapahoe Brass Ensemble will be the featured entertainment for Santa, right outside Town Hall Arts Center. The festive music will continue down at Bradford Auto Body until 8pm - don't miss a fun filled evening at the Downtown Littleton Candlelight Walk this Friday night!!

Have you taken ICA yet? If not, this announcement is VERY IMPORTANT for you! The business department is offering the ICA Proficiency Exam on November 30th from 2:30-4:00. If you pass this exam you can enroll directly in Computer Applications 1 for your graduation requirement and skip ICA. Stop by the business dept. to sign up and get more information.

“Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way……Time to Shop for Toys for Tots …to make a Happy Holiday!” The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year. Think about shopping for a boy or girl at Ashley Elementary. Our goal is 1000 NEW toys – priced $10-$15. Bring your toys to the Attendance Office after the Thanksgiving break. Let’s make it a great holiday for the kids!

Hawaii Pacific University will be holding an information session on Thursday, November 30th, from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Cherry Creek High School. All interested students, parents and counselors are welcome to attend! Anyone interested should RSVP by email or phone to lhall@hpu.edu or 1-866-470-0066. Please indicate student name, year, the number of people attending, a phone number and e-mail address. A confirmation e-mail will be sent with directions.

Hey Arapahoe, it’s the Fraser Fir tree sale fundraiser. For a donation of $20, you will receive a credit of $20 toward the purchase of any tree on the lot at AHS between December 1st and December 5th. All proceeds directly support the activities of the School band and the Boys swim team. Pay any band or swim team member and you will receive a $20 credit and admission pass.

Two US Naval Academy cadets will be in the cafeteria today, Tuesday, during both lunches to visit with interested students. Please stop by and get your questions answered.

Seniors: Are you searching for scholarships? The Hispanic Annual Salute scholarship application is available in the Post Grad Center and also online. Begin your application today. Application deadline date is December 6, 2006. Scholarship award is $2000.00.

If you agreed to sell Denver Books in order to raise money for the Senior Service Trip to the Wind River Reservation, please pick them up on Monday 11/27 after school in C-1. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Ackerman,
Mrs. Turner, or Lizzie Haskins.

Athletics

CONGRATULATIONS to the Varsity Cheers for their first place finish in the Northern Metro Rocky Mountain High Spirit Competition. The team performed an almost flawless routine this past Saturday to capture the title. Way to go girls! Their next competition will be the CHSAA State Spirit Championship on December 1st at the Denver Coliseum. Good luck to our Warrior Cheers and Toms at State!

Student Initiated Groups-

The Remember Club asks you to buckle up and take care of one another.