Wednesday, September 26, 2007

September 26, 2007

General Announcements

Reminder: The deadline for Juniors and Seniors to complete the Military Opt-Out form is Friday September 28, 2007. Forms are available in the Guidance Center.

Anyone interested in joining Arapahoe's new Model United Nations team, which will compete against other schools in a UN simulation, should come to an organizational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27th in N6 right after school to learn more. If you are unable to attend, please see Mrs. Hurt in Social Studies for more information.

Be sure to pick up the latest issue of the Arapahoe Herald, Arapahoe’s student newspaper, in most classrooms, the library or the main office.

CALLING ALL DECA MEMBERS! There will be an all-club meeting Thursday right after school in room S1. See you there!

If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball! DECA Dodgeball is coming. This year’s tournament will take place on Oct. 9th from 6-9 pm in the Sitting Eagle Gymnasium. Have your team captain pick up a registration packet in the Business Office. The fee is only $3 per player. If you aren’t playing on a team, come watch and win some prizes.

Pick up your Homecoming pictures in the Attendance Office.

If you ordered a yearbook last year it includes the DVD. Please present an ID to pick up your DVD in the Attendance Office.

Spanish club will be showing the 2nd half of the award winning movie “Selena” staring Jennifer Lopez (a story about a famous Tejano singer who’s life was tragically ended at the height of her career) after school today in room C-21 at 2:30. Even if you missed the 1st half, we will be happy to catch you up on the story line so come join us!

Athletics

Congratulations to the golfers who finished in first place out of 19 JV teams at Thorn Creek led by Taylor Hare”s 76 and Reid Howey’s 78. Also, Nick Davis, David Perry and Austin Wertz led the way to a 1st place finish in the City JV Championship at Littleton Golf Course.

Congratulations to the Freshmen Black Volleyball Team on their win last night over Douglas County. They won 25-21, 25-17. Come to tonight’s game vs. Heritage and cheer on your favorite volleyball player

Congrats to all five volleyball teams for their sweep last night against Douglas County! Varsity, JV, Sophomore, Freshman A, and Freshman B all crushed the Huskies. They have a huge game tonight at home against Heritage. Please come out and help cheer them on to victory! Fresh B and Soph are at 4:30, Fresh A and JV are at 5:30, and varsity is at 7:00.

Student Initiated Groups-

"Hey Animal lovers! Come to our next Animals Deserve Rights meeting, Wednesday after school in room W104! We won't have a meeting next week, so come learn about what animal rights are all about and why they matter! Our first animal shelter date is October 18th so if you are interested in coming, talk to Ms. Durow or come to the meeting on Wednesday. See you then!!"

Hey, Warriors! Come to the Gay-Straight Alliance meeting this Thursday, Sept. 27th, after school in room W-102. We'll get to know each other and snacks will be provided. Once again, that's this Thursday after school in room W-102. We hope to see you there!

.Attention Bocce Ball members, A BIG THANKS to all 78 people that showed up for the Kickoff Bocce Ball event. It was a tremendous success thanks to all of you! Keep your ears open for our next meeting. It you have any questions, please contact Jeff Hahl, Sam Harper, or Miles Lepry.

The Bowling Club meets today after school from 3 to 5. See you there!

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