Tuesday, November 13, 2007

November 13, 2007

General Announcements

FBLA is hosting a toiletry drive for the Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter, which takes in women and their children from Aurora and Arapahoe Counties who have suffered from domestic violence. Please bring in any unused toiletries to the Business Office by November 20th. Thank you.

Hey NHS members! Don’t miss this month’s meeting tomorrow after school in the Forum! We’ll be discussing service opportunities and you’ll get a chance to earn some club hours by coming, so don’t miss out!

Please remember that your RSVPs for the NHS Induction Ceremony are due this afternoon at 2:30. Turn them in to Mrs. Brachtenbach in the library. Students who applied for national Honor Society – if you applied but never received a confirmation letter, please talk to either Mr. Sale or Ms. Gaffney in the language arts office.

ALL DECA STUDENTS PLANNING ON ATTENDING DISTRICTS – DON’T FORGET THAT YOUR PAPERWORK IS DUE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY! PLEASE BRING YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS AND $35 CHECK TO MRS. GRANTHAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

Tomorrow Night the Annual Fall Jazz Concert will take place in the cafeteria. Jazz II, The Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs, and Jazz I will all be featured. The concert starts at 7pm, and it's free! Dessert and beverages will be served throughout the concert. Join us for a very fun and entertaining evening of jazz!!

Spanish club will be meeting on Wednesday November 14th at 2:30 in C-21. The members will be sharing their experience form El Museo de las Americas along with their sugar skulls! We will also be deciding the next club event so don’t forget to attend

Hey Warriors! DECA is selling tickets to the CU vs. DU Men’s Basketball game on Nov. 27th. The game starts at 7 pm and will be played at DU’s Magness Arena. Tickets are only $9.00 and can be purchased during both lunches this week only. Come support former Warrior Levi Knutson and watch him take his skills to the next level.

Auditions for the winter show “The Man Who Came to Dinner” are today and Wed. See call board for details or Mr. Earley. See you there. Those interested in working tech interviews for crew chiefs will be next week.

Attention all FCCLA members: Don’t forget that we will be making our GIFTS IN A JAR tomorrow afterschool in room E2. This is our annual fundraiser for our adopted family so we need everyone there to get our jars made and ready to sell. New members are always welcome!

Model United Nations Club will be having a meeting on Thursday November 15th at 2:30 in C-21. Country assignments and Background Papers will be passed out for the Boulder Conference. If you are interested in participating in the Kent-Denver Conference on January 26th come to the meeting or see Ms. DiSepio or Ms. Hurt.

It is Sudan Awareness Week

- The Janjaweed in Sudan is believed to practice “ethnic cleansing”, a process by which races other than their own are murdered on a massive scale.

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Come join the Diversity Club meeting at 2:30, Thursday, November 15 in room C8. We will be discussing upcoming events and ordering cool T-shirts! So make sure you bring your $10. Celebrate the Difference in you!

Hey Arapahoe, it’s not too early to be thinking about holiday gifts. If you want an easy way to get them all done at once, come to the AHS Tie-Dye fundraising party. Buy your ticket, five dollars each, at lunch Nov 12 – 16th. Then bring your ticket and whatever you want to tie-dye to room W105 at 2:30 on Nov. 29th. You must have your ticket to attend, and you cannot buy tickets at the door. So come out and support the Association for Women in Science.

There will be a meeting of the Gay-Straight Alliance after school Thursday 11/15 in room W-101. There will be snacks, a great time with friends, and a supportive, hate-free environment.

Students! The Arapahoe Habitat for Humanity club needs your help. This Thursday, 3rd – 5th hour, we will be featuring “sign-a-stud” at the Starbuck’s patio. With a donation of at least $1, you can write on, draw on, or dedicate a stud. Join us at Starbucks on Thursday and write on the wood that will be used to build a Habitat for Humanity house. See you there!

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