General Announcements
Arapahoe will be holding its annual Winter Dance on Saturday, January 26th from 7-10 pm in the cafeteria.
The theme this year is Royal Blizzard Ball. The attire is semi-formal, no jeans are allowed.
This dance is a Sadie Hawkins dance which means that the girls invite the boys. If you are a 10, 11, or 12th grader and you want to invite someone from another school, permission forms are in the guidance office and must be turned in by 3pm Thursday, January 24th. Tickets will go on sale today and the prices are $10 per person in advance and $15 at the door.
Those of you interested in entering national competition for scholarships and prizes may be interested in entering the Arapahoe School-wide poetry competition sponsored by Poetryoutloud.org. The Arapahoe student who memorizes an 8 - 60 line poem and performs today, after school in the forum may represent Arapahoe in the
Attention all French Club members! Please plan to attend a planning meeting on Thursday, January 24, at 2:20 in Room C24. We need your input!! Thanks.
Good luck to all members of the Wind Ensemble who will be departing for the Broadmoor Hotel this afternoon. They will be performing a concert tomorrow at 11:45am, on the stage of the International Center of The Broadmoor. Arapahoe was chosen as 1 of just 3 high school bands to perform in the 2008 state music educators clinic/conference!
Hey TSA, it's time to gear up for this years TSA Conference! Please come to Today's, General TSA meeting after school at 2:25 in room E10. All TSA members who plan to attend this years conference should attend this meeting as we will be discussing events. New members are welcome to come see what TSA is all about! A reminder that if you haven't yet paid your 2007/08 TSA membership dues, you will need to bring it to the meeting, as we need to get our membership updated with National TSA so you can be included in this exciting annual event! See Mr. McMullen for information and details!
The speech and debate club rules! This past weekend Arapahoe placed second in sweepstakes points at the Continental League Speech and Debate tournament! And why did we score so many sweepstakes points? Because the following people placed in competition:
Alexa Ankele placed 5th in Poetry Interpretation
Lauren Haefliger placed 1st in Poetry Interpretation
Ashley McCulloch placed 3rd in Humorous Interpretation
Shamita Punjabi placed 1st in Humorous Interpretation
Jaclyn Arnold placed 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation
Tony Junta and Ben Horblit placed first in Cross-Examination Debate
Athletics
The Special Olympic Basketball team has a game tonight at the
Attention all AHS Softball players. There will be a short meeting at 2:30 on Thursday, Jan. 24th in N5.
FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN PLAYING ON THE AHS GIRLS TENNIS TEAM, THERE IS A MANDATORY MEETING FOR BOTH PLAYERS AND THEIR PARENTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH AT 6:30 PM IN THE FORUM! SEE YOU THERE!
Attention all girls interested in playing golf for Arapahoe this Spring: There is a brief informational meeting today in room S-8 starting right after school at 2:20. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Thurmond or Mr. Wilson in the Math office.
Student Initiated Groups-
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Did anyone have a New Year's Resolution to get involved? Well here is your chance! The Animals Deserve Rights Club meets today after school in room W105. We welcome everyone, so being a carnivore is no excuse for not coming! T-shirts are finally available and we will talk about our newest projects, so bring your friends! Also, feel free to join us at the Colorado Humane Society Saturday, February 9th!
Habitat for Humanity members will be passing around house banks this week to benefit the Youth United Habitat House. Please donate in your classes.
Attention Young Democrats – There will be an important meeting after school today in room C-6. One of the items of discussion will be debates with the Young Republicans. So gather your friends who support the Democratic Party and come to the meeting on Wednesday.
There will be a meeting of the Gay-Straight Alliance after school Thursday 1/24 in room W-101. There will be snacks, a great time with friends, and a supportive, hate-free environment.
The Remember Club asks you to buckle up and take care of one another.
