Tuesday, April 08, 2008

April 8, 2008

General Announcements

Students, last week we collected your feedback on the school calendar survey. This week we are asking for your parents to complete a similar survey. Parents may access the survey on the Arapahoe website or the Littleton Public Schools website. Paper copies are available in the Main Office or the Attendance Office. Website surveys must be completed by Thursday, April 10. Paper surveys must be returned to our Main Office by Friday, April ll.

Attention Habitat and NHS members: Habitat for Humanity's letter writing campaign has been extended. You now have until Monday, April 14 to turn in letters for NHS hours. See the NHS website for more information.

Attention All Amnesty kids, please come by N-6 right after school for important announcements.

An important announcement from your 2008 Graduation Committee: You should sign-up now for graduation speaker auditions. Here is your chance to leave a legacy with your friends and family. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, April 15th in the AHS Forum. Please sign-up in Mrs. Sisler’s office between now and Friday, April 11th. This is a rare opportunity to share your observations with a captive audience. See Mrs. Cornils in the Social Studies Office for more details.

Attention future AP science students: You will need to fill out an application form by Wednesday April 16th if you are planning on taking any Advanced Placement courses next year. The blue forms are in the science office by the phone.

The 2008 Prom Talent Show is right around the corner and tryouts are today and Wednesday, April 9th. So make sure you hurry into the Main Office and sign up! Get your ticket to Hollywood!

Attention All Juniors!!!! Registration for the State ACT is coming….
When: April 14th
Where: Western Civilization Classrooms
How: Counselors will walk you through it during class time
If you don’t have a Western Civ. class, please make an appointment with your counselor.

Have you always wanted to use the school loud speaker? Would you like sharing the Arapahoe news for the day? If you are interested in reading the daily announcements next year, sign up for auditions in the Attendance Office by April 21st.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, AHS and the Muse (Arapahoe’s Literary Arts Magazine) are holding an iPoem contest. To participate, you must compose an original poem and create a digital project that – at a minimum – includes audio of your poetry. You will need to submit your project by 3:00 pm on Monday, April 28th. Entries will be judged by a semi-distinguished panel of AHS Language Arts teachers and the winner will receive an iPod Shuffle. For more details, see the AHS website or your Language Arts teacher.

Speaking of the Muse, the event you’ve all been waiting for is this Thursday night, at 7:00 pm in the Forum. You will see some of the most talented artists, poets and writers at Arapahoe share their gifts. Come and see your friends read their work and show their art. There will be refreshments, and all are welcome… and best of all, it’s FREE! Join us at the annual Muse Showcase night this Thursday in the Forum to celebrate our beautiful new Volume 6 edition of the Muse!!

Athletics

The Girls golf team placed 3rd overall out of 20 teams in the Heritage Invitational at Columbine Country Club. Way to go girls!

The Varsity baseball team will host Highlands Ranch on Wednesday, April 9th in an exciting “Hall of Fame” game. The afternoon will be full of trivia; free give-aways will include such items as t-shirts and even hot dogs! The game will also be broadcast on Comcast. Please come out and support your Warriors as they take on the Falcons in a Continental League showdown. Go Warriors!

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