Tuesday, April 07, 2009

April 7, 2009

General Announcements

Thank you to all of the volunteers, staff and students who helped during Wish Week. Arapahoe High School raised a total of $13,684.02 to help send 10-year-old Ryan to Disney World. Thank you for being such generous Warriors!

Attention juniors and seniors. Did you know that you can take college courses that can count as both high school and college credit? If you are interested, please attend an informational meeting regarding the Post Secondary Enrollment Options Program today in the Forum during the lunch periods. A representative of the PSEO program will provide information on how to take part in this exciting program. See you there.

Attention all FCCLA Members: Please plan to meet after school today to put together Easter Baskets for the Colfax Community Network. Meet in room E2 and we will assemble them as quickly as possible! See you there FCCLA!

“Damn Yankees” the Musical is coming soon. Tickets are on sale in the lunchroom daily. Don’t miss the biggest entertainment event of the year…it has romance, drama, comedy, singing and dancing. The performance dates are April 15-18.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who will lead our school next year? Who can take a role as a student council officer? Will it be you? Come to the forum on Monday, April 13th at 2:30 to find out more during our intent-to-run meeting Monday, April 13th at 2:30.

Auditions for the 2009-2010 AHS choirs will be held April 20th - 24th. Signup sheets and audition information is available in the choir room. Please see Ms. Parmenter if you have questions.

Attention National Honor Society members – our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 8 in the Forum. Juniors: You will be electing officers for next year. If you plan to run for office, prepare a brief speech explaining why you would be a good NHS officer.

The Alive at 25 class has been rescheduled to take place on Wed. April 8th. All registered Alive at 25 students need to meet in room W201 at 4:30 on April 8th.

Attention All Juniors!
Registration for the State ACT is coming on April 13th. Please bring a number 2 pencil to your Western Civilization class so that we can pre-register you for the State ACT on April 22nd. If you do not have a Western Civilization class, please make an appointment with your counselor ASAP.

Attention all Arapahoe Artists! Remember, if you entered artwork in the “Art Attack”, the reception and awards ceremony is Tuesday evening April 14th at 7:00 pm. See you there!

An important announcement from your 2009 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 Wednesday, April 22nd in Room N3. Please sign-up in Mrs. Sisler’s office between now and Friday, April 17th. This is a rare opportunity to share your observations with a captive audience. See Mrs. Cornils in the Social Studies Office for more details.

Hey Arapahoe! Do you have talent? Well, sign up to audition for the Prom Talent Show! Auditions will be held on Monday, April 13th and Tuesday, April 14th. Sign up in the main office and see Mrs. Davis in the English office or Mrs. Melin in the Foreign Language office with questions. Show us your talent!

Athletics

Congratulations to both the boys and girls track and field teams who placed second in the City of Littleton Championships. A special congratulations goes out to Stephanie Gerber. Stephanie broke the school record in the 100M hurdles. This makes her the fastest 100m hurdler to go through Arapahoe High School in its 44 year history. This Friday AHS will host the non-varsity meet at our track at 3:30. The varsity boys and girls will compete at Regis this Saturday at 9:00 am.

Congrats to the Girls’ Gold Lacrosse team in their 8-3 victory over Columbine yesterday. Scoring for Arapahoe were Michelle Scott, Sydney Engelhart, Sam Perkins, Sarah Balkenbush, Carina Ezell, and Hope Swearingen.

Come and cheer on the AHS freshmen boys’ lacrosse team as they host Regis on Tuesday, April 7 at 4:30 PM at Powell Middle School. Go Warriors!