Thursday, May 07, 2009

May 7, 2009

General Announcements

Attention Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors: Please remember that this Friday, May 8th, all Registration Cards and your Alternate Course Lists are due to your counselor. It is important that you take time to fill in the Alternate Course List as many classes and/or periods that you may have been planning to take a course may fill up prior to your time at registration. Don’t forget, many classes require teacher initials and approval. Again, all registration materials are due to your counselor by tomorrow, May 8th!

Attention incoming link leaders and A-team. Remember our May Play Day on Friday from 3:30-5:30. Meet us in the large gym.

You're all invited to the 2009 Spring Band Farewell Extravaganza this Saturday! We will be celebrating the Arapahoe Band Class of 2009 and all their musical accomplishments. One of the highlights will be Senior Pianist, Wes Leffingwell's performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, accompanied by our Wind Ensemble. The Pre-Concert Small Ensembles start at 5:30 pm on Saturday, with the main band performances commencing at 6:30 pm. The event is free, and will be Dr. C's final concert at Arapahoe!! Hope you can make it!!

Attention N.H.S. members. We need volunteers to help with arena scheduling on Tuesday, May 19th, Wednesday, May 20th, and Friday, May 22nd. Shifts will take place from 11:45-2:15 and from 2:15 to 5:00. Please sign up at Mrs. Lee’s desk if you’re interested. Volunteers can submit their service logs late and can count this as their club activity if needed.

Time is getting near for TSA Nationals! The TSA club will have their “Year End” meeting next Monday, May 11, at 2:20 in room E10. Let’s celebrate our accomplishments and finalize things for Nationals! It is important for everyone to attend this meeting. Also, a reminder to those attending Nationals, the mandatory parent meeting night is set for Tuesday, May 12th, at 6:30 in the ESC Boardroom! See you Monday!

Attention all you “Art Attack” artists! Please pick up your artwork from the Art Department ASAP!!!

Congratulations to Mrs. Jackie Price, Mrs. Katie Abner, Mr. Ron Booth, Mr. James Holman, Mrs. Astrid Thurnau, and Mrs. Joyce Messer – these are today’s winners for the teacher appreciation raffle. Please stop by Mr. Brandberg’s office to pick up your prizes.

Please check the Lost and Found table in the cafeteria for your lost belongings.


Athletics

Attention all Girl JV Soccer players. Uniform check-in will be today in room C-7 at 2:30. Make sure you have everything. Partial uniforms will not be checked in.

There will be a mandatory meeting for all boys, and their parents, who are interested in playing tennis next fall on Monday, May 11 beginning at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place in room E-9. This is a required meeting for all Boys’ Tennis players.

Girls’ Soccer advanced in the playoffs last night. They will host Dakota Ridge on Friday, May 8th, at 7:30 p.m. at LPSS. Come out and cheer them on!

Congratulations to the Arapahoe Boys' Lacrosse team in their first playoff victory over the Wheatridge Farmers. Arapahoe's offense and defense dominated in a 19 - 6 win. Thirteen different attackmen, middies, longstick middies, and even a defenseman contributed to the 19 goals and 12 assists, in a superb display of Arapahoe's team unity. The Black Train Defense continued to stop Wheatridge's offensive drives and to produce turnovers. Arapahoe will continue on it’s quest for the State Championship by taking on the Chatfield Chargers this Saturday, May 6th with a 4:00 game at Regis Jesuit High School . Go Warriors!

Come out and support the Lady Lacrosse Warriors as they face off against the Mullen Mustangs in their first game of playoffs at 5:00 p.m. today in the LPS Stadium. Ticket prices for playoffs are $5 for adults and $4 for students. No SBA cards will be accepted. Go Warriors!

Attention swimming fans – Arapahoe will host the Centennial League Swimming and Diving championship meet once again. The preliminary swimming events are scheduled to begin Friday night at 5:30 PM. Diving prelims are set for Saturday morning at 8:30 AM. Swimming and diving finals will begin 3 PM.