Wednesday, February 23, 2011

February 23, 2011

General Announcements
If you’re a guy about to turn 18, remember…you need to register with Selective Service. Just take 5 minutes and go to the Post Office or log onto www.sss.gov . If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Snyder in the Guidance Office. Registration—it’s quick. It’s easy. And it’s the law.

Congratulations to Sabrina Dermody who won The 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community President’s Volunteer Service Award. She was selected for her hours of dedication to volunteerism in her community. Congratulations for being a role model for other young people in the country

Attention all DECA members attending the state competition! There will be a mandatory meeting this Thursday, February 24 at 2:20 in the Forum. Please see Mrs. Grantham ASAP if you cannot attend as important information regarding the trip will be discussed in the meeting.

CSAP Testing is fast approaching. Room Assignment lists are posted in the Cafeteria by the Security Office. Please make sure your name is on the list. If not, please stop by to see Mrs. Scoglio in the Attendance Office

Are you interested in renewing a relationship with the Arapaho Indians in Wyoming? We’ll be taking a trip to the Wind River Reservation on Thursday, April 14th and Friday, April 15th. If interested, pick up an application in the Main Office at the front desk. It is due Friday, March 11th.

All TSA members should plan on attending the final TSA Celebration meeting this Thursday in room E10 at 2:25 promptly. We will be taking our “TSA Club” yearbook picture during this meeting at 2:30. Wear your TSA State T-shirt. We will have a celebration cake, pass out our state certificates/awards, and discuss Nationals. Everyone should plan on attending! Meeting should be over by 3:00 pm

The jazz studies department presents a Winter Jazz Concert, tomorrow night at 7pm in the theater. The concert features our talented jazz students, and includes Jazz l, Jazz ll, and a student combo. There is no fee, so come and enjoy this entertaining evening of toe tapping music.

If you submitted a poem, story, essay or artwork to the Muse, you can now find out if your work will be published in this year’s edition of Arapahoe’s only magazine dedicated to celebrating our creative students. Poets, artists, and prose writers who will be in the 2011 edition are posted in the Muse glass case near the Language Arts department. The judging was especially difficult this year, as we received so much good work. If your work was not accepted, please try again next year. We look forward to seeing all accepted artists at the Muse Showcase, which will be Thursday March 31st.
On Wednesday, March 2, Mimi Leonard the Littleton Public Schools Career and Technical Coordinator will be presenting in the Forum during both lunches what students will need to do to enroll in the Post Secondary Education Options (PSEO) for dual credit in college and high school coursework or the Area Career and Technical Schools (ACTS) vocational education programs. Students may bring their lunches and listen to Ms. Leonard’s presentations to gather information on both programs.
Athletics

Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Basketball Team for earning the 4th seed in their bracket of the State Tournament. That seeding allowed the Lady Warriors a bye in the 1st round and they will play here at AHS on Friday night at 7:00 PM against the Pine Creek Eagles. Come out and help your Lady Warriors get to the “Sweet 16” round by beating Pine Creek. Ticket prices will be $6 for adults and $5 for all students grades K-12. No SBA passes will be accepted at this game. Go Warriors!


Auditions for the 2011-2012 Tom Toms will be held on March 15th through March 18th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the auxiliary gym. A mandatory parent/student meeting will be held on March 7th at 6:00 p.m. in the forum. All interested girls should attend.

Warriors come out and support the AHS Special Olympic basketball team as they go up against the Transition 1 team tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Arapahoe High School’s main gym.

For further details on any announcements see the Arapahoe web site.
Warriors always take care of one another.