Announcements will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the remainder of the school year.
General Announcements
*Newly elected Student Body Executive Team for 2020-2021 School Year
Matthew Becker - President
Kyndall Tatum - VP
Ella Cinalli - Secretary
Daria Meske - Treasurer
Paige Austin Sellers - Public Relations
Congratulations Warriors!
*Student Council Class Officer Elections will take place on Monday, May 4th. All students will receive an email on Monday morning with information and the google form to vote for their class officers.
*2019-20 Teacher of the Year: Ms. Sarah McGeorge!
Congratulations Ms. McGeorge! Click on this YouTube link to hear more about our 2019-2020 Arapahoe High School Teacher of the Year!
*Warrior Spirit Community Car Parade TONIGHT to congratulate Ms. McGeorge!
Sarah McGeorge, teacher in the AHS Science Department, is the recipient of the Arapahoe Teacher of the Year Award! The Science Department has organized a community car parade that all are invited to attend. The parade is TONIGHT, Friday, May 1 (details below).
Just a reminder that if you attend the Teacher of the Year Car Parade tonight, please make sure you STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE in the Staging Area. We MUST maintain proper social distancing according to Arapahoe County.
Staging - 6:45 pm in the South Suburban Ice Rink Lot, 6580 S Vine St, Centennial, CO 80121
Parade - 7:00 pm
- North on Panama
- Left on Euclid Avenue
- Enter the Circle Drive at Franklin Elementary School to see Mrs. McGeorge and the rest of the Science Department
Hopefully you can all make it! We are excited to honor her tonight and look forward to seeing all of you as well!
*Free Summer Listening -SYNC 2020 Available as of Thursday, April 30
Two paired audiobook titles are available FREE each week. Aimed at teens 13+. NEW for 2020, all audiobook titles will be delivered via the SORA app. Download the free Sora app on your mobile or tablet from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. The SYNC audiobooks will only work with Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive. Anyone can sign up. Register for SYNC 2020 at audiobookSYNC, then set up Sora. Check out the complete list of this season's exciting audiobook titles.
*Colorado Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8, 2020
Help Us Thank All of Our Incredible Teachers! All of our incredible LPS teachers – and teachers all over the country – have gone to extraordinary lengths to support students and to make distance learning possible. Teachers have been critical in helping our children to feel a sense of normalcy amidst so much uncertainty! Please join us in thanking them for their tremendous dedication, creativity and problem solving – now and always.
We may not be able to hug our teachers right now, but we can still send them love virtually! During Teacher Appreciation Week, tell us why you love our teachers by using @LPSk12 and #ThankATeacherCO.
*SAVE THE DATE: coordinated student pick-up/drop-off of materials at AHS on May 20th and 21st. Please look for a communication outlining the details of these efforts as they pertain to Arapahoe.
*Virtual Peer Student Tutors: Any AHS student in need of a tutor, please email Mr. Rod Sherman, AHS Interventionist, at rsherman@lps.k12.co.us. Mr. Sherman has a list, by core subjects, of peer AHS National Honor Society students who are willing to help and support fellow AHS students.
*Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors! The Strive Scan College Exploration Week continues with another 200+ sessions this week and next. Learn about college opportunities virtually without putting a single mile on your car! See last Friday's Post Grad email for details and the link to view and register for sessions.
*Senior Class of 2020 on Instagram: Follow “arapahoeseniors” on Instagram to see many of our seniors featured with their future plans!
*2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR: Please make sure to check your email for important information from AHS regarding registering for classes for next year.
*Out of the Darkness LPS Community Walk initially scheduled for April 26th is now an online event starting May 2nd. Please visit the AFSP Out of the Darkness Website Virtual Littleton Public Schools Campus Walk to donate and help us reach our goal of $85,000!
Please participate by choosing some of these Activities of Hope:
● Color a positive Mental Health coloring page (click here for 12 options) or
● Wear your AFSP, Out of the Darkness or other AFSP gear (shirts, hats, pins,
etc.)
● Make your own special Mental Health message
● Post pictures and/or videos of YOU with your Mental Health coloring
page/messages to our Facebook event page.
● Use #LPSOutoftheDarkness
● Tag your posts with AFSPColorado
● Fundraise a minimum of $25 and receive a #StopSuicide magnet
● You will still receive a free shirt for raising $100!
● You can still earn super cool Walk swag for raising $250 or more!
Littleton Public Schools Foundation -2020 Virtual Spirit Celebration
*Littleton Public Schools Foundation Virtual 2020 Spirit Celebration
Admit it, you miss shopping. We do too.
So since you can't physically go to the mall or your favorite boutique or restaurant or brew pub (at least not quite yet), we certainly can bring them to you!
We've transformed the Spirit Celebration into a week-long event and it's open to everyone! So don't be shy, please share the news with all of your LPS friends!
Beginning Saturday, May 9th, you can begin browsing - and bidding in - our awesome silent auction. Generous local businesses donated the items, so when you bid and win, the entire community wins! The auction will be open through May 16th.
Join us LIVE on Saturday, May 16th, promptly at 7:00pm for an inspiring and fun virtual event where we'll come together to celebrate our LPS community, our heroic educators, and support our kids! Live link can be found here on May 16th
We need your help in raising critical funds to support emerging and ongoing needs for LPS students, educators, and schools!
For today, tomorrow, and next year - all proceeds go to support:
*Mental Health Resources & Programs
*Distance Learning Supports
*Connectivity & Food Assistance
*Workforce Readiness & Career/Technical Education
*Grant funding for Teachers
*Professional Development
*And much, much more!
*Locker partner signup for 2020-21. Please complete this form to request a locker for 2020-21. Only one form needs to be completed for each pair. Everyone will be assigned a locker in 2020-21. If you don't have a locker partner in mind, you will be randomly assigned a partner of the same gender, no need to complete the form. This form can also be accessed from the AHS website under Explore>Registration 2020-2021.
*AHS Library Update:
- AHS LibraryDatabase Subscription Link Yes, you do have remote access to the Library databases at home! Please remember you will need to add the username and password to access these databases remotely, these are found at the top of the database page.
- Destiny Discover Library Catalog Link Do you need a good ebook to read or a digital audiobook to listen to? Try our Destiny Discover - Check out one or two of the nearly 1,500 ebooks or 200+ digital audiobooks.
- Remember...Students use your LPS email username (do not include @lpsk12.org) and password.
- Staff use your computer login username and password.
*A note from Arapahoe Libraries: While our physical locations are closed until further notice, we are still here for you and your students! Our website, https://arapahoelibraries.org/, has been adjusted to emphasize our digital services, databases, and other offerings for all ages. If you or your students need a library card, you can create a temporary card to access our digital services here.
*eBook & eAudiobook Resources: Our District Librarian, Jess Hesselberg, has curated a list of eBook/eAudiobook resources for all levels/ages. Click here.
Be sure to check the Arapahoe website for further details.
Warriors Always Take Care of One Another!
