Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April 14, 2009

General Announcements
Congratulations to all members of the Winter Percussion Ensemble for being named the 2009 State Champion Runner-up Unit in the prestigious Concert World Concert Class! Arapahoe scored 93 points, which is one of the highest scores ever for one of our competitive percussion ensembles!! This season was dedicated to our fellow Warrior Band Percussionist, Martin Walworth. This one was for you, Martin!

The Art Department would like to invite students and staff to view the wonderful creative works of art by our own Arapahoe students on display in the Theater hallway, “Art Attack” has arrived!

Attention all Advanced Placement students who are planning to take AP examinations in May: Today, Tuesday, April 14 is AP Pre-Registration. Please bring #2 pencils and blue/black ink pens. Please refer to the purple memo for further information and your AHS Student Planner. The second Pre-Registration date is Thursday, April 23. It is mandatory that you Pre-Register!!!

The cast, crew and pit orchestra would like to thank you for your support! Damn Yankees, The Musical is sold out on Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are still available for Wednesday and Thursday nights, and will be sold during both lunches in the cafeteria.

FBLA, there is a mandatory meeting for those that are attending the State Conference this weekend. Please attend on Wednesday in room S5 after school. If you can’t make it please see Mrs. Swank in the Business office before Wednesday. FBLA officer applications are now available in the Business office. Come by and pick one up.

Attention Chess Players! The Spring Student/Staff Chess Match is scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd after school in the cafeteria. All levels of players are welcome. Ryan Beckett and Spencer Zepelin are the student coordinators. All registration forms are due on April 21st. Please see Mrs. Lobser for more information and to confirm your participation.

Attention Knowledge Trivia Enthusiasts!! The Spring Knowledge Master Open is scheduled for Thursday, April 16th after school in room E-9. We need your knowledge! Please see Mrs. Lobser to sign up.

The State ACT is on April 22nd. If you missed registration, please make an appointment with your counselor.

Spanish Club will be going to see the play Bless Me Ultima on Thursday April 23rd at 7 p.m. The play is performed by Su Teatro in Denver and is based off Rudolfo Anaya’s award winning Chicano Literature book. Tickets are $12 per person. If you wish to attend please see Ms. DiSepio by Wednesday, April 15th. Don’t forget Spanish club meets every Wednesday after school in room C-21 at 2:30. New members are always welcomed!

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 with Mrs. Ayres in the Attendance Office. Auditions will be held Tuesday, April 28, at 2:30. Deadline to sign up is Friday, April 24.

MATH TEAM WINS NATIONALS!

Hear ye! Hear ye! Arapahoe High School WINS the National Freshmen Continental Math League contest 2009. Ninth grade honors math students participated in a 5 month long contest starting in November of 2008. A perfect score for an individual on one contest is 6 points. Each month a contest was given in honors math classes and a team score is posted. A perfect team score for one contest is 36 points. This year, Arapahoe won with a total team score of 171 points. Our nearest competitor had only 168 points. Individual students are also recognized for their performance and Arapahoe has a medal winner this year. Blake Strobel got a total individual score of 26 out of 30 points. He got first in the western region and second nationally. Thirty-three schools across the country participated this year. Additional high performing students were:

Logan Brock
Nicole Bruhn
Logan Crum
Garrett Eppers
Amelia Harris
Katie Hatstat
Cody Kotelko
Bridget Louis
Meredith Lutz
Jade Mao
Jordan Pontillo
Anish Punjabi
Clay Rowledge
Katie Zellner

The organizers of the contest will be sending the school a plaque with the names of the students and teachers on a certificate. Look for it next fall as it joins the other awards in the math office. Thanks to all the 9th grade honors math teachers who participated and gave class time for this contest: Michelle Crookham, Mary Habas, Kori Kruck, Jared Rottschafer and Jon Thurmond.

Athletics

Congrats to the Boys JV Gold Lacrosse Team for their win over Douglas County High School last night with a score of 9-7. The lead scorer for the team was Andy Ronald with 6 goals!! Other scorers were Ben Knopf and Chris Youngblade. Way to go Warriors!

The Girls JV Lacrosse team defeated Ralston Valley on Monday with a score of 9 to 4. Scoring goals for the team were Maddison Miller, Sarah Miller, Amber Olsen, Chelsea Van Essen, Emma Lattin, and Connar Fitzpatrick.

The Girls Gold lacrosse team defeated Lewis-Palmer High School last night by a score of 9-4. This was following Saturday’s victory over Santa Fe Prep School. The ladies are now 6-2 overall for the season. Keep up the great work Gold team!

Good luck to the Freshmen Boy’s Lacrosse team who will go up against Columbine High School today at Ken Caryl at 5:30 PM. Go Warriors!

Monday, April 13, 2009

April 13, 2009

Attention all Advanced Placement students who are planning to take AP examinations in May: Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14 is AP Pre-Registration. Please bring #2 pencils and blue/black ink pens. Please refer to the purple memo for further information and your AHS Student Planner. The second Pre-Registration date is Thursday, April 23. It is mandatory that you Pre-Register!!!

Attention Chess Players! The Spring Student/Staff Chess Match is scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd after school in the cafeteria. All levels of players are welcome. Ryan Beckett and Spencer Zepelin are the student coordinators. All registration forms are due on April 21st. Please see Mrs. Lobser for more information and to confirm your participation.

Attention Knowledge Trivia Enthusiasts!! The Spring Knowledge Master Open is scheduled for Thursday, April 16th after school in room E-9. We need your knowledge! Please see Mrs. Lobser to sign up.

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 today at 2:30 to find out more during our intent-to-run meeting.

A reminder to TSA members, we will meet on today in E10 at 2:25 p.m. for a quick meeting.

Spanish Club will be going to see the play Bless Me Ultima on Thursday April 23rd at 7 p.m. The play is performed by Su Teatro in Denver and is based off Rudolfo Anaya’s award winning Chicano Literature book. Tickets are $12 per person. If you wish to attend please see Ms. DiSepio by Wednesday, April 15th. Don’t forget Spanish club meets every Wednesday after school in room C-21 at 2:30. New members are always welcomed!

Attention All Juniors!
Registration for the State ACT is today. 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.

Hey Warriors! Would you like to see a teacher get a pie in the face thrown by a student? Well, the time has come to donate money to select a group of teachers who could have this fate at the Spring Assembly on April 24. Look for the table in the cafeteria April 13th – 23rd in order to donate money. Tickets are 50 cents for 1, or 3 for $1.00. The lucky student’s name will be chosen from this raffle. Don’t forget to donate!

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.

Athletics

"Congratulations to the Boys' Varsity Lacrosse team in its dominant victory over the Eaglecrest Raptors Friday night. The final outcome: Arapahoe 18, Eaglecrest 1. Eric Law led the scoring with 4 goals, and hat tricks were performed by Greg Colosimo, Chris Dominic, and Hunter Hall. Goals made by Blake Besancon, Mike Korsick, Dylan Leary, Conor Ryan, and Connor McHugh rounded out the score. The Black Train continued to roll along, led by goalies Ryan Elliott and Scott Thompson. Way to go, Warriors!"

The Freshmen Boy’s Lacrosse team will play against Douglas County today at 5:30 PM at Douglas County High School! Good Luck Warriors!

For further details on any announcements see the Arapahoe web site.

Friday, April 10, 2009

April 10, 2009

General Announcements

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2009 Warrior Marching Band’s Leadership Team: Flute – Emily Haller & Squad Leader, Tom Roberts; Clarinet - Phillip Strom & Squad Leader, Phoebe Flynn; Saxophone – Denae Hill; Trumpet and Mellophone – Sarah Cheney; Low Brass – Jordan Krantz; Battery Percussion – Kevin Matthews & Squad Leader, Cameron Brown; Pit Percussion – Jake Mirow; Color Guard – Krissy Cloyes & Sarah Churchill. Congratulations to all of you!

Congratulations to all members of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble who performed at yesterday’s CHSAA Large Group Music Festival. All 3 bands achieved unanimous superior ratings in performance and sight reading! The Wind Ensemble received 2 perfect scores from the judges!! Way to go band musicians!!

“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.

A reminder to TSA members, we will meet on Monday, April 13 in E10 at 2:25 p.m. for a quick meeting.

Spanish Club will be going to see the play Bless Me Ultima on Thursday April 23rd at 7 p.m. The play is performed by Su Teatro in Denver and is based off Rudolfo Anaya’s award winning Chicano Literature book. Tickets are $12 per person. If you wish to attend please see Ms. DiSepio by Wednesday, April 15th. Don’t forget Spanish club meets every Wednesday after school in room C-21 at 2:30. New members are always welcomed!

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.

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!

Hey Warriors! Would you like to see a teacher get a pie in the face thrown by a student? Well, the time has come to donate money to select a group of teachers who could have this fate at the Spring Assembly on April 24. Look for the table in the cafeteria April 13th – 23rd in order to donate money. Tickets are 50 cents for 1, or 3 for $1.00. The lucky student’s name will be chosen from this raffle. Don’t forget to donate!

Athletics

Congratulations to the Varsity Baseball team who beat Grandview yesterday by a score of 5 to 3. Way to go Warriors!

Good luck to the Freshmen Boy’s lacrosse team participating in the Mt. Vista tournament on Saturday, April 11. Go Warriors!

The JV Gold Boys Lacrosse team CRUSHED the Golden Senior High last night in a big
15-3 Win!! Top Scorers for the team were Mike Schmidt and Quinn Booth, with 3 goals each, other scorers for the game were Cody Kotelko, Nick Prudhomme, Chris Youngblade , Dan Hatstat, Alex Knopf, Dan Mercier, and Andy Ronald. Way to go Warriors!!
Come on out and cheer on this winning Gold team Saturday at 11:00 at the Powell fields as they take on Regis Jesuit High School!

The Girl’s Varsity Tennis team defeated Eaglecrest yesterday by a score of 7-0 and improved their record to 5 wins and 2 losses. Tomorrow, your tennis team will compete in the Phil Krous Invitational hosted by East High School. Good luck girls!

Congratulations to the JV Gold Girls Tennis team for going 12-0 this week. That brings our overall record to 41wins and 3 losses. Great Job Girls!

Attention Soccer Fans: The varsity girls’ soccer team would like to invite you to cheer us on as we take on Cherry Creek tonight at 7:00pm at Littleton Public Schools stadium. GO ABK!!!

The Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team will go up against Eaglecrest tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Legacy Stadium. Come root for your Warriors!

Thursday, April 09, 2009

April 9, 2009

General Announcements

Attention all sophomores and juniors who applied for Link Crew. We will be posting the 2009/2010 Link Crew leaders this afternoon in the North hallway across from the library. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Moritz, Mrs. Ackerman, Mr. Hawthorne or Mr. Trotter.

Just a reminder to all varsity captains to get your RSVP’s in to the library for the READ poster today.

“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.

A reminder to TSA members, we will meet on Monday, April 13 in E10 at 2:25 p.m. for a quick meeting.

Spanish Club will be going to see the play Bless Me Ultima on Thursday April 23rd at 7 p.m. The play is performed by Su Teatro in Denver and is based off Rudolfo Anaya’s award winning Chicano Literature book. Tickets are $12 per person. If you wish to attend please see Ms. DiSepio by Wednesday, April 15th. Don’t forget Spanish club meets every Wednesday after school in room C-21 at 2:30. New members are always welcomed!

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!

Hey Warriors! Would you like to see a teacher get a pie in the face thrown by a student? Well, the time has come to donate money to select a group of teachers who could have this fate at the Spring Assembly on April 24. Look for the table in the cafeteria April 13th – 23rd in order to donate money. Tickets are 50 cents for 1, or 3 for $1.00. The lucky student’s name will be chosen from this raffle. Don’t forget to donate!


Athletics

Congratulations to the Arapahoe Varsity Golf team for a first place finish in yesterday's Centennial League Tournament. AHS defeated Mullen by 1 stroke. Sarah Moore led the Warriors with an 83 and Katy Dyachkova shot an 87. Varsity White also took first place in their division, led by Hannah Fritz.

Attention, Lacrosse Fans! Your Boys' Varsity Lacrosse team demolished Mullen, the number one ranked team in the State, by a score of 16-6 last night. Leading the scoring was Eric Law with 7 goals and one assist. The Black Train, led by goalie Ryan Elliott, held Mullen to only 6 goals and played stellar defense. Everyone, on both offense and defense, played a superb game. Congratulations Warriors!

Congratulations to the Lady Lacrosse Warriors in their 18-7 win against Grandview on Wednesday evening. Leading the scoring for the Warriors was Samantha MacCurdy with 5 goals. Stephanie Curtis had 3 goals and 3 assists, Megan O'Donnell contributed three goals, Rachel Sutton and Stacey Birlson had 2 goals apiece, and Kayla Fasold, Anna Lepry and Courtney Jones each scored one goal. Helping out with one assist each were Allie Camp, Lauren Elliott and Beth Ambrozic. The Lady Warriors play again at 5:30 p.m. on Friday against Cherokee Trail at Legacy Stadium!

The Girls’ JV Lacrosse Team defeated Grandview on Wednesday with a score of 18-0. Scoring goals for the team were Ali Harden, Maddison Miller, Audrey Damico, Tana LaCavalier, Sarah Miller, Amy Foster, Maureen Igoe, Amber Olsen, Nicole Lyons, Emma Lattin and Connar Fitzpatrick.

Congratulations to the JV Gold Boys Lacrosse team for their big win yesterday over Colorado Academy with a score of 7-3! Leading the scoring for the game was Ben Knopf, with 4 goals, and Chris Youngblade, Mark Goetz, and Dan Mercier also scored.Come out to the Powell fields today to cheer them on as they take on Golden Senior High at 4:30.

Arapahoe Boys Swim & Dive Team hosts Grandview High School at our home pool today at 4:30. Come to the Arapahoe pool and support our swimmers and divers!

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

April 8, 2009

General Announcements

Attention National Honor Society members: Our meeting this afternoon will be in room E-9 (the tiered classroom). We will discuss service opportunities and hold elections among the juniors for next year’s officers. See you there!

FBLA members, we will have a short, 10 minute meeting today after school in room S5.

“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.

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.

The Alive at 25 class has been rescheduled to take place today. All registered Alive at 25 students need to meet in room W201 at 4:30.

Just a reminder to all varsity captains to get your RSVP’s in to the library for the READ poster by Thursday, April 9th.

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

Congrats to the girls JV soccer team who defeated Eaglecrest 10 – 0 yesterday.

The Girl’s Varsity Tennis team defeated Overland yesterday by a score of 7-0. Come out to the AHS courts next Tuesday and cheer on your tennis team as we go up against Smoky Hill.

Congratulations to Arapahoe JV Gold Golf team for taking first place as a team at the JV tournament yesterday. JV Black was third by two strokes. Leading scorers were Bessie Stanisz, Julia Goldsmith, Samantha Lea, Marley Burton and Kelly Oliver.

Come support your Varsity Boys Lacrosse team as they take on Mullen, the number one -ranked team in the State, this afternoon at 5:30 at LPS Stadium. Go Warriors!

The JV Gold Boys Lacrosse team will be taking on Colorado Academy tonight at Powell at 4:30. Come on out and cheer on your Warriors!

Arapahoe Boys Swim & Dive Team hosts Grandview High School at our home pool this Thursday April 9 at 4:30. Come to the Arapahoe pool and support our swimmers and divers!