Tuesday, January 20, 2015

January 20, 2015


 
General Announcements

Congratulations to Jack Hansen who placed as one of the top three finalists for the DCPA Regional High School Playwriting Competition.  His play, The Tale of the Almighty Sword, will have professional reading during the Colorado New Play Summit on Feb. 21.  Jack also won a cash prize!  Way to go Jack!

Hi Key Clubbers, we are holding a meeting today after school for any sophomores and juniors who are interested in becoming a Junior Key Club officer.  Please meet in Room N2.

Sophomores, the Aspire test results are back! Please come to the Guidance Office to pick up your results.

Hey Warriors!  The 2015 Arapahoe High School Winter Dance, A Night in Lights, is this Saturday night from 7:00-10:00 p.m. in the AHS Cafeteria.  It is semi-formal and is a Sadie Hawkins night where the girls invite the guys!  The cost is $10 per person in advance, and $15 per person at the door.  Tickets go on sale during both lunches, beginning today.  This dance is so much fun, you won't want to miss it!   Only Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors may bring a guest from another school. Dance guest forms are located in the Attendance Office and are due today.  

Athletics

Congratulations to the girls Varsity swim team last week on their win over Cherokee Trail and for taking first place at the Arapahoe Relays on Saturday!  Good luck to the Varsity team today at home against Smokey Hill at 4:30.  Please stop by the pool to cheer them on!  

The Arapahoe Lady Hoops Varsity team won their game against Overland 70-39 Friday evening.  Great overall team effort with four players scoring double digits; Jennah Knafelc (24 points), Macy Ziegler (15 points), Katie Crowley (11 points) and Jordyn Vega (10 points).  All around awesome rebounding by Madi Matthews, Kat Abt, Annabelle Brewer, Katie Crowley and Macy Ziegler. Your Varsity Lady Warriors are 9-3 on the season so far. Come out and support them this Wednesday as they take on Smoky Hill at Smoky Hill at 5:30 p.m.  On Friday night at AHS the JV girls basketball team defeated Overland 64-24.  Outmatched from the start, AHS dominated on both offense and defense. Caroline McPhillips led all JV scorers with 16 points.  Next game is tomorrow night at Smoky Hill at 4:00 p.m.

Last Wednesday the JV Lady Warrior basketball team lead from start to finish in a  42-24 win over Eaglecrest. Pressure defense and balanced scoring were keys in the win.

Today is Arapahoe's first home game for your Unified Warriors. We will be playing Chatfield. Our Unified Basketball team and Unified Cheers have been practicing since early December, come and watch them defeat Chatfield, 7:00 p.m. in the Main Gym.

Attention! Any girls interested in playing tennis this spring:  There is a mandatory registration meeting for all girls trying out for the team and their parents today at 6:00 p.m. in the Forum.

It’s time for the boys swim and dive season!  Join us for the Kick Off meeting on Thursday, January 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the library.  Interested swimmers and divers (returning and new) should plan on attending the kick off meeting.  Registration is open so if you know you’re going to swim or dive, please register before the kickoff meeting.  See you Thursday, January 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in the Library! 

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