Announcements will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the remainder of the school year.
General Announcements
*Support our AHS Band Sure must be quiet in the band room lately, but the band and color guard kids have been working from home making music, tossing flags, and auditioning over the internet! You can’t stop them! The Arapahoe Band Boosters has committed to paying the staff of 16 professional musicians who work with our students, and although we had to cancel important events, there are two ways you can help!
ABBauction.com is the place to see 108 items, collections and services donated by the music loving community around Arapahoe! Auction closes Friday evening April 24th - Bid now and Win!
Flower Power! Online ordering and home delivery of Quality Guaranteed garden products - Order by May 1st -
*WARRIOR WEEK THANK YOU! Hello Warriors! A very big thank you to each of you for supporting our first ever Virtual Warrior Week. Thank you for the small things and the big things and the everythings in between. We are so proud of our community for coming together in unique ways to grant Michael his wish and to reach beyond our goal. We will grant a few more wishes in addition to Michael’s with our total of $21,809! Enjoy this recap video and a special thank you from Michael at the end.
With tremendous gratitude,
Katie Abner & Jackie Price and AHS Student Council
*Student Council Officer Elections are coming up very soon. This week students running for 2020-21 Executive Student Body Office positions are campaigning via social media and all students will have an opportunity to vote for next year's Student Body Officer positions on Monday, April 27th. Check your emails for the voting forms.
Students interested in running for Class Office positions must complete an application and interview. Applications are available on the Student Council website. Students are eligible to run if they have been a class ambassador or held an office position in the last year. Class office elections will take place on May 4th. Email Mrs. Abner (kabner@lps.k12.co.us.) or Ms. Price (jprice@lps.k12.co.us) if you have any questions.
*Interested in sharing your art talents? Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital is becoming a COVID treatment center in Denver. Their doctors, nurses, and health care staff are working so hard to keep Coloradans safe and healthy. They reached out and shared this: "We would love to see some happy and fun artwork from your students and families to cheer the unit up. We would like to decorate the whole unit with colorful pieces of art and positive thoughts for the staff and our patients."
Stress relief for you and positive thoughts for them, win-win! Here are some free printable Thank you coloring cards that might be fun. Or create your own original artwork! All artwork can be mailed to: Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Attn: Donielle Robertson, 1719 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80218
*Juniors! The Virtual College Exploration Week event started on Monday. Read last Friday's email for the strategy on choosing from the 95 sessions available or click here for the registration link and start signing up now! Some of Mondays & Tuesday sessions - applying to art schools, applying to test flexible & test optional schools, the research institution VS the liberal arts college, paying for college, saving money with the WUE program, attending a Christian college, selecting a major, college fit, understanding the California Higher Education System, why stay in Colorado, studying internationally...you get the idea!
*Post Grad one on one appointments are running through the first week in May. If you received the youcanbookme link, be sure to book your appointment and follow the instructions in the follow up email!
*Seniors! Complete your Senior Exit Survey! Please take a few minutes to log in to Naviance (use your google login credentials) and complete it in the next 10 days. Please see your email for a brief video with instructions to complete the survey. If you have scholarship awards to report, please email a scanned copy (or take a picture close up) and send it to Mrs. Hall at khall@lps.k12.co.us by April 30th.
*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.
*Big Idea Project: Grace Adamson (12), Linnea Plumb (12), and Sheila Stern (12) are doing a Big Idea Project. Their group is inviting you to say thank you to our AHS custodial staff in a special way. Their project is based on raising appreciation for the custodial staff and everything that they do for us at AHS, not just during this crisis, but during the entire school year. As part of the project they want to represent the community's appreciation and are compiling a video of people in the community saying thank you. They would really appreciate it if you participated. To do so, just send a short thank you or appreciation video to custodialappreciation@gmail.com. Thank you all so much!
*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!
*Locker partner signup is now available 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 audiobook
- 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.
*Free Summer Listening -SYNC 2020 Arrives Thursday, April 30
Two paired audiobook titles are available FREE each week. Aimed at teens 13+, this year's selections include authors Tiffany D. Jackson, Francisco X. Stork, Shelby Mahurin, Bill Konigsberg, and Octavia E. Butler.
NEW for 2020, all audiobook titles will be delivered via SORA. 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
Athletics
*AHS Cross Country: Arapahoe Summer Running Club (register online): https://forms.gle/znR3SEV1cNb4Xkvq5
June 1 – July 23, 2020
Mon, Tues, Thurs from 8:00am – 9:15am
Meet at the AHS Northwest Parking Lot by track
Wednesday from 8:00am – 9:15am
Meet off campus:
June 3: Hildebrand Ranch
June 10: South Valley Open Space
June 17: Lair o' the Bear
June 24: Bluffs Regional
July 1: Mount Falcon
July 8: Matthews Winters
July 15: Deer Creek Canyon
July 22: Waterton Canyon
COST
Running Program Only - $150 Note: we will not collect payment at this time due to current CHSAA and Colorado "Stay at Home" Orders. Method for payment will be organized when more information becomes available.
Running and Strength - $225 Note: we will not collect payment at this time due to current CHSAA and Colorado "Stay at Home" Orders. Method for payment will be organized when more information becomes available.
The strength (weights) program will be supervised at AHS from 9:30-10:30 am. You must bring the release form for strength training on your first day.
OTHER
- Expect hot & sunny weather! Bring water, wear sunblock, & dress appropriately.
- We encourage you to carpool to the off-campus Wednesday locations.
- Even if you will be vacationing and can’t attend every day, you are still welcome to join the Summer Running Club. It will be a great way to stay in shape this summer, train for the upcoming season, & get to know your teammates.
Starting in late spring, please refer to the Cross Country webpage at www.ahswarriors.org/sport/cross-country for more information about the 2020 Cross Country season. Even if you are not participating in the summer running program, we expect you to begin in August with a good weekly mileage base.
Please note that the first official day of fall season practice will be Monday, August 10th. To practice, you must have clearance from the Athletic Office showing that you have turned in your physical and fall registration information (both done online).
Please feel free to email the following coaches as contacts for summer running with further questions. We are looking forward to an excellent upcoming season!
~ Coach Jeff Krause (jkrause@lps.k12.co.us) & Coach Anne Krause (akrause@lps.k12.co.us)
Be sure to check the Arapahoe website for further details.
Warriors Always Take Care of One Another!
