General Announcements
*Welcome back home from your week of traveling the world! Your Warrior Spirit is out of this world! We are WARRIORS!
*Today during both lunches is the last opportunity to purchase your Homecoming tickets for $15.00 each. Tomorrow tickets will be sold for $20.00 at the door. Tickets may be purchased with cash or a check made payable to Arapahoe High School.
*Warriors, remember to complete your HOCO Passport Challenge and turn in your passports at the dance for a chance to win!
*Join the HOCO festivities tomorrow morning for the AHS Homecoming Parade at 10:00 a.m.
*Seniors! College Application Boot Camp begins next week! Are you looking for some dedicated time, with support from the counseling department, to work on your college applications? Feel free to come to the Forum on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m., beginning September 22nd - October 13th. Please enter the school through the Forum entrance. Check your email for more details and feel free to reach out to your counselor with any questions.
*Juniors and Seniors: Want to see UCLA, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Cal Poly, Oregon State and more next week without having to travel? Sign up for rep visits in Naviance!
*Juniors don’t forget to sign-up for this year’s PSAT/NMSQT. The test will be administered on Wednesday, October 13th. This test is optional and it is used to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The fee is $20. To sign-up follow the link in the September Drumbeat or in our announcements. Sophomores may take the test if they like, but please know it is optional. Sophomores have their own link. The deadline for sign-up is Monday, October 4th.
*Free in-person Alive @ 25 class is Monday 9/27 at 3:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. in room W1874. If you are voluntarily taking the class the Sheriff's Office pays for your $79 fee. If you are 15 1/2 you can get a driver's permit after taking the class and a lot of insurance companies give you a discount. This is a 4 1/2 hour class. Sign up on-line at www.aliveat25.us. To register for the class the code is "arapahoe".
Any questions, ask Deputy Englert.
Event Details:
Tuesday, September 28th -- 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (BOE room)
Friday, October 1st -- 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (BOE room)
Departments and Programs Hiring Full and Part-time Positions:
Transportation
Nutrition Services
Custodial
Special Education Paraprofessionals
SACC
Substitute Teachers
Athletics
*Boys Varsity Tennis continued to dominate the league this week, trouncing Smoky Hill 7-0, Highlands Ranch 7-0 and Eaglecrest 6-1. Good Luck against Cherokee Trail on Tuesday! Boys JV Black Tennis was unbeaten this week taking down Valor, Smoky Hill, Highlands Ranch and Eaglecrest.
*Come cheer on your Warriors at tonight’s Homecoming Football Game against ThunderRidge at 7:00 p.m. at LPS Stadium. Go Warriors!
*Please join the Boys Swim & Dive Team for the 2021 Second Wind 5k Walk/Run for suicide prevention at Clement Park in Littleton on Saturday, September 25 to honor Sawyer Zusi and to further the cause of youth suicide prevention. The team name is Sawyer's Swimmers. We are asking each member of the Arapahoe High School community to consider participating or donating to this great cause in Sawyer's name. Register to participate either in person or virtually or to donate at raceroster.com/registration/49842/entry?team=337476. You will need to create a login in order to get access. More information can be found at thesecondwindfund.org/get-involved/
*Want to leave a legacy? Consider donating to the weight room renovation by buying a commemorative brick to be placed near the exterior entrance of the weight room. Visit AHS athletics page and click on the link under 'Highlights' for more information.
Be sure to check the Arapahoe website for further details.
Warriors always take care of one another!
