Monday, December 4th, 2017

Monday
December 4th, 2017
Day 6
Drop E
Lunch - D Period
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Please see sports scheduled listed below for December 5th - December 9th, 2017
(The sports schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)
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Survival Living is an after school class that meets twice per week from January through June. The class teaches wilderness survival skills and is open to all students. There are three overnight trips as part of the class. For more information and to sign up, come to room 225 or speak to Mr. Kropf.
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Attention all seniors: Nominations for the 2018 MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD are now open. This opportunity is open to all high school seniors living in Amherst, Belchertown, Pelham, Leveret, Shutesbury, Hadley or Northampton. Interested high school seniors must be nominated to participate in an essay competition, from which deserving winners will be selected by the MLK Scholarships Committee. If you would like to be nominated please speak to any adult and ask them to nominate you.  Information and materials are in the Guidance office.  All ARHS teachers have as well.
In addition, nominations are being accepted for the Annual Outstanding Citizen's Award.

The deadline for all materials is December 23rd.
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NHS MEETING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH - 3 P.M. - ROOM 117

PLEASE REMEMBER DUES THIS WEEK!
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Big kick off to the basketball season!  The annual Pioneer Valley Tip-Off will be happening again  Friday, December 8th at the UMass Cage!  Ticket prices:  $5 for Students/Seniors, $7 for adults. It will be a match up between the Hurricanes and the Blue Devils for both boys and girls.  Girls start at 6 p.m., boys start at 7:30 p.m.  

Our boys and girls Swim/Dive team will also be submerging themselves into their season that day as well.  Meet time is 5 p.m. at the Middle School!  

Check the MIAA site for schedules, updates and cancellations throughout the winter season for all of our Hurricane happenings!

Go Canes!
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Attention seniors. Please check the bulletin board outside the cafeteria for your yearbook portraits.
If you find any mistakes, please email yearbook@arps.org by December 7
Thanks!
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JETS Club: 

Students interested in a Fun and Challenging Engineering Competition: Its time to start organizing the TEAM+S Competition. Everyone wanting to compete should come by room 223 after school to sign up. Signups closing Wednesday... don't wait!
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Please see sports schedule below:

Dec. 5th
6:00 pm EVENT UPDATE-- @ Sabis International Charter School - B/V/Basketball 
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Dec. 7th
§   4:00p Northampton HS- B/F/Basketball
5:30p Northampton HS- B/JV/Basketball

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Dec. 8th
§  Pioneer Valley Tip Off
§   3:45p TBD - B/V/Indoor Track 
§   3:45p TBD - G/V/Indoor Track 
§   5:00p Longmeadow HS- B/V/Swimming 
§   5:00p Longmeadow HS- G/V/Swimming 
§   6:00p Northampton HS- G/V/Basketball 
 7:30p @ Northampton HS - B/V/Basketball 

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Dec. 9th
Pioneer Valley Tip Off 
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Non School Sponsored Announcements

Students who wish to travel to Europe in June, 2018:  An informational meeting is being held in Room 127 at 6:30 for a trip planned to Greece, Italy and Spain.  Please attend to learn the details.  See Mr. Jean with questions.  jeand@arps.org