Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Wednesday
October 11, 2017
Day 7
Drop F
A Period - 7:45 - 8:45
B Period - 8:50 - 9:50
C Period - 9:55 - 10:55

Lunch - D Period
11:00 - 12:30

E Period  -   12:35 -  1:25
G Period  -   1:30  -   2:20

Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday October 9th - October 14, 2017
(The sports schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)

PSATs are being administered today in the gym and various locations throughout the building.  The west half of the front hallway, room 175, 177, and 179, and the hallway outside the gymnasium are off limits A-C periods to students not testing.  The daily schedule has been adjusted slightly, with 5 minutes added to both B and C periods and 5 minutes taken away from E and G periods - please see the adjusted schedule posted in classrooms.  D period lunch will begin at 11:00.  

Bells will not be rung today, so please keep an eye on the clock.  When in the hallways, please keep the noise down so as not to disturb test takers.  Thank you.

Wednesday 10/11: How did the mummy fix the hole in her bandages?  --She went to the Pumpkin Patch Halloween Dance at ARHS.  Friday, October 20th
, 7-10 PM.  Games, costume contest, DANCING!!!!!!!!!  Tickets available at lunch.  $3 at lunch/$5 at the door.


ARHS in partnership with Western Mass Hurricane Relief for Puerto Rico will be collecting donations at all lunches this week. Please help #FillTheBoot for Puerto Rico.

NEW! Conditioning Program - "When we fail to prepare, we prepare to fail."
The Athletic Department is sponsoring a six week conditioning program for indoor track, basketball, skiing, and anyone else who wants to get into shape. This is a good opportunity to get a jump on the competition. If you wait until the season starts it’s too late. 

The program will focus on the following areas: flexibility, mobility, strength, endurance, speed, and mental preparation. The program will be Mondaythrough Thursday from 3:15 until 4:30. Participants will be given a workout for Friday and Saturday to do on their own. 
The program will consist of running, hills, dynamic stretching, static stretching, cardio, and weight lifting.

Register through FamilyID.  Registration will be open October 2nd- October 6th, with the program beginning Tuesday, October 10th, pending the number of registrations. 
Register for Monday & Tuesday session and/or Wednesday & Thursday session.  The full fee cost of the program is $57, reduced lunch fee is $31 and free lunch fee is $26.   You can mail or drop off a check or pay online at   https://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=1211



The Annual Performing Arts Gala is tonight, Wednesday Oct. 11 from 6:30-9:00.  This is a great opportunity to see student talent and effort at work.  Four stages with music, theater, and dance alive with works in progress by the various ensembles.  It's totally free and a totally fantastic time!

Non-school sponsored:

Please support the ABC Fall Foliage 5K Wall/Run on October 14. Go to www.amherstabetterchance.org to register or donate. Thank You!

The sports schedule is listed below.


 NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY
§   8:30a GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL - SPALDING VOLLEYHALL CLASSIC
§   3:00p @ Belchertown HS - B/JV/Football 
§   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Granby Jr./Sr. HS - G/JV/Soccer 
 4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Granby Jr./Sr. HS - G/V/Soccer 
10
§   3:00p Southwick Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team 
§   4:00p @ Southwick Regional School - G/V/Field Hockey 
§   5:00p Springfield Central HS - G/JV/Volleyball 
§   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - B/JV/Soccer 
§   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - B/V/Soccer 
§   5:30p @ Southwick Regional School - G/JV/Field Hockey 
 6:00p Springfield Central HS - G/V/Volleyball 
                                    11
§  4:00p Sabis International Charter School - G/JV/Soccer
§   4:30p @ Mahar Regional School - G/MS/Field Hockey
 5:30p Sabis International Charter School - G/V/Soccer 

12
§   4:00p Longmeadow HS- B/JV/Soccer 
§   4:00p @ Longmeadow HS - B/F/Soccer 
 5:30p Longmeadow HS - B/V/Soccer 

13
§   3:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Mahar Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team 
§   5:00p Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/F/Volleyball 
§   5:00p Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/JV/Volleyball 
§   6:00p Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/V/Volleyball 
 7:00p @ Monument Mountain Reg HS - B/V/Football 

14
§   9:00a @ TBD - B/V/Cross Country
§  10:00a @ Southwick Regional School - B/JV/Soccer 
§  10:00a @ Southwick Regional School - B/V/Soccer 
§  10:00a @ TBD - G/V/Cross Country
§  11:00a @ Westfield HS - G/V/Field Hockey 
§   2:00p @ Eaglebrook School - B/F/Soccer
 9:00p BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY BAY STATE INVITATIONAL




Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Tuesday
October 10th, 2017
Day 6
Drop E
D Period Lunch

Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday October 9th - October 14, 2017
(The sports schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)

PSATs are being administered during the school day tomorrowWednesday, October 11th, in the gym and various locations throughout the building.  The west half of the front hallway, room 175, 177, and 179, and the hallway outside the gymnasium are off limits A-C periods to students not testing.  The daily schedule has been adjusted slightly, with 5 minutes added to both B and C periods and 5 minutes taken away from E and G periods - please see the adjusted schedule posted in classrooms.  D period lunch will begin at 11:00.  

For students who are taking the PSAT, please check the board in the main lobby for your testing room.  You must report there directly tomorrow morning.  Please get a good night's rest tonight and eat breakfast tomorrow morning.  Remember to bring the following to the test:

-two number 2 pencils
-a four function or scientific calculator
-your ID

We will have pencils but no calculators to loan you for the test.  Calculators on a phone are prohibited.



If you have been approved for extended time, please note that you will miss the lunch period.  Please bring food that you can eat during your 5 minute breaks or after testing is complete.

ARHS in partnership with Western Mass Hurricane Relief for Puerto Rico will be collecting donations at all lunches this week. Please help #FillTheBoot for Puerto Rico.

I.D.'s for 9th graders will be distributed at lunch today, Tuesday, Oct. 10th, 2017.

International Club bake sale today October 10th!  Come buy some baked goods to support our club.

What do you get if you divide a pumpkin’s circumference by its diameter?  --Pumpkin Pi Halloween Dance at ARHS.  Friday, October 20th, 7-10 PM.  Games, costume contest, DANCING!!!!!!!!!  Tickets available at lunch.  $3 at lunch/$5 at the door.

The Annual Performing Arts Gala is this Wednesday Oct. 11 from 6:30-9:00.  This is a great opportunity to see student talent and effort at work.  Four stages with music, theater, and dance alive with works in progress by the various ensembles.  It's totally free and a totally fantastic time!

"We're excited to have our Chef Sam back with us today during lunch. Chef Sam will be cooking and sampling a new recipe today called "Tacos al Pastor" at all 3 lunches. This dish is a fusion of cuisines, combining the flavors of Central Mexico with Middle Eastern shawarma. It is all at once tangy, sweet and spicy; and the lime crema adds a cooling burst of citrus! Enjoy!"


Come to two after-school training meetings for those interested in doing layout and design for ARHS's school newspaper, The Graphic--in room 187 (tech hallway)--Tuesday October 10, from 2:45-4 and Thursday, October 12, from 2:45-4. We don't write the articles, but we DO copy-edit and spend time putting together the newspaper using a professional publishing program. We also maintain the web site. It's for detail-oriented people and word and design-lovers! If you don't play three sports and can stay after school some days until 4 p.m. making the news come to life, pay us a visit. See Ms Barber-Just in room 175 with questions or email her at barber-justs@arps.org.


Don't forget to acknowledge your peers for being positive members of the ARHS community!  Fill out a norm form and submit it in the norm form box outside the cafeteria.  Be sure to write clearly and put your name on the back of the form.  Free Ticket Friday is coming up and we have more prizes to give away to members of the community who embrace diversity and are supportive, accountable, inclusive, and upstanding.


Non-school sponsored:
Please support the ABC Fall Foliage 5K Wall/Run on October 14. Go to www.amherstabetterchance.org to register or donate. Thank You!

§  NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY
§   8:30a GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL - SPALDING VOLLEYHALL CLASSIC
§   3:00p @ Belchertown HS - B/JV/Football 
§   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Granby Jr./Sr. HS - G/JV/Soccer 
 4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Granby Jr./Sr. HS - G/V/Soccer 
10
§   3:00p Southwick Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team 
§   4:00p @ Southwick Regional School - G/V/Field Hockey 
§   5:00p Springfield Central HS - G/JV/Volleyball 
§   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - B/JV/Soccer 
§   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - B/V/Soccer 
§   5:30p @ Southwick Regional School - G/JV/Field Hockey 
 6:00p Springfield Central HS - G/V/Volleyball 
                                    11
§  4:00p Sabis International Charter School - G/JV/Soccer
§   4:30p @ Mahar Regional School - G/MS/Field Hockey
 5:30p Sabis International Charter School - G/V/Soccer 

12
§   4:00p Longmeadow HS- B/JV/Soccer 
§   4:00p @ Longmeadow HS - B/F/Soccer 
 5:30p Longmeadow HS - B/V/Soccer 

13
§   3:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Mahar Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team 
§   5:00p Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/F/Volleyball 
§   5:00p Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/JV/Volleyball 
§   6:00p Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/V/Volleyball 
 7:00p @ Monument Mountain Reg HS - B/V/Football 

14
§   9:00a @ TBD - B/V/Cross Country
§  10:00a @ Southwick Regional School - B/JV/Soccer 
§  10:00a @ Southwick Regional School - B/V/Soccer 
§  10:00a @ TBD - G/V/Cross Country
§  11:00a @ Westfield HS - G/V/Field Hockey 
§   2:00p @ Eaglebrook School - B/F/Soccer

 9:00p BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY BAY STATE INVITATIONAL



Friday, October 6th, 2017

Friday
October 6th, 2017
Day 5
Drop D
E Period Lunch

Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday October 2nd - Saturday, October 7th, 2017
(The sports schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)

PSATs are being administered during the school day on Wednesday, October 11th in the gym and various locations throughout the building.  The west half of the front hallway, room 175, 177, and 179, and the hallway outside the gymnasium are off limits A-C periods to students not testing.  The daily schedule has been adjusted slightly, with 5 minutes added to both B and C periods and 5 minutes taken away from E and G periods - please see the adjusted schedule posted in classrooms.  D period lunch will begin at 11:00.  

For students who are taking the PSAT, please check the board in the main lobby for your testing room.  You must report there directly on Wednesday morning.  Please get a good night's rest on Tuesday night and eat breakfast on Wednesday morning.  Remember to bring the following to the test:

-two number 2 pencils
-a four function or scientific calculator
-your ID

We will have pencils but no calculators to loan you for the test.  Calculators on a phone are prohibited.

If you have been approved for extended time, please note that you will miss the lunch period.  Please bring food that you can eat during your 5 minute breaks or after testing is complete.


I.D.'s for 9th graders will be distributed at lunch today(Friday, Oct. 6th)




What kind of music do mummies listen to?
--wrap 

Halloween Dance at ARHS.  Friday, October 20th7-10 PM.  

Games, costume contest, DANCING!!!!!!!!!  Tickets available at lunch starting next week.  $3 at lunch/$5 at the door.



Current Sophomores and Juniors - if you are interested in cultural exchange, apply to a summer program at Princeton University.  
Get information at www.highschooldiplomats.com

Who did the ghost take to the Halloween dance?  
- Their boo! 
Halloween Dance at ARHS.  Friday, October 20th7-10 PM.  
Games, costume contest, DANCING!!!!!!!!!  Tickets available at lunch starting next week.  $3 at lunch/$5 at the door.



Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday October 2nd - Saturday, October 7th, 2017


Oct. 2
§   3:00p South Hadley HS - B/V/Golf - Team
§   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Ludlow HS - G/F/Volleyball 
§   4:00p Northampton HS- B/F/Soccer
§   4:00p @ Northampton HS - B/JV/Soccer
§   4:30p Deerfield Academy - G/MS/Field Hockey
§   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Ludlow HS - G/JV/Volleyball 
§   6:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Ludlow HS - G/V/Volleyball 
§   6:00p @ Northampton HS - B/V/Soccer 

Oct. 3
§   3:00p @ Northampton HS - B/V/Golf - Team 
§   3:45p Springfield Central HS - B/V/Cross Country 
§   3:45p Springfield Central HS - G/V/Cross Country 
§   4:00p South Hadley HS - B/V/Cross Country
§   4:00p South Hadley HS - G/V/Cross Country 
§   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Athol HS - G/V/Field Hockey 
§   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Athol HS - G/JV/Field Hockey 

Oct. 4
§  5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Agawam HS - G/JV/Volleyball 
§   6:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Agawam HS - G/V/Volleyball 

Oct. 5
§  4:30p EVENT UPDATE-- East Longmeadow HS - B/JV/Soccer 
§   5:00p @ South Hadley HS - G/F/Volleyball
§   6:30p East Longmeadow HS - B/V/Soccer

Oct. 6
§  3:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Chicopee HS - B/V/Golf - Team 
§   3:30p @ Bement School- B/MS/Cross Country
§   3:30p @ Bement School- G/MS/Cross Country
§   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Palmer HS - G/V/Field Hockey 
§   4:00p @ Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/JV/Volleyball
§   4:00p @ Renaissance School - G/V/Soccer 
§   5:00p @ Minnechaug Reg. HS - G/V/Volleyball
§   7:00p Woodstock Academy - B/V/Football

Oct. 7
§  9:00a @ TBD - B/MS/Cross Country 
§   9:00a @ TBD - G/MS/Cross Country 
§   9:00a @ Thetford Academy - G/V/Cross Country