ARHS Morning Announcements

Friday, March 4, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Are you interested in Hip Hop dance? Sign up for a class next year here at ARHS! We're offering two new classes focused on Hip Hop Dance and Culture - no experience necessary.

Hip Hop Culture was born in Black and Latinx communities in the 1970's, and centers on the 5 elements: Breakin', MCing, DJing, Graffiti, and Knowledge of Self. Its dances are all about joy, liberation, individuality, and youth leadership.

For more information, talk to Remy in the Dance Studio in the front hallway, email fernandezobrienr@arps.org, or check out the vibe at Dance Club on Wednesdays at 3:50.

here will be a meeting for all people interested in playing boys ultimate this spring on this Friday 3/4 after school at 3:45 in room 115. It will be brief and informational. Send any questions to Joe Costello at costelloj@arps.org

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Thursday, March 3, 2022

From Coach Dan Kaplan:
Interested in Ultimate Frisbee? If you have played, want to play, might want to play, or might know someone who might want to play Girls Ultimate Frisbee at ARHS** this spring, please come to a pre-season, fun, informational meeting:

This Friday, March 4, at 3:40 PM in Room 117
Meet the coaches, hear about our plans for the season, requirements for participating, and schedule for tryouts. We will also have plenty of time to answer any of your questions (including “what is Ultimate Frisbee?!”)

This meeting is open to all who are interested. Feel free to bring a friend who has never thought of a frisbee as anything other than a backyard toy!

** The girls' ultimate program welcomes all non-binary, trans, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, and agender athletes who feel comfortable on a girls' division team.

Hope to see you all on Friday after school!!
Spring sports registration is now open! Please use this link to view the spring sports registration information. Once registered more information will be sent out by the coach. Coaches directory can be found here.
College and Career Advisor Office Hours - Juniors and Seniors
Meet with Ms. Cuffee-Gray without an appointment
Lunchtime - I'll be sitting outside the Guidance Office - Pull Up a Chair
Tuesdays - 1st Lunch Wednesdays 2nd Lunch Thursdays 3rd Lunch

Seniors Community Foundation of Western MA is an Amazing Scholarship
Deadline March 31st - Don't make me beg you - xo Ms. Cuffee-Gray
Seniors - Apply! https://communityfoundation.org/students/scholarships/
You must request a transcript via Naviance
Summer Externships Underrepresented Students - Free!
Underrepresented Students are Encouraged to Apply for Externships Below
What is "UNDERREPRESENTED"??? BIPOC - Black Indigenous and People of Color and First Generation College Students
Check in with Ms. Cuffee-Gray asap (Non ARHS sponsored opportunity) - anyone with demonstrated interest can apply. Program is working to provide opportunities underrepresented students.
Contact Ms. Cuffee-Gray - Deadline March 7th
Offerings:
Cybersecurity: Mar 7-17, 4-6pm
Game Development: Mar 21-Apr 1, 4-6pm
Start-Up/Entrepreneurship: May 9-20, 7-9pm
Artificial Intelligence (AI): June 27-July 1, 1-6pm

There will be a meeting for all people interested in playing boys ultimate this spring on this Friday 3/4 after school at 3:45 in room 115. It will be brief and informational. Send any questions to Joe Costello at costelloj@arps.org

Are You A Junior Destined for College? Have Financial Need?
Apply for the Horatio Alger Scholarship! Deadline March 15th
Minimum GPA 2.0 - Here's the link - scholars.horatioalger.org
Check with Ms. Cuffee-Gray if you have questions.

Need help or guidance with your course registration? Counselors would love to help you! Please find us in room 162 during all lunch blocks this week and in room 144 during all plus blocks this week. We ask you please come to one of these sessions instead of emailing your questions this week. The final day for course registration is this Friday. Don't delay, register today!!

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

From Coach Dan Kaplan:
Interested in Ultimate Frisbee? If you have played, want to play, might want to play, or might know someone who might want to play Girls Ultimate Frisbee at ARHS** this spring, please come to a pre-season, fun, informational meeting:

This Friday, March 4, at 3:40 PM in Room 117
Meet the coaches, hear about our plans for the season, requirements for participating, and schedule for tryouts. We will also have plenty of time to answer any of your questions (including “what is Ultimate Frisbee?!”)

This meeting is open to all who are interested. Feel free to bring a friend who has never thought of a frisbee as anything other than a backyard toy!

** The girls' ultimate program welcomes all non-binary, trans, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, and agender athletes who feel comfortable on a girls' division team.

Hope to see you all on Friday after school!!
Spring sports registration is now open! Please use this link to view the spring sports registration information. Once registered more information will be sent out by the coach. Coaches directory can be found here.
College and Career Advisor Office Hours - Juniors and Seniors
Meet with Ms. Cuffee-Gray without an appointment
Lunchtime - I'll be sitting outside the Guidance Office - Pull Up a Chair
Tuesdays - 1st Lunch Wednesdays 2nd Lunch Thursdays 3rd Lunch

Seniors Community Foundation of Western MA is an Amazing Scholarship
Deadline March 31st - Don't make me beg you - xo Ms. Cuffee-Gray
Seniors - Apply! https://communityfoundation.org/students/scholarships/
You must request a transcript via Naviance
Summer Externships Underrepresented Students - Free!
Underrepresented Students are Encouraged to Apply for Externships Below
What is "UNDERREPRESENTED"??? BIPOC - Black Indigenous and People of Color and First Generation College Students
Check in with Ms. Cuffee-Gray asap (Non ARHS sponsored opportunity) - anyone with demonstrated interest can apply. Program is working to provide opportunities underrepresented students.
Contact Ms. Cuffee-Gray - Deadline March 7th
Offerings:
Cybersecurity: Mar 7-17, 4-6pm
Game Development: Mar 21-Apr 1, 4-6pm
Start-Up/Entrepreneurship: May 9-20, 7-9pm
Artificial Intelligence (AI): June 27-July 1, 1-6pm

There will be a meeting for all people interested in playing boys ultimate this spring on this Friday 3/4 after school at 3:45 in room 115. It will be brief and informational. Send any questions to Joe Costello at costelloj@arps.org

Are You A Junior Destined for College? Have Financial Need?
Apply for the Horatio Alger Scholarship! Deadline March 15th
Minimum GPA 2.0 - Here's the link - scholars.horatioalger.org
Check with Ms. Cuffee-Gray if you have questions.

Need help or guidance with your course registration? Counselors would love to help you! Please find us in room 162 during all lunch blocks this week and in room 144 during all plus blocks this week. We ask you please come to one of these sessions instead of emailing your questions this week. The final day for course registration is this Friday. Don't delay, register today!!

Are you looking for something to do this summer? Are you seeking a job or wanting to volunteer? Check out the Guidance Office Opportunities Page! It has listings for a huge variety of opportunities for students.

Are you interested in Hip Hop dance? Sign up for a class next year here at ARHS! We're offering two new classes focused on Hip Hop Dance and Culture - no experience necessary.

Hip Hop Culture was born in Black and Latinx communities in the 1970's, and centers on the 5 elements: Breakin', MCing, DJing, Graffiti, and Knowledge of Self. Its dances are all about joy, liberation, individuality, and youth leadership.

For more information, talk to Remy in the Dance Studio in the front hallway, email fernandezobrienr@arps.org, or check out the vibe at Dance Club on Wednesdays at 3:50.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

In celebration of Women's History Month by Victor C.

Born in 1951, Miriam Esther Jimenez Roman was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. As a teenager, Jimenez fell in love with poetry, and found comfort in reading. Her mother was a healthcare worker and a factory worker, and her father was a factory worker after serving in the US Army private. The family migrated to East Harlem, NY in 1952. After relocating back to PR in the late 1970’s. Miriam co-founded the feminists collective named Encuentro de Mujeres. Her experiences as a Black Puerto Rican inserted her directly into the fight to accept Afro Latinidad. Influenced by the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Nuyorican movements, Jimenez began publishing works that criticized racial democracy, Taino revivalism, blanqueamiento, and the US census. From 1983 to 1987, Jimenz began joining activist movements, speaking at conferences, and writing books on the importance of accepting Afro-Latinidad in this fight for equality. She taught innovative courses on Afro-Latinidad at Brown, Columbia, and New York University. In 2005, she co-founded the “Afro-Latin@” project. Her critically acclaimed book The Afro Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States, won the 2011 American Book award. Miriam E. Jimenez unfortunately passed away on August 6, 2020.
Do you want to brainstorm ways we can support Ukrainian resistance? Do you want to learn more about the rich and vibrant culture of Ukraine outside of the current conflict? Come to Russian Language club, every Tuesday from 3:35-4:55 in Room 151.
Need help or guidance with your course registration? Counselors would love to help you! Please find us in room 162 during all lunch blocks this week and in room 144 during all plus blocks this week. We ask you please come to one of these sessions instead of emailing your questions this week. The final day for course registration is this Friday. Don't delay, register today!!

Are you looking for something to do this summer? Are you seeking a job or wanting to volunteer? Check out the Guidance Office Opportunities Page! It has listings for a huge variety of opportunities for students.

Are you interested in Hip Hop dance? Sign up for a class next year here at ARHS! We're offering two new classes focused on Hip Hop Dance and Culture - no experience necessary.

Hip Hop Culture was born in Black and Latinx communities in the 1970's, and centers on the 5 elements: Breakin', MCing, DJing, Graffiti, and Knowledge of Self. Its dances are all about joy, liberation, individuality, and youth leadership.

For more information, talk to Remy in the Dance Studio in the front hallway, email fernandezobrienr@arps.org, or check out the vibe at Dance Club on Wednesdays at 3:50.

Monday, February 28, 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Today’s Black History Month moment brought to you by POCU
Charles Jackson French stood 5’8” tall and weighed 195 pounds. He was been born on Sept. 25, 1919, in Foreman, Arkansas. After his parents died, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska to live with his sister. On December 4, 1937, French enlisted in the Steward/Messman branch of the United States Navy – the only positions open to African Americans at the time. French was assigned to the USS Houston which was stationed in Hawaii and cruised the Pacific Ocean with stops in the Philippines and Shanghai, to name a few. After his four year commitment ended in 1941, French returned to Omaha, Nebraska, but four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, French re-enlisted as a Steward’s Mate 1st class. He joined the crew of the USS Gregory in March of 1942. When the USS Gregory was hit and sunk by Japanese fire, French found a raft and loaded wounded sailors onto it. French then successfully swam through the night for 6-8 hours pulling a raft of 15 wounded sailors with a rope around his waist in shark infested waters. French successfully brought these men to safety on the shores of the Solomon Islands. He was the first African American swimmer to receive the Navy Medal of Heroism in 1943.

Friday, February 18, 2022

Friday, February 18, 2022

Today's Black History Month moment is brought to you by Mariza M.Guion

Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who is the first African American and the second person of African descent after Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez to go to space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he remained while assigned to NASA, rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bluford graduated from Overbrook High School in 1960. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1964, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1974, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Laser Physics, again from AFIT, in 1978, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1987. He has also attended the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Today's Black History Month moment is brought to you by Tatiyahna C.
Alice Coachman was a Track and Field Star who was born on November 9, 1923 and raised in Albany, Georgia. Coachman wanted to train and compete in organized sports events, but was denied that opportunity because of her race and gender. She improvised and trained using what was available to her. She would practice running barefoot on dirt roads as well as using homemade equipment to practice her high jump.
Before she was 16, Coachman competed in the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) Women’s National Championships, breaking the college and National high jump records while competing barefoot. Coachman won ten national championships in a row. She also won national championships in the 50 meter dash, the 100 meter dash and with the 400 meter relay team while in college. Coachman was unable to compete in the 1940 & 1944 Olympic Games as they were canceled because of World War II. She became the only woman and the first Black woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1948 Olympic Games. Coachman marked a record in the high jump finals of 5 feet, 6 ⅛ inches. She broke the record while nursing a back injury. Coachman later said, “I didn’t know I’d won first place. I was on my way to receive a medal and I saw my name on the board. And, of course, I glanced over into the stands where my coach was, and she was clapping her hands.”
Artificial Intelligence: June 27-July 1, 1-6pm daily. This is a 25-hour externship in Artificial Intelligence. DUE FRIDAY.
Students will receive valuable insight into the world of AI and learn
what it takes to be successful in this competitive industry. From
machine-learning to the block chain, our industry experts will
be there to guide you every step of the way. You’ll team up with
your fellow classmates to start creating your own projects.
For detailed information: https://www.workededu.com/externships/artificial-intelligence
$400 dollar tuition will be covered. Students will have to sign a commitment letter stating that they will follow through the entire program.
Contact Ms. Cuffee-Gray if you are interested - cuffee-grayd@arps.org(Non-ARHS Sponsored Activity)

At 37 years in a row and counting, the Theater Company's annual Student-Written Play Festival will be welcoming 10-minute and 1-minute play submissions for a deadline in mid-March. We'd love to see your scripts! Come to a brief info meeting this THURSDAY, February 17 from 3:45-4:00 in the auditorium. Anyone can apply! See Mr. Bechtold with questions.

The International Students Club is offering high school students an opportunity to be peer-tutors for ARHS students who are learning English! Depending on the student, you might be practicing conversational English with them or tutoring math/science topics. Please email Rebekah Hong, at hongr@arps.org if you’re interested

Want to watch a classic French movie and support the French Club? The French club will be showing “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” on Thursday, February 17th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. The tickets will be sold at the door and they will be $1.00 for students and $2.00 for general admission. Donations are encouraged. “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” is a fun musical for everyone to watch, so come and bring your friends!

Wednesday,February 16, 2022

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Today's Black History Month moment is brought to you by Phoenix F-F
C.T Vivian born July 30, 1924 was an American minister, author and close friend of Martin Luther King. Vivian was born in Boonville, Missouri and soon after moved to Macomb, Illinois with his mother where he attended school and graduated from Macomb High School in 1942. He then attended Western Illinois University. After college Vivian began his first job as the recreation director of the Carver Community Center in Peoria, Illinois. Vivian's first acts of protest were sit-in demonstrations here. These sit-ins led to the desegregation of Barton’s Cafeteria in 1947.
Throughout Vivian’s life he was able to accomplish many things but I would like to focus on one. In 1959 Vivian began teaching nonviolent direct action strategy to youth activists such as John Lewis. This resulted in many different groups coming together to organize a peaceful march of over 4,000 demonstrators to Nashville’s City Hall on April 19, 1960. Later on that evening because of their leadership in the march Vivian and Diane Nash were given the opportunity to speak with the Mayor, who ultimately publicly agreed that racial discrimination was morally wrong. Seeing their efforts pay off, many of the youth that Vivian taught took on leadership roles in organizations such as the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference).
C.T Vivian was an extremely important leader in the civil rights movement who was able to teach and share experience with younger generations, ensuring that many are prepared for this long fight for freedom.
It's Wellness Wednesday! This week our Tip is: To Make a Cope Ahead Plan for February Break! With February break only 2 days away, maybe you are having some strong feelings about it. Maybe you are looking forward to it or maybe you are dreading it or maybe you are feeling somewhere in between. However you are feeling, it is helpful to make a cope ahead plan to have in place!
What is a Cope Ahead Plan? It is a plan that you can use to think through with actions how to tackle something that's upcoming. Things like tests, hard conversations, stressful events can be managed smoother by taking the time to make a plan. It is specific to knowing what works best for you in those hard moments and identifying different support systems you have in place.
To Make your own Cope Ahead plan:
- Identify some things that you are looking forward to over break: Any fun activities, or events, sleeping in, catching up on some of your favorite shows, spending more time with your pet? These can anchor your plan. Be sure to put some in- big or small!
- Identify and notice what might cause you stress over break: What situations cause you stress? Rate those stressful situations on a scale of 0-10 so you can identify what skills to use in those times.
- Recognize and notice some good ways to distract yourself: Both internal and external coping strategies. This can include relaxation techniques, art activities, physical activities, reading a book, playing an instrument, listening to music, cuddling with your pet, or watching your favorite tv show.
- Reflect on ways to help you process your feelings: This might include making a feeling/mood journal, venting feelings to a safe person, making a gratitude list, drawing how you feel, crying
- Identify ways to keep yourself and your space safe
- Identify 1-2 safe and supportive people you can reach out to over break
- Identify Professionals or other resources you can use to get yourself support and help during a crisis. This includes:
Reach out to a trusted adult here at school for help in making one!

Artificial Intelligence: June 27-March 1, 1-6pm daily. This is a 25-hour externship in Artificial Intelligence. DUE FRIDAY.
Students will receive valuable insight into the world of AI and learn
what it takes to be successful in this competitive industry. From
machine-learning to the block chain, our industry experts will
be there to guide you every step of the way. You’ll team up with
your fellow classmates to start creating your own projects.
For detailed information: https://www.workededu.com/externships/artificial-intelligence
$400 dollar tuition will be covered. Students will have to sign a commitment letter stating that they will follow through the entire program.
Contact Ms. Cuffee-Gray if you are interested - cuffee-grayd@arps.org(Non-ARHS Sponsored Activity)

At 37 years in a row and counting, the Theater Company's annual Student-Written Play Festival will be welcoming 10-minute and 1-minute play submissions for a deadline in mid-March. We'd love to see your scripts! Come to a brief info meeting this THURSDAY, February 17 from 3:45-4:00 in the auditorium. Anyone can apply! See Mr. Bechtold with questions.

The International Students Club is offering high school students an opportunity to be peer-tutors for ARHS students who are learning English! Depending on the student, you might be practicing conversational English with them or tutoring math/science topics. Please email Rebekah Hong, at hongr@arps.org if you’re interested

Want to watch a classic French movie and support the French Club? The French club will be showing “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” on Thursday, February 17th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. The tickets will be sold at the door and they will be $1.00 for students and $2.00 for general admission. Donations are encouraged. “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” is a fun musical for everyone to watch, so come and bring your friends!

Schools for Africa is a club that meets every other Wednesday afterschool. We talk about different ways to raise money to help Africa build more schools. We have raised lots of money in different ways: like bake sales, Man Pageant, Duck race and our letter campaign but we are still trying to get some new ideas for fundraising. All the money that we have made goes straight to our Schools for Africa funds account. Did you know that around 2010~2011 Schools for Africa raised about $20,000 which led us to our goal to build a School in Cameroon! Also in 2017, ARHS donated $9,000 to build a water system for the primary school in Nketiosh, Cameroon. Our goal is to raise a lot more so we can keep building more schools in Africa!

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Today's black History Month moment is brought to you by Ariana T.

Do you know who Harriet Tubman was? Harriet Tubman 1820-1931 she was actually named Araminta Ross but she adopted her mother’s name Harriet and changed her last name to Tubman when she married her husband John Tubman in 1844. In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia, only to return to Maryland to rescue her family soon after. Slowly, one group at a time, she brought relatives with her out of the state, and eventually guided dozens of other enslaved people to freedom. Traveling by night and in extreme secrecy, Tubman (or "Moses", as she was called) never lost a passenger as a “conductor’ on the Underground Railroad. After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed, she helped guide fugitives farther north into Canada, and helped newly freed enslaved people find work. Tubman met John Brown in 1858, and helped him plan and recruit supporters for his 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry.
When the Civil War began, Tubman worked for the Union Army, first as a cook and nurse, and then as an armed scout and spy. She was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, she guided the raid at Combahee Ferry, which liberated more than 700 enslaved people. After the war, she retired to the family home on property she had purchased in 1859 in Auburn, New York, where she cared for her aging parents. She was active in the women's suffrage movement until illness overtook her, and she had to be admitted to a home for elderly African Americans that she had helped to establish years earlier. She was an abolitionist and activist and became an icon of courage and freedom. She died on March 25th, 1931.
The movement to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 with Harriet Tubman was halted by a former president but is back on track under the current administration.
Ariana Texidor

We will be running a special schedule Weds (2/16) for course registration:

Special Early Release Schedule for 2/16/22

A	9:00-9:45 (45 mins)
Advisory for Course Registration	9:50-10:15 (25 mins)
B	10:20-11:00 (40 mins)
C	11:05-11:35 (30 min) 11:35-12:05 (30 min) 12:05-12:35 (30 min) *60 min class/30 min lunch
D	12:40-1:20 (40 mins)

At 37 years in a row and counting, the Theater Company's annual Student-Written Play Festival will be welcoming 10-minute and 1-minute play submissions for a deadline in mid-March. We'd love to see your scripts! Come to a brief info meeting this THURSDAY, February 17 from 3:45-4:00 in the auditorium. Anyone can apply! See Mr. Bechtold with questions.

The International Students Club is offering high school students an opportunity to be peer-tutors for ARHS students who are learning English! Depending on the student, you might be practicing conversational English with them or tutoring math/science topics. Please email Rebekah Hong at hongr@arps.org if you’re interested

Want to watch a classic French movie and support the French Club? The French club will be showing “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” on Thursday, February 17th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. The tickets will be sold at the door and they will be $1.00 for students and $2.00 for general admission. Donations are encouraged. “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” is a fun musical for everyone to watch, so come and bring your friends!

Schools for Africa is a club that meets every other Wednesday afterschool. We talk about different ways to raise money to help Africa build more schools. We have raised lots of money in different ways: like bake sales, Man Pageant, Duck race and our letter campaign but we are still trying to get some new ideas for fundraising. All the money that we have made goes straight to our Schools for Africa funds account. Did you know that around 2010~2011 Schools for Africa raised about $20,000 which led us to our goal to build a School in Cameroon! Also in 2017, ARHS donated $9,000 to build a water system for the primary school in Nketiosh, Cameroon. Our goal is to raise a lot more so we can keep building more schools in Africa!