Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Tuesday Day 4
Drop C
E-period lunch

  • The Guidance Office is now home to two small, beautiful fish! Come by to meet them and enter our "NAME OUR FISH" contest! The winner will not only have naming rights for our new friends, but will win a bag of their favorite (nut-free) candy!
  • Girls interested in attending the October 24th Women in Engineering Career Day at UMASS: Permission Slips must be returned to Ms. Blauner in Room 223 by 3pm Friday afternoon (Oct 11). Questions? See Ms. Blauner!
  • 19-20 yearbooks are available for pre-order at arps.picaboo.com! If you are on free/reduced lunch and would like to access a coupon code to purchase the yearbook at a reduced price, email Crystal Garrity at garrityc@arps.org.
  • Do you have pictures from Spirit Week, Homecoming, field trips, or clubs? Send them to the yearbook for review! You can email directly to garrityc@arps.org, share a Google Drive folder with Crystal Garrity, or upload directly to the Picaboo site at arps.picaboo.org!
  • "Not School Sponsored": Do you want to be a part of the national youth movement taking action against climate change? Join the Amherst Sunrise Strike Circle! Strike Circles are small groups that meet weekly to learn, plan, and recruit for the upcoming strike for climate action. To join, go to bit.ly/amherst-strike-circle. We hope to see you soon! Email amherstsunrisemovement@gmail.com with any questions.
  • The Sene-Gambian Scholars club will meet TODAY (10/15) at 2:30 in Room 147 to discuss fundraising for the exchange program. There will also be an informational meeting for students and parents about the spring trip to West Africa TOMORROW (10/16) at 6 p.m. in the library. Come and learn more about this life-changing experience.
  • PSAT’s are on Wednesday October 16th. Please check the bulletin board in the front lobby if you don’t remember which classroom you will be testing in. Also, remember to bring a calculator for the second Math test. You can NOT use your phone as a calculator for the PSAT’s
  • Senior Transcript Requests -The announced deadline for transcript requests in Naviance IS ONLY for Early Decision and Early Action applications. Please consult the calendar in the back of the College Planning Handbook for additional opportunities and deadlines. Generally, transcript and recommendation request deadlines are three weeks prior to the deadline.
    A message outlining the Early Decision/Early Action Deadline was sent via Naviance. Please check your Naviance and email accounts regularly as you will hear from the Guidance Office and colleges you are applying to in this manner.
    If you need assistance, please ask Crystal Garrity in Guidance, or Cathy Tracy in Room 309.
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    College in the Caf
      • 1st Lunch Monday   
      • 2nd Lunch Wednesday Friday
      • 3rd Lunch Tuesday Thursday
    Students can find Deidre Cuffee-Gray, the ARHS College & Career Advisor, for informal conversations about college, career and life after ARHS.
  • Women's Rights Club meeting TODAY(10/15) at 2:30 pm in room 166! We'll be creating posters for our upcoming Pad and Tampon Drive (snacks included). Newcomers always welcome!
  • Join the International Students Club this Wednesday 10/16! We'll be planning for future events and running an activity about water--we can't tell you more or we'll ruin the surprise! Meet at 2:30 in the library (don't worry we'll be done before practices). We will have fall themed snacks!
  • ARHS Theater Company presents Bing Bong!  October 23-26 - an immersive theater production designed for only one person at a time.  Tickets will sell out fast, and go on sale TODAY at 3pm.  You do not need money up front to sign up for the show.  Look for the ticket link on the Performing Arts web page, available via the ARHS website or bit.ly/arps-pa.  Get 'em now before they're gone!
  • The time to register for AP Exams is here. The final deadline, without incurring a $40 late registration fee from the CollegeBoard is November 15th. The full cost of each AP Exam is $94, and the reduced fee is $53. To register for an AP Exam, please bring a check made out to ARHS, or cash to Room 207 by November 11th, we need time to process the orders before the final deadline. It is important to know that after November 15th, the CollegeBoard also charges a $40 cancelation fee if you change your mind about taking the AP Exam you registered for. Please contact Mr. Sadiq if you have any questions. 
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