Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Billie Jean King was born on November 22, 1943, in Long Beach California. Billie is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player who was the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation. She has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year lifetime achievement award. She has won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. In 1966, Billie Jean King was ranked #1 in the world in women’s tennis. She held the #1 ranking for five additional years. While participating in a tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in 1955, Billie Jean was excluded from a group picture of junior tennis players because she wore the tennis shorts her mother made her instead of the tennis dress traditionally worn by female athletes. She quickly took this injustice and used it as fuel to power both her game and her future social advocacy. Billie has been a long-time pioneer for equality and social justice. In 1973, at age 29, she won the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs.
WRC Women's History Month presented by Lia Cullen
As we reflect on the one-year anniversary of leaving school for quarantine, The Minks Literary Magazine editors want to hear about your experiences. Our writing prompt for you is: describe a way the past year has affected you. Your piece could be long or short, serious or lighthearted. Send your writing to minks@arps.org, and it could be featured in this year’s edition of The Minks. If you would like your work published anonymously, simply let us know in the email. Happy writing!
- Yearbook:
- Yearbook pre-orders are only open until APRIL 1ST. Order yours now! If you are a senior and are having trouble affording a yearbook, contact Miss Garrity.
- Families and staff can submit "parent ads" to thank or congratulate students, staff, or faculty. Every ad purchased helps a senior on free/reduced lunch get a yearbook! Submit your ad at arps.picaboo.com!
- All students should submit a portrait to the yearbook through the MyYearbookPhoto app! If you are having trouble uploading your image to the app, you may email it to Miss Garrity at garrityc@arps.org
- In addition to portraits, we are still looking for candid images to fill our yearbook! Send us photos of you with your friends, family, pets, and projects! Send us photos of your silver linings, your clubs, your joy, your genius! Photos can be uploaded at arps.picaboo.com or emailed to garrityc@arps.org.
- On March 17th, students have the day off and some members of the ARHS Yearbook Staff will be available at the high school to take photos from 11am-2pm. Students can stop by to take pictures with friends. Social distancing and masks will be required, hand sanitizer will be available. Parents will be contacted to confirm permission. To sign up, fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/
CELnjnMzee7CWX9fA - Final voting for Superlatives has started! Cast your final votes by March 22nd at 3:30pm!
- Yearbook pre-orders are only open until APRIL 1ST. Order yours now! If you are a senior and are having trouble affording a yearbook, contact Miss Garrity.
An info meeting for all students interested in the ARHS Spring Musical will be held this Thursday at 2:45 via Google Meet at: meet.google.com/qno-zxsv-zfq
We'll be discussing all the big stuff: is this possible? How would it work? How do we manage safety in numbers? And - what show would we do?
Lots to share - so join us! No experience necessary, or even desired. We'd love to see you stop by. Contact Mr. Bechtold (bechtolj@arps.org) with any questions.
The Environmental Action Club has partnered with Tree-Plenish to plant trees in the Amherst regional community to offset our school’s yearly paper consumption. Buy trees for yourself or as a gift at www.tree-plenishevents.org/amherst! The deadline for ordering trees is March 24, trees cost $5 each, and we are offering red oak, red maple, and river birch saplings. We are hoping to meet our goal of 230 trees, so tell all your friends! You can also sign up to volunteer for our planting event on April 24 at the website above.
