Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

  • Sammy Lee was an American diver, an Olympic diving coach, and the first Asian American man to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally named Samuel Rhee, Lee was the first diver to win Olympic gold medals in the platform event back-to-back. Lee was born on August 1, 1920, in Fresno, California to two Korean immigrants. He faced racism and could only use the public pool in his community once a week before it was drained. He won the national AAU championship in the 3-metre springboard and 10-metre platform events while he was a student at Occidental College in 1942. Lee retired briefly from diving to attend medical school, and served in the U.S. army medical corps during the Korean War. He returned to diving for the 1948 Olympic Games, where he earned a bronze medal in springboard and won the platform event. He won the gold medal for the platform event again at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki before retiring completely from diving. Lee then focused on his medical career and coaching Olympic divers. He coached the 1960 US Olympic team, the 1964 Japanese squad, and the 1964 Korean squad. Lee was inducted into both the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. He died on December 2, 2016, in Newport Beach, California. - Written by Isabelle Camara for the International Students Club AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
  • For today's Consent Week activity, we will be watching Jackson Katz’s fabulous TED Talk titled “Violence Against Women -- It’s a Men’s Issue” and having a discussion afterwards. Katz was the first man to minor in women’s studies at UMass Amherst, and travels the world teaching men about gender violence prevention. This is happening at 3 pm on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/lookup/dob7vgfenh. We hope to see you there!
  • It's Wellness Wednesday
    Today's tip: Create a Personal Mantra!

    What's a mantra? It's an affirmation, a motivator and an inspiring phrase.
    Mantras help affirm the way we want to navigate our days and anchor us when things may be tough. They can serve as a guide and center our attention. They can serve as a reminder (and give us the time) to take a quick minute for a deep breath. 
    Mantras become more powerful when they are alive to you! Say them outloud, write them down and hang them up somewhere you will see regularly!
    It can be as simple as "I've got this" or "Today, I'm doing the best I can with what I've got " OR "Yes, I can do hard things!"

    Need some ideas to create a meaningful mantra? 

    PS- Our Wellness Wednesday Tips are often inspired by people in our community. We will keep highlighting those who inspire us in our weekly tips.
    This week's tip is inspired by the Kindergarten at Pelham Elementary who have been discovering the power of mantras all year and learning new ones to try each week! 
    How amazing is that? 
  • Seniors! We Need You to Complete Your FINAL SENIOR SURVEY. It's required for graduation my loves...Where you going? How do find you? How do we pronounce your name? Do you need more help???
    Please log into Naviance About Me>My Surveys>Survey Not Completed
    Here's a video showing you how to get it done! https://watch.screencastify.com/v/Tsm143iQS3CKSKezT4Eo
  • Juniors - Teacher Recommendations - TAKE THE PLUNGE. Make sure you check your email and follow the instructions for requesting teacher recommendations THIS week. Don't fret. Teacher Recommendations are JUST ONE PIECE OF THE ADMISSIONS PIE.
  • Juniors - Did you have your Life After ARHS Meeting with Ms. Cuffee-Gray. Painless, right? Dare I say fun? Get three friends who haven't scheduled their meeting and get the snack (2.00 or less) of your choice. Help make sure your buddies enter into senior year doing the thinking about Life After ARHS! 
    Students will need to say that you referred them when they sign up. 
  • We, MSAN (Minority Student Achievement Network) Scholars encourage both students and teachers to check out our newly established website, RISE (Resources for Improving Success in Education), which we designed to provide everyone with helpful resources to support student achievement. Topics currently include Teaching Teachers, Education & Activism, School to Prison Pipeline, Community Organizations, and Our Stories with more to come. Thanks from Simone, Joel, Evan, Lucia, Tati and Y'vonna. Here is the link to RISE.
  • Join the ARHS Theater Company for their fifth and final production of this wild school year - a fully-outdoor production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music June 3-5.  Staged outside at ARHS, this all-ages show has been produced from the efforts of nearly 100 ARHS students this spring, from our cast to our tech crew and pit orchestra.  Join us - and remember what it's like to attend a big live event while doing so in a safe and COVID-mindful environment!  

    Tickets are available online at: bit.ly/arhssomtix - don't delay!  We are limiting sales to 200 tickets a night and expect to sell out most, if not all shows.  ARHS community: $10; free/reduced lunch: $5.  If you can't easily purchase a ticket online, see Mr. Bechtold, Ms. Pritchard, or Ms. Stocker to set you up.


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