Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Bernard A Harris, Jr.
On February 9, 1995, Bernard A. Harris, Jr. became the first African American to complete a spacewalk. Along with astronaut Michael Foale, Harris tested new insulation to protect astronauts from the cold. The doctor was a clinical scientist and flight surgeon at Nasa before being selected to become an astronaut in 1991. He completed two space shuttle flights on Columbia (1993) and Discovery (1995). While at NASA, he researched the effects of long-term weightlessness on the human body and developed in-flight medical devices to extend astronaut stays in space.
- Did you know the surface area of Russia is larger than the surface area of Pluto? Come to Russian Club and learn to speak the language of the world's largest country. Every Tuesday from 3:35-4:55 in Room 151.
- Attention Student Drivers- Please do not park your vehicle on the side of the hill behind the last row of the parking lot as buses are unable to get through!
- The ARHS Biliteracy Club is happy to announce an exciting opportunity— Spanish for Heritage Speakers in the Community-Community Engagement/Español para hablantes de herencia hispana en la comunidad offered by UMass via Zoom (The students will coordinate the schedule of the meeting with their mentor). Please read the flyer below for more details and if you are interested in this opportunity or you have questions please communicate with Yokaira A. López-Tifa–Email: ylopeztifa@
umass.edu. Thank you and have a great week.
- Please take a look in the Lost &Found which is located outside of the main office. Items that are not claimed by February 7th will be donated to the Survival Center.
- Please support the POCU Snack Sale after school on Wednesday.
- Salut! Are you taking French or do you want to learn/practice French? Come to the French Club meeting on Wednesday at 3:40 in Madame Cisse's room! We will be talking about upcoming events and plans we have, and introduce the club to newcomers! New members are always welcome. Hope to see you there!
- Seniors - If you have not paid for your Cap & Gown please do so ASAP! You can either bring your measurements (height + weight) to the main office with your payment of $19.00. We accept cash (exact amount only) or check/money order (made out to ARHS). Or you can order your Cap&Gown online via this link https://www.buildagrad.com/amherstregionalhs
- Senior Superlative Nominations are open! Pick up and turn in your n
omination sheet in Guidance! Nominations will be open until Wednesday, February 2nd. After that, the top 6 students in each category will be added to a Google Form for final voting, so keep an eye out for that email!
- Big Y Scholarship (https://www.bigy.
com/Community/Scholarships) - Seniors must allow for time for recommendations and transcripts to be uploaded for their Big Y scholarship in order to actually submit their scholarship. Don't wait until the last minute, or even the last hour to request your transcript and recommendations (the last day is dicey...). All Big Y Scholarship requests must be made by 12 noon on February 1st. Ignore this at your own peril.
