Thursday, September 28th, 2017

Thursday
September 28, 2017
Day 6
Drop E
Lunch - D Period

Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday, Sept 25th Saturday - Sept. 30th 2017

*(The Sports Schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)


The International Students Club will meet in room 145 at 3 PM today!!

"Tomorrow is the last day of ARHS Spirit Week!  Friday is "Canes Day!" Dress in white or maroon, or wear Amherst apparel! Check in during your lunch at the table in the cafeteria to earn a point for your class.  You can also either bring in a dollar for hurricane relief OR bring in a can to be donated to the Amherst Survival Center to earn an additional point.  The winning class will be announced next week!

Calling all writers! If you write short stories, poetry, novels, essays, and/or memoirs, we want you! The ARHS Writers Society is holding an introductory meeting next Monday, October 2nd at 3:00pm OUTSIDE on the benches near the bike rack. (Regular meetings will be in Rm 141). Come and get all the details (and snacks)! If you have plans, cancel them! And if you really can’t make it, contact Sophia at fangsy@arps.org and Kayara at hardnettka@arps.org for more information.

Attention all students taking the October 7th SAT.  The College Board now requires that all cell phones be collected before the test and returned when you leave.  If you don't want your cell phone collected and put in a box with others, don't bring it!

Do you have unfulfilled creative passions? Does your life need more art in it?  Come to the first meeting of the ARHS Art Club after school on Tuesday, October 3rd in room 210. 

Are you an aspiring writer? Do you crave the thrill of terrifying an audience with your weird and wonderful prose? Do you dream of ticking clocks, swinging pendulums, and black cats?
If any or all of those sentences describe you, submit your most horrifying, mysterious, or frightful story to Amherst Books’ first ever Halloween Scary Story Contest! Send your best scary story to this address: michael@amherstbook.com by October 21st along with your name, the school you attend, and your grade/year. The winners will be announced in store on Halloween at 7pm. The top five story finalists will be read aloud to the delight and horror of all, and the winner will receive a most shocking prize. All stories should be under 5000 words and you must be in store on the the night of the event to receive your prize. 

If you're interested in finding out more about the new cheer squad at ARHS come to a meeting Thursday October 5th at 3:00 in room 117 and/or see Linette (Honey) Rosado.

Attention Juniors! All juniors should take the PSAT!! You have until this Friday to sign up.  Bring $17 to the Guidance Office - that's it! If you are on free or reduced lunch just sign up.

Sophomores are welcome to take it, too. Deadline is this this Friday, September 29th.

All vehicles parked on campus are required to have parking permits.

Staff may pick up parking permits at the Main Office.

Students come to room 168, pick up and fill out Parking Permit Application, submit with copy of registration, driver's license, and $75 check.

All vehicles need to have permits by this Friday, September 29th or risk being towed next week.

Retrieving a towed vehicle will cost approximately $125.

Do you want to join a club, have fun, and make great new friends? Come to Best Buddies! Best Buddies is an international organization dedicated to fostering friendships between individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. We have a lot of fun activities planned for this year. Come to the interest meeting today (9/26) at 3pm in room 167 and see what it's all about!

Student Initiated Grants

 Again this year, the ARHS Parent Guardian Organization is awarding grants of up to $1,000 to students to implement creative and innovative ideas that will benefit the ARHScommunity. We welcome your application and encourage you to generate ideas to make ARHS the best it can be. Complete the  Student-Initiated Grant Application  and email it to Terry Ominsky .

Again this year, the ARHS Parent Guardian Organization is awarding grants of up to $1,000 to students to implement creative and innovative ideas that will benefit the ARHScommunity. We welcome your application and encourage you to generate ideas to make ARHS the best it can be. Complete the  Student-Initiated Grant Application  and email it to Terry Ominsky .

Girls: Do you like to help people and make the world a better place by solving problems and creating new things? Are you interested in learning more about fun and well paying careers in Engineering and Computer Science? See Ms. Blauner in Room 223 after school for more information about an all-day field trip on October 24th to attend UMass Amherst's  "Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day for High School Girls."

Staff Announcements:

Attention please all staff: Please remember to clean or remove your items from the refrigerator in the staff room.  All items will need to be removed by Friday, September 29th! (after that date all items will be thrown away in order for the refrigerator to be cleaned.)

25  3:00p Chicopee Comprehensive HS - B/V/Golf - Team   4:00p Athol HS - G/V/Field Hockey   4:00p Springfield Central HS - G/JV/Soccer  4:00p @ Ludlow HS - B/JV/Football   5:00p @ Holyoke HS - G/F/Volleyball   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- Athol HS - G/JV/Field Hockey   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- Springfield Central HS - G/V/Soccer

26  3:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Northampton HS - B/V/Cross Country   3:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Northampton HS - G/V/Cross Country   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Agawam HS - B/F/Soccer   4:00p @ Quabbin Regional MS - B/MS/Cross Country  4:00p @ Quabbin Regional MS - G/MS/Cross Country  5:00p @ Agawam HS - B/JV/Soccer   7:00p @ Agawam HS - B/V/Soccer

27 PHOTO DAY - ALL TEAMS

28  4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/MS/Volleyball   4:00p @ Palmer HS - G/JV/Soccer   4:00p @ Palmer HS - G/V/Soccer   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - G/V/Field Hockey   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/JV/Volleyball   6:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/V/Volleyball

29  3:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team  4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Westfield HS - B/JV/Soccer   4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Westfield HS - B/V/Soccer   4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Westfield HS - B/F/Soccer   5:30p Pioneer Valley Regional School - G/JV/Field Hockey  6:00p @ Belchertown HS - G/JV/Volleyball   7:00p @ Belchertown HS - G/V/Volleyball   7:00p Drury HS - B/V/Football

30 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - GERAGHTY INVITATIONAL 11:00a @ Woodstock Academy - B/V/Soccer

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Tuesday
September 26th, 2017
Day 4
Drop C
Lunch - E Period

Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday, Sept 25th Saturday - Sept. 30th 2017
*(The Sports Schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)

The International Students Club will meet in room 145 at 3 PM on Thursday.

The French Club will have a meeting today, September 26th @ 3:00 pm in room 147.  See you all there.  New members are always welcome,

Tomorrow ARHS Sprit Week continues ! Wednesday is "Inside Out Day!"  Wear both your shirt and pants inside outs !  A minimum of two articles of clothing must be reversed.  Check in during your lunch at the table in the cafeteria to earn a point for your class.  You can also either bring a dollar for hurrricane relief OR bring in a can to be donated to to the Amherst Survival Center to earn an additional point.

Attention Juniors! All juniors should take the PSAT!! You have until this Friday to sign up.  Bring $17 to the Guidance Office - that's it! If you are on free or reduced lunch just sign up.

Sophomores are welcome to take it, too. Deadline is this this Friday, September 29th.

All vehicles parked on campus are required to have parking permits.

Staff may pick up parking permits at the Main Office.

Students come to room 168, pick up and fill out Parking Permit Application, submit with copy of registration, driver's license, and $75 check.

All vehicles need to have permits by this Friday, September 29th or risk being towed next week.

Retrieving a towed vehicle will cost approximately $125.

Do you want to join a club, have fun, and make great new friends? Come to Best Buddies! Best Buddies is an international organization dedicated to fostering friendships between individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. We have a lot of fun activities planned for this year. Come to the interest meeting today (9/26) at 3pm in room 167 and see what it's all about!

Attention NHS Members - Please check your school email for the Officer Ballott.  Deadline to vote is Friday, September 29th.

It’s no longer on the front pages of our newspapers, but the horrific civil war in Syria continues.  Now in its 7^th year, nearly half a million people have been killed and over 12 million Syrians (50% of the pop) have been displaced from their homes.   1,000s of men, women, and children have “disappeared” into the secret network of detention centers run by the Syrian gov’t. ARHS students have organized a two-day event for the HS community to learn more:  on Thursday, September 28, the acclaimed documentary “Syria’s Disappeared,” will be shown after school in room 325.  The film focuses on the stories of several of those who have “disappeared” and the fight for justice.   After school on Monday, October 2, in room 325, Mazen al-Hamada, one of the imprisoned men in the film, will be here to talk to students about his experience and answer questions.  He will be joined by Mouaz Moustafa, the director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force in DC.   A trailer for the film can be seen: http://syriasdisappeared.com/

For the first time in more than three years, the theatre company is putting on a play by Shakespeare! On Monday and Tuesday, come to the auditorium and audition for Henry IV, Part I, a play about leadership, war, honour, and growing up. If possible, memorize a bit of the play to recite in your audition; if you can't, come anyway - we've got you covered. Don't miss the chance to take part in one of the most ambitious plays of the year! Contact Louis Triggs for details.

Spirit Week  Begins Monday Sept. 25th and ends Friday, September 29th.

The Themes for each day are:

Monday - Pajama Day - dress like the weekend ! - wear pj's or sweats.

Tuesday - (Inter) National Day - wear clothing reflecting your culture or 2 colors of your nations flag!

Wednesday- Inside/Out Day - wear your clothing inside out !

Thursday - Clash Day - colors that don't match, outrageous socks, Red Sox and Yankees gear !

Friday - School Pride Day - wear maroon and/or something with ARHS /ARMS

Don't forget to stop by the FBLA table during your lunch to be counted.  You may also bring in a non perishable item for the Amherst Survival Center or $1.00 for Hurricane Relief for an extra point.

Staff Announcements:

Attention please all staff: Please remember to clean or remove your items from the refrigerator in the staff room.  All items will need to be removed by Friday, September 29th! (after that date all items will be thrown away in order for the refrigerator to be cleaned.)

As always - you must adhere to our policy regarding appropriate dress.

25  3:00p Chicopee Comprehensive HS - B/V/Golf - Team   4:00p Athol HS - G/V/Field Hockey   4:00p Springfield Central HS - G/JV/Soccer  4:00p @ Ludlow HS - B/JV/Football   5:00p @ Holyoke HS - G/F/Volleyball   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- Athol HS - G/JV/Field Hockey   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- Springfield Central HS - G/V/Soccer

26  3:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Northampton HS - B/V/Cross Country   3:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Northampton HS - G/V/Cross Country   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Agawam HS - B/F/Soccer   4:00p @ Quabbin Regional MS - B/MS/Cross Country  4:00p @ Quabbin Regional MS - G/MS/Cross Country  5:00p @ Agawam HS - B/JV/Soccer   7:00p @ Agawam HS - B/V/Soccer

27 PHOTO DAY - ALL TEAMS

28  4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/MS/Volleyball   4:00p @ Palmer HS - G/JV/Soccer   4:00p @ Palmer HS - G/V/Soccer   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - G/V/Field Hockey   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/JV/Volleyball   6:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/V/Volleyball

29  3:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team  4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Westfield HS - B/JV/Soccer   4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Westfield HS - B/V/Soccer   4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Westfield HS - B/F/Soccer   5:30p Pioneer Valley Regional School - G/JV/Field Hockey  6:00p @ Belchertown HS - G/JV/Volleyball   7:00p @ Belchertown HS - G/V/Volleyball   7:00p Drury HS - B/V/Football

30 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - GERAGHTY INVITATIONAL 11:00a @ Woodstock Academy - B/V/Soccer

Non Sponsored 
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 at the Jones Library at 7:00 P.M.
"An Interview with the Founders of  Black Lives Matter"
An inspiring and insightful video with three brilliant African American leaders filled with wisdom and thought provoking ideas.

Monday, September 25th, 2017

Monday
September 25th, 2017
Day 3
Drop  B
Lunch - E Period



Please see sports schedule listed below for Monday, Sept 25th Saturday - Sept. 30th 2017
*(The Sports Schedule is listed at the end of today's announcements)

The International Students Club will meet in room 145 at 3 PM on Thursday.

The French Club will have a meeting Tuesday, (tomorrow) September 26th at 3:00 pm in room 147.  See you all there. New members are always welcome.

Student Initiated Grants

 Again this year, the ARHS Parent Guardian Organization is awarding grants of up to $1,000 to students to implement creative and innovative ideas that will benefit the ARHScommunity. We welcome your application and encourage you to generate ideas to make ARHS the best it can be. Complete the  Student-Initiated Grant Application  and email it to Terry Ominsky .

Again this year, the ARHS Parent Guardian Organization is awarding grants of up to $1,000 to students to implement creative and innovative ideas that will benefit the ARHScommunity. We welcome your application and encourage you to generate ideas to make ARHS the best it can be. Complete the  Student-Initiated Grant Application  and email it to Terry Ominsky .

Girls: Do you like to help people and make the world a better place by solving problems and creating new things? Are you interested in learning more about fun and well paying careers in Engineering and Computer Science? See Ms. Blauner in Room 223 after school for more information about an all-day field trip on October 24th to attend UMass Amherst's  "Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day for High School Girls."

Spirit Week  Begins Monday Sept. 25th and ends Friday, September 29th.

The Themes for each day are:

Monday - Pajama Day - dress like the weekend ! - wear pj's or sweats.

Tuesday - (Inter) National Day - wear clothing reflecting your culture or 2 colors of your nations flag!

Wednesday- Inside/Out Day - wear your clothing inside out !

Thursday - Clash Day - colors that don't match, outrageous socks, Red Sox and Yankees gear !

Friday - School Pride Day - wear maroon and/or something with ARHS /ARMS

Don't forget to stop by the FBLA table during your lunch to be counted.  You may also bring in a non perishable item for the Amherst Survival Center or $1.00 for Hurricane Relief for an extra point.

As always - you must adhere to our policy regarding appropriate dress.

It’s no longer on the front pages of our newspapers, but the horrific civil war in Syria continues.  Now in its 7^th year, nearly half a million people have been killed and over 12 million Syrians (50% of the pop) have been displaced from their homes.   1,000s of men, women, and children have “disappeared” into the secret network of detention centers run by the Syrian gov’t. ARHS students have organized a two-day event for the HS community to learn more:  on Thursday, September 28, the acclaimed documentary “Syria’s Disappeared,” will be shown after school in room 325.  The film focuses on the stories of several of those who have “disappeared” and the fight for justice.   After school on Monday, October 2, in room 325, Mazen al-Hamada, one of the imprisoned men in the film, will be here to talk to students about his experience and answer questions.  He will be joined by Mouaz Moustafa, the director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force in DC.   A trailer for the film can be seen: http://syriasdisappeared.com/

Tomorrow ARHS Spirit Week continues! Tuesday is "Nation Day"! Wear two or more of a nations national colors! National sports jerseys, flags and national colors all count!  Check in during your lunch at the table in the cafeteria to earn a point for your class.  You can also either bring in a dollar for hurricane relief or bring in a can to be donated to the Amherst Survival Ctr. to earn an additional point.

For the first time in more than three years, the theatre company is putting on a play by Shakespeare! On Monday and Tuesday, come to the auditorium and audition for Henry IV, Part I, a play about leadership, war, honour, and growing up. If possible, memorize a bit of the play to recite in your audition; if you can't, come anyway - we've got you covered. Don't miss the chance to take part in one of the most ambitious plays of the year! Contact Louis Triggs for details.

25  3:00p Chicopee Comprehensive HS - B/V/Golf - Team   4:00p Athol HS - G/V/Field Hockey   4:00p Springfield Central HS - G/JV/Soccer  4:00p @ Ludlow HS - B/JV/Football   5:00p @ Holyoke HS - G/F/Volleyball   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- Athol HS - G/JV/Field Hockey   5:30p EVENT UPDATE-- Springfield Central HS - G/V/Soccer

26  3:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Northampton HS - B/V/Cross Country   3:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Northampton HS - G/V/Cross Country   4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- Agawam HS - B/F/Soccer   4:00p @ Quabbin Regional MS - B/MS/Cross Country  4:00p @ Quabbin Regional MS - G/MS/Cross Country  5:00p @ Agawam HS - B/JV/Soccer   7:00p @ Agawam HS - B/V/Soccer

27 PHOTO DAY - ALL TEAMS

28  4:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/MS/Volleyball   4:00p @ Palmer HS - G/JV/Soccer   4:00p @ Palmer HS - G/V/Soccer   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Belchertown HS - G/V/Field Hockey   5:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/JV/Volleyball   6:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - G/V/Volleyball

29  3:00p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Frontier Regional School - B/V/Golf - Team  4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Westfield HS - B/JV/Soccer   4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- Westfield HS - B/V/Soccer   4:45p EVENT UPDATE-- @ Westfield HS - B/F/Soccer   5:30p Pioneer Valley Regional School - G/JV/Field Hockey  6:00p @ Belchertown HS - G/JV/Volleyball   7:00p @ Belchertown HS - G/V/Volleyball   7:00p Drury HS - B/V/Football

30 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - GERAGHTY INVITATIONAL 11:00a @ Woodstock Academy - B/V/Soccer