The Social Studies Department would like to thank all of the 11th grade students who participated in the 2023 Voice of Democracy Contest. This contest was established in 1947 and is an audio-essay contest which provides high school students with the opportunity to express themselves on topics of patriotism and democracy. Apponequet Regional High School has partnered with Freetown VFW Post 6643 since the 1980s. This year’s topic: What are the greatest attributes of our democracy? This year’s three winners from the 11th grade US History classes are:
3rd place: Judson Cardinelli
2nd place: Eugene Jung
1st place: Gabby Fernandes
Each will present their speeches at the VFW at a luncheon with veterans and the students and their families where they will be awarded a monetary prize and plaque for their success. Gabby will record her speech and it will travel to district-level competition and potentially on to state and national level. We wish her luck and thank all participants!
Grades for Term 1 close on November 3rd and will be posted on November 14th. Keep up the hard work Lakers! Save the Date for November 29th for our Semester 1 Parent/Guardian Teacher Night.
Mr. Solomon's Criminal Law class hosted two guest speakers from the Warren Police Department on Monday. Dispatcher Sylvia instructed the students on the ins and outs of her job as a police dispatcher, while Lt. Chris Perreault helped facilitate the conversation.
The GAS held Apponequest’s first monthly movie night, showing "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Admission and snacks were on the house and a great time was had by all!
This Friday’s senior night football game is pink out. Wear pink to show support and raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The game is at home at 6:30 pm vs. Fairhaven. Come support the Lakers and honor the seniors of the Band, Majorettes, Football and Cheerleading Team.
Homecoming is coming!!! November 17, 2023.
$50, or $45 with non expired can good
Tickets go on sale after school*:
October 30 - Seniors Only
October 31 - Juniors and Seniors
November 2 - Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
November 3 - All grades
November 6 - All grades *(and in AM 7:20-7:35)
Save the date for our annual Powder Puff Football Game! November 14th
Sponsored by the class of 2024 and the class of 2025. Powderpuff Seniors VS. Juniors. Game time is 6:30 PM on Tuesday, November 14th at the ARHS Griffith Field. The rain date will be Wednesday, November 15th. Tickets are sold at the gate for $5.00 for both adults and students.
Core Value Recipients:
Rylee McCormack - Honor
Jarien Vieira - Achievement
Marissa Desmarais - Achievement
Kashius Couto - Achievement
Joseph Silvia - Achievement
Jamie Lane - Achievement
Payten Moniz - Honor
Abigail Satanoski - Achievement
Max McCarty - Honor
Joe Procaccini - Achievement
Jacob Milligan - Resilience
Jack Fawcett - Resilience
Phillip Estabrook - Achievement
Come join our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coalition (DEI) a group of staff, students, parents, and community dedicated to sharing knowledge and taking concrete action in service of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community. All are welcome! November 21, 2023, 6:00 pm, ARHS Lecture Hall.
A message from our Health Center and Nurse Bullock regarding Mandatory Health Screenings and Health Care during Flu season. *** If you will be opting your student out of school health screenings, please send in a signed and dated letter stating specifically what you are opting student out of no later than November 1st.
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Here is a list of clubs to join:
Student Government (class)
Student Council - J. Solomon, L. Mordini
Art, Share, Travel Club - K. Lima
Chorus/Select Choirs - E. Ledwith
DECA - F. Rosa, J. Cronin
LIFE (Lakers) - N. Briggs
Environmental Club - K. Marshall
Game Club/SHAPE - J. Giorlando
GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance) - K. Desrosiers
Math Team - S. Pacheco
NHS (National Honor Society)-by invite - B. Ferreira
Tech and Engineering Club - J. Mare
Unified Basketball - N. Briggs
Yearbook - K. Desrosiers
Debate Club - M. Macek (coming soon!)
Booked at Apponequet - J. O’Brien
Events and opportunities
We are so grateful for your support of the Laker Care Closet which stocks items for students with unmet needs or unexpected "situations" so that they may be able to better focus on school and achieve.
Please visit our regularly updated wishlist for needed items!
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The Fall athletic season is underway! Please check www.southcoastconference.org for all of our contest schedules and join us for exciting competition and please see the daily announcements on the ARHS website for shoutouts to our students.
Varsity Fall Sports Standings: Football 2-5-0 , Field Hockey 5-9-2, Volleyball 9-9-0, Golf 8-9-0, Boys Soccer 5-10-1, Girls Soccer 15-1-2, Boys Cross Country 6-2-0, Girls Cross Country 8-0-0 and Unified Basketball 0-5-0.
Student dismissal: Please visit freelake.org and choose the Apponequet website. Click on the “ARHS Parent Dismissal button” and complete the form to dismiss your student.
Reminder of Driving Instructions for Parents/Guardians
Drop Off - The school opens at 7:00 am and students are supervised in the Lecture Hall until the bell rings at 7:30 am.
Please note that both entrances are open for drop off this year. Vehicles must exit by the same side as they entered and are cautioned to drive carefully as our student drivers enter the building from the parking lot. Please contact the Main Office or SRO Bartholomew with any questions.
Pick Up - We continue to ask parents and guardians to park when arriving for pick up to ensure that cars do not block the bus lanes and Howland Road. If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Main Office or SRO Bartholomew.
Follow ARHS on Instagram - Arhs.lakernation - where we celebrate every day Laker life, events and our Core Value Award recipients. We have honored multiple students for their achievement, honor, resilience, self-advocacy and random acts of kindness.
Upcoming Dates:
November 3- Picture Retakes
November 6 - National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
November 7 - No School
November 10 - No School
November 14- Powder Puff Football
November 17 - Homecoming - tickets go on sale October 30th for Seniors (continued through 11/6)
December 1&2 - Fall Play
Class of 2024 Important Dates & Information.pdf
Congratulations to the Lakers Unified Basketball team on their first win of the season yesterday versus Bourne! The Lakers won a hard fought battle in an amazing game by both teams with a final score of 58 to 54. Offensively, ten Lakers contributed to the score, including a jaw-dropping and mind-blowing performance from Jonathan Earl, scoring 22 points; a whopping 10 points scored by Brayden Dorsey; an impressive 8 points scored by Javon Thorpe; 6 points scored by Lindsey Lebeau; and 2 points scored by Jacob Guilherme, Lizzie Ollerhead, Abigail Travassos, Rachel Westgate, Maripat Manley, and Ashley Silva. Several Lakers, including Dylan Belleton, Maripat Manley, Rayley Martins, Zack Paretchan, Lily Rogers, Morgan Saraceno, Ashley Silva, Claire Tomaszewski, and Conor Tripp also made offensive contributions with multiple assists setting up their teammates for success and creating a path to the basket. Defensively, there were stand-out performances from Jonathan Earl, Lindsey Lebeau, Ashley Silva, Abigail Travassos, Claire Tomaszewski, Zoe Trinque and Conor Tripp. These athletes fought hard to steal the ball, block shots and secure rebounds. Overall, the Lakers shined bright against Bourne with all players contributing to this win while embodying sportsmanship, teamwork and the spirit of inclusion. A special shout out to Matthew Barboza for his exceptional spectator skills and maintaining a positive morale among his teammates. You can catch your Unified Lakers in action again next Wednesday November 1st at 3:30 pm at Joseph Case High School. Go Lakers!
Great time at the Unified Basketball Pink Out and Senior Night!