Laker Nation News
Laker Nation has started the month of October with great spirit. Clubs, activities, and sports provide an opportunity for students to participate in their student government, athletics, support for fellow students, and even Yugioh and Dungeons and Dragons competitions. See below for some examples of these events.
Club Meetings this past week:
AST - Art Share Travel
Technology Club
SHAPE Game Club
Math Team
Drama Club
MCAS tutoring meets each week:
Biology - Tuesday
ELA - Thursday
Math - Monday
After a long wait and weeks of hard work and improvement, the Laker Boys Soccer team won their first game this past week with a score line of 4-2. We congratulate them on their resilience!
Thanks to the efforts of parents, students, and staff, the Friday Night football game was a “pink out” and raised more than $5000 for breast cancer research.
Our Unified Basketball team hit the road to Somerset-Berkley this past week and is ready to take on Bourne on October 13 for the home opener. This home game will be attended by all Laker athletes, in uniform, to support the players. Clubs and activities will join the celebration and all community members are encouraged to support the players in this big game! Game begins at 3:30.
Core Value Recipients:
Lucianna Martins - Self Advocacy
Morgan Hayward - Random act of kindness
Meredith Hayward - Random act of kindness
Nicole Fernandes - Honor
Isabella Stratton - Resilience
Abigail Young - Honor
Mallorie Carvalho - Achievement
Andrew Johnson - Honor
Isabella Gagnier - Random act of kindness
Harrison Lemieux - Achievement
Luke Richards - Self Advocacy
Congratulations to this week’s Laker raffle winner for perfect punctuality: Dylan Landry
The LIFE club educated Laker Nation about World Cerebral Palsy Day. Cerebral palsy is one of the least understood disabilities and people with cerebral palsy are often out of sight, out of mind, and out of options in communities around the world. This needs to change.
World Cerebral Palsy Day on October 6th was created by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance in 2012 and now brings together people living with cerebral palsy, their families, allies, supporters, and organizations across more than 100 countries. All with the aim to ensure a future in which children and adults with cerebral palsy have the same rights, access, and opportunities as anyone else in our society.
There are more than 17 million people across the world living with cerebral palsy, including students in our school. Another 350 million people are closely connected to a child or adult with cerebral palsy. It is the most common physical disability in childhood. Cerebral palsy is a permanent disability that affects movement.
The LIFE club hopes that this message helps to spread awareness and acceptance for those with cerebral palsy. We stand in solidarity with those who have cerebral palsy and with those who love someone with cerebral palsy. We encourage all Lakers to celebrate this day by further educating yourselves and helping to spread our message for equality for all people.
Looking forward:
ARHS is starting a Teen Book Club and the group decided that they will be reading Four Past Midnight by Stephen King. Read one novella or read them all and participate in our first Teen Book Club! See the school website, flyers, and announcements for the date.
SCYC is looking for volunteer attorney's! Interested in serving your community? Interested in the legal system? Youth court is looking for youth attorneys to prosecute real cases in their courtroom. For more information please see SRO Bartholomew or your guidance counselor.
If you missed Picture Day or need a retake, ready your smile for November 4th.
Any student interested in being certified as a lifeguard should contact Coach Cabucio.
Any female student with interest in girls ice hockey this season should contact Coach Cabucio.
2023 Yearbooks are also on sale now for all students and staff. Use the link in your Laker Locker to place your order today!
Our annual Homecoming Dance will be a Winter Ball this year! The decision to change the date to December 16th is a result of negotiations with last year’s venue and the Student Council’s desire to hold the venue at White’s of Westport which better supports our 500 plus guests. More information to follow!
The Fall athletic season is underway! Please check www.southcoastconference.org for all of our contest schedules and join us for exciting competition.
Varsity Fall Sports Standings: Football 3-1-0 , Field Hockey 1-6-1 , Volleyball 5-6-0, Golf 9-1-0, Boys Soccer 1-8-1, Girls Soccer 7-2-0, Boys Cross Country 4-0-0 and Girls Cross Country 4-0-0.
Please see the daily announcements on the ARHS website for shoutouts to our students.
Reminders:
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:
October 7: Early Release @ 10:57 am
November 1: In-Service Day/No school for students
November 4: Picture Retakes
November 4: Term One grades close
November 21: Parent-Teacher Night** (change from November 17)
November 18 & 19: Fall Play
December 16: Winter Ball