Laker Nation has set its eye on Achievement in the month of December as the National Honor Society inducted 71 members this past week and will honor 55 John and Abigail Adams Scholarship recipients on December 9th. Our NHS scholars attended their first Honor Bowl since 2019 at Greater New Bedford Vocational School to compete for the crown. And 45 Juniors visited UMASS Dartmouth to explore college choices. We applaud our students who strive for academic excellence!
This week’s Core Value Recipients:
Victor Santa Rita - Self-Advocacy
Harrison Lemieux - Resilience
Jadyn Zussy - Achievement
Abigail Bacon - Self-Advocacy
Luke Richards -Random Act of Kindness
Madison Durand - Random Act of Kindness
Abigail Desrosiers - Achievement
Angelica Caramanica - Resilience
Weekly Punctuality Award: Ben Whalley
Resilience and Self-Advocacy are the values we feature in a new endeavor. This year, the school nurse and counselors are collaborating on a project we call "The Care Closet". We are looking to stock our care closet with items for students with unmet needs or unexpected "situations" so that they may be able to better focus on school.
Please visit our regularly updated wishlist for needed items!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2EJ3DPB697U1O?ref_=wl_share
The “Booked at Apponequet” club has chosen the selections for the December book read. Members can opt between the following choices: “The Hazel Wood” by Melissa Albert; “Bridget Jones’s Diary” by Helen Fielding; “Red, White and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston; and “A Cat Cafe Christmas” by Codi Gary. The club will meet to check in and celebrate the end of the year on Tuesday, December 13th. All new members are welcome to join. For more information or to get a copy of the book, please see Mrs. O’Brien in the library.
Our School Store is mobile while under construction. Come see us after school every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to purchase a snack, drink, or candy. We'll be in the cafeteria hallway!
Clubs continue to be a great way to get involved in Laker Nation. Meeting each week:
Green Team
AST- Art, Share, Travel club
Game Club
Math Team
Student Council
Book Club
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:
December 2: Grade release
December 15: Winter Concert
December 16: Homecoming/Winter Ball
December 21: Holiday Bingo
December 23: Early Dismissal @ 10:57 am
December 26 - January 2: Winter Vacation