ARHS PGO Parent News

SENIORS: Cap & Gown measurements for this year’s graduating class will take place on Thursday and Friday, December 6 & 7 during all lunch periods outside the cafeteria.  Balfour is the company that provides this service and a representative will be here to take orders on these two days only. The cost is $17.50, payable when measured, for a souvenir outfit that includes a cap, gown and tassel which the student keeps.  Balfour will accept cash or checks made payable to “Balfour”. Orders will be delivered in late May. Extra tassels will be available for purchase this week at a cost of $3.00.  Don’t forget to place your order to ensure a properly fitted gown

December 5th- ARHS Cafeteria.

If you haven’t already bought your ticket for the annual Francophone Dinner, your time is running out. NO tickets will be sold after December 1st. You won’t want to miss your opportunity to try out some wonderful Moroccan cuisine and chocolate fondue, as well entertainment by the ARHS KitchenSync Jazz combo!

$5 for students, $10 for adults.

Email Jamie Simonson at simonsonjj@arps.org to reserve your spot! Merci.

Dec 1 – SAT; ARHS; registration deadline Nov. 2 w/no late fee (Nov. 20 w/fee waiver or late fee)

Dec 3- Request for student portion of application must be in Naviance for 1/1 College Deadlines

Dec 8 – ACT; Registration Deadline Nov 2 (with no late fee;  Nov 16 with late fee)

Dec 14 – Teacher Recommendations Due for applications after 12/1

Dec 14- Request for school portion of application must be in Naviance for 1/15 College deadlines

Jan 1 – 15- Regular Decision Deadlines for many 4 yr colleges

Jan 11- Request for school portion of application must be in Naviance for 2/1 College deadlines

Jan 15- UMASS Amherst Regular Decision Application Deadline

Feb 1 or 15- Financial Aid Deadline at most 4yr colleges

Nov 30 – Merry Maple- Amherst Town Hall

Dec 6-8 – The Laramie Project at 7 PM

Dec 13 – Philharmonia, Symphony Band & Concert Choir concert 7PM

Dec 14 – Combined Concert to benefit Hampshire Gazette Toy Fund

Dec 14 – Hodie Benefit Concert (featuring Hurricane Singers) 7:30pm — Buckley Recital Hall on the Amherst College campus.

Dec 15 – FREE Holiday Concert: Amherst Community Band – 4pm at Mercy House in Amherst

Dec 19 – Combined Concert 7PM

Dec 24-Jan 1 – Winter Break

Jan 4-6 – Cabaret

Jan 14 – 18- Exams

Jan 17- Early Dismissal

Jan 18- Early Dismissal

Jan 21- No School- MLK Jr Day

Jan 22- No School- Teacher Curriculum Day

Jan 31- Chorale Lasagna Dinner

Friday, November 30 — 4:30 PM
Hurricane Singers and Chorale are singing in the
Merry Maple Lighting in downtown Amherst.

Saturday, December 1, 2018
10AM-4PM
Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst
121 North Pleasant St., Amherst

See flyer here. Stone Soup Flyer.doc – Google Docs

The Department of Education is seeking public input on the proposed expansion of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley. The proposal would increase the maximum allowed enrollment to 952 students.  Input can be sent to the Commissioner and Board of Education at charterschools@doe.mass.edu on or before Monday December 3rd, 2018.

December 15
4pm
Mercy House in Amherst

AmherstDowntown.com

December 1st — Pick up your sack on Nov. 30th at the Merry Maple Lighting!

20% Gift Certificates, Individual Sales, Total Sale! Check amherstdowntown.com for Who is Offering What!

Check out the flyer here: PTS poster II

5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Strong House
67 Amity Street, Amherst

Outgrown your skis or skates? Need to upgrade? Garage packed with winter gear no longer being used? Problem solved! Sell your gently used skis and winter gear on consignment at the Amherst Historical Society’s Third Annual 2-Day Ski & Winter Gear Sale.

Bring your items to this special Pre-Season Consignment Event. The seller sets the price with an expert on hand to provide guidance on sales price history. We retain final say on what is accepted into the sale and reserve the right to refuse equipment. You will receive 40% of the final sale price on all items sold. Pieces accepted on December 13th will be tagged, priced, and stored at the museum until the sale on January 4 and 5, 2019.

We will accept skis, ski boots, poles, helmets, ice skates, cross country gear, and snowshoes in good condition. You will receive a ticket stub for each item put into the sale – you MUST present this stub during pick-up on January 5th, 2pm-3pm to receive your money or unsold equipment. All items and payments not picked up will be considered a donation. Questions? Email Bonnie at info@amhersthistory.org.

ARHS received $1,350.00 as a result of #GivingTuesday.  This money will be used to fund another water bottle filling station for the school.  The school has agreed to fund the remainder of the $3,000.00 cost.

You are invited to join other parents and ARHS Performing Arts Teachers at the ARHS Performing Arts Nonprofit Launch Meeting on Thursday, November 29 @ 7:00 p.m. in the ARHS Library.  The group will:

• Vote on the Organization’s Name
• Vote on a slate of Officers: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
• Sign-up for committees, roles or areas of interest

If you have not already, please RSVP through this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/76J2Q6Y so that we can plan refreshments.

All parents of ARHS students involved in the Performing Arts are needed to help name and launch a parent-run, teacher requested, non-profit dedicated to supporting Performing Arts at ARHS as follows:

The organization [to be named] is a nonprofit organization of parents, guardians, students and community members committed to providing high-quality education in performing arts at Amherst Regional Public Schools. We believe that all students should experience the transformative power of the performing arts.  In partnership with the Performing Arts program directors, our goal is to provide financial and logistical support to and advocate for continued investment in the Performing Arts Department.

This summer the Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched a statewide information campaign called The New Look of Nicotine Addiction and it’s all about vaping.  The website of the campaign, GetOutraged.org, is a resource to help parents of teenagers better understand what vaping is, how vaping can harm their teens developing brains and to provide ideas for how parents can talk with their children about vaping and JUULing.

Youth are being targeted by the vaping and tobacco industries.  Unfortunately, their tactics are working with 1 in 5 high school youth in MA reporting that they use e-cigarettes.  How? Vape “juices” come in thousands of different flavors, such as Swedish Fish, s’mores, and mango.  Sweet flavors attract young people and are the leading reason that youth are vaping.

But these products are NOT harmless; they contain nicotine and other harmful chemicals. E-cigarettes produce an aerosol, NOT water vapor. The aerosol can contain cancer-causing chemicals, ultrafine particles, and heavy metals like nickel, tin, and lead.

Nicotine is highly addictive and can damage a young person’s developing brain. Nicotine exposure can lead to mood disorders and can permanently lower impulse control. Teens can get addicted more easily than adults and nicotine can prime the adolescent brain for addiction to other drugs.

For more information about vaping, please visit GetOutraged.org.  There you can see what vaping products look like, get more answers to frequently asked questions, and learn more about how to talk with your kids about vaping.  There is also a toolkit of useful resources for schools and community-based organizations.

Talk with your kids about vaping and make sure they know it’s harmful.

Attached is a link for FAQ (4 pages in all): http://files.hria.org/files/TC3480.pdf

For further information, contact Melinda Calianos, Director, Hampshire Franklin Tobacco-Free Community Partnership, (413) 584-1300 x174

To help our Gambian partners travel to the U.S. next spring on an exchange trip, the Sene-Gambian Scholars are selling high-quality Fannie May candy bars, which retail for $1.79, at a discount price. The bars come in a variety of flavors, and they make excellent office gifts, stocking stuffers, and holiday treats. Please complete the order form at  https://goo.gl/forms/mperkS2CT8VCi2Ln1 to get your supply!

Not interested in candy bars? You can still help! The GoFundMe campaign spearheaded by parent Sue Cairn is still in progress: https://www.gofundme.com/senegambian-scholars.

We are getting closer to our goal of bringing at least 3 students and one teacher from the Gambia to ARHS next spring. Thank you for your assistance in making this important cultural connection happen!

On Tuesday, November 27, ARHS PGO is participating in #GivingTuesday. Our goal is to raise $3,000, which will enable us to purchase another ever-popular water bottle filling station for the school. More details to come.  

The Theater Company is excited to present our annual production of Briefs – 10 short plays written by contemporary playwrights.  Directed and acted by students, you’ll find everything from the serious to the utterly silly.  This Friday and Saturday at 7PM; $5 for students/staff.  Discounted tickets are available for students on free/reduced lunch; see Mr. Bechtold for details.

Reminder to seniors: You will have until TODAY to turn in senior portraits if you would like them in the yearbook! Email them to garrityc@arps.org or bring hard copies/USBs to Guidance! Photos must be standard portrait size, taken by yourself and showing your face, and must be appropriate.

The ARHS community is invited to attend our annual Fall Choral Concert on Tuesday, November 20th at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Hadley. Chorale and Hurricane Singers will be presenting several selections in their first formal concert of the year. Admission is free!

Dear Families,

The Amherst Regional Public Schools is conducting a review of math curriculum and instruction at grades 6-12. To that end, we would like to get your feedback as critical stakeholders in our work. Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey at the links below.

Math Survey in English: https://docs.google. com/forms/d/e/ 1FAIpQLSdEFH3mznG66_O2_ 16JqIfk6c8sHj85wJSsQ7SpxCXaByT EpA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Math Survey in Spanish: https://goo.gl/forms/ uMKNosOLxhoIxVYt2

Thank you!

Tim Sheehan, Curriculum Coordinator

This year’s first magazine-sized issue of The Graphic is out! Grab a copy at school or check it out at thegraphic.arps.org. There are tons of wild, wonderful, frustrating, interesting, and inspiring things to read about.

Help everyone stay warm this winter! The Amherst school parent & guardian organizations (PGOs) are collecting winter coats & other warm outerwear for students (preK through 12th grade) & families.

We are seeking donations of clean, gently-used winter outerwear:

in ALL sizes (especially student sizes)

* coats * snow pants * snow boots * hats

* jackets * gloves/mittens *scarves * snowsuits

CROCKER FARM ELEMENTARY 280 West Street, 413-362-1600

Collection: Now until November 26th in the lobby & at the preschool entrance

Distribution: November 27th & 28th (school hours), November 29th (morning)

FORT RIVER ELEMENTARY 70 South East Street, 413-362-1200

Collection: Now until November 30th in the lobby

Distribution: December 3rd, 4th, & 5th (school hours)

WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY 71 Strong Street, 413-362-1400

Collection: Now until December 17th in the lobby

Distribution: Now through December 20th (school hours)

AMHERST REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (ARMS)170 Chestnut Street, 413-362-1800

AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (ARHS) 21 Mattoon Street, 413-362-1700

Collection: Now through November 30th in the school lobbies

Distribution: Through the ARPS Family Center (170 Chestnut Street),

November 28th into December (on school days, as supplies last)

JONES LIBRARY 43 Amity Street
Collection: Now through November 28th in the Kids’ Room

MANY THANKS for your donations. THANK YOU too to the community partners who are helping with this effort, including the Jones Library, Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson, & the Amherst Education Foundation.

Any winter clothing that is not given out at the schools will be donated to the Amherst Survival Center.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Crocker Farm PGO: Tracy Zafian, tmz23@zafian.com

Fort River PGO: Rebecca Kennedy, rebecca.fortriver@gmail.com

Wildwood PGO: Julie HawkOwl, jhawkowl@comcast.net

ARMS PGO: Rie Traub, armspgo@gmail.com martinezm2@arps.org

ARHS PGO: Becky Demling, beckydemling@yahoo.com

ARPS Family Center: Mildred Martínez 413-362-1871

All parents of ARHS students involved in the Performing Arts are needed to help name and launch a parent-run, teacher requested, non-profit dedicated to supporting Performing Arts at ARHS as follows:

The organization [to be named] is a nonprofit organization of parents, guardians, students and community members committed to providing high-quality education in performing arts at Amherst Regional Public Schools. We believe that all students should experience the transformative power of the performing arts.  In partnership with the Performing Arts program directors, our goal is to provide financial and logistical support to and advocate for continued investment in the Performing Arts Department.

We would like a creative name (acronym) that appropriately reflects the mission and the quality of our ARHS performing ensembles. Please submit your name suggestions to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/76J2Q6Y

A vote to name the organization and an election of officers will be conducted at the

Launch Meeting on Thursday, November 29 @ 7:00 pm

Mark your Calendars and join us!

(RSVP using the Survey Monkey link above)

The Problem Every day, in child welfare offices across America, girls and boys living in foster care wait to find out where they will go next. Their belongings sit next to them on the floor… in garbage bags. Our Solution Help restore their hope and dignity! Provide children and youth with a brand new suitcase or duffle bag to replace their garbage bags. Send them a message:

About the Suitcase Project
The Suitcase Project Challenge is an initiative of Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America (REFCA), designed to give people of all ages and backgrounds a way to help children and youth in their community – from infants to teens and young adults – who, through no fault of their own, are living in foster care.

Please Join Us!
This is a simple, inexpensive way to invest in the hopes, dreams and futures of our nation’s most vulnerable children and youth.

Donate NEW suitcases at the Athletic Office, donations can be made for NHS to purchase suitcases. Think about chipping in with your friends to buy a suitcase.

The NHS students are hoping to stuff the donated bags and suitcases we’ve received with much needed items. Looking for: blankets, hygiene items, stuffed animals, coloring books, flashlights, baby supplies, night lights, pajamas, socks, journals, books and crayons.  Please drop off your donations at the athletic office with Ms. White.  THANK YOU

Sunday, December 2, 2018

9:00 walk           9:30 5K Fun Run           10:15 5K Road Race

Every day, Safe Passage helps families take steps to achieve safety, justice and a brighter future. Some steps are easy and some are really hard. Every step is important.

We’re asking YOU to honor these families’ path by stepping up and fundraising to support Safe Passage’s critical programs.

Register to run or walk in the Hot Chocolate Run, and then ask your friends and family members to sponsor your participation. The more money you help us raise, the more people we can help–it’s that simple. YOU can make brighter futures possible for more families. Join us!

https://hotchocolaterun.greatfeats.com/

All Amherst Community Members are invited to join us as we come together to celebrate the inaugural swearing-in of our First Amherst Town Council on Sunday December 2nd at 1:00 PM at the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Auditorium.  Reception will follow.

Inauguration Web Page

The Amherst Regional Public Schools community is in the process of developing a three-year strategic plan to drive its work between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.

Let’s imagine that 2022 is now, and that we are looking back on the change process that has moved the district/school community from where it was in 2018 to what it has become in 2022.

Through this process, we will describe what the district/school community is in 2018, what we would like it to become in 2022, and the strategies we imagine will take us from the present (2018) to our envisioned future (2022).

Please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWbuukwOcTO9ps-ZZva784KHpD3k6p2Zqk7Pq1iPYbb1l_YQ/viewform to enter the responses from the “Envisioning the Future” activity. This information will be compiled for the entire ARPS Planning for Success Team. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tim Sheehan at SheehanT@arps.org.

Please complete this form and submit it by Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Looking to put a face with the new names with ARHS Administration or wondering how to contact them? Please visit: http://www.arps.org/amherst-pelham-regional-high-school/administration to see photos and contact information for each position.

Students may be paged to come to the front office to pick up messages and deliveries twice during the school day: the first time is just after 10 am, when the lunch period is about to start. The second time is just at the beginning of the last class of the day. We limit public address announcements to those two times  to minimize disruption to classes.

If you wish to deliver an item (such as money, keys, a lunch, or an assignment) that your child has forgotten to bring to school, please drop it off at the main office. You must bring the item to the office by 12:30 pm in order for the student’s name to be included in the list of students to be paged at the end of the day.

To leave a message for a student, please call 362-1701 or 362-1705. As with deliveries, you must leave the message by 12:30 pm if you want the student to be paged at the end of the day. Remember that the main office is open between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm. Any message outside of those hours should be left at 362-1700.

Absences

When a student is absent, parents and guardians are encouraged to call 362-1718 to report the absence. Leaving a message at this voice mail eliminates the need to write an excuse note for the absence. IMPORTANT:phone calls are not accepted after the day of the absence. Excuse notes are not accepted after 48 hours from the student’s return to school.

For more detailed information about attendance procedures, see the Attendance FAQ 

Nov 13 – Deadline to request for school transcripts, etc. Naviance for 12/1 college deadlines

Nov 27 – Deadline to request for school transcripts, etc. Naviance for 12/15 college deadlines

Dec 1 – SAT; ARHS; registration deadline Nov. 2 w/no late fee (Nov. 20 w/fee waiver or late fee)

Dec 3- Request for student portion of application must be in Naviance for 1/1 College Deadlines

Dec 8 – ACT; Registration Deadline Nov 2 (with no late fee;  Nov 16 with late fee)

Dec 14 – Teacher Recommendations Due for applications after 12/1

Dec 14- Request for school portion of application must be in Naviance for 1/15 College deadlines

Jan 1 – 15- Regular Decision Deadlines for many 4 yr colleges

Jan 11- Request for school portion of application must be in Naviance for 2/1 College deadlines

Jan 15- UMASS Amherst Regular Decision Application Deadline

Feb 1 or 15- Financial Aid Deadline at most 4yr colleges

Do you work at UMass? Do you want an easy way to make a contribution to the ARHS PGO and help our schools?

The annual UMass-Amherst Community Campaign (UMACC) is now underway. The UMACC program lets UMass employees donate to charitable organizations via paycheck, as little as $1 per pay period.

The Amherst Regional Public Schools PGO (ARPS PGO), is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization consisting of the PGOs for Crocker Farm, Wildwood, the Amherst Middle School, & the Amherst High School. The APRS PGO’s UMACC number is 15250.

UMass employees can signup with their UMass NetID at http://www.umass.edu/umacc/login

Please consider signing up today & giving to the ARPS PGO. Every donation to the PGOs makes a big difference in helping our schools.
The UMACC program makes it very easy to give. Here are the top 10 reasons for giving through UMACC: https://www.umass.edu/umacc/why-give

Thank you for your support.

SENIORS: You will have until Friday, November 16th to turn in senior portraits if you would like them in the yearbook! Email them to garrityc@arps.org or bring hard copies/USBs to Guidance. Photos must be standard portrait size, taken by yourself and showing your face, and must be appropriate.

Nov 15- 17 – Theater Company Performance Briefs

Nov 16- Senior Pictures for Yearbook Due

Nov 16 – Deadline for winter sports registration

Nov 20 – Hurricane Singers and Chorale Concert @ Wesley United Methodist Church 7PM

Nov 21-23 – Thanksgiving Break

Nov 26 – Winter sports begin

Nov 27 – Giving Tuesday

Nov 30 – Merry Maple- Amherst Town Hall

Dec 13 – Philharmonia, Symphony Band & Concert Choir concert 7PM

Dec 14 – Combined Concert to benefit Hampshire Gazette Toy Fund

Dec 19 – Combined Concert 7PM

Dec 24-Jan 1 – Winter Break

Jan 4-6 – Cabaret

Jan 31- Choral Lasagna Dinner

November 15^th  at PD Center, ARMS
2 Identical Sessions 9am and 5pm
Click here for ELPAC Flyer

The Problem Every day, in child welfare offices across America, girls and boys living in foster care wait to find out where they will go next. Their belongings sit next to them on the floor… in garbage bags. Our Solution Help restore their hope and dignity! Provide children and youth with a brand new suitcase or duffle bag to replace their garbage bags. Send them a message:

• You deserve to be treated with respect.
• You are a valued member of our community.
• Even if we can’t be foster or adoptive parents, we want to help.

The Suitcase Challenge is a great opportunity to do something important for youngsters who need us. It’s an easy way you can help! simply an individual who wants to make a real difference.

About the Suitcase Project
The Suitcase Project Challenge is an initiative of Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America (REFCA), designed to give people of all ages and backgrounds a way to help children and youth in their community – from infants to teens and young adults – who, through no fault of their own, are living in foster care.

Please Join Us!
This is a simple, inexpensive way to invest in the hopes, dreams and futures of our nation’s most vulnerable children and youth.

Donate NEW suitcases at the Athletic Office, donations can be made for NHS to purchase suitcases. Think about chipping in with your friends to buy a suitcase.

The high school has been receiving a number of messages on its full-day absence line from parents excusing their child’s tardiness. Please note that the absence line (413-362-1718) is to be called ONLY for full day absences. To summarize our policy, A student who is tardy must bring in a note from a parent to be time stamped by the Main Office and signed by a Dean. Students who are being dismissed early also must bring a note from a parent to be turned in at the Main Office and time stamped. In addition, students must always sign in on the Tardy or Early Dismissal sheet in the Main Office with their full name and time of arrival/departure.

Telephone calls to excuse a tardy or early dismissal will not be accepted. If the information is left on the absence line, it will not be recorded.

We appreciate your adhering to these procedures.

All of this information can be found starting on page 1 of the Student Handbook. This handbook is on the main Amherst/Pelham Regional High School website under the Parents/Guardians tab. Please read this documentation as it contains a lot of information with regard to attendance and attendance reporting.

Please note that it takes 24 hours to reconcile the sign in sheets and notes, so no changes are recorded in PowerSchool until the next day.

Just a reminder that there is no school on Tuesday, November 6th for Teacher Curriculum Day.  It is also Election Day- don’t forget to vote in your State and Town (where applicable) elections!

Tonight, Friday, November 2nd, from 7-10pm, the class of 2020 will be hosting a Halloween Dance! Come for fun treats, karaoke, the donut on a string activity, and a costume contest! The winner gets a prize! Tickets will be sold at lunch for $4 and $6 at the door. Happy Halloween!

Hurricane Sport Fans, most of you aren’t aware of a feature offered through the MIAA. You can set up email alerts for your favorite team(s)!! Go to the MIAA website, look for the light blue bar, select the team(s) you’d like to receive notifications on. In that same area, select the pencil “Schedule Notification Options.” From there, follow the prompts. You can change your selections at any time.

Congratulations to Boys Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey and Football for advancing to the MIAA Playoffs! The Field Hockey playoffs game is Monday, November 5th at 5:30 pm vs Minnechaug at East Long Meadow HS.

The ARHS Boys Varsity football team is in the playoffs again this year. Come out and support them as they play against East Longmeadow high this Friday at 7:00 PM. The game is at East Longmeadow High School, (180 Maple St, East Longmeadow, MA 01028.) Tickets for the Football Game will be $3 for students/seniors and $5 for adults. Let’s go Canes!

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams for their PVIAC win this past weekend! Go Canes!

Do you have an ARHS teen that wants to go to college? When should you start preparing?  How and when do you prepare for SAT’s and ACT’s? Are you terrified of the whole thing? Well, we’ve got good news for you, come on down to the ARHS Library on Thursday, November 8th at 7pm for an Evening Coffee with ARHS College Advisor Myra Ross sponsored by the ARHS PGO. Get an overview of the college process, hear about Naviance, bring your questions and meet other high school parent/ guardians. 

Online winter sports registration is now open. Ensure a smooth start to the winter season by registering NOW. Current sport physical forms should be on file with the school nurse before the first day of tryouts. Please call the nurse’s office at the high school at 362-1743. Questions for middle school registrants please contact the middle school nurse at 362-1975.
REGISTRATION:
https://www.familyid.com/organizations/search?query=amherst You’ll need to set up an account with FamilyID, if you don’t already have an account. Any technical questions with this program please call the 888# at the top of the FamilyID screen. They are very helpful.
By submitting registration forms electronically you and your child are acknowledging that you have both read the documents and you will adhere to the MIAA/Amherst High School policies on these forms. By registering electronically you are fulfilling the signature requirements of registration.
PAYMENT:
Payment can be done online as well at: https://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=1211 NOTE: FamilyID and UniPay Gold aren’t linked, they are two totally separate programs. So FamilyID will always show that you have not paid.
VERY IMPORTANT: Clearly write your child’s name and sport in the MEMO of the check when you pay. You can drop off your payment or mail to:
ARHS Athletics
Amherst Regional High School
21 Mattoon Street
Amherst, MA 01002
ATTN: Sports Registration
If there is a financial hardship, please contact Rich Ferro, the Athletic Director at ferror@arps.org
START DATE:
All sports begin tryouts on Monday, November. November 26, 2018.
SPORT INFORMATION NIGHT:
Wednesday, November 14th is Winter Sports Information Night for athletes and their parents/guardian. Time: 6:30 p.m. in the High School Gymnasium. Meet the coaches, get schedules, find out about practice schedules, etc. Hope to see you there!
SCHEDULES:
See http://miaa.net/schools/public/AmhPelA2 for game times and to set up alerts for changes.
SPORT SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
Need specific sport information? Please reach out to the coach. Contact information for the coaches can be found under the high school “Sports” tab under the “Coaches contact Information” tab.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER & PAY:
Deadline for registration & payment is November 16th.

Menstrual products are among the MOST REQUESTED yet LEAST DONATED items in Women’s shelters? Women’s Rights Club is running a TAMPON AND PAD drive all month! All donations will benefit the Amherst Survival Center so that hygiene products can be available to all that need it! Look for the signs and boxes located around in hallways around the school to donate what you can. Donations should be in sealed boxes or packages. Drive will be up until the end of the month. We hope that this drive will bring more awareness to a natural part of human experience as well as an important public health need.

Dear families,

Each year, Florence Bank gives away $100,000 to community non-profits through its Community Choice grants program. Florence Bank customers vote for the non-profit of their choice & all non-profits getting at least 50 votes receive a grant.  The non-profits receiving the most votes get up to $5,000(!) through this program.

Last year (2017), the ARPS PGO received  almost 100 votes & $1,413. Yay!  The grant money went towards classroom support, special projects, field trips & more.

This year, the PGOs of the ARPS PGO (Crocker Farm, Wildwood, Amherst Middle School, & Amherst High School) are campaigning jointly again to maximize our votes.

** Each Florence Bank account holder is eligible to vote once for the community organization of their choice. **
** The ARPS PGO is urging people to vote (at least please consider voting for) for the “Amherst Regional Public Schools PGO”, the name of our joint non-profit. **

There are 2 easy ways that people can vote:
(1) Online – Visit https://www.florencebank.com/vote to view the online voting site & can cast a vote online for the “Amherst Regional Public Schools PGO”.
(2) Paper Ballot. Ballot for printing attached. Ballots are also available at any Florence Bank location.  Ballots should be submitted at the bank or turned into your PGO.

Voting is open until December 31st.
Thank you for your support!

Doing any online shopping through Amazon during the holidays? Did you know you can earn money for the ARHS PGO with each Amazon purchase. Enroll in this passive fundraising to earn money for the Amherst/Amherst Regional School PGOs while you shop!

AMAZON SMILE
Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at smile.amazon.com/ch/46-4510327 and Amazon donates to Amherst Regional Public Schools Parent Guardian Organization.

To select our as your permanent charity, go to https://smile.amazon.com/ Click Your Account -> Your Amazon Smile -> Change Charity button. Search for “Amherst Amherst Regional Public Schools Parent Guardian Organization” -> Click Select.

The Amherst Half Marathon weekend is here, November 3rd and 4th. Please expect delays and detours as nearly 1000 participants will be on the roads on Sunday November 4th. See below or for full release and traffic impact charts, visit: www.amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2203

Join the Amherst Nordic Ski Club and the Amherst Regional High School Nordic Ski Team at a presentation and Q&A by U.S. Women’s XC Ski Team Head Coach, Matt Whitcomb

Wednesday, November 7 @ 7pm in the Amherst Regional High School Library

Matt Whitcomb is a three-time U.S. Olympic Ski Team coach in cross country skiing, and a five-time U.S. Ski and Snowboard International Coach of the Year. He was awarded the United States Olympic Committee’s Order of Ikkos Award following Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins’ gold medal performance in the 2018 Olympics.

Matt has generously offered to share his approach to training and competing in the sport of cross country skiing.  He’ll talk about working hard as an individual while building strong team culture, and will give us a glimpse into xc skiing at an elite level, on an international stage.  Young, old, novice, and expert skiers alike will glean insights from his talk. Come with questions; he looks forward to engaging with the audience.

This event is FREE.  Donations are more than welcome.

Sunday, December 2, 2018

9:00 walk           9:30 5K Fun Run           10:15 5K Road Race

Every day, Safe Passage helps families take steps to achieve safety, justice and a brighter future. Some steps are easy and some are really hard. Every step is important.

We’re asking YOU to honor these families’ path by stepping up and fundraising to support Safe Passage’s critical programs.

Register to run or walk in the Hot Chocolate Run, and then ask your friends and family members to sponsor your participation. The more money you help us raise, the more people we can help–it’s that simple. YOU can make brighter futures possible for more families. Join us!

https://hotchocolaterun.greatfeats.com/

October 23, 2018
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I am pleased to announce that Mary Custard, Dean of Students, has agreed to serve as the interim assistant principal at ARHS for the remainder of the school year. Ms. Custard has twenty-two years of experience working in Amherst and has been a licensed administrator since 2014. She is a dedicated faculty member who
is highly respected among the ARHS students, faculty, staff, and local community and is actively involved with the student body as a co-advisor to the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) and People of Color United (POCU) group. Ms. Custard is an avid supporter of ARHS students, both in school and in afterschool activities, and will be a strong addition to our administrative team.
Assistant Principals Talib Sadiq and Mary Custard, Athletic Director Rich Ferro, and I will work diligently together to support students and faculty for the remainder of the school year. We are also committed to assisting with the search for a new ARHS principal to begin work July 1, 2019, when I plan to return to my
permanent role of assistant principal.

Thank you for your support as we navigate this leadership transition. Please feel free to contact me at 362-1701 or gromackim@arps.org with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Miki Gromacki, Ed.D.
Interim Principal, Amherst Regional High School

The ARHS Theatre Company presents Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters on the ARHS stage from October 25-27 at 7:30 p.m.

Join us for the Theater Co’s first production of the year!

Tickets are $5 for students; $10 for adults, available at the door.

Online winter sports registration is now open. Ensure a smooth start to the winter season by registering NOW.   Current sport physical forms should be on file with the school nurse before the first day of tryouts. Please call the nurse’s office at the high school at 362-1743. Questions for middle school registrants please contact the middle school nurse at 362-1975.

REGISTRATION:

https://www.familyid.com/organizations/search?query=amherst   You’ll need to set up an account with FamilyID, if you don’t already have an account.  Any technical questions with this program please call the 888# at the top of the FamilyID screen.  They are very helpful.

By submitting registration forms electronically you and your child are acknowledging that you have both read the documents and you will adhere to the MIAA/Amherst High School policies on these forms. By registering electronically you are fulfilling the signature requirements of registration.

PAYMENT:

Payment can be done online as well at: https://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=1211   NOTE:  FamilyID and UniPay Gold aren’t linked, they are two totally separate programs. So FamilyID will always show that you have not paid.

VERY IMPORTANT: Clearly write your child’s name and sport in the MEMO of the check when you pay. You can drop off your payment or mail to:

ARHS Athletics

Amherst Regional High School

21 Mattoon Street

Amherst, MA 01002

ATTN: Sports Registration

If there is a financial hardship, please contact Rich Ferro, the Athletic Director at ferror@arps.org

START DATE:

All sports begin tryouts on Monday, November. November 26, 2018.

SPORT INFORMATION NIGHT:

Wednesday, November 14th is Winter Sports Information Night for athletes and their parents/guardian.  Time:  6:30 p.m. in the High School Gymnasium.  Meet the coaches, get schedules, find out about practice schedules, etc.  Hope to see you there!

SCHEDULES:

See http://miaa.net/schools/public/AmhPelA2 for game times and to set up alerts for changes.

SPORT SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

Need specific sport information?  Please reach out to the coach.  Contact information for the coaches can be found under the high school “Sports” tab under the “Coaches contact Information” tab.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER & PAY:

Deadline for registration & payment is November 16th.

SPORT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:

La inscripción en línea de deportes de invierno ya está abierta. Asegúrate un buen comienzo de la temporada de invierno registrándote AHORA. Los reportes actualizados de los exámenes físicos realizados por el médico/pediatra deben estar archivadas con la enfermera de la escuela antes del primer día de pruebas deposrtivas. Por favor llame a la oficina de la enfermera en la escuela secundaria al 362-1743. Si tiene preguntas para los inscritos en la escuela intermedia, comuníquese con la enfermera de la escuela intermedia al 362-1975.

REGISTRO:

https://www.familyid.com/organizations/search?query=amherst   Deberá configurar una cuenta con “FamilyID”, si aún no tiene una cuenta. Si tiene preguntas técnicas sobre este programa, llame al 888 # en la parte superior de la pantalla de “FamilyID”. Son muy serviciales.

Al enviar los formularios de inscripción electrónicamente, usted y su hijo reconocen que ambos leyeron los documentos y se adherirán a las políticas de MIAA/Escuela Superior Regional de Amherst presentadas en estos formularios. Al registrarte electrónicamente estás cumpliendo con los requisitos de firma del registro.

PAGOS:

El pago también puede ser realizado en línea enhttps://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=1211

NOTA: “FamilyI”D y “UniPay Gold” no están vinculados, son dos programas totalmente separados. Así que “FamilyID” siempre mostrará que no has pagado.

MUY IMPORTANTE: Escriba claramente el nombre y el deporte de su hijo en la parte de MEMO del cheque cuando pague. Puede dejar su pago o enviarlo por correo a:

ARHS Athletics

Escuela Superior Regional de Amherst

21 Mattoon Street

Amherst, MA 01002

ATTN: Sports Registration (Registración de Deportes)

Si hay dificultades financieras, comuníquese con Rich Ferro, el Director de Atletismo al ferror@arps.org

FECHA DE INICIO:

Todos los deportes comienzan las pruebas deportivas el lunes, noviembre. 26 de noviembre de 2018.

SPORT INFORMATION NIGHT:

El miércoles 14 de noviembre es la Noche de información sobre deportes de invierno para los atletas y sus padres / tutores. Hora: 6:30 p.m. en el gimnasio de la escuela secundaria. Conozca a los entrenadores, obtenga horarios, averigüe sobre horarios de práctica, etc. ¡Espero verlos allí!

CALENDARIOS DEPORTIVOS:

Vea http://miaa.net/schools/public/AmhPelA2 para tiempos de juego y para configurar alertas de cambios.

INFORMACION ERSPECIFICA PARA CADA DEPORTE:

¿Necesita información deportiva específica? Por favor, póngase en contacto con el entrenador. La información de contacto de los entrenadores se puede encontrar en la pestaña “Deportes” de la escuela secundaria, en la pestaña “Información de contacto de los entrenadores”.

FECHA LIMITE PARA INSCRIBIRSE Y PAGAR:

La fecha límite para la inscripción y el pago es el 16 de noviembre.

PREGUNTAS ESPECÍFICAS PARA CADA DEPORTE:

Equipo de Entrenadores de Invierno