ARHS Monthly Newsletter-- May 2010

Congratulations and Celebrations

Senior pitchers Kevin Ziomek, Derek Osborne, and Dean Bonneau have helped to lead the baseball team to a strong first half of the season collectively earning all seven of the teams wins on the mound. Ziomek has drawn considerable attention from Major League Baseball scouts and will continue to as the season makes it way to an exciting finish. Look for the ‘Canes hosting 3 home night games on 5/18, 5/25, and 5/28!

Congratulations to Boys Basketball coach, Jim Matuszko, who was named Western Massachusetts Coach of the Year

Congratulations to senior Lena Sclove, winner of this year’s Outstanding Youth Award presented by the Paragon Partnership.

Congratulations to the ARHS Computer Programming Team for winning first place at the High School Programming Competition hosted by Western New England College on March 19. Team members included Jeremy Salwen, Surya Murty, Charlie Barto and Lou Fogel. See a photo and read more about the competition at http://www.arps.org/hs/Accomplishments/ComputerProgrammingTeam.php.

Thank you to Amherst Regional High School’s inaugural Student Advisory Committee: Hailey Andler, Nick Baskin, Josh Wolfsun, Julia Rossen, Zoe Langsdale, Pilar Solomon-Jefferson, and Sarah MacCartney. These students have been instrumental in bringing information and vital resources to the student body from the Regional School Committee. Thank you for all of your dedication and hard work, and long hours spent at Regional School Committee meetings!

42 ARHS students were recognized for their performance on this year’s National Latin Exam, led by Spencer Diamond who had a perfect score on the Latin 5 Exam. Also, senior Emma Anderson earned her fifth consecutive gold medal. See the complete list of winners. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to the following ARHS students who received Gold Medals at the 35th Annual New England Olympiada of Spoken Russion: Aravis Albert, Allison Cherrington, Natalia Ciesielska, Myles Darby, Jessica Duda, Alanna Lloyd, Caroline Mabee, Andrew Moon and Kelsey Welborn.

ARHS Girls Varsity Softball player, Emma Mendoker, has pitched 3 No Hitters so far this season helping the team remain undefeated.

ARHS Boys & Girls Ultimate Varsity Teams enjoyed dual Championship titles in the Amherst Invitaional held earlier in May.

Mark Your Calendar

May 20: Coffee with Principal Mark Jackson & Science Department Chair Mary McCarthy 7pm

May 22: Senior Prom Castle of the Knights Chicopee 6-11pm

May 31: NO SCHOOL Memorial Day

June 2: Senior Class Awards ARHS Auditorium 7-9pm

June 4: Class of 2010 GraduationCeremony MullinsCenter 6pm

June 9: Underclass Awards ARHS Auditorium 7-9pm

June 11, 14, 15, 16: Underclass Final Exams

Incoming 9th Grade Orientation

SAVE THE DATE! Orientation for students entering 9th Grade and students new to ARHS is scheduled for August 25th, 2010. More information will be available on this website.

Performing Arts Jazz Fest, May 13

The ARHS Performing Arts Department is proud to announce Jazz Fest! You’re invited to come and hear the delightfully smooth sounds of the Jazz Workshop and After-School Jazz Ensemble as they combine for an evening of great music, food and fun. The concert is scheduled for Thursday, May 13 from 5-8pm in the ARHS Auditorium.

Thank you for your continued support of ARHS Performing Arts!

Important Math MCAS Information for 10th Graders

The MCAS Math test will be given to all 10th grade students on Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and 18, beginning at 7:45 a.m. at the high school. Students will need to check the room list on the bulletin board in the front lobby to find out in which classroom they will be testing. It is very important that students arrive on time on testing days and report directly to their assigned rooms. Calculator use is permitted during Tuesday’s test . We encourage students to bring their own, however, we will provide a calculator for any student who needs one. ( NOTE: PDA or cell phone calculators are not allowed.) Students will not have access to their locker or backpacks during testing time, but may bring water and a snack to have during break, as well as a book to read when finished testing (no school books, please). Remember: be sure your student gets a good night’s rest, and eats a healthy breakfast each morning! We appreciate parent/guardian support of our students during this testing period.

Hurricanes 2009-2010 Winter Sports Summary

Girls Basketball

Qualified for the MIAA tournament for the 4th year in a row. Western Massachusetts Runnerup, Final record: 21-1 . Surburban League Champion

PVIAC All Stars: Jenna Klaes, Alyssa Leonard, Mariah Lesure

Boys Basketball

Qualified for the MIAA tournament for the first time in 4 years. Started off the season 4-8 and went 7-1 in the final 8 games, beating the top 4 teams in Western Massachusetts. Lost to Northampton in the WMASS quarterfinals. Final record: 12-10

PVIAC All Star: Sean Cunningham

Ice Hockey

Qualified for the MIAA tournament for the first time in 6 years. Final Record: 15-5-2 Lost in WMASS semifinal to Holyoke.

PVIAC All Stars: Steffen Herter, Chuck Hebb, Alex McGeoch

Boys and Girls Indoor Track

Boys Final Record: 1-8 Girls Final Record 6-3. The following athletes qualified to compete in the State Championship:

Sonia Brown – Long Jump
Mercedes Fissore-O’Leary and Chloe Zimmerman– 1000 run
Audrey Gould and Leah Haake – 2 mile run

Boys and Girls Alpine Skiing

Stefane Torras, Alex Casey, and Nathaniel Lafley qualified for States

PVIAC All Stars: Stefane Torras, Nathaniel Lafley

Boys and Girls Nordic Skiing

competed in High School Championships with boys team finishing 8^th and the girls team finishing 11^th.

Paul Quackenbush, Steven Kalt and Lenna Quackenbush qualified to represent Massachusetts in the March New England J2 & all Eastern States championships

Boys Swimming and Diving

Final Record: 7-3.

The following athletes qualified for the State Championship:

Dan Ganz – 200 MR, 400 FR
Jacob Leonard – 400 FR
David Nunnelly – 200 MR, 400 FR
Luke Plummer – 200 MR
Nate Sylvan – 1 Mtr. Diving
Leo Wright – 200 MR, 50 Freestyle, 100 Brs, 400 FR

State Champion – Leo Wright – 50 Freestyle

Girls Swimming and Diving

Final record 3-7

The following athletes qualified for the State Championship:

Laura Aierstuck – 400 FR
Emily Browne – 200 FR
Quianna Diaz-Patterson – 200 MR, 200 IM, 200 FR, 100 Brs
Mikela Holme-Miller – 500 Freestyle, 200 FR, 400 FR
Emily Johnston – 200 MR, 200 FR
Laura Nunnelly – 200 MR
Eleanor Smith – 400 FR
Suyin Taunton – 200 MR, 400 FR

State Champion – Quianna Diaz-Patterson – 100 Breaststroke

Wrestling

League record: 3-5 Overall – 6-15

ELE Potluck Picnic

ARHS & ARMS ELE POTLUCK PICNIC

The English Language Learning Departments

of the Middle School and High School

invite you to our annual end- of year family potluck picnic.

Friday, May 21, 2010

GroffPark, South Amherst

3:00 – 6:00 pm

· Congratulations to seniors

· Goodbye to friends who are leaving

Please bring food and drinks to share!

Attention All Graduating Seniors of the Class of 2010

Cumulative, Guidance & Medical folders will be ready for pick up on Tuesday, June 8th in the Registrar’s Office (Room 100b) between the hours of 8 and 3pm. You will have to sign for them, of course, but one stop will net all three folders. Remember, if you leave them here they will be destroyed in 5 years - never to be seen again... So come on in and get this critical information - you will be glad you did!

Science News

The Science Department was fortunate to be able to host a visit by renowned rainforest expert Dr. Nalini Nadkarni. Her field research in Washington State and Costa Rica is supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. Dr. Nadkarni was recently featured in the National Geographic television special on tropical forest canopies, titled "Heroes of the High Frontier", which won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary Film of 2001. All 9th graders currently taking Environmental Science were able to see Dr. Nadkarni’s slides showing how scientists gain access to the canopy; and to hear her describe her work as a forest ecologist with a special interest in epiphytes (plants that grown upon other plants!)

It’s been a successful year for ARHS’s JETS Teams (Junior Engineering and Technical Society’s Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science). Varsity Team A placed first in the State (out of all divisions), and 11th nationally (out of 239 teams in our division). Junior Varsity A also placed first in the State, and 13th nationally (out of 81 teams). Our other varsity teams placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the State, while Junior Varsity B placed 2nd in the State. Congratulations to all team members, and their advisor Dr. Patricia Blauner!

AR[T]HS 2010 Annual Art Exhibit

Attention all ARHS parents

Please consider yourself invited to... AR[T]HS 2010...the high school’s annual exhibit of student artwork. Art from Foundations (2D & 3D), Photography, Drawing, Art Portfolio, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics and Printmaking classes will be on display from June 7th-June 25th at:

The Nacul Center Gallery 592 Main Street Amherst, MA

Gallery Hours: M-F 10am-4pm

With an opening reception on June 10th from 5-8pm

For more information or to receive an official post card invitation, please contact Ben Sears 362-1590 or searsb@arps.org