|
 Charles Skidmore, principal of Arlington High School, sent the following update Nov. 19, to parents and guardians. This one has a long section about athletics.
Ted Dever reports the following: Thanksgiving day tickets for the inaugural Arlington vs. Arlington
Catholic football game can be bought at all three lunches in the
cafeteria or after school in the AD's office at a discounted rate of $5
they will be $8 the day of the game.
We have had a successful transition into the DCL league.
Our golf team
had two medalists Steve Leveroni and Alex Schreiber. Our field hockey
team made the state tournament for the third year in a row but lost in
overtime.
The girls should be exceptionally proud of their season and
their volunteer work hosting a canned goods drive.
Our boys’ soccer
team missed the tournament by only two points but they were playing
their best soccer at the end of the year needing to win their last
four; they won three before falling to powerhouse B.C. High.
Our girls’
soccer team became our first official DCL champion by tying for the
league title with Bedford. The girls beat Dracut in the tournament
before losing to Central Catholic.
The volleyball team made the
tournament with its second place finish in the DCL but lost to Latin
Academy.
The cross country team was up against some great traditions in
Lincoln-Sudbury and Concord Carlisle and Newton South and individually
had some strong finishes, most notably John Jantz, finishing 24th
overall at this past weekend’s state tournament.
Our football team has
also clinched a tie for the DCL small championship. If Bedford falls to
Concord Carlisle on Thanksgiving, then we would win the DCL outright and
host a playoff game on Dec. 3 against the runner up in the
Patriot League.
Our cheerleaders made regionals with their awesome
performance at the DCL meet.
Junior Senior Semiformal Dance
The Junior Senior semiformal dance will take place here at AHS on Friday, Nov. 21, from 8:00-11:00 P.M. in the Blue Gym. Tickets will be $ 20.00 per person and went on sale Nov. 178. No one over 21 years old will be permitted. Ticket sales finish on Friday, Nov. 21, at 11:00 am. No tickets at the door. Contracts will need to be signed before tickets may be purchased.
Boys are expected to wear slacks, jackets, shirts and ties. Girls should wear “dressy” outfits. This is not a dance that should be costing hundreds of dollars for tuxedo rentals or overly expensive dresses. The decision to have the dance locally rather than at a restaurant was partly based on reducing the cost for some students of two and three very expensive nights (junior prom, senior prom, junior senior semi) during the same school year. Students do not have to come in couples. Many students come individually or with a group of friends, but not necessarily with a date.
We breathalyzer any students who appear to be under the influence of alcohol. If students test positive as a result of the breathalyzer test, parents will be contacted and the students will be subject to further school discipline. If students appear to be under the influence of a drug that cannot be breathalyzed, we will also contact parents, and school discipline may follow. Bottom line: we expect appopriate behavior at all dances.
The Student Council is asking if any parents would be willing to make some desserts and healthy snacks for the dance on Nov. 21. The desserts can be dropped off either at the Main Office anytime during the school day or in the Blue Gym between 3:00 and 7:30 PM.
Master Class in Music
Cheryl Christo and Tino D’Agostino opened their classroom to the entire school today, and what a treat it was. The students in the chorus, the orchestra, and the band were working with Deborah Henson-Conant, a celebrated, internationally known harpist, to prepare for the upcoming Dec. 3 concert. Those of us who attended watched our students and this talented musician work together to make magic.
It was a treat to see the entire process, to watch everyone stop to fine tune a note or revise an entrance cue, to practice once, twice, and a third time to get the music right. Spontaneous applause broke out several times throughout the morning, as the musical pieces got better and better. Bravo to all involved! I highly recommend the Dec. 3 concert in the Lowe Auditorium at 7:00PM. Miss Henson-Conant is an absolute delight, as electric and entertaining a performer as you are likely to see in quite a while. And of course our own students are always outstanding too!
The Laramie Project
Kudos to Director, Michael Byrne, and the cast and crew of "The Laramie Project"! Powerful performances abounded in this difficult and thought-provoking production.
Thanksgiving Break
Students will be dismissed at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26, for the Thanksgiving Break. There are no classes on Thursday or Friday, and school resumes Monday, Dec. 1 which will be a T Day.
Educational Tours
The following Educational Tours are scheduled for this school year:
February 2009 – New Orleans Community Service – Joanna Begin
April 2009 – Spain - Meagan Bassett
April 2009 – Germany / Holocaust Tour – Marie Raduazzo / William McCarthy
April 2009 – France – Veronique Lahey
May 2009 – Southern US, Civil Rights Tour – Melanir Konstandakis
June 2009 – Japan Rebecca Walsh, Byron Bradley
For all tour information, you can email the teacher named above directly here at AHS or the travel facilitator at
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
View from the homefront
It turns out that, unbeknownst to me, I am quite a sloppy housekeeper.
My wife, Marla, has been out of town these past few days, taking care
of her sick mother – who is getting better – and I have been left to my
own devices in terms of making meals, collecting the trash and
recycling, and the usual housekeeping rituals. I am not a helpless
husband by any means, I know how to rustle up a meal, but I never
realized what my wife does as the rear guard in these productions.
It seems that when I make a meal, I also have the habit of taking out
various other pots, pans, and dishes to inspect, and additional food
items to snack on while dinner is cooking. In addition, I don’t clean
up as I go along, I let every used dish and package have its moment in
the spotlight, so there is not an empty inch of table or counter space
anywhere in sight. I don’t seem to remember to close cabinet doors
either. What I never realized is that Marla does throw away the
wrappers, close the doors, rinse the dishes, etc., so dinner seems like
a fairly normal affair. The other night, in Marla’s absence, after
eating my dinner in the dining room, I went back into the kitchen, and
I saw the full havoc that I wreak as part of making a meal. As I looked
over the train wreck I had created, my first thought was, “Has a bear
been in here?” The kitchen looked exactly like one of those cabins that
are sometimes featured on the news or on the Animal Planet network that
has been ransacked by an especially savage or unpleasant grizzly. But
no, it was just me!
Marla is always urging me to look at the mail to see what can be
recycled, and it’s one of those chores that I always put off. After
just a few days left on my own to see to this task, it has dawned on me
how much she culls out before I get to what we have come to refer to as
“the piles.” It’s unending the advertisements, the requests for
donations, the bills, the newspapers. We’ve got to get on a “do not
mail” list. I will spare you the saga of the cat litter box, but boy,
there is a lot more work there than I had ever imagined.
So, whoever does all the unseen work in your household should be
congratulated and acknowledged on a regular basis. It’s hard work.
|
News 
Enuma Elish
performs "Metropolis" Thursday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. at the Regent
Theater. General admission...
