Our EIU dual credit students are on campus today, experiencing college life!
What a Monday! 2 wins, snow, and 8th grade night!
A great group of Riders attended the EIU Open House today! It was chilly, but fun!
#CollegeChangesEverything
#RidersGoToCollege
Friday is the LAST day to turn in Sports Booster Sock orders!
In honor of all the men and women who served and continue to serve this country, Happy Veterans Day! Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.
The High School Volleyball Awards Night will be held TONIGHT at 5:30pm in the High School library.
Attention All parents of Drivers Ed students (1st & 2nd Quarter) : There will be an informational meeting tomorrow at 5:30pm in the High School library. concerning your son/daughter. The meeting should be finished by 6:30pm. Please plan to attend!
In honor of National Stress Awareness Day, the Guidance Office would like take a moment to recognize that EVERY person feels stressed at some point in their lives. To help increase awareness and promote coping strategies, we would like to share the following links for parents and students. Our Guidance Office is also available for students on those really overwhelming days. We all experience stress, it is part of life, but there are ways to manage it and it starts with awareness.
Teens and Stress: How to Keep Stress in Check https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-teens.aspx
Six Common Triggers of Teen Stress
https://www.psycom.net/common-triggers-teen-stress/
5 Things You Should Know About Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress/index.shtml
Coping With Stress
https://humanstress.ca/stress/trick-your-stress/steps-to-instant-stress-management/
Arcola High School is pleased to announce the DAR/SAR Good Citizen winners for this school year. The DAR winner is Alayna Johns and the SAR winner is Myles Roberts.
The local sponsors of these Good citizen Programs are the Stephen A. Douglas Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Piankeshaw Chapter of the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution.
Huge shout out to Miss Launius and the NHS members for hosting this years American Red Cross Blood Drive. Thank you all!
"The students who donate really are making a difference."
-Miss Launius
Body Electric and Sarah Bush Lincoln are sponsoring CYBERGUIDE FOR PARENTS WITH DETECTIVE RICHARD WISTOCKI on Wednesday, November 7th from 6 to 8 pm in the Charleston High School Auditorium. This FREE event will include topics such as cyber-bullying, online gaming dangers, social media dangers, phone applications, and file & video sharing. The presenter, Richard Wistocki, is a Cyber Crimes Detective with 30+ years of experience.
We play together
We win together
We lose together
We stay together
Today's game didn't end how we planned but we are all proud of how far you came!
#riderpride
#football
#purpleriders
It's game day! No matter what the final score is today, Arcola is proud!
Playoff game vs. Triopia starts @ 2pm. If you can't make it to Concord you're in luck. The game will be broadcast live on 92.1 The Axe.
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#football
https://www.myradiolink.com/2018/10/29/arcola-purple-riders-on-92-1-the-axe/?sc_ref=facebook
Pick up your playoff order at the High School foyer today from 3-8pm.
Following a competitive audition process, fourteen Arcola junior high and high school students have been selected to take part in the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) District 5 Festivals for jazz, choir, and orchestra.
Selected for Junior Choir were: Fatima Cabrera, Andy Castro and Aaron Gaona; Junior Band: Eadie Budd (flute), Izzy Hensley (flute), Jake Myers (tuba), Rey Oyervides (clarinet) and Aden York (flute). Selected for Senior Choir were: Taylor Brown and Kenyon Byard; Senior Treble Choir: Aileen Acosta and Olivia Key; Senior Jazz Band: Myles Bott (tenor saxophone); and Senior Orchestra: Braedyn Edwards (percussion).
Members of the ILMEA choirs and bands will each attend an all day rehearsal, where they will prepare music selections for concerts held in the evening. Admission to each concert is $5 and is open to the public. The Jazz Festival will be held held November 5th at 5:45 pm at Doudna Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. The Concert Festival will be held November 18th also on the campus of EIU, concert times and locations are as follows:
4:30 pm - Junior Choir in Union Grand Ballroom
5:00 pm - Junior Band in Dvorak Concert Hall
5:30 pm - Senior Treble Choir in Doudna Theater
6:00 pm - Senior Orchestra in Dvorak Concert Hall
6:30 pm - Senior Choir in Union Grand Ballroom
Based on their audition scores, later this fall the students (grades 10-12) will learn if they have qualified to perform at the ILMEA All-State Conference held in Peoria in January 2019. The junior high choir director is Mrs. Ronda Reinhart, and junior high band, high school choir and high school band is under the direction of Mr. Eric Mueller.
Juniors/Seniors: Tomorrow is the registration deadline for the December SAT or ACT. Go to collegeboard.org to sign up for the SAT and actstudent.org for the ACT. See the counseling office for help or for a fee waiver!!
Seniors: Remember when #CollegeCorner recommended you apply for scholarships? Today's a big day; many applications open! Go to your college's website to see what you're eligible for. You were emailed some links for the most common schools AHS students attend. #RidersGoToCollege
Purple Rider Socks are BACK!! Arcola Sports Boosters are selling Purple Rider Socks! Order forms are available in the High School Office. Orders are due November 16th.
Who's excited to get their new Playoff shirts for Round 2? It's such a great feeling to see the community supporting our Football Team. Thank you all!
Playoff shirt pickup is Friday, November 2nd from 3:00pm-8:00pm.
Parents: Junior High Boys Basketball practice has been cancelled for today.
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