SPECIAL EVENT AT AHS TO SUPPORT VETERANS

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Student international club & Interact students

sponsor a special event to support veterans

Students in the Arrowhead Student International Club and Interact, along with their advisor, Pat Downing, have collected over 120 DVDs for the Spinal Cord Unit at the VA hospital in Milwaukee.  The students are sponsoring an event on Friday, May 10^th at 7:00 pm in the North Campus Theater at Arrowhead High School to raise funds to support our veterans.  The event is being spearheaded by students who have been impacted by and feel deeply passionate about supporting those who have served our country.

The main event is a Mr. Arrowhead Contest featuring 7 Arrowhead senior boys: Brian Anderson,  Dillon Reynolds,  Kenny Finco, Gabe Merkow, Skage Schei,  Kevin LeRoy, and Bryan Seefeld.

 Bryan Anderson                              Dillion Reynolds                           Kenny Finco


               

   Gabe Merkow                                  Skage Schei                                  Kevin LeRoy

                                                                 Bryan Seefeld

There will be other entertainment and activities as well.

• Silent Auction
• Bake Sale/ Refreshments
• Musical performances
• Short Talks by Dryhootch & Guitars for Vets
• DVD Drop (Donated DVDs for the VA Hospital)

The silent auction will start at 6:30 PM and run through intermission.  The event is offering a “Buy It Now” option for anyone who cannot attend the event.  Please contact Pat Downing (downing@arrowheadschools.org) if any of the items below interest you (many of the items are gift cards).

Silent Auction donors include:  Adventure Rock, American Express, Anton’s, Asiana, Chiropractic & Wellness, Cost Cutters, Country Springs Water Park, Culvers, DJ James Barnes, The Doggy Bag, First Bank, George Webb, Hartford Airport, Head Turners,  J. Meredith Jewelers, Lake Country Salons, Legends of the Field, Lombard Studios, Marty’s Pizza, Massage Envy, Maurices, Maxims, Mid City Sports, Milwaukee Tools, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Morningstar Golf, Noodles & Company, Papa Murphy, Pick n’ Save, Piggly Wiggly, Potbellys, Prairieville Park Mini Golf, Roots Salon, Senor Tomas, Sherpers, Sports Clips, Starbucks, Stone Creek Coffee, Super Cuts and Sweet Dreams.  Guitars for Vets has donated a Fender Electric Accoustic guitar for the auction.

Please come out and support our student's efforts to recognize and appreciate the veterans who have served our country.

Summer School 2013

Summer School 2013 Information

Are you a student that:

1.      Would like to repeat a class to earn a higher grade?

2.       Needs to work on earning credits for graduation?

3.      Wants to enroll in a course to work ahead?

4.      Is looking to explore a new subject of interest?

5.      Hopes to improve their understanding of a subject?

6.      Wants to brush up their Algebra skills before taking Advanced Algebra in the fall?

The Arrowhead High School Summer 2013 program has great changes for students:

·     Grades are now for full replacement – students NO longer bump up only one letter grade but full replacement grades (Example:  If you earned a “C” in Biology sophomore year and you go to summer school and earn an “A”…your “C” disappears and is replaced by the “A”). 

·         Earn a higher GPA and get a solid base for a course next year.

·         Several new classes and options are available!

·     Online scheduling continues through June 7 so students may continue to register conveniently and efficiently

ADDING A COURSE – Although some courses are full, many options are still available.  Check the Arrowhead High School website for information on how to add a class or see your school counselor for details. 

DROPPING A COURSE – If you have changed your mind and wish to drop a class or the time slot of your class no longer works, please drop the course so we can fill the spot.  You can do this using the Arrowhead website.  Students will receive an “F” if they drop after the first week of summer school.

The school counselors are available to assist students with questions or concerns!

South Campus (Grades 9 and 10)                               North Campus (Grades 11 and 12)

Mr. Stuber (A-G) Ext. 4124                                       Ms. Mehlos (A-G) Ext. 4212

stuber@arrowheadschools.org                                    mehlos@arrowheadschools.org

Mrs. Whyte (H-O) Ext. 4115                                      Mrs. Mitich (H-O) Ext. 4215

whyte@arrowheadschools.org                                   mitich@arrowheadschools.org

Mrs. McKenna (P-Z) Ext. 4118                                  Mrs. Rodenkirch (P-Z) Ext. 4218

mckenna@arrowheadschools.org                               rodenkircha@arrowheadschools.org

Arrowhead Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction

Waukesha County Museum Essay Contest Winners

Jenny Fischer
AHS Sophomore

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Creative writing students win

Waukesha County Museum 

Essay Contest Winners 

Arrowhead High School students in Ms. Liz Jorgensen's Journalism class has three winners in the Waukesha County Museum Essay Contest:  Jenny Fischer - first place, Rachael Oury - second place, and Emma Felker - third place in the 9^th-12^th grade category.   

Rachel Oury
AHS Senior

An awards ceremony will be held on May 15 at 6:30 pm at the Waukesha County Museum. The students will receive a medal and certificate, and each winning school will receive a plaque.  The winners also have their essays and images on exhibit at the museum from May 15 – late August.  

Emma Felker
AHS Junior

GET OUT THE VOTE!!!

GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!

Help AHS Journalism Students in 

"What Makes a Great Teacher" Contest

EnergizeStudents.org is in the middle of a writing contest for high school students. Students were asked to write an essay on their opinion of what makes a great teacher. Today, they selected the top ten essays and five of the essays came from Ms. Jorgensen's journalism class.

Starting on Sunday, the public is encouraged to vote for their favorite essay. First place receives $800, second receives $500 and third receives $300. 

 "What Makes a Great Teacher" Student Contest -- VOTE For Your Favorite Submission

Voting opens Sunday May 5, 2013 8:00am PST. You must be registered to vote and may vote up to 3 times per day for your favorite submissions. The voting period will commence May 5-10, 2013.  The top 3 essays that receive the most votes will win cash prizes.

The Arrowhead students selected as finalists are Rosie Belson (belsonr), Abbey Buss (abbeybuss), Bri Stemper (Stemper09), Caroline Bong (cbong), and Danielle Chilson (dchilson).

AHS Students Lawler & Suhan win Poetry Contest

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Creative writing students win 

milwaukee public museum poetery contest

Congratulations to two of Ms. Liz Jorgensen's creative writing students, Lisa Lawler and Brenda Suhan, who were named first place winners in the Milwaukee Public Museum Poetry Contest for their poems “The Representation of Illumination—Iowa Effigy Pipes” and “Porcelain Deathbed,” respectively.

This is the Milwaukee Public Museum's fifth annual poetry competition. All Wisconsin students were encouraged to submit a poem. The theme of the competition was "Objects and Artifacts—The Poetry of the Museum's Collections." Students were encouraged to write a poem about a favorite object from the museum's collections. Entries were judged on creativity, originality imagery,  artistic quality and sense of poetic expression. 

Both Brenda and Lisa will be part of the special reading and awards ceremony at the Museum at 11:00am on Saturday, May 18^th, 2013, on International Museum Day. You are welcome to attend. Details are below. I have also attached the winning poems, in case you are interested. 

Ms. Jorgensen, sharing her thoughts on her students stated, "Congrats again to both Brenda and Lisa. I can't wait to see them present their poems at the museum. What an honor! I am so proud of them both."

DATE: Saturday, May 18^th, 2013

TIME: 11:00 am

LOCATION: Milwaukee Public Museum 800 W. Wells St.—corner of W. Wells and James Lovell St. (AKA 7^th St.), Milwaukee, WI 53233, Garden Gallery—ground floor of the museum (opposite the café)

ATTENDANCE: Family, friends and teachers of winning students are welcome to attend.

PARKING: Metered parking is available on the street, or you may park in the garage next to the museum on James Lovell St. Look for the green sign with white lettering that reads, “PARK HERE.”

ADMISSION: There is no admission fee for the reading.

THE READING: The reading will take approximately 30 minutes. We will start with the students from grades 3-5, then 6-8, then 9-12. Students will read in alphabetical order by last name within their grade categories.

WORKSHOP:  Winning students are invited to join MPM Poetry Competition Lead Judge, Richard Hedderman, in a poetry workshop before the reading beginning at 10:00 am. Each student’s poem will be discussed and Richard will offer professional writing advice and creative writing tips. Note: Attendance at this workshop is not mandatory. Family and teachers are welcome to observe the workshop.

The following are the students poems, which will be presented at the Milwaukee Public Museum on May 18th:  

Brenda Suhan
AHS Senior

Porcelain Deathbed

Dresden Tete-a-Tete Tea Set

By Brenda Suhan

Porcelain, the chilly

White of fresh Dresden snow

Sits on the windowsill.

Kaleidoscope of rich

Maroon and gold dances

In the winter sunshine.

The one gift she asked for.

He saved all his money

To grant a final wish:

Her childhood fantasy,

One luxury glowing

In the winter sunshine.

Fragility of life

Released in wispy breaths

Of steam soon extinguished.

Warmth of blood grows colder

Than snowy porcelain

In the winter sunshine.

Just one more final sip,

Smiling, content and free.

He smiles back, an echo

Of their love forever,

Cherished in this moment

In the winter sunshine.

The Representation of Illumination

Iowa Effigy Pipes

By Lisa Lawler

Lisa Lawler
AHS Senior

 The stories you have heard, sharing a bond between souls and companions. The dances you have danced, lighting a friendship with every celebration. The songs you have sung, harmonizing a sprit inside this wondrous land. 

You the ash wood, the catlinite, you the porcupine quills and feathers.  You are the one who betoken the wolves, the lizards, and the black bears.

            The smoke flows through your stem to my lungs as the wind flows through your feathers. You the ash wood, the porcupine quills and feathers, which elucidate the wolf.

You allow us partake in rituals, which reinforce our beliefs. 

You remind me of the hardships I have gone through, the fight, the struggles. You emphasize the joy and memories we have had together.

Take me to the content waves on lakes and the moon shining upon them.  Ease my pain, relieve me from my destitution, let me dispatch my ache.

            

          Your smoke fills my lungs as I breathe in deeply, then to relax once more  Releasing the translucent swirls to soar in the midst of the starry atmosphere.                                                                                                                                                                                         

AHS Senior Wins Poetry Contest

arrowhead high school Senior

Sydney Van Dorf

poetry contest winner

Sydney Van Dorf
Pictured with other contest winners

Sydney Van Dorf (grade 12) was chosen as the grades 7-12 winner of the Delafield Public Library's Poetry Contest for her poem "La Vérité" ("The Truth").  Sydney received her award from Max Garland, Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, in a ceremony on Sunday, April 28th at the Delafield library.

Sydney Van Dorf
Pictured with poetry winners and
Max Garland, Wisconsin's Poet Laureate

Sydney's poem was written for Advanced Placement French class following a unit on Global Challenges: War and Peace.  Each student drew up a list of 20 words relating to the theme.  The students then received a classmate's list and had to write a poem using at least 8 words from the list that they received.  The poems were terrific and following a suggestion from Mr. Andy Freeburg, English teacher, the students in Ms. Ramona Armour's French class submitted their poems to the contest.  Students typed their poem in French and wrote an English translation of their poem for the contest.  

Congratulations to Sydney and her teacher Ms. Armour!!  

The following is Sydney's winning poem, first in French and then in English:

Sydney reads her poem
at the award event at the
Delafield Library

La Vérité

Il dit «Aie le courage.»

Il dit «Tu es soldat.

L’armée, la guerre

C’est ton travail.»

Il dit «Prends les armes.

Utilise les bombes, les pistolets.»

Mais il ne parle jamais de la mort.

Il ne dit rien du sang des camarades

Partout.

The Truth

He says, “Have courage.”

He says, “You’re a soldier.

The army, the war,

it’s your job.”

He says “Take up your arms,

Use bombs, pistols.”

But he never spoke of death.

He said nothing of the blood of my comarades

Everywhere.