COCOA AND CRAM

Students taking the Global Studies I or Spanish midterm are encouraged to attend the after school study session in cafeteria B on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Hot cocoa will be provided.

GLOBAL STUDIES I MIDTERM

All students taking Global Studies I will have a midterm on Wednesday, January 18th with a snow date on Thursday, January 19th, 2012. A study guide has been provided. It is strongly recommended that flash cards be used to prepare for this midterm. Each term, question and important figure should be put on one side of the flash card with the definition, answer or description on the other side.

JANUARY 2012 EXAM WEEK

Arlington High School's January Exam Week schedule has been posted. Click here to view a copy of it. Students should only report to school on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 through Friday, January 27, 2012 if they have an exam to take on that day. In an event of a 2-hour delay, exams will be held as scheduled. Regents and RCT exams will be cancelled if school is closed due to a weather emergency while local exams will be rescheduled as indicated on the exam schedule.

ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY ONLINE DATABASES

The Arlington High School library has online databases available to students for at home or school use. These databases are useful when researching a topic. To access these databases at home, students need to provide a password. The password page of the library web site provides a list of required passwords. Enter admirals2012 in the view password box to access these passwords.

WRITING CENTER OPEN!

Arlington High School now has a writing center open every period of the day and staffed by an English teacher. Please encourage your child to visit the Writing Center for assistance with writing assignments including DBQs, thematic essays, research reports, critical lenses and college application essays. Your child can ask his/her classroom teacher or myself for a pass to attend the Writing Center on a free period (lunch, study hall, study time). It is located in room 1449 next door to the Math Learning Center.

COURSE SELECTION FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR

The Course Selection Guide for the 2011-2012 school year is now available online at AHS Course Selection Guide. It can also be accessed from the Arlington High School web page by going to Student Resources on the left hand side and selecting Course Selection Guide. A link to this document can be found on my Links page.

LIBRARY HOURS

Our Arlington High School library is open Monday - Friday from 7:00am - 3:10pm with evening hours on Wednesday and Thursday until 8:00pm. The library closes at 2:10pm on days preceding a school holiday or when there is a faculty meeting after school. An announcement is made during homeroom if the library will be closing early.

TRANSFERRING DIGITAL FILES BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL

A link to the Moodle site that allows students to transfer files between home and school can be found by clicking on Moodle Home to School Digital File Transfer. This link can also be found on the left hand side of the Arlington High School home page. When signing in, enter the same username and password you use at school. The directions are available when you login and can also be found on my Handouts page.

COMPUTER LABS

AHS has two computer labs for students' use. One is located on the west side of the building in room 1502, and the other is on the east side in room 1225. The labs are open from 7:20 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. every day. In the event that there is a meeting after school or no school the following day, the computer labs will close at 2:10 p.m. There is always a morning announcement when the computer labs will be closed after school. The computer labs can be used before and after school and during a free period (study hall, lunch, etc.). A black and white and color printer is available in each lab for students' use on school projects.