Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Last day for the ARMS Educator Award – nominations now due May 5

The deadline for nominations for the 2016-17 ARMS Educator Award has been extended to enable all who are interested submit nominations.  The new deadline is Friday, May 5, 2017.  Nominations may be submitted by students, parents, staff, and community members. The annual award honors an educator who embodies the ARMS core values and demonstrates their commitment to supporting their colleagues, their students, and their community. Although the award recognizes only one individual each year, the process helps raise community awareness of the wonderful ARMS staff and the activities and accomplishments of the middle school community as a whole.

Click here for more information about the award. For the nomination form, please click here.

ARMS Yearbook this Friday is the last day to order

Order your yearbook online with the following links:
Yearbook Order Online - English                             Yearbook Order Online - Spanish                            Yearbook Custom Pages - English                                Yearbook Custom Pages - Spanish 


FINAL DATE TO PURCHASE A YEARBOOK IS FRIDAY, MAY 5th!!
Please go to Treering.Com to purchase.
*Below for instructions*

Yearbooks may also be purchased through the school by filling out the form that will be given out in advisory next week.
+Don’t forget to customize your own personal page! (See attachment for instructions)
 
 Many thanks to the families, friends and local businesses who are sponsoring the’ 16-‘17 ARMS Yearbook.  Your donations are greatly appreciated and go towards gift books for students who could not otherwise afford a yearbook.  There is still time to contribute.  

SPONSOR the 2016-2017 ARMS YEARBOOK 
…   Give a gift of memories  …
The ARMS Yearbook staff is once again hard at work organizing fund-raisers and soliciting donations for the 2016-2017 ARMS Yearbook.

We ask the members of our community for donations of any amount, to help offset yearbook costs (both partially and completely) for students whose families have financial hardships.
Each year our goal is to provide a yearbook for every student who wants one, regardless of their economic status.  We need your help to succeed!

Please consider becoming a Yearbook Sponsor by completing the form below and returning it to the Middle School Main Office with your donation. 
                Sponsors are acknowledged with a special dedication in the yearbook.   

You may also use the form to buy a yearbook as a gift for a specific student.  
Yearbook gifts cost $20.  To print the Sponsor form, click here.
   
With many thanks for your generosity and support!


Black Scholars Rising Celebration - Tonight!

Screen Shot 2017-04-12 at 5.25.52 PMJoin the ARPS Community for the
 2nd Annual Black Scholars Rising
Celebrating the Diaspora of African-American Culture

Friday, May 5, 2017 | 6:30pm

Amherst Regional Middle School, 170 Chestnut Street Cafeteria & Auditorium

Food will be provided by the ARHS Culinary Arts Program.

See flyers below:
BSR Save The Date      RESERVA LA FECHA_5deMayo

Valley Gives Thank You!

Thank you for giving so generously and helping raise over $1.6 million for 407 non-profits in the Pioneer Valley.
The Amherst Hurricane Boosters was honored to participate in Valley Gives Day for the first time; with 90 donations, we came in 8th out of 150+ small non-profits and raised almost $5,000, including $750 in prize money.
The money will help subsidize the purchase of new field equipment for our athletic programs, including soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey goals, football field markers, and safety padding for the goal posts. The individual teams will also fundraise to help purchase the equipment. 
Thank you for helping keep our athletic programs star quality.
Gratefully,
Chris Pariseau  –  President – ’91
Karen Stiles Dunn  –  Secretary- ’79
Rich Ferro – AD  - ’97
Jim Matuszko  –  Coach  - ‘73
Amherst Hurricane Boosters

Amherst Invitational May 13-14

Come see hucks, bids, scoobers and maybe even a Callahan!  Don’t know what these are? Come find out!  On May 13-14, more than 30 of the top Ultimate frisbee teams in the country -- including six teams from Amherst Regional High School and Amherst Regional Middle School -- will compete in the 26th Amherst Invitational Ultimate Tournament.  

Games run 9am-5pm on Saturday and 8am-4pm on Sunday at both ARHS and ARMS fields. Championship games start at 1pm on Sunday near the ARHS track.

 For more information, stop by the information tent at the Amherst Regional High School (21 Mattoon Street, Amherst, MA) or visit us at https://www.facebook.com/amherstinvitational/.  Admission is free!

LSSE Youth on Broadway This Weekend

Join LSSE for the annual Youth on Broadway Revue!  Shows are May 6th at 1:30 & 7PM and May 7th at 1:30 PM in the ARMS Auditorium.   Advanced Tickets available at LSSE (413-259-3065) $13 Adults, $7 for students/ children/ seniors.  Tickets at the door- $15 Adults, $9 students/children/seniors.

Monday, May 1, 2017

Starlight's Les Miserables

Do You Hear the People Sing? Award winning musical Les Miserables school edition performed by Amherst's own Brandon Dallmann as Jean Valjean, Shannon Lambert as Madame Thenardier, Sophie Schweik as Fantine and many other local talent from Starlight’s Youth Theatre, which was established 10 years ago as a non-profit youth theater in the Valley. Artistic Director Cynthia Strycharz, 30 year veteran director states  “In Les Mis we learn that love and compassion are the most important gifts one person can give another and that always displaying these qualities should be the most important goal in life. I’m so proud of the cast and how they are demonstrating those same qualities to each other. You will be brought to tears by the emotions they bring to this performance.” Truly a timely musical in this age of resistance.

Performance details:
At Academy of Music, 274 Main St., Northampton, MA 01060
May 12, 7:00 pm; May 13, 2:00 pm; May 13, 7:00 pm