ARMS Back to School Picnic

Please join your school community and the ARMS Parent/Guardian Organization for the ARMS Back to School Picnic.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, from 5:30-7:00 pm at the ARMS Athletic Fields.

This event is free and open to all ARMS families.

5:30-6:15 – picnic dinner – BYOP! (Bring Your Own Picnic)

6:15-7:00 – Activities, including a dunk tank (featuring Principal Bode in the hot seat) and free ice cream sponsored by the ARMS PGO

First ARMS PGO meeting of the school year

We will be having our first official ARMS PGO meeting on Wednesday, September 14, at 1:30 pm, at The Works Bakery Café, 48 North Pleasant Street, Amherst.  If you are interested in learning more about what we do, would like to get involved in some upcoming activities and events, or just want to have a cup of coffee and meet some other parents, please join us.  

Athletes, Opioids and Addiction

The North Western District Attorney is proud to present addiction specialist Dr. Ruth Potee, who describes how and why it is important to reduce or eliminate the use of opioids in treating sports injuries in

“Athletes, Opioids & Addiction.” This 17-minute video, produced in consultation with the Massachusetts Athletic Association, was shown to ARMS/ ARHS student athletes last week at a preseason meeting. Below is the link to the video.

https://northwesternda.org/drug-abuse

 Dr. Potee will present: Under Construction!: What Every Parent Must Know About Your Tween/Teen's Brain Development on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 7PM in the ARHS Library.  Admission is Free and the event in open to the community.

Amherst Regional Marching Band

The Amherst Regional Hurricane Marching Band is open to all current 7th-12th graders who are enrolled in Band Class with Ms. Nye. Rehearsals are Wednesday 6:30-8pm and Thursday 4:30-6:30pm and most performances are Friday 6:30-9pm. Participation in the band includes free admittance to all ARHS sporting events, which we attend, including a UMass football game and free t-shirts, hoodies, and pizza.

Please register online, like you would for a high school sport, through the FamilyID Program. There is no participation fee for the Marching Band.

Mark Your Calendars

Sept 5th: Labor Day Holiday - no school
Sept 7th: Team A Meeting/ Lunch
Sept 7th: ARMS Back To School Picnic   
Sept 8th: Team B Lunch and Meeting
Sept 9th: Team W Meeting and Lunch
Sept 12th: Team W Meeting and Lunch
Sept 14th: ARMS PGO Meeting
Sept 21st: Early Release Day, 1:20 pm dismissal
Sept 22nd: ARHS PGO presents An Evening with Dr. Ruth Potee
Sept 26th - 30th- Scholastic Book Fair
Sept 27th: Picture Day
Sept 29th: ARMS Open House 6:30 PM
Oct 10th: No school
Oct 19th: Early Release Day, 1:20 pm dismissal

See the full year's school calendar here.

From the Amherst Charter Commission

The Charter Commission welcomes input from the residents of the Town about Amherst and its values about Town government.

During the upcoming months, there will be several opportunities to submit your comments, through public forums, hearings and meetings. A Working Group, consisting of Charter Commission members and members of the public is currently working on scheduling listening workshops throughout town to gather more input and thoughts from the public relating to specific areas and perspectives. The following tentative dates represent just a portion of the listening workshops.

• September 14, 2016, 2-4 pm, Amherst Senior Center, Bangs Community Center (Senior Services & Perspectives)
• September 15, 2016, 5-9 pm, Amherst Block Party (find our table and come talk to us)
• September 20, 2016, 7-8 pm, Middle School Cafeteria (Schools perspective)
• October 3, 2016, 7-9 pm, Crocker Farm Cafeteria (Renter perspectives)
• October 19, 2016, 6:30-8:30 pm, Survival Center (Social and Human Services & Perspectives)
• October 27, 2016, 7-8 pm, Woodbury Room, Jones Library (Library User Perspectives)

You may also submit input in two other ways:

• Send an email to the entire Charter Commission by emailing charter@amherstma.gov.
• Complete the Public Input Form, by clicking here.

Amherst Solid Waste Survey

If you live or work in Amherst, we need your help! Regional landfills are closing, and there is growing awareness of the need to preserve our financial and material resources as well as protect the environment and our health through the responsible management of resources and waste.

Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey at http://www.amherstma.gov (click on the blue bin at the bottom of the page), and let us know:

• how you currently manage your waste
• your opinions about waste reduction proposals
• how you would like to help promote Zero Waste in Amherst

Also, public input to our recently released Solid Waste Master Plan (see http://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35741) will be accepted until September 30.  Your feedback about the plan’s proposals, including suggestions for promoting recycling and waste reduction in Amherst, can be submitted viathe RRMC survey, sent to publicworks@amherstma.gov, or presented at a meeting of the RRMC.

For questions about the Recycling and Refuse Management Committee or the Solid Waste Master Plan, or to help with community outreach, contact John Root, RRMC Chair, at info@johnroot.net or (413) 961-9059.

For information about recycling and Amherst Transfer Station services, visit http://www.amherstma.gov/157/Recycling—Solid-Waste For information and registration instructions for the Household Hazardous Collection Day at the Transfer Station from 9 AM until noon on September 15 (the registration deadline is September 1), see: Recycling – Solid Waste | Amherst, MA – Official Website