Theatre BBQ & softball game
Sierra Cooper and Josh Ramsey
May 20, 2013
On Thursday, May 16th Improv members, theatre classes, the musical cast, the fall play cast, technicians and anyone else involved in theatre at AHS had a BBQ and softball game to celebrate the closing school year, give awards, be together one last time and announce next year’s fall play. They... Read More
Advanced acting showcases were great entertainment
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2013
Friday May, 10th AHS had the Advanced Acting showcases. The Advanced Acting Showcases are when students that are qualified to be in the class join at the begining of the semester and until the show cases, they all work on the scenes that will be in the showcase. They get the chance to act and... Read More
Donnie AHS Senior
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2013
Nicholas Restad, better known as Donnie, is a senior here at AHS and is finishing the year strong with great plans for the future. Donnie has been walking though these halls all four years. He is involved in choir, theatre and many other things academically based. “Donnie is a walking example... Read More
Day of Silence at AHS
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2013
Friday, April 19, is Day of Silence and some students at AHS or keeping quiet for today. In the halls and class rooms many students will be staying silent in a stand for equal gay rights and to make a stand for people who previously put down for being who they are. The day of Silence is when... Read More
Connecting with a busy parent
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2013
Family is something that most of us value but when work, school and friends are all happening and buzzing around that quality time with family is what seems to fall by the way-side. While growing up, for most of us, family time was initiated by our parents. Parents are usually who schedule... Read More
Issues, Of Mice & Men and A Day To Remember play a great show at The Ogden
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2013
Despite snow, school closures, cold weather and a previous arrest of a member, April 9th was the sold out night of a long awaited and amazing concert. Issues, Of Mice & Men, and A Day to Remember came to the Ogden as part of The Right Back At It Again Tour. Issues opened the night and... Read More
New AHS Head Coaches
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2013
Matt Cisneros and Jamie Windsor have been selected to be new head coaches for AHS sports. They are not new faces but they are new for these positions. Cisneros, a Spanish teacher at AHS, is taking the position of head coach for football and Winsor, a math teacher at AHS, will be head coach... Read More
Sending a Modernaires’ Val-o-Gram is only one way to celebrate Feb. 14
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2013
Valentine’s day. The day out of the year set aside for love. Where girls and guys of all ages express their longing for eachother through cards, flowers and chocolates. At AHS we will all be sure to see those couples who bring each other things and hear Modernaires travel from classroom... Read More
When fishing for friends, beware the Catfish
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2013
Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare , LinkedIn, Tagged- all places where we connect with people we know and where some meet new people but unless we know them outside of these networks how to do we know they are who they say they are? Normally people would put a picture of themselves and their information... Read More
Chad Wood overcoming musically
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
December 21, 2012
Chad Wood is a sophomore at AHS who is known as an entertainer. He is in Chorale, Modernaires, a quartet named Quarter Black, Color Guard, an actor and a bass player. His achievements and musical talent alone are an amazing accomplishment but there is something that makes him a little bit different.... Read More
Perks of Being a Wallflower the book before the movie
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The book before the movie and all of its propaganda. This book is deep, it goes into levels that we all experience throughout our adolescent years. Charlie is the main character in the book. He is the writer of the letters you read. He is, as stated in the... Read More
When divorce tears your world apart
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Cheif
December 18, 2012
Divorce is something that has become more common in our day and age, in fact 45 to 50 percent of marriages end in divorce in the United States and in 40 percent of those divorces there are children involved. According to AHS counselor Noel Sudano, divorce is so common that unless told otherwise,... Read More
Blood is not always thicker than water
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Cheif
December 18, 2012
Blood isn’t always thicker than water. Family is something most determine by blood, but the genes you share don’t define love. Family, by Webster’s definition, is a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head: a group of persons of common ancestry. This use... Read More
Holiday Happenings
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Cheif
December 17, 2012
The Holliday season is a time for festive programs and activities to happen around the town. Zoo Lights Zoo lights is an annual tradition where the Denver Zoo decorates with Christmas lights. They are hung on trees and the animal exhibits there are even animals made up of lights. While there... Read More
AHS Thespians
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Cheif
December 11, 2012
On December 7th, 2012 AHS inducted ten new members to reinstate AHS’ Thespian troupe after ten years of not having an active troupe. A Thespian is someone who has shown and met certain theatrical requirements and been inducted to the International Thespian Society(ITS) , which is the largest... Read More
Performing Arts Tree Planting
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Chief
December 11, 2012
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There are monsters among us
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Chief
November 9, 2012
Jessica Ridgeway, a name we all have heard and now we all know. A ten-year-old girl who was stolen from her family, friends and her community. We heard her story on every news station and while walking down almost every street we saw her face on posters and fliers and many purple ribbons in... Read More
Field of Corpses
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Chief
November 1, 2012
October, the month of falling leaves, crisp cool air and of course blood and scares. This is where we all pay to go through a haunted house where we get chased with chainsaws and creepy clowns and, for Arvada High School, we get an amazing opportunity. Field of Corpses, a popular haunted house... Read More
Arvada Harvest Festival
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Chief
September 12, 2012
Arvada had its 87TH annual Harvest festival and parade the weekend of September eighth. This year like every other year had an amazing parade full of enthusiastic people. There were floats for all sorts of things, gymnastic teams, business, causes and schools. Some floats threw out candy... Read More
Paranorman pleases audiences
Sierra Cooper, Editor and Chief
August 31, 2012
Tim Burton, is an amazing actor, director, and artist. The writer and producer has released yet another creepy, but amazing movie. Tim Burton has been a part of movies like, Beetle Juice, Batman, Edward Scissor hands, The Nightmare before Christmas, Sweeney Todd and recently Paranorman. ... Read More
Arvada High School POMS team has many new faces
Sierra Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2012
AHS’s POMS team only has a total of five members and more than half of them are all new girls. The 2012-2013 POMS team is, Destiny Moua, Peyton Manes, Alejandra Terrazes, Jordan Quintana and Destiny Graybill and new coaches Chelsey Jantz and Jamaica Sapphire. “The new members bring lots... Read More
Staying safe off school grounds
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012
Staying safe is very important to all the staff and security at AHS but, what about when school is over and we are alone or don’t have the security’s supervision? Our staff and security has banned something that could possibly save our lives. Some students walk home alone, late at night... Read More
Budget Cuts, a reality check that will inform people of exactly what AHS will be losing next year
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
May 8, 2012
Budget Cuts are hurting students but where and when exactly is this happening? We all hear about the financial problems of the country, Colorado as a state, our parents and our schools. We hear the word budget cuts all the time but nobody has been really telling us what and when these things... Read More
Fit Teachers
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
April 9, 2012
Teachers at AHS lately have been getting fit. They have been going to cross fit together as individuals and as teams and during their lunch they are trying to choose lighter and healthier choices. One of the many teachers in the building that is trying to slim down and feel fit is Jessica Johnson,... Read More
AHS Winter Percussion
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
April 5, 2012
AHS’s Winter Percussion is an amazing ensemble of musically talented students. Every student goes through an audition to make the cut for this advanced musical group. They are percussionists who play instruments like the Arumba, Synthesizer, Timpoline and other instruments that all add to... Read More
Joe is our student and our hero
Sierra Cooper
March 20, 2012
Joe Tiner is an extraordinary student at AHS. Joe is involved in newspaper, BDN, yearbook, wrestling, is a link leader, photographer and is someone that leads. Tiner has been recognized by the Jefferson Foundation and received the My Student, My Hero award. An award only eight students receive... Read More
Testicular cancer is treatable when detected early and Single Jingles can help you learn how
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
February 27, 2012
Testicular Cancer — two words Matt Ferstler heard during what most people call their glory days– college. During a time when the things going through most people’s heads are grades, text books, finals and the occasional party, Matt had to think about a life-threatening... Read More
AHS Blood Drive
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
February 23, 2012
Walking into the cafeteria on Friday, February 10, 2012 you saw AHS students and staff lying in chairs, squeezing stress balls, and drinking juice because it was the annual blood drive at AHS. Students are generously and freely giving their blood to save peoples’ lives with the blood transfusions... Read More
I Heart Balls Bracelets Crude or Step toward the Cure for Testicular Cancer?
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012
We have all heard of The “I Heart Boobies” bracelets for Breast Cancer Research but now a new ”I Heart Balls” bracelet for Testicular Cancer Research is being sold and becoming popular. They are two different organizations, but both use slogans that raise debates and eyes with their... Read More
Girls’ swim team small but mighty
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
January 19, 2012
The AHS Girl’s Swim team is one of the many winter sports. The AHS swim team is smaller than other school’s teams such as Pomona or Stanldey Lake. “We had about fifteen girls at the start and now we have 9. I think that everyone underestimates swimming and thinks it will be... Read More
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol keeps audiences on the edge of their seats
Sierra Cooper, Staff Writer
January 13, 2012
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, directed by Brad Bird, was a thrilling, seat-clenching, wanting-to- scream-at-the-screen type of movie that draws you in and makes you think you’re right there with Ethan Hunt, the main character played by Tom Cruise. Hearing That another Mission Impossible... Read More