FROM THE DESK OF: Adam Kurth, Principal

Happy Holidays, AHS Family.

It is a great time of year! There are few days I enjoy more in my role than when I can pop into the music classes and hear them performing their holiday sets. There is still time to catch our bands and choirs performing their holiday shows - including tonight! Check out the dates and times in the upcoming events section!

There is also still time to purchase tickets and attend the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra playing right here in our AHS North theater next Wednesday night! We hope more of our families consider being a part of this great event so that we can continue to provide these incredible and unique opportunities to our families and community. Tickets can be purchased on our AHS website linked here.

As the holiday break approaches, it is good to make our families aware of the quick turnaround to exam week when we return. Exams are held January 17th-19th. Only 3 1/2 weeks away. We look forward to meeting our future Warhawks at Freshman Orientation on January 18th. More information to come after the holiday!

We hope our school community has a restful and safe holiday break and a Happy New Year!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec. 13:

South campus 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Band Concert Concert/Symphonic

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Band Concert-Concert Symphonic North/Wind Ensemble

Dec. 14: 7:00 PM South campus Choir Concert (South Select, Treble Choir, Baritone Chorale & Broadway Co)

Dec. 15: 6:00 PM

Band Concert - 3 O'clock Jazz/Jazz Ensemble

Dec. 21: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert 7:30pm NC Theater (see below)

Dec. 23 - Jan. 1: Winter Break

Jan. 11: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Band-O-Rama

Jan. 16 - No school for students (Faculty Professional Learning Day)

Jan. 17 - 19 Semester Exams

(7:30 AM - 12:40 PM)

Jan. 18: Freshman Orientation

Jan. 20 - No school for students (Faculty Records Day)

Upcoming School Board Meetings
Dec. 13: Finance & Legislation Committee Meeting, 6:45am District OfficeDec. 14: Community Conversation w/the Board, 6:30pm SC LibraryDec. 14: School Board Meeting, 7:00pm SC LibraryJan. 5: Buildings & Grounds Committee Meeting, 6:45am District OfficeJan. 10: Policy Committee Meeting, 6:45am District OfficeJan. 11: Community Conversation w/the Board, 6:30pm SC LibraryJan. 11: School Board Meeting, 7:00pm SC Library

Important Updates

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Tickets are now on sale!

www.vancoevents.com/BNBD

PRESS RELEASE

Arrowhead High School Welcomes the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

AHS is proud to welcome the amazing musical talents of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ken-David Masur, Music Director to the Arrowhead North Campus Theater. This is a unique opportunity for the community to experience a beautiful and intimate holiday performance right in Lake Country. As a special part of their holiday package, the MSO will also be offering a special afternoon performance for all Arrowhead High School (AHS) performing arts students.

“I’m very pleased Arrowhead can host the extraordinary opportunity, for students and members of the broader community, to experience the MSO right on our campus,” stated Superintendent Laura Myrah.

This performance is hoping to kick off a new effort to engage with parents and the community at the high school. Arrowhead is beginning two different series for the community: The Community Engagement Series (CES) will be a series of free events for parents to partner with the school and learn about modern challenges, trends, and resources for students and families. The Community Performance Series (CPS) will be an effort to invite more artists to AHS to grow exposure and opportunities for our families and community members.

“We have incredibly talented students and a community with an interest and passion for the arts. What better way to foster that than by inviting performers at the top of their craft like the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra,” shared Adam Kurth, Principal of Arrowhead High School.

Arrowhead High School hopes the community takes advantage of this unique opportunity with a goal of continuing to invite these types of performances and providing a center for the arts in Lake Country. The performance, sponsored by WANTABLE, is on Wednesday, December 21st at 7:30 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.vancoevents.com/BNBD or on the AHS website.

AHS Programs Financial Support

School funding is always a challenging world to navigate. Each year, schools see a set of opportunities with costs associated with them that are unable to be funded by the current state funding and the AHS budget. We often have families with the means to support such opportunities who have expressed that there isn't an avenue to be made aware or to donate directly to a need. Each newsletter, we will list opportunities for our community to consider supporting. There is never an expectation, only an appreciation for considering.

Current Considerations

The Warhawk Rise Program - We are looking for a committed benefactor who would like to support this great event! A new program we are developing at AHS that will recognize any student who has improved their grade point average by .75 or better from one semester to the next. (EX: from a 2.5 Fall semester to a 3.25 Spring semester) This is a significant achievement by students who put in great efforts toward success that may not always receive the recognition they deserve. The annual cost of this program runs about $4,000 each year and includes a semi-formal celebration brunch with their families invited and and gift bags recognizing their efforts. Please contact Principal Adam Kurth at kurth@arrowheadschools.com or North Counselor, Kelly Matthias at matthias@arrowheadschools.org to support.

Arrowhead Scholarship Fund - This amazing program provides an incredible amount of scholarships each year thanks to the generosity of our community. Families and companies have the ability to provide direction as to how their scholarship would be decided and awarded. Please see the ASF Donor Webpage for more information!

ARROWHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Greetings!

The Arrowhead School Board welcomes the opportunity to be a part of the Arrowhead Advisor! We look forward to offering our school community periodic updates on the work being done by board members in each of our committees: policy, curriculum, finance and legislation, personnel and buildings and grounds, as well actions arising out of our monthly board meetings.

Members of the Board are honored to have been entrusted with a responsibility of paramount importance to all of us - helping to direct the education of the children in our community. Our board of nine works closely with our superintendent and her administrative team to meet Arrowhead’s Enduring Goals and promote the high levels of academic and co-curricular achievement we are proud of at our school.

The Board recognizes that we represent the members of the Arrowhead community, and as such, your involvement and voice are vital to what we do. We welcome your attendance at our morning committee meetings and evening board meetings, held at 7PM in the North Campus Library every second Wednesday of the month. Prior to each board meeting, we hold a “Conversation with the Community," a 6:30PM open forum that encourages dialogue between the public and your board. Meeting schedules, agendas, contact information for board members, and more is found at: https://www.arrowheadschools.org/about/school_board.cfm Please join us at meetings or reach out via email; we look forward to your participation!

As we close out these last couple of weeks of 2022, there is much to be grateful for - including being a part of a great school community. On behalf of the Arrowhead School Board, best wishes for a joyful and relaxing holiday season!

Kim Schubert, School Board President

CELEBRATIONS!

Congrats to the AHS Model UN Team!

Arrowhead’s conference offered three committees for student delegates to choose from:

• United Nations Forum on Forests — Deforestation and Desertification

• Disarmament and International Security Committee — The Conflict in Kurdistan

• Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space — Militarization of Outer Space

Awards were given to the top three delegates in each committee, which will be judged based

on exceptional demonstrations of public speaking, resolution drafting, and diplomatic finesse.

“As a Model UN representative, a student must work to preserve their assigned country’s

foreign and domestic policies, while also negotiating with other student representatives who

may have conflicting policies,” said Ty Javier, President of Arrowhead’s MUN club and

Secretary General of the event. “We’re excited to host one of the largest student-run Model UN

conferences in the state.”

ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES

ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS

eSports - Racine Case 3-0. 4 players qualified top 16 in individual state. Recently won over Green Bay United, 3-1. With a record of 8-2, they are setting themselves up nicely in their playoff season. With a win next Tuesday they can qualify for state Play Saturday

Math Team - The team of 8 students earned a first place trophy at their first meet of the season, 60 points ahead of the second place team. 2 AHS students tied for first place with a perfect score of 30.

Girls Basketball - New head coach, Ron Reichle, is excited and grateful to lead this program of talented athletes! They are off to a great start with only one loss on the season.

Boys Basketball - The team is loaded with great athletes and looking forward to a winning season. They began play at Fond du Lac with a win of 81-68.

Girls Ice Hockey - The team has started the season strong winning all 5 of their games to date.

Boys Ice Hockey - Under the direction of new head coach, Raja Aylsworth, the team is off to a great start with a record of 4-1.

Wrestling - The team dominated KM and CMH in their season opener triangular and won the Gunslinger Invite at Slinger High School.

Gymnastics - The team is looking forward to having a good year

Girls & Boys Alpine Ski - The team is hopeful for a lot of snow and to try to defend their state championship titles from last year.

Boys Swim & Dive - The team began their season winning conference relays on Saturday with 300 points, ahead of second place by 108 points.

National Letters of Intent:

We celebrated 17 student athletes who signed their national letter of intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level next year.

Francesca Smith - Girls Swimming - University of Missouri

Hailey Tierney - Girls Swimming - University of Wisconsin Madison

Peyton Drexler - Girls Swimming - University of Missouri Columbia

Campbell Stoll - Girls Swimming - University of Texas

Bella Samz - Girls Basketball - Youngstown State University

Will Hess - Baseball - St. Cloud State University

Thomas Curry -Baseball - University of Missouri

Ethan Hindle - Baseball - University of Kentucky

Tyler Hansen - Boys Swimming - University of Minnesota

Lance Johnson - Boys Swimming - University of Kentucky

Sophia Gimla - Girls Softball - UW-Green Bay

Sierra Mattano-Thomas - Girls Softball - University of Minnesota Duluth

Mac Wrecke - Boys Basketball - UW-Green Bay

Rounding out the Fall Sport Seasons:

Girls Swim & Dive won state! Campbell Stoll won 2 events, setting a record in the 200 yard individual medley. Hailey Tierney won 2 events, the 50 free and 100 freestyle, setting records in both. The 200 free relay team of Tierney, Stoll, Francesca Smith and Payton Drexler won with a time just 1/100th off the record.

They finished the season strong beating the 3-time defending champion Brookfield East by 53 points. It was a great season!

Boys Volleyball were state runner-up! They played well together and battled to the end. The seniors will be missed but the program is in a great spot for a successful future.

Activities Office Contact Information

Activities Director: Ryan Mangan 262-369-3612 Ext 4203 mangan@arrowheadschools.org

AD Assistant: Liz Arsnow 8:00am-4:30pm 262-369-3612 Ext 4202 arsnow@arrowheadschools.org

Activities Asst. Jill Bradley 7:00am-10:45am 262-369-3612 Ext 4213 bradley@arrowheadschools.org

Activities Asst. Tina Groff 10:45am-4:00pm 262-369-3612 Ext 4213 groff@arrowheadschools.org

Fax: 262-367-1870

School Year Hours: 7:00am-4:30pm

FORMS

Click HERE for information on all of our Clubs and HERE for our Fine Arts Programs!

STUDENT SENATE IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE 2022 BLOOD DRIVE and FOOD DRIVE WERE A SUCCESS!

The Blood Drive was held Friday, December 9th and we collected a total of 87 units which potentially helped 237 patients!

The Food Drive was held November 15th and 16th. Each pantry (North Lake and Hartland) received approximately $300 worth of food items and $600 each a cash donation!

THANK YOU TO ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND KINDNESS!

Parent Support & Info

NCAA Elibility Webinar.pdf

STUDENT ATHLETES INTERESTED IN COMPETING IN COLLEGIATE SPORTS

Do you want to compete in college sports? Join the NCAA Eligibility Center on Wednesday, December 14 from 6-7 p.m. Eastern time for a webinar for college-bound student-athletes and your families. The discussion will include review of the most recent COVID-19 automatic waiver relief. We’ll also go over requirements you must meet to pursue your dreams of studying and competing at an NCAA Division I, II or III school.

WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (WCTC) NEWS:

WCTC Open house

Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 3-7 p.m.

At Open House, students can:

Tour our state-of-the-art classrooms and training labs
Take a free two-minute career assessment
Get detailed information about 150+ academic programs
Find answers to questions about admissions, financial aid, advising and more

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Junior students and families interested in exploring Dual Enrollment Academy for their senior year with WCTC are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming Information Nights January 31, 2023 or February 9, 2023, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. WCTC’s Dual Enrollment Academy, students can explore high-demand fields and earn college credit while still in high school. Students can register here to learn more.

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Every year the state requires that schools provide those who work with students guidance on what to look for and how to help students who may be at-risk for attempting suicide. Although this reminder goes out once a year, Arrowhead works all year long at preventing the risk of suicide. In the past few years new steps were taken to strengthen our ability to prevent attempts:

Students emotional state screened using the BESS Survey in Homerooms
Use of Securly resources to better screen for internet activity that suggests suicidal ideation
Implementation and promotion of Speak Up / Speak Out anonymous tip line

Below is information on suicidal behavior warning signs.

Suicide Prevention Letter

Warhawk Manufacturing Fall/Winter Sales

Check out Warhawk Manufacturing Fall/Winter Sales at https://warhawkmanufacturing.ecwid.com/

New products are posted daily! Warhawk Manufacturing is a student-run business organized to teach students the real-life skills it takes to organize and manage a business for profit. Students are challenged to design, engineer, fabricate, mass-produce, finish, package, and deliver products that are purchased on their online store as well as from local companies. All proceeds go towards manufacturing scholarships for the Warhawk Manufacturing students! Thank you for your support!

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