A-R Spring Break April 18-21
There will be no school for students and staff on April 18th - April 21st due to Spring Break. Be SAFE and enjoy the time off!
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A-RES Student Council Student of the Month
Family Fun Night!
A-R Marching Band participated in the Kennywood Parade!
We Are A-R!
A-RMS Teachers Support A-R Band
Elementary Students unload from their busses and head into the 2024-2025 School Year
Popsicles on the playground to celebrate the new equipment!
Members of SADD club participated in the Prevention Connection Fieldtrip sponsored by the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission.
Middle School Students enter the building on the first day!
All smiles when it comes to sunshine, a new playground and popsicles! Thank you to the A-REF for sponsoring the popsicle treat!
Mr. Skiba’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee spent time reading to elementary students
Apollo-Ridge Cross Country Team
In focus lesson: Kindness has a domino effect!
1st Grade Scientist!
Watch out Mr. Barta, this pie is for you!
NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY
Science is even sweeter when you learn about the science of motion making cotton candy in Mr. Saxion's 1st Grade classroom!
Kindergarten collected items for Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter
Mr. Saxion's first graders finished their maple tapping guide books and enjoyed tapping the trees. Science is fun!
Gianna Suhadolnik 2nd place at the Keystone State Championships in the 9-10 Girls 85!
Nurturing Future Leaders: The close-knit campus community provides an environment where high school students can mentor and inspire their middle school counterparts, helping them seize every opportunity and reach their full potential.
We Are A-R!
One of our favorite things about A-R is when our little Vikings get to hang out and learn from our older Vikings! The A-R Cheerleaders hosted a mini cheer camp and then the mini cheerleaders performed on the field!
Mrs. Deceders room celebrated International Dot Day from the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds! The Dot is about a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”.
Enjoying recess with friends on the new A-RES playground!
Does anyone recognize these two? 🧐 👀 #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek25
2nd Grade Science
A great representation of A-R by a handful of LEOs who helped at a community dinner!
Finding friends on the walk into the building on the first day is always a great way to start the year!
Valiant Vikings!
Super Mario Bros Sophomore Float
4th grade factor and multiply turkeys!
You never know what you are going to find in Mr. Saxion’s science class! #learningisfun #VikingPride
A new playground needs celebrated with popsicles! Thank you A-REF!
Valiant Vikings enjoyed lunch with SRO Harshell
Thank you to the A-REF for sponsoring a portion of the cost of the new playground and popsicle day!
Rainy days call for inside recess!
Students enjoy the new playground at the Elementary School!
We are so very excited to present to you our new Viking Mascot!!!!
Kindergarten smiles are always welcome!
Olivia Massari escorted by Gabe Kavulic during the homecoming parade!
Can you guess who these guest servers are during National School Breakfast Week?
Making Applesauce!
We got the Spirit! The A-R Viking Spirit!
Kicking off the school year with a sweet treat during recess!
Pumpkin Day in Pre-K
Halloween math fun in Mrs. Bowser’s class!
Valiant Viking Bonus Bag Winners
Cheerleaders take the Ray Bartha Court as they get the students ready for the first A-R football game of the season!
Middle School PTA Pie a Teacher day is always so much fun!
Fall has arrived and we are enjoying all it has to offer!
Our multiplication skills are no joke, but the riddles are pretty 'punny'!
Superintendent, Dr. Curci, welcomes students on the first day of school!
8th Grade Students visited Flight 93 National Memorial
The football team and the band get ready for their first Friday night under the lights!
The Elementary Staff wore cardigans for World Kindness Day, November 13, 2024.
Mirabella Andree, Beck Andree, Aaron Myers, and Parker Gourley competed in the regional PJAS (Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science) competition at Slippery Rock. All four obtained a first place award and will be moving on to the state competition in May at Penn State University. Beck also received a perfect award and a cash prize. Congratulations to these very successful Vikings on creating and presenting their individual science projects. They make A-R proud!
Mr. Virag teaching tempo in band!
A-R High School students took a field trip to the Build On Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades Fair and then to tour Rosedale Tech.
Elementary Students are excited to be back to school!
Thank you to the Apollo-Ridge Education Foundation for sponsoring Popsicles on the Playground
4th grade factor and multiply turkeys!
A-R 4th Grade takes on Heinz Hall
College Biology students testing for carbs, lipids and proteins in our food.
Valiant Viking lunch with Officer Harshell winners!
Every year Mr. Saxion is amazed at the work his students put together for their experiments! He always says his favorite scientists are his students!
Science is a blast with Mr. Saxion! First grade launched their rockets!
"Train" Lydon, #77, pumps up the student body getting them ready for the first football game of the season!
19 of our High School Choral students participated in Armstrong Sr. County Chorus
Homecoming parade
Cross Country WPIAL athletes
School lunch is one of our favorite times of the day!
Mrs. Donaldson’s and Mrs. Hartman’s chemistry classes celebrated Mole Day on October 23. A mole is a unit of measurement in chemistry equivalent to 6.02 x 10^23 atoms. The unit has been made into a fun day full of puns and mole day projects.
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Apollo-Ridge School District Day at Kennywood Discounted Tickets
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Discounted Idlewild & Soak Zone Tickets!
Apollo-Ridge School District Day at Idlewild & Soak Zone Saturday, July 12, 2025
Notification: Secondary Bus 72
Secondary Bus 72 was involved in a minor accident during this morning’s commute. There are no injuries reported.
A-R Drama Club Presents "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying!"
Save the date and purchase your tickets to see our A-R Students in action!
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