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Senior Picnic! Good Luck A-R Class of 2023
A-R is proud to have teachers who show up for students outside of the classroom. Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Gourley threw out a ceremonial tball 1st pitch to one of her students Gracen Feerst on Saturday during AKLL opening day!
A-R 4th Graders Enjoyed a wonderful experience at the Symphony!
5th Grade takes on Fort Ligonier!!
Muffins for math!
4th Grade takes on the Carnegie Science Center!
Hands on learning at the Children's Museum!
Mrs. Kehew’s class has been busy hatching chicks! What a wonderful, hands-on learning experience!
Middle School Students help with Elementary Science Olympiad
2nd Grade takes on the Pittsburgh Zoo!
We are thankful for our local Emergency Responders for sharing this experience with us yesterday. The presentation made an impact on our students and we hope that the experience is one that they will remember and carry with them. Thank you, Chief Barolicius for organizing this event for our Junior and Senior students.
Our track team has worked so hard this year and the medals they bring home have proved it! This is a photo of Senior, Darek Baustert from the Indiana County meet a few weeks ago! Congrats, Darek!
Congratulations to our A-R Lions Club Students of the Month this school year!
#VikingPride
What kind of bugs did you find? Cranefly? Caddis? Mayfly Nymph?
John Jay Guthrie passed away in October of 2020. He was a member of Armstrong County Farm Bureau. The family asked that the donations be used to fund an Aglab visit at our school. Mrs. Guthrie joined us today to kick off Ag Lab week!
We are thankful for this donation!!!
Frosting for First Responders!
ARHS Student Council takes on the big apple!
2nd Graders Released approximately 90 trout into the streams of the Kiskiminetas River
A-R Band enjoyed their trip to Nashville!
2nd Graders learned how to cast a fly rod on their trip to roaring run trail
“Secrets & Safes”
Ms. Stahls Project lead the Way Computer Science 2 class showed off their secrets and safes project this afternoon.
Tasked with programming an alarm system to keep their precious items safe, the students used their creativity and microbits to execute the project.
The middle school Leo club sponsored a lock-in on March 9. We are donating $500 to Beacon Lodge!!!
First Grade and Pre-K collected money in February to donate to 2 local animal shelters, Indiana County Humane Society and Four Footed Friends of Indiana. The collection was called "Pennies for Pets". The kids and staff collected $204 to split evenly between the two shelters.
-Ms. Kehew, 1st Grade Teacher
Apollo-Ridge Elementary Student Council takes on Pittsburgh! Let’s go Bucs!
A-R Band Traveled to Nashville! Students enjoyed recording in Studio B, line dancing, playing outside of the Grand Ole Opry, good food, and making amazing memories!
The A-R track was dedicated to Coach Morgan! Congratulations Coach! "We stride with Pride"
Ms. Freno’s secondary art students are enjoying the ☀️ sunshine and fresh air! They are using chalk to create art celebrating 🌍 earth day!
Maddie Smoyer (captain), Mirabella Andree, and Olivia Massari won the Duquesne University Academic Challenge (DUAC), beating the other seven teams from neighboring schools including Armstrong, North Catholic, and Penn Hills with a total score of 633 points - the second-place team scored 596 overall.
Dr. Curci, Superintendent, serves breakfast in the elementary school for National School Breakfast Week 2023!
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition Apollo-Ridge competitors received a first place award and will be able to move on to the state competition at Penn State University! Mirabella Andree also received a perfect award and a $100 cash award from the Slippery Rock chemistry department. The students involved: (from left to right) Mikayla George, Beck Andree, Mirabella Andree, Parker Gourley
Amazing art work done by Ms. Freno & some of her secondary art students! They spent their art class this week painting the elementary school windows for READ ACCROSS AMERICA WEEK!
Math League competitors tied with Kiski for first place!!
A-R Students are working hard getting ready for Sound of Music! The show will be March 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30. Keep an eye out for ticket sales!!!!
Bring on the snow! A-R Ski Club is ready to hit the slopes!
@ARMiddleSchool held their quarterly Ice Cream Social for students earning honor and high honor roll! Hard work pays off! Well done and keep growing!
Students in Mrs. Hartman’s Chemistry class tested solubility, conductivity and melting point to classify unknown substances as ionic or covalent.
Elementary Spirit Week! Superhero Day!
100th Day of School!
Huge congratulations to all of the students who participated in the District 3 Chorus Festival!
Blue & Gold Day! Let's Go Vikings!
Ms. Hartman, Secondary Science, shared some photos of her students testing the metallic properties of unknown elements in order to properly identify them.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A Farmer!
2022-2023 Ski Club
Miss Wenckowski's forensics class ended the semester with a unit on arson. Students learned about burn patterns and arson investigation. Students constructed a building, committed arson and covered up their crime with a valid story. They then analyzed another structure and interviewed the structure's owners to complete an arson investigation of their own.
Scarves made by students during indoor recess!
Special mystery readers in Mrs. Anderson's 1st Grade Class!
Second Graders & their Snowman projects
5th Graders teamed up and built gingerbread houses!
5th Graders teamed up and built gingerbread houses!
Students in Ms. Stahl’s Automation & Robotics class designed and programmed car robots-Hummingbird Projects. They had to design a vehicle that had lights, sensors that track obstacles, and could move in all different directions. #ARHS #ARSD BirdBrain Technologies LLC.
Pumpkin painting in the A-R Elementary School
The mole is a unit of measure in chemistry. It is equal to the value 6.022 x10^23 so we celebrate Mole Day on Oct 23rd. Chemistry students made Mole themed projects to celebrate.
The 3rd grade students in Mr. Mazurek's Social Studies classes concluded their unit on continents and oceans by making paper plate maps showing the location of each continent and ocean.
Three Apollo-Ridge students competed on Hometown High-Q on CBS. They competed in multiple trivia rounds against Mohawk and Greensburg Central Catholic schools. The show will be aired on CBS November 5th at 11:00 and November 12th at 11:30.
Pictured from left to right: Jessica Ross, Maddie Smoyer, and Mirabella Andree
Congratulations to our Lady Vikings Volleyball team! 1st Place!
A-R Viking Football Players wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness!
Congratulations, Kyra Myers, 2022 Homecoming Queen!
Elementary Students enjoy fall activities
Ms. Weinel and her class supported #NSLW22 last week with their tie-dye shirts!
Join us in celebrating #NSLW2022 October 10-14 to highlight the importance of school lunch and the critical role school nutrition professionals play in helping children succeed in and out of the classroom.
Elementary School Apple Day Celebration
A-R Girls Soccer Team
Creating a fall craft!
1st Graders get ready for fall!
4-5th Grades celebrate International Dot Day!
4-5th Grades celebrate International Dot Day!
4-5th Grades celebrate International Dot Day!
4-5th Grades celebrate International Dot Day!
Vikings win! We are A-R!
Ms. Anderson, 1st Grade teacher, shared a photo of students playing Jenga in the playground!
Welcome back, Vikings!
Apollo-Ridge Senior High School students in Ms. Stahl's Automation & Robotics class held their first Finch Robot Joisting Combat Competition on September 14, 2022.
Dr. Curci visits A-R students at Lenape for their first day!
All smiles on the 1st day! We are excited for a fantastic year!
Students enjoy their time in the cafeteria on the first day of school.
Ms. Freno & her art students!
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SUMMER 2023 P-EBT BENEFIT
Summer 2023 P-EBT benefit distribution will start in late July. All benefits will be distributed no later than September 30, 2023.
Idlewild & Soak Zone School Discount Offer
Enjoy the Apollo-Ridge Discount!
Kennywood School Discount
District Day: June 17, 2023
See flyer for details.
See flyer for details.
Letter from Dr. Curci: Second SRO & Winter Weather
This letter will be sent home with students today.
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