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Saturday, February 16: Argonaires Sing the National Anthem @Thunder Hockey Game ***************** Monday, February 18: NO School/Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00-8:00 PM / JH Scholar's Bowl @West Elk 4:30 PM ************* Tuesday, February 19: JH League Math Relays @Udall 4:45 PM / HS Boys Regional BBall @Wichita Classical School 7:00 PM ************* Wednesday, February 20: ACT Test.

NO School-Friday, February 15th

Due to the weather, there will be NO School on Friday, February 15th. REMINDER: There is also NO School for students on Monday, February 18th. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held from 1:00-8:00 PM.

AHS to Host 1A Regional Basketball Tournament!

Argonia High School has been selected as the host school for the 2019 1A Regional Championship. The tournament begins on Monday, February 18, 2019, with quarterfinal girls’ games played at the higher seeded team’s school. AHS girls are the number one seed and have a bye that round. AHS boys play Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Wichita Classical School. Game time is 7:00 PM. Should the boys win that game, they will advance to the next round on Friday, February 22, 2019. Argonia High School will host all remaining games starting Thursday, February 21, 2019. . . .

Megan Wins Raider of the Month for February 2019

Megan Walek, a senior at AHS, became the next “Raider of the Month” for February, 2019. The Activities/Athletics Department of Argonia Junior/Senior High School has decided to recognize one student a month who has demonstrated exceptional pride and integrity while competing in athletics or activities. Students are nominated by coaches and sponsors and, once a month, a student is chosen as “Raider of the Month.” Megan was chosen for the month of February after being nominated by Mr. Lampert. He had this . . .

Winter Homecoming 2019

Argonia’s Basketball Homecoming took place Friday, February 1, 2019 at Argonia High School. The STUCO-led festivities began with class hall decorating in the afternoon. After the hall decorating was finished, the annual Homecoming Dodgeball Tournament took place in the gym. Seven teams competed to be on top, with the Green team coming out victorious in the end. The cheerleaders put on an entertaining pep rally, which included the crowd being treated to watching two of their teachers, Mr. Greenwood and Miss Poljansek, getting a pie in their face. The crowning of the king and queen took place at . . .

400 Wins for Head Coach Dixie Brewster

Congratulations to Lady Raider Head Coach Dixie Brewster! On February 1, 2019 the Lady Raiders defeated Cedar Vale/Dexter 76-13 and gave Dixie her 400th career win.

Two Argonia Students Receive SCBL Academic All-League Award

Two AHS students were recently named to the SCBL Academic All-League Team. Brant Cotta and Baylee Booker, seniors at Argonia High School, each received this prestigious honor. To be eligible to receive this award, a student must be a senior in good standing, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, participate in a number of extra-curricular activities, and submit an application with a written essay explaining why he or she merits such recognition. Only 12 boys and 12 girls throughout the league receive this honor, so in many years, only the top students who have participated in a many activities during their high . . .

ACT and ACT WorkKeys

Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the ACT test on February 20th. It is free for all sophomores and juniors. Any senior that has never taken the test will be able to take the test as well. The ACT is a standardized test that measures a student's skills in five core areas: English, math, reading, science, and writing (optional). Students in grades 11 and 12 take the ACT so that they can submit their scores to colleges as part of the college application process. Juniors and Seniors will be taking the Workkeys test on February 21. The ACT WorkKeys is a skills assessment test for those who are . . .