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2nd Grade Science
Valiant Vikings enjoyed lunch with SRO Harshell
Olivia Massari escorted by Gabe Kavulic during the homecoming parade!
We Are A-R!
Pumpkin Day in Pre-K
Kicking off the school year with a sweet treat during recess!
All smiles when it comes to sunshine, a new playground and popsicles! Thank you to the A-REF for sponsoring the popsicle treat!
Kindergarten collected items for Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter
College Biology students testing for carbs, lipids and proteins in our food.
Elementary Students unload from their busses and head into the 2024-2025 School Year
Cross Country WPIAL athletes
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!
Students enjoy the new playground at the Elementary School!
The Elementary Staff wore cardigans for World Kindness Day, November 13, 2024.
4th grade factor and multiply turkeys!
A great representation of A-R by a handful of LEOs who helped at a community dinner!
Does anyone recognize these two? 🧐 👀 #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek25
Fall has arrived and we are enjoying all it has to offer!
NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY
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”.
Halloween math fun in Mrs. Bowser’s class!
School lunch is one of our favorite times of the day!
8th Grade Students visited Flight 93 National Memorial
Homecoming parade
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.
A-RMS Teachers Support A-R Band
Valiant Viking Bonus Bag Winners
Can you guess who these guest servers are during National School Breakfast Week?
19 of our High School Choral students participated in Armstrong Sr. County Chorus
Science is a blast with Mr. Saxion! First grade launched their rockets!
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.
A-R 4th Grade takes on Heinz Hall
Middle School Students enter the building on the first day!
You never know what you are going to find in Mr. Saxion’s science class! #learningisfun #VikingPride
Thank you to the Apollo-Ridge Education Foundation for sponsoring Popsicles on the Playground
Thank you to the A-REF for sponsoring a portion of the cost of the new playground and popsicle day!
Popsicles on the playground to celebrate the new equipment!
In focus lesson: Kindness has a domino effect!
Gianna Suhadolnik 2nd place at the Keystone State Championships in the 9-10 Girls 85!
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!
Valiant Viking lunch with Officer Harshell winners!
Finding friends on the walk into the building on the first day is always a great way to start the year!
Elementary Students are excited to be back to school!
4th grade factor and multiply turkeys!
Enjoying recess with friends on the new A-RES playground!
Rainy days call for inside recess!
Mr. Virag teaching tempo in band!
Making Applesauce!
A new playground needs celebrated with popsicles! Thank you A-REF!
Watch out Mr. Barta, this pie is for you!
A-R High School students took a field trip to the Build On Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades Fair and then to tour Rosedale Tech.
"Train" Lydon, #77, pumps up the student body getting them ready for the first football game of the season!
Family Fun Night!
1st Grade Scientist!
Mr. Saxion's first graders finished their maple tapping guide books and enjoyed tapping the trees. Science is fun!
Members of SADD club participated in the Prevention Connection Fieldtrip sponsored by the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission.
Valiant Vikings!
Cheerleaders take the Ray Bartha Court as they get the students ready for the first A-R football game of the season!
We got the Spirit! The A-R Viking Spirit!
Mr. Skiba’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee spent time reading to elementary students
Our multiplication skills are no joke, but the riddles are pretty 'punny'!
Apollo-Ridge Cross Country Team
A-R Marching Band participated in the Kennywood Parade!
We are so very excited to present to you our new Viking Mascot!!!!
Kindergarten smiles are always welcome!
A-RES Student Council Student of the Month
Super Mario Bros Sophomore Float
Middle School PTA Pie a Teacher day is always so much fun!
Superintendent, Dr. Curci, welcomes students on the first day of school!
Science is even sweeter when you learn about the science of motion making cotton candy in Mr. Saxion's 1st Grade classroom!
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!
We Are A-R!
The football team and the band get ready for their first Friday night under the lights!
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Recent News
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!
Apollo- Ridge is Operating on a 2-hour delay, Feb 18, 2025
Two-hour delay on Tuesday, February 18
A-R HOSTS WPIAL PLAYOFF GAME
Thursday, February 13: Apollo-Ridge Girls Varsity Basketball Team takes on Bentworth on our home court!
Apollo- Ridge is Operating on a 2-hour delay, Feb 6, 2025
Due to expected weather conditions, the school district will operate on a two-hour delay schedule tomorrow, February 6, 2025.
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