Emory University Barkley Forum Tournament!

    The debate team competed at the Barkley Forum Tournament at Emory University over the weekend.  The team of Eshan Momin and Anish Thatiparthi were the Champions of the tournament!   This is one of the 5 traditional regular season “majors” that all of the top teams in the country compete at each year.  This marks the first time that Alpharetta has won one of the majors. Congratulations to Eshan, Anish, and the entire debate squad that helped them achieve this major championship on the national circuit.

FBLA 2023 Region Conference

The following are our 1st place winners:

Zayn Ullah for Accounting I, Zayn Ullah for Business Calculations, Ananya Katella for Business Management, Kailash Muthukumar for Electronic Career Portfolio, Sameer Jivangikar, Tanishk Deo and Samay Desai for Entrepreneurship, Eshan Momin, Samay Desai, & Tanishk Deo for International Business, Elizabeth Feng for Intro to Business Communication, Kareena Mehta, Saranya Vemireddy, & Shuktika Yadav for Intro to Event Planning, Jaisharan Kumar for Intro to Information Technology, Risha Kohli, Saranya Vemireddy, & Rajeswari Anand for Intro to Business Presentation, Shreya Sunil for Public Speaking, Sami Awad, Ashmit Dua, & Zain Ghazanfar for Sales Presentation, James Chen, Isha Nathan, & Olivia Peng for Sales Presentation, and Shreyas Arisa, Karni Rathod, and Krishna Sripathi for Website Design.

Paraprofessional & Teacher of the Year Finalists!

 

Teacher Finalists

             Chef Webber, Tolga Ayan, Karla Estrada Lacey McLemore, & Bree Nieves

Professional Finalists!

Robert Bennet, Landis Ross, & Kelly Talele

Football Signing Day!

 

Alpharetta High School recently held another signing day! Seniors from the football team celebrated as they signed with colleges and their football teams. 

Ben Guthrie - Georgia Institute of Technology

Ben Henry - Amherst College

Kenyon Pipes - Alabama State University

William Reed - Tulane University

Garret Young - United States Air Force Academy

Electives Fair!

Alpharetta High School had an elective fair! Students meandered around the gym searching for a table that caught their eye to find an elective for their next year's schedule.

KSU Mathematics Competition!

     

The KSU Mathematics Competition is an annual mathematics contest for Georgia high school students, both public and private. Part 1 consists of a convenient 90 minute block of time during or after the school day at the students’ own high school. There are 25 multiple choice questions, ranging in difficulty, covering all levels of pre-calculus mathematics included in the Georgia state high school mathematics curriculum. The highest scoring student in our school was Eric Sun!

AP World History in the Media Center!

Ms. Jolle’s AP World History class in the Media Center!!!  The assignment required students to compare the effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Europeans, Africans, and/or Amerindians during the period 1500-1750.  Students were able to work independently, with a partner, or with Ms. Jolle.

PAGE STAR Student Awards!

 The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition or STAR program allows students with the highest levels of academic achievement to regale a teacher of their choice. This year two students with SAT scores of a 1590 have been chosen. Congratulations to Pranav Kalaga & Leo Guan and their nominated teachers Mr. Anthony Murdoch and Ms. Kelly Evers!

           Mr. Anthony Murdoch and Mr. Pranav Kalaga

Ms. Kelly Evers and Mr. Leo Guan

Leadership Matters Award Winners!

The "Leadership Matters" Award passing from Errol Dice to Brandi Taylor!

The "Leadership Matters" Award passing from Brandi Taylor to Sharolyn Ketchup!

College Fair!

Fulton County Schools recently had a college fair! Here is a picture of some of the bright young minds who attended.

 

“First Impressions” Award Winner!

 Congratulations to Anusha Gururaj who took home a 2nd place award for “First Impressions”. The event included completing an individual resume, interviewing in front of a panel, and then giving an elevator speech. Even with this level of difficulty she was just shy of first place by 1 point!  

Team of The Month - November

 

 Congratulations to our Team of the Month, Algebra 1 PLC! 

                                        

Teacher of the Month - November

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Month, Jared Kaufman! 

 

Paraprofessional of the Month - November

 

Congratulations to our Paraprofessional of the Month, Chase Mays!

One Act Champions of the 7-AAAAAA Region!

Alpharetta High school won region 7AAAAAA one act championship! They will be competing at State this Saturday at Buford High School!

Best actress and actor!

Congratulations on the Wedding!

Congratulations to Chase Mays on her upcoming wedding! 🎉

Pinkout!

                 A sea of pink to pulverize the spirits of the enemy!

Homecoming Dance!

                 Dance your heart out on the dance floor!

Pep Rally!

 Teachers had pie thrown into their faces!

There was music and feats of athleticism!

Happy Halloween!

             - from all your favorite teachers!

Spirit Week Fun!

 

2022 Homecoming

    Congratulations to our homecoming king and queen Leo Guan & Kennedy Velasco-Ortega!

Red Ribbon Week: Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free.

 

October Paraprofessional of the Month!

    The October Paraprofessional of the Month is Elaina Johnson!

 

October Teacher of the Month!

The October Teacher of the Month is Lauren Ivey!

 

October Team of the Month!

 

2022 Trevian Invitational Debate Champions!

 At the Trevian Invitational Debate Tournament this year, Anish Thatiparti (on the right) and Eshan Momin (on the left), won the title of the Policy Debate Champions!

Horror Movie Night!

AHS just had a Horror Movie Night, organized by the student council, where they viewed "A Quiet Place" from the campus field!

 

The Media Center Has New Podcast Equipment!

 

AHS Students Win National Student Production Awards!

 Alpharetta High School's CTAE Audio/Video Technology and Film program won six student awards from the 2022 Student Production Awards hosted by the National Academy of Television Arts and Science. Logan Filos (pictured left) won the award for Best Director! Jimmy Krutak (pictured right) won the award for Non-Fiction Long Form Video and Audio/Sound!

Alpharetta High School Is Awarded College Success Award!

 Alpharetta High School is a recipient of the College Success Award, from GreatSchools.org, given to only about 7.4% of all public high schools! 

The award is given based on college preparation and postsecondary data shared by the state.

Marvelous Job Marching Band!

The AHS Marching Band ranked AAAA, in Music, Visual, Colorguard, and Percussion, and were the overall Grand Champions of "The Conquest" a competition at Allatoona High School! 

AHS Students Score Perfect 5 on AP Exams! They Earned Every Possible Point!

Preston Lee, pictured here, scored a perfect 5 on the AP Computer Science A Exam!  Luke Bridges, not pictured, scored a 5 on the AP Microeconomics Exam.  Well Done!

Leadership Matters Award Presented to Errol Dice By Adam Smiley!

 

Team of the Month for August - ESOL! Congratulations!

Members of the ESOL Team include Mike Womack, Malia Busenitz, Vilma Bass, Ana Maria Gottleib, Ginni Priya, and Deborah Etheridge.  Congratulations!
 

Pierre Fenelus Chosen Professional of the Month for August!

 

Congratulations to Karla Estrada - Teacher of the Month for August!

 

Clair Greenaway Presents Leadership Matters Award to Adam Smiley!

 

Coach Lassiat Presents Leadership Matters Award Clair Greenaway!