Students get one on one help during Anchor Time

MS. Kornegay makes reading Moby Dick fun

Our Valedictorian and Salutatorian!

Arnav Goyal – Valedictorian

Arnav is a very intelligent, diligent and well-rounded young man. Not only is he the valedictorian of a very rigorous high school, he also participates in swim and tennis; plays the violin, guitar and piano; and volunteers here in the states and in India. His top college choices are Augusta University, Dartmouth, Emory, Rice, GA Tech and UGA. He would like to be an ophthalmologist when he grows up. I’m confident that Arnav will achieve his career goal and many others throughout his bright future!

Katie Lawrence – Salutatorian

Katelyn Lawrence, fondly know as Katie, is ranked number 2 at Alpharetta High School.  Katie states that the most important thing to know about her is her faith which has made her who she is today and has helped her tremendously through high school.  Katie has been very involved at Alpharetta High School playing on the Women’s Soccer Team, being involved with Flood (current President), FCA, and Raider Ambassador.  Katie is also involved in our community by volunteering with C.A.T.S. (Called Alpharetta to Serve), she tutors and is very active in her church.  Katie’s number one college choice is Northwestern where she hopes to major in International Relations.

AP lang Students make exceptional projects

Chorus builds community through Secret Valentines

Student Council at Webb Bridge Middle School

47 Student Council members first went to Webb Bridge middle school and talked to all the 8th graders about the "Alpharetta High School experience".  They told them about specific classes, anchor time, athletics, RISE, recovery, and also answered tons of questions.   Afterwards, Student Council went to Urban Escape Games in Roswell and attempted to "escape the room" as well as participated in a variety of team building activities.

Students at Urban Escape

Our Star Student Anav Mittal!

Congratulations to our Star Student Anav Mittal on achieving academic excellence and Frank Fortunato for helping Anav and other high school students reach their goals.

Girls Soccer team at Urban Escapes!

Masterclass with Dr. Pat Freer from Georgia State University

Dr. Pat Freer from Georgia State University came work with our two LGPE groups in class today. He did a great masterclass with the kids!

Prudential Spirit community Award!

Congratulations Nitish Sood on being named one of the top runners-up in The 2017 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in GA.  Nitish also qualified for the President's Volunteer Service Award which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.  Congratulations Nitish!!!

Physical Science students engage in Discovery Education

Ms. Kornegay's 5th Period is honored as the R.I.C.H. Raider class

World Literature students work on Afghani poetry

Congratulations Alpharetta Theatre!

Congratulations to the Alpharetta High School theatre department for very successful showing at the Georgia Thespian conference this weekend. A special congratulations goes to Alex Atchison, Charles Boykin, Michael Masi, Christina Nguyen, Maya Nnaeto, Lara Strydom, Emma Svitil, and Suma Yellumraju for receiving a Superior Rating (the highest rating available) and 1^st place overall in Group Acting, Shannon King and Michael Masi for receiving Superior Rating in Duet Acting, Grace Palmer and Olivia Palmer for receiving Superior Rating in Duet Musical, Jordyn Danowitz for receiving a superior rating in stage management, and to the Raiders Tech Team (Cierra Birchfield, Jordyn Danowitz, Madison Boyd, and Kevin Smith) for winning 1^st place in the state for their tech challenge event prop shift.

Ms. Solan's Students doing a Gallery Walk

Latino students visit Georgia Southern University

Team of the Month!

Teacher of the Month

Jane Mando

Professional of the Month

Janet Viafora

Team of the Month

Jaime Duran, Flavia Villarihno, Kendall Smither, Mary Farr, Teresa McGahee, Shannon Kersey

Our French students go on a field trip

French students take a field trip to Café  Vendome and Alliance Francaise

How to be successful at Alpharetta High School

Leadership Matters Award!

Leadership Matters

I’d like to begin by thanking Dr. Kersey for her kind words. It is a pleasure to work with such outstanding people, people who care deeply for students and know the seriousness and importance of our work. Our team is a blessing… and a bit of a curse when it comes time to selecting just one person to honor. We ALL work hard. We are ALL filled with such passion. We ALL add value to AHS. And I am inspired by you ALL and what you offer AHS.

After much thought, however, I decided to gush a bit on the person who helped me most when I transitioned into leadership. When I became a department chair, there was one person I looked to for guidance and encouragement. He was an original Raider who voiced his opinions ardently, stood up for his beliefs, and made us all stop and think about our decisions. All in all, he was kinda like a respectful version of an old-west gun slinger.  And he still is.

Since then I have gotten to know Mike Nance even better and always walk away from our conversations feeling honored to work with such an amazing individual. His content knowledge is deep and varied. If you have not been in his room to experience his story telling and masterful questioning techniques, you have missed a good time. When we needed another AP Art History teacher last year, he took on the challenge and taught three different AP courses.

He leads his department with high-expectations and understanding. His feedback is specific and to the point; he expects the best from his teachers and they deliver. For years he has required thoughtful reflection on AP scores and EOC scores. He attends and closely monitors the PLCs in Social Studies especially when there are issues. He amps up “The Silver Fox” the charm in parent meetings and successfully supports his staff while supporting students and parents.  His department adores AND respects him.

Lastly, he goes beyond what is necessary. He has been a head coach of a varsity sport almost every year and devotes himself to his players. Last semester he led a RTI English Anchor Time and did everything he could to care for his at-risk students. Over the years he has led many initiatives and represented AHS well at the county, state, and national levels.

Mike Nance, you make me want to be a better educator. Thank you, for all you have done for AHS. You inspire us all!

Spanish Conference at AHS

Dr. Beatriz Torrealba is an immigration lawyer, with more than 10 years of experience in Georgia. The conference was conducted in Spanish for AP Spanish and Spanish 4 Honor students.

The conference was about the “dreamers”. Who they are, what is their origin, and what economic and social challenges they are actually facing in American society.

Mr. Binford's Forensics Class

Mr. Binford's class participating in a Blood Splatter Lab

Theatre students working hard on the set of the upcoming musical

Varsity Basketball Team

Our Varsity Boys are moving on to post session games

Vertical planning with Webb Bridge Middle School World Language teachers

Mr. Cohen teaches Algebra with Skittles!

Accelerated Algebra students in Mr. Cohen’s 1^st period exploring exponential functions using Skittles!

Honoring our Teacher and Professional of the year

Teacher of the Year: David Boyd

Professional of the Year: Laura Smith

Alpharetta's Governors Honors Program Students!

Evan Zhang, Adam Lederer, Manoj Niverthi, Caleb Colburn, Divita Chillakuru, Amanda Wang, Anna Frericks, Sidhesh Desai, Sami Thompson, and Stephen Tong

Alpharetta High School student who will be attending Georgia Governor’s Honors Program this Summer. GHP's a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors.

Pictures from our Musical Theatre Unit!

National Signing Day: Johnathan Vater

Congratulations to Johnathan Vater and his family! Johnathan has competed on the Alpharetta High School swim team for the past 4 years and is also the Team Captain. He currently holds the Alpharetta High School Records in 50 Freestyle (21.05) and 100 Freestyle (45.97). On February 1st Johnathan Vater signed his letter of intent to swim at Georgia Tech. He will represent AHS in the GHSA 6A-7A state meet this weekend and will be swimming 50 free and 100 free and anchoring the 200 & 400 free relays. On behalf of AHS, we would like to wish him continued success at Georgia Tech and thank him for representing our school.

Front Row, L - R:

Melissa Vater, Jonathan Vater, Al Vater

Back Row:

Coach Shane Kearney

National Signing Day: Seth Phillips

Seth Phillips - Because of  his hard work  he is very  deserving to have the chance to play college baseball. Last season he was awarded our team MVP, a big highlight for him was a complete game victory against Lambert. Seth is a great young man and is very dedicated to school and baseball. He puts in many long hours bettering himself as a player.

Front row, L - R:

John Phillips, Seth Phillips, Paige Phillips

Back Row, L - R:

Cade Phillips, Charles Lassiat

National Signing Day: Cameron Stanford

Cameron Stanford is committed and has signed with Georgia Tech to play softball. Cameron will play outfield at Georgia Tech and study mechanical engineering. During her senior year at Alpharetta, Cameron led Alpharetta to their 1st playoff appearance

Front Row, L - R:

Tara Stanford, Cameron Stanford, Mike Stanford

Back Row: Coach EJ Francis

National Signing Day: Daniealle Bauers

Danielle Bauers is committed and has signed with The University of Iowa to play tennis.  Some of Danielle's recognitions are  team captain, MVP and Positive Athlete Georgia Nominee. She was also a Georgia State Team Championship Finalist and Quarter Finalist.
Front Row, L - R:
Wendy Bauers, Danielle Bauers, Mike Bauers

National Signing Day: Pierce Cusick

Pierce is one of the most intelligent young men I have ever been around, especially on the football field.  In his four years in the AHS football program, he went from being a “role player” to a major contributor on the offensive line, and one of our most trustworthy players.  As a two-year starter, Pierce leaves a huge vacancy that will need to be filled by our younger players next season.  I am confident that he has put forth his greatest effort in influencing and preparing those underclassmen to accept the challenge in his absence. 

Front Row, L – R:

Susan Roling, Pierce Cusick, Mike Roling

Back Row, L – R:

Coach Jacob Nichols

National Signing Day: Carlos Carriere

Carlos will leave the Alpharetta football program as one of the most highly decorated Wide Receivers in the program's history.  He is in the top 5 all-time in receiving yards and touchdown receptions.  He is a two-sport star at Alpharetta High School where he also excels at basketball.  His work-ethic, leadership and determination were what set him apart from other players, and it will be greatly missed in our school community.

Front Row, L - R:
Angie Carriere, Carlos Carriere, Jermaine Carriere
Back Row, L - R:
Matteo Carriere, Coach Jacob Nichols

National Signing Day: Emma Wood

Emma Wood is committed to the University of Jacksonville (FL) to play soccer. She is a four year starting defender with the Alpharetta Raider Women's soccer team. As a freshman she started every match and was recognized as "rookie of the year". In both her sophomore and junior years she was awarded the "Black Award" for best defender. She is team captain for the 2017 team and looks to lead the team back to the state playoffs. She is an outstanding student and plans to major in Marine Biology at Jacksonville U.  

Front Row, L - R:
Debbie Wood, Emma Wood, Don Wood
Back Row, L - R:
Marion Wood, Coach Mike Nance

National Signing Day: Destiny Stewart

Alpharetta Varsity Volleyball Captain, Destiny Stewart officially committed and signed to Sewanee, University of the South on National Signing Day. Destiny is a power-house Outside Hitter and led the Raider offense in Kills and was an all-around impact player. Destiny has acquired many accolades over her high school years, some of them being named MVP of the Region, one of the toughest regions in the state, and also MVP of the Alpharetta Raider team. Destiny's sister, Diamond Stewart also played volleyball at Sewanee. The Alpharetta Volleyball team, Coaches, and Managers wish Destiny all the best at Sewanee! 

Destiny is a very charismatic and a personable and caring young woman. She is smart, loving, and helpful. Although she may have the most kills for the entire state of Georgia she also loves to sing, dance, and be quite silly. She is an excellent student maintaining an A average and is a natural leader. Her presence this year on the Volleyball team helped us get crowds like never before. Crowds who were intensely into our games and supported us to the very end because of her influence., Destiny is a positive, enthusiastic, and genuine young woman who will be successful in anything she does. 
Overall Front Row, L - R:
Seritha Stewart, Destiny Stewart, Greg Stewart
Back Row, L - R:
Grace Fossier, Mandy Arias