Brittney Alford Receives Scholarship from National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at The Emmy Awards

AHS in the news!

Atlanta:  The Student Production Awards were held on June 17 at SCAD Show.  The Presentation by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honors high school and college students on all facets of film and video production.

Alpharetta High School won Best Music Video for the second year in a row and Best Writing.  They also received Honorable Mentions for Morning Newscast, Commercial, PSA, and Director.  The Audio-Video, Film and Technology program at Alpharetta High School has received 13 Student Production Awards in the last 4 years.

Pictured from Left to Right: Kyle Monahan, Eric Traugott, Jordan Sambogna, Tracy Misner (teacher), Michale Masi.

AHS in the news

Alpharetta~ Middle and High School students from around Alpharetta and Johns Creek put their creative skills to use during the first session of The Alpharetta film Academy.  

The AFA teaches young students how to write, shoot, direct and edit professional quality videos/films in a relaxed, professional video studio. The Academy takes the principles taught in the intro and intermediate levels of Audio-Video Film and Technology and guides students on the fundamentals of good camera work, professional quality audio and state of the art editing techniques.

Students learned how to collaborate to produce a short broadcast using the elements of professional video techniques.   "Our studio at Alpharetta High School provides everything the young film maker needs to get started to spark that passion," says, Tracy Misner, creator of the Alpharetta Film Academy.  Misner also thanks the AFA supporter, The Alpharetta Convention and Visitor's Bureau for providing the t-shirts to help market the program.

"This year was very successful in that we relied entirely on social media marketing", says Misner.  Session 2 was a sellout and there are plans to add a 3rd session for next year!

pictured from left to right GROUP PICTURE

Front row: Olivia McKenzie, Isa Saiyed, Sophie Davies, Lilly Ortloff

Middle row: Joshua McKenzie, Reed Smith, Ana Mead

Back Row: Henry Hopper, Elijah Hopper, Cierra Brown

AHS FBLA Rocks the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim California!

AHS boasted 24 top ten winners in 14 different events at FBLA’s Anaheim National Conference! Congratulations to all our hard-working students! Special congratulations to Zach Beckham, 1^st Place in Computer Problem Solving and Tony Elengickal, 1^st Place in Insurance & Risk Management.

Brenda Williams, IRR Math

Brenda has been in education for 13 years and started this last career at Alpharetta High School. She's been in the workforce for 43 years holding various positions around the Country: Brenda has been in education for 13 years and started this last career at Alpharetta High School. She's been in the workforce for 43 years holding various positions around the Country: Underwriter, Systems Analyst, Human Resource Director, Testing Specialist , SAT Writer, Entrepreneur, Realtor, Mediator and finally as a Teacher.

She plans to continue working as a Mediator for the State of Georgia as a facilitator.

Brenda says, "When I look at my careers , they are all centered around working with people and encouraging everyone to be the best they can be. Hopefully , I've done that here at Alpharetta High School."

We will miss you, Brenda!

, Systems Analyst, Human Resource Director, Testing Specialist , SAT Writer, Entrepreneur, Realtor, Mediator and finally as a Teacher.

She plans to continue working as a Mediator for the State of Georgia as a facilitator.

Brenda says, "When I look at my careers , they are all centered around working with people and encouraging everyone to be the best they can be. Hopefully , I've done that here at Alpharetta High School."

We will miss you, Brenda!

Lori Holland, Math

Lori has taught for 30.5 years and has been a raider for 9 years. During her retirement she plans to travel, tutor, volunteer at Atlanta Humane Society and Northside Hospital Cancer Care, and numerous house projects. 

We will miss you Lori!

Hugo Melczarak, Science

Hugo has taught for 25 years in secondary education and 2 years in post-secondary. He has been at AHS for 12 years and he plans to spend retirement honing his fly fishing and golf skills, traveling, cruising around in "Sandy" his Miata and not commuting 120 miles a day.

Hugo we will miss you!

Puppy Day at Alpharetta High School!

Kalid Sudu wins the Eagle Scouts Award!

Girl's Soccer won the first State Playoff game!

Our Culinary students at the Volunteer breakfast

Boy's Soccer won the first state playoff game!

Our amazing Cafeteria staff!

Teacher Appreciation Lunch

AHS Latina Night!

Sandya Vikram: A recognition from the Society

Sandya Valli Vikram, a graduating senior at Alpharetta High School, who is a volunteer and a leader in our community, has been improving the lives of desolate people by fundraising and giving up most of her pocket money.

As a high school sophomore and junior, Sandya volunteered several hundred hours at more than 35 rural medical camps in arid, rural India. As a student of medicine, her goal in life is to eliminate the paucity of healthcare in rural areas, both by serving individually and by collectively collaborating with practicing medical professionals. 

Initially her journey sought to make a direct impact here in Georgia, but she soon realized that India was more welcoming and more in need of her efforts. After having sponsored medical camps and learning how to organize them in India, she again embarked on the journey of organizing rural healthcare programs in Georgia as a senior at Alpharetta High School.

Sandya hit a major roadblock when several doctors were not as willing to participate in the noble cause of charitable medical services because of fears stemming from liability. After researching Georgia's laws, and enrolling in the GivingPoint Institute, she reached out to lawyers to seek change in Georgia's Charitable Liability law.

This summer she intends to sit down with Georgia's legislators and recount her experiences from operating the health clinics in rural India and using the skills she learned from the GivingPoint Institute (GPI) in hopes of reforming Georgia's Charitable Liability Law to remove a barrier for doctors who want to serve, thereby encouraging more physicians to help more freely.

GivingPoint, founded in 2008, by a renowned philanthropist Mr. Derek V. Smith, seeks to unleash the passion and energy of young people to create an unprecedented level of civic engagement – to create caring hearts and entrepreneurial minds. Over 9,000 youth, nonprofits and donors are using GivingPoint's resources and GivingPoint’s online resources have helped to create a more than $8.1M charitable impact in just the last five years.

Last night (April 26), Sandya attended GivingPoint’s annual Sparks Student Awards Ceremony, a celebration of the end of the GivingPoint Institute program year. There, she won the grand prize, The Spark Award, totaling $3,000 for her GPI project, which seeks to reform Georgia’s Charitable Liability Law. Sandya won the award for the importance and potential value of having the most ambitious and impactful project idea.

Sandya intends to use the award money to mitigate the paucity of healthcare in rural areas.

Honors Night at AHS!