Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Monday, February 26, 2018

AHS Student Council Attends GASC


Seventeen members of the AHS Student Council attended the Georgia Association of Student Council's Convention at Rock Eagle this past weekend.  AHS also served as the Parliamentarian School on the Executive Board of GASC this past year! 

Congratulations to the RICH Raiders Class Winners!

Congratulations to Ms. Mcdonald, Ms. Reddick, Ms. Macklemore and Ms. Wright's classes for winning the RICH Raiders award!

New Devices Coming to AHS!

Fulton County Schools device roadshow at Alpharetta High School.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Mr. Burton's Class Visits Mercedes Benz Stadium and Perkins and Will

Mr. Burton visited Perkins and Will, the firm that designed our school and learned about AHS's design as well as other engineering and architectural practices that promote energy sustainability. They then visited Mercedes Benz Stadium that has a Platinum LEED energy sustainability rating.

Students Study Firearms and Toolmarks with Mr. Binford


Mr. Binford’s class studying firearms and tool marks. Students are using a website to try and match test fired bullets with crime scene bullets.

AHS Team of the Month - February


Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Students Conference with Mr. Muhammad About Animal Farm




Mr. Muhammad's class doing station rotations. Each station, which consisted of creative writing, memoir reading, grammar, and student-teacher conferencing, was based on our reading of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.”

Nadir Lewis Signs with Princeton University


Nadir Lewis signs with Princeton University – Baseball

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Coach Marc Lassiat, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Frank Lewis, Kadeem Killikelly, Coach EJ Francis, Wes Rynders, Nadir Lewis

Friday, February 16, 2018

Roman Pepelyaev Signs with Adams State


Roman Pepelyaev signs with Adams State – lacrosse

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Dr. Shannon Kersey, Anastasia Stefek, Nathaniel Lack, Natalia Lack, Coach Zach Zanone, Roman Pepelyaev

Benjamin Browning Signs with Haverford College

Benjamin Browning signs with Haverford College – Baseball

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Coach Marc Lassiat, Laila Browning, Alia Browning, Sidney Browning, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Coach EJ Francis, Benjamin Browning

Noah Mendlinger Signs with Georgia College and State University


Noah Mendlinger signs with Georgia College and State University – Baseball

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Coach Marc Lassiat, Layna Mendlinger, Josh Mendlinger, Cooper Mendlinger, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Coach EJ Francis, Wes Rynders, Noah Mendlinger

Brandon Lu Signs with Wingate University


Brandon Lu signs with Wingate University – Swim and Dive

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Coach Shane Kearney, Coach Chandolyn Pulmano, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Brandon Lu

Amara Anderson Signs with Troy University


Amara Anderson signs with Troy University – Volleyball

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Dr. Shannon Kersey, Lynn Anderson, Chris Anderson, Coach Grace Fossier, Amara Anderson

Alicia Johnson Signs with Kennesaw State


Alicia Johnson signs with Kennesaw State – Cross Country

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Coach Dave Melissas, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Diane Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Coach Shannon Fairlie, Coach AJ Merine, Alicia Johnson

Nolan Edmonds Signs with University of Minnesota


Nolan Edmonds signs with University of Minnesota – Football

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Coach Jim Rowell, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Shaunda Edmonds, James Edmonds, Coach Jacob Nichols

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Nolan Edmonds, Graylon Edmonds

Jaycee Horn Signs with South Carolina


Jaycee Horn signs with South Carolina – Football

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Dr. Shannon Kersey, Coach Jacob Nichols, Coach Chuck Moore

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Jaycee Horn, Coach Geoff Terry


Connor Johnson Signs with Macalester College


Connor Johnson signs with Macalester College – Football

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Dr. Shannon Kersey, Cyndi Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Coach Chuck Moore, Coach Jacob Nichols

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Connor Johnson, Coach Jim Brown

Nick Markus Signs with Lehigh University


Nick Markus signs with Lehigh University – Football

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Coach Geoff Terry, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Barbara Markus, Erin Markus, Coach Moore, Coach Jacob Nichols

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Nick Markus, Coach Jim Brown

Alonzo Nelson Signs with Alcorn State University


Alonzo Nelson signs with Alcorn State University – Football

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Coach Geoff Terry, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Coach Chuck Moore, Coach Jacob Nichols

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Alonzo Nelson, MeChelle Neal

Matthew Downing Signs with University of Georgia


Matthew Downing signs with University of Georgia for Football

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Coach Jim Rowell, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Mike Downing, Mike Downing, Allison Downing, Susan Holley, Coach Jacob Nichols,  Matthew Downing

Robert Chappell Signs with West Point



Robert Chappell signs with West Point – Cross Country/Track

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Coach Dave Melissas, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Sharon Chappell, Ted Chappell, Jackson Chappell, Coach Shannon Fairlie, Coach AJ Merine, Robert Chappell

AP Statistics Students Estimate with Hershey Kisses


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AP Statistics students use confidence intervals to estimate the proportion of times a Hershey kiss will land on its base when tossed.

AHS Robotics Club Wins 1st Place

Alpharetta Robotics club's team Eclipse took 1st place at First Tech Challenge (FTC) tournament on 2/3/18. This win qualifies them for Georgia's FTC state competition. Team black also qualified for state.

Monday, February 5, 2018

AHS Student Wins 4th Place in Georgia Brain Bee



Krishna Pari won 4th place in the Georgia Brain Bee that was held at Emory University. More than 50 top students from all over Georgia competed. They took a written test and the top 15 competed in an oral elimination type Jeopardy match.

Congratulations to the AHS Men's Fencing Team!

Left to right: Derek Wang, Arthur Yu, Russell Lea, and Caleb Colburn. 

AHS Men’s Fencing Team 2017-18 Georgia High School Fencing League champions!!

Mr. Cohen's Class Studying Hands-On Probability