AHS Student Council visits GASC

Alpharetta High School student council members along with their advisors, Whitney Decaminada and Andrew Bolin, attended the Georgia Association of Student Council's State Convention February 22-24.  Student council members from all over the state of Georgia gather at Rock Eagle to strengthen their leadership skills.  AHS student's participated in many leadership activities, presented workshops, and networked with other student council members.  AHS also won the award for raising the most amount of money for Bert's Big Adventure! 

AP Music Theory Guest Lecturer

Dr. Jeff Yunek, music theory professor at Kennesaw State University, comes to AHS as a guest lecturer for the AP Music Theory class.

ARC Team Silver Will Compete at the 2019 Tech Challenge Georgia State Championship

Raiders of the ARC Team Silver will be competing in the 2019 FIRST Tech Challenge Georgia State Championship Saturday, 2/23/19.

Art Awards Scholastic 8 Gold Key Recipients!

Art Awards Scholastic 8- These Gold Key recipients will compete nationally and be exhibited at SCAD! Congratulations!

L-R:  Jamie Wang, Annie Sunil, Ruixuan Xu, Catherine Sun, Kaia Lee
 Missing from picture:  Georgia Lingerfelt, Alison Hu, Yeeon Kang

AHS Robotics and Avionics Teams at Transition Night

AHS Valedictorian and Salutatorian Ceremony

Congratulations to Salutatorian Dheeraj Eidnani!

Congratulations to Valedictorian Kylee Rahm!

AHS Varsity Winter Guard Places #5 in the Country!

The Alpharetta Varsity Winter Guard began its Winter Guard International competition tour this past weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. They competed with teams from all over the southeast. The team finished first in their round, winning all captions. This qualified them to compete in the final round. In finals, the team had quite an emotional performance and received a standing ovation from the audience. The judges were very impressed and awarded the team a first place finish for the entire competition. This placement has our team now ranked #5 in the country!! The team will continue its national competition tour in Atlanta on March 2 and then at Winthrop University in South Carolina on March 16. They will finish the season competing at the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, during spring break. Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Schlosser, Mrs. Lukes, Mr. Parent and Mr. Walsh are very proud of the team and their hard work. Go Raiders!

Brandon Barron Signs With North Carolina A&T State University

Brandon Barron signs with North Carolina A&T State University – Basketball

Front Row:   Brandon Barron
Back Row L-R:  Coach McClaney, Coach Eric Blair, Coach Peterson

Grace Knutsen Signs With Gardner Webb University

Grace Knutsen signs with Gardner Webb University – Basketball

Front Row: Grace Knutsen
Back Row L-R:  Coach Hylton, Coach David Walden, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Madison Tigert Signs With University of the Cumberlands

Madison Tigert signs with University of the Cumberlands – Swim

Front Row:  Madison Tigert
Back Row:  Coach Pulmano, Coach Shane Kearney, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Croix Bethune Signs with University of Southern California

Croix Bethune signs with University of Southern California – Soccer
Front Row: Croix Bethune
Back Row L-R: Coach Heather Turner, Club coach, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Charlie Goldstein Signs with University of Georgia

Charlie Goldstein signs with University of Georgia – Baseball

Front Row:  Charlie Goldstein
Back Row L-R:  Coach EJ Francis, Coach Marc Lassiat, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Josh Maicon Signs With Berry College

Josh Maicon signs with Berry College – Baseball

Front Row: Dr. Shannon Kersey, Coach EJ Francis, Josh Maicon, Coach Marc Lassiat

Robbie Ruppel Signs With University of Pennsylvania

Robbie Ruppel signs with University of Pennsylvania – Track & Field

Front Row: Coach AJ Merine, Robbie Ruppel, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Ryan Sambogna Signs With Southwestern University

Ryan Sambogna signs with Southwestern University – Lacrosse

Front Row: Coach Zack Zanone, Ryan Sambogna, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Bria Plante Signs With University of North Florida

Bria Plante signs with University of North Florida – Volleyball

Front Row: Dr. Shannon Kersey, Bria Plante, Coach Grace Fossier

Jamal Ellis Signs With Samford University

Jamal Ellis signs with Samford University – Football

Front Row: Coach Jacob Nichols, Jamal Ellis, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Jackson Michaels Signs With Lehigh University

Jackson Michaels signs with Lehigh University – Football

Front Row: Jackson Michaels
Back Row L-R: Coach Jacob Nichols, Dr. Shannon Kersey 

Brandon Pippen Signs With University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Brandon Pippen signs with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – Football

Front Row: Coach Bumpers, Brandon Pippen, Dr. Shannon Kersey
Back Row:  Coach Jacob Nichols

Dane Motley Signs With Arkansas State University

Dane Motley signs with Arkansas State University – Football

Front Row: Coach Jacob Nichols, Dane Motley, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Jack Stanton Signs With Villanova

Jack Stanton signs with Villanova University – Football

Front Row: Coach Jacob Nichols, Jack Stanton, Dr. Shannon Kersey 

William Wagner Signs With University of Michigan

William Wagner signs with University of Michigan – Football

Front Row L-R:  Coach Bumpers, William Wagner, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Back Row:  Coach Jacob Nichols

Kevin Watkins II Signs With Notre Dame

Kevin Watkins II signs with Notre Dame College – Football

Front Row: Kevin Watkins II
Back Row L-R: Coach Jacob Nichols, Dr. Shannon Kersey

Kamau Williams Signs With Clark Atlanta University

Kamau Williams signs with Clark Atlanta University – Football

Front Row L-R:  Coach Bumpers, Kamau Williams, Dr. Shannon Kersey
Back Row:  Coach Jacob Nichols

Culinary Students Take Part in a Taste of the NFL event

Senior Jalon Kimes wins Posse Scholarship award

Senior Jalon Kimes was selected as a Posse Scholarship recipient, receiving a four-year, full tuition leadership award. Over 1,400 nominations for 60 Posse Atlanta Scholarships were sent in. Congratulations Jalon!

Congratulations to the Team of the Month!

Congratulations to our counselors! Thank you for your dedication to making AHS even better!

Congratulations to the Professional of the Month!

Congratulations Ms. Estrada! Thank you for your dedication to making AHS even better!

Congratulations to the Teacher of the Month!

Congratulations Mr. Burton! Thank you for your dedication to making AHS even better!

AHS Winter Guard Start Season Strong

Our AHS winter guards opened their competitive season this past Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain High School. Our JV team had a great performance and placed third in their class, slightly edging out the varsity teams at Chattahoochee, Woodstock, Walton, and East Paulding. The AHS Varsity team wowed the audience and judges which earned them a first place finish. Our varsity team outscored Milton, Lambert, Kennesaw Mountain, Whitewater, Ola, Hillgrove, Harrison, Lanier, Carrollton, and Soddy Daisy (TN).  Both of our teams will compete this Saturday, February 2 at South Forsyth High School. On February 9, our varsity team has their first national competition in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Teachers Learning Standards Mastery Framework Together!

Fulton County Technology Fair Winners

Front Row L-R:
Urjoshi Kar, Aratrika Kar, Timothy West
Back Row L – R:
Kevin Zhao, Sid Gangavarapu, Rahn Tauro-Padival, Lee Nicholson

Alpharetta High School winners in the Fulton County Technology Fair on Saturday were as follows::

First Place -- Animation – Grades 09-10 – Aratrika and Urjoshi Kar
First Place – Audio Production – Grades 09-10 – William Zhang
First Place – Project Programming – Grades 09-10 – Mark Volovoi
First Place – Programming Challenge – Grades 11-12 – Kevin Zhao
First Place – Robotics – Grades 11-12 – Timothy West and Rahul Tauro-Padival
Second Place -- Mobile Apps – Grades 09-10 – Siddarth Gangavarapu
Second Place – Programming Challenge – Grades 11-12 – Sidesh Desai