AP Gov Students Prepare for Exam!

Students in Mrs. Ivey’s AP Government class worked on their differentiated shower curtain project as they prepare for the AP exam on 5/6.

Professional Assistants Day

RICH Raider Attendance Pizza and Donut Parties!

PBIS at Alpharetta High School encourages and promotes R.I.C.H. Raider behavior. Excellent class attendance is highly regarded. Classes are rewarded with pizza or doughnut parties when they reach 30 perfect attendance days in a semester. Congratulations to Mr Smiley, Ms. Heatherington and TWO of Señora Parris's Classes for their exemplary attendance! Keep up the great work and stay R.I.C.H. Alpharetta!

Mr. Burton’s AP Environmental Science Practice Exam on Saturday

Music Technology Lab Gets Makeover Courtesy of Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout Project - giving our Music Technology lab a makeover with Mr. Walsh!

Students Practice Algebra on Saturday for EOCs!

PADV Presentation to Freshmen

Cupcakes for Student Achievement Awards

AHS Students Reach Elite 8 Round of International Public Policy Forum Debate Competition

Alpharetta High School students working with outside for-profit organization Ivy Bridge Academy have advanced to the “Elite 8” round of the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) debate competition They will receive all-expenses-paid trip to the IPPF Finals in New York City and remain eligible to win a $10,000 grand prize.

From L-R:
Allison Wang, Linjay Zeng, Brian Shon, Rohit Jivangikar, Tracy Xu

AP Stat Students Complete M&M Activity

AP Statistics students use samples of M&Ms to test the validity of the color distributions as stated by Mars.

Avery Rose Wins Alpharetta Fire Station Design Contest!

10th grade Avery Rose was honored on Thursday 4/11 for her winning design for the new Firecorps Firefighter badge for Alpharetta’s Fire Station no. 81.  Her design was chosen from those submitted by our Graphic and Digital Design classes.  Shown presenting the award is one of Alpharetta’s 81’s volunteer firefighters, Matthew Mullen.

Mr. Minser’s Video Broadcast R.I.C.H. Raider Class

Congratulations to First Honors State Science Fair Winners!

Please congratulate the following team members on their tremendous achievement at the state science fair this past Saturday. Nikhil Jaganathan and Varun Kasibhatlta won first honors in the category of chemical energy, meaning their project was ranked by judges in the top 10%! We are so proud and honored to have them represent Alpharetta High School at the state level.

Picture- L-R Ms. Duran, Nikhil Jaganathan,Varun Kasibhatlta and Dr. Kersey

AHS Teacher Selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator

For the first time in district history, an Alpharetta High School teacher has been selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). Tracy Misner, Audio-Video Tech & Film teacher, is one of only 124 people chosen from North America this year.

“It is truly an honor to be selected as an ADE.  Apple recognizes and selects those teachers who employ technology on a regular basis in their class. It’s a great feeling to be celebrated with this elite class of educators,” said Misner.

The program, created in 1994 by Apple, recognizes K-12 and higher-education teachers who are using Apple devices to transform teaching and learning in powerful ways. Since its inception 25 years ago, 2,800 people worldwide have been named ADE’s, and this is a first in Fulton County.

To qualify, Misner had to show Apple how he's transforming his classroom using the latest technology. Misner uses iMacs every day in class and training students on Final Cut Pro as well as the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.  "Our post-production edit bays each feature 2 iMacs that students use to edit their videos.  This is industry standard equipment and students are using this every day in our studio," Misner related.  The studio at Alpharetta High School is a professional quality video studio using Apple products.

In his submission video, Misner showed Apple how students use the iMac, the iPad, the MacBook Pro, Final Cut Pro, GarageBand, AirDrop and FaceTime to do real world work. Misner uses FaceTime to bring in industry related interviews from around the world into his class.  His FaceTime Friday program has featured Danny Zuker, executive producer for Modern Family and Tara Bennett, casting director for Stranger Things.  "FaceTime allows me to bring in people to our class without the subject never leaving his/her own office- and at no cost to the district," Misner added

As part of the program, Misner will participate in a workshop convention this summer in Washington, D.C. where he'll have the opportunity to develop new skills using technology and best practices.  Misner will also help also help design courses and digital books to help teachers across the world implement technology in their own classrooms.

Congratulations to the Team of the Month!

Congratulations to our Algebra 1 Block Team: Danita Chiclana and Tony Hayes! Thank you for your dedication to making AHS even better!

Congratulations to the Professional of the Month!

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

Congratulations to the Teacher of the Month!

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

AHS Students Visit Spain on Exchange

Coach Lassiat Earns 300th Career Win

AHS Baseball wins in extra innings last night over Pope, 4-3 earning Coach Lassiat his 300th Carrier win.

Pope got things started in the first inning when sac fly scored one run, The raiders scored 2 runs in the third inning but Pope struck back in the fourth inning with 2 runs of their own to take the lead. In the top of the 7th with 2 outs the Raider tied up the score when Bradley Cristian, who drove in the two runs in the second inning,  crossed the plate on a balk by Pope.

Cole Hamel and Sam Stratton  lead the raiders to victory on the mound. He went three innings, Hamel allowed zero runs on zero hits and striking out three. Stratton allowed four hits and three runs over five innings, striking out three

The  Raiders tallied seven hits on the day. Bradley Christian and Jack Barone both had 2 hits on the day .

Congratulations to the AHS Varsity Winter Guard!

Over spring break the AHS varsity winter guard traveled to Dayton, Ohio, to compete in the Winter Guard International World Championships. The fourteen young ladies have worked tirelessly this entire season and competed in regional competitions in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Knoxville that all led to their 16th place national ranking prior to their appearance at world championships. This was a rigorous competition against 138 other high school teams. Teams had to score in the highest in their rounds in order to continue to advance. One of the most prestigious honors is to be named a Winter Guard International World Championship finalist. In the "Scholastic A" class of competition this honor was awarded to the 20 highest scoring teams at World Championships.

The Alpharetta High School varsity winter guard was named a WGI Finalist and ended up ranking 11th out of the entire world championships competition. This is an impressive finish to jump from the 16th place ranking going into championships to final placement of 11th by the end of the world championships competition series. Alpharetta varsity winter guard is the first Fulton County winter guard and the tenth Georgia high school to ever achieve this international honor.

Kayli Russell signs with Georgia Military College

Kayli Russell signs with Georgia Military College - Soccer


Front Row:  Kayli Russell

Back Row L-R:  Coach Trisch Ford, Coach Heather Turner, Dr. Shannon Kersey, Yvonne Russell, Coach Andrew Sendek

AP Lang Metaphor Project

AP Lang students recently completed a metaphor project for The Great Gatsby. The project required students to analyze the traits of the characters in the novel, develop a metaphor for each character, and analyze how the character metaphors were related. Here are some of the metaphors students submitted: The Great Gatsby is a….. beauty kit, a snow globe, battlefield, human body, ice cream shop, pool table, a clock, a radio, a Starbucks order, a theatre, a jukebox, a plane, a Playbill, and so many more!