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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
This past Saturday Several AHS students placed in the Annual Fulton County Technology Fair. First Place winners included Spencer Bard and Tyler Flynn in 3d Modeling. Jarr Strydom, Sai Battula, and Anna Riordan took Second Place in 3D Modeling, Individual Programming Challenge, and Non-Animated Graphic Design. David Purcell and James Duffield finished in 3rd place in the Individual Programming Challenge and Project Programming. Congratulations to all who participated and good luck at state for our 1st place finishers.
The iHOPE Club will be collecting spare change at lunch this Thursday, February 2 and Friday, February 3. All funds will be used to buy school supplies for underprivileged children. We appreciate your generosity!
Attention Animal Rights and Rescue Club Members. We will meet this Thursday morning at 8:00 am in room 3315, please be sure to attend.
The Morning Show application has been extended to February 2. Those students wanting to continue on the Morning Show or to move into the Morning Show from level two must fill out the online form found on the AHS video website. Applicants must have two teachers fill out the online recommendation form as well. This is a prestigious opportunity to become part of our Morning Show. The website is www.ahsvideo.com
Attention all French club members: We will be taking a yearbook picture this Wednesday before school at 8:15 in 4213. Please wear your French Club t-shirt. See you there!
Attention all chess enthusiasts! Do you want to improve your game, regardless of skill? Do you want to learn how to play bughouse and other chess variants? Or do you want to simply play a few casual games? The AHS chess club will be meeting next Wednesday (February 8th) after school in Dr. Rollot's room (4213). Head over to the meeting for more information!"
Attention Boys Soccer players: All goalkeepers should attend all practices this week at the Old Milton Center. The coaching staff will make their selections by Friday, February 3rd.
Applications are now available for Northside Hospital’s Volunteen Program. The application deadline is February 24, but acceptance into the program is very limited and on a first come, first served basis. Packets are available in the Summer Opportunities crate in the College and Career Cove, outside Counseling Suite 1310.
Would you like to experience the fabulous feelings of being a beauty pageant contestant? The Annual Mr. and Miss AHS Pageant will take place on Friday, February 24, 2012. Please pick up forms from room 2207 as they are limited. The due date for the applications will be February 1st.
Applications for the Hook, AHS's student newspaper, are available in Ms. Grager's room, Room 2316."
Have any jeans lying around that no longer fit or just aren’t your style? Please donate any gently used jeans of any size, brand, and color to our Teens for Jeans service project. All jeans should be brought to your 1st period class. We will collect jeans beginning on Tuesday January 17th-February 12th. All jeans will be donated to homeless teens in our area. We will be competing with other schools and the winning school will be awarded a free new pair of jeans for each student! The 1st period class to bring in the most jeans will also be rewarded with a breakfast party. Thank you in advance for your support of this wonderful cause!
Seniors, there are only 2 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY for the PTSA Scholarship. Don’t wait until the last day and miss out on your chance to receive money for college. See Ms. Lewis in the Counseling Office if you have questions, or go to the PTSA website to download your application and instructions. Get started today – time is running out and late applications will not be accepted.
The 2nd Annual Road to Safety Video Awards will be presented on February 1 at the AHS auditorium from 6-8 pm. The awards are for videos submitted for the Road to Safety Video contest. Last year Alpharetta High School won!
Students, please be reminded that the area down near the baseball field is currently a construction site! There are signs posted and the road is blocked. DO NOT drive around the orange barriers. This is for everyone’s safety!
We are currently sold out of spring 2012 student parking permits. Due to the construction at the baseball field we are limited in the amount of permits we can sell until the construction is completed. We anticipate having more spots available for sale at the end of this month. An announcement will be made when these permits go on sale.
Senior Raiders, we have more scholarships for you! Don’t let MONEY pass you by! Scholarships are frequently being added to our list so check out these scholarships on the AHS website www.ahsraiders.com under the “Seniors ‘12” tab at the top of the page.
Students, there are new enrichment opportunities and scholarships which can be found in the College and Career Cove. Check by often to look through the crates as new offerings are added every week.
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