Tuesday, October 2, 2018

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1 RAIDERS Alpharetta High School Daily Announcements Homecoming Week Tuesday, October 2, 2018 POST DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS IN CLASSROOMS. THE LATEST AND GREATEST The AHS Homecoming Dance is on Saturday, October 13th from 8 11 PM in Aux Gym. Tickets are being sold online NOW for $20 each. Find a dance flyer located around the building with instructions on how to purchase your ticket! The theme is glow in the dark so get ready to light up the night! And what s Homecoming without spirit week? Students and staff, start planning out your Spirit Week outfits for the days leading up to the game and dance. Monday and Tuesday students do not have school so feel free to stay in your pajamas! Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday. Thursday is Throwback Thursday and Friday is Neon Spirit Day! Can t wait to see all the Raider Nation spirit next week! National Custodial Workers Recognition Day Today we would like to recognize our fabulous building custodians, the people that make sure our building is at its best and our classrooms are ready for our students. They are often the first people we call when something goes wrong and go a long way towards ensuring our safety. Please join me in thanking them, not only today, but on other occasions throughout the year as they are a vital part of our Alpharetta Raider Team. Other Reminders Cheerleading meeting tonight at 6 in the media center, vote for the Alpharetta Raiders Football Helmet at the Alpharetta Commons Chick-Fil-A to beat Hooch and Johns Creek and we are on an Anchor Time day schedule Surface Distribution GOOD TO KNOW Surface distribution will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only during your lunch period. PSAT Raiders! The PSAT is quickly approaching and we want to make sure you are prepared to do your very best! We have started a PSAT Question of the Day. These questions will be posted in the cafeteria and media center on the TVs during both lunches. Once you are ready to answer the question, scan the QR

2 code and fill in the form. Winners will be selected EACH DAY at 4:00pm and will receive a prize from Dr. Kersey! Do your very best to participate and make every effort! Replacement ID Cards New ID cards will be made in the Front Office Tuesdays and Thursdays. 1 st replacement ID cards will be printed at no cost. After the 1 st replacement ID card has been printed, any subsequent ID cards will be printed for $5.00. Students who have a picture on their ID card that is 2 years or older (i.e. you are a senior but your ID card has your sophomore picture on it), may come to the front office for a replacement ID card with an updated picture printed at no cost. The Morning Show The Morning show wants your announcements, commercials and ads to be heard! Starting Friday, if you would like an ad to appear on the morning show, simply go to ahsvideo.com and click on Request a segment...read the instructions, fill it out and submit. Only the requests made on AHSvideo.com will be included on the Morning show. No other announcements will be read those days. Remember that requests are due no later than 11:00 on Tuesdays for the Wednesday show and 11:00 on Thursdays for the Friday Show. If you have any questions, contact Tracy Misner in room Posters and Flyers Clubs or Sport Teams: If you want to hang posters or flyers around the school, please take them to Mr. Bolin in 4206 for approval. Without the approval stamp, they will be removed from the walls. IMPORTANT DATES Wednesday, October 3, th Grade Parent Meeting 7:00 PM Friday, October 5, Teacher Work Day Monday, October 8, Columbus Day No School Tuesday, October 9, AHS Professional Development Day (no school for students) Wednesday, October 10, PSAT Friday, October 12, Fall Lip Dub VIdeo (Pep Rally Schedule) Saturday, October 13, Homecoming Dance from 8-11 pm in Aux Gym Saturday, October 27, AHS Foundation Avalon Hotel Tuesday, November 6, Teacher Workday Monday, November 19 - Friday, November 23 - Thanksgiving Holiday (schools closed) Wednesday, October 31, AHS Balance Night Thursday, December 6, Last day of Anchor Time & Recovery SPORTS Football The Raiders lost a close one Friday night The players of the week were: Offense: Kevin Watkins

3 Defense. Jackson Michaels Special Teams: Robbie Ruppel Come out and support the Raiders this Friday as they travel to take on North Atlanta. Freshman Debate CLUBS The freshman debate team went to Chattahoochee over the weekend for its first tournament. At this tournament, Tracy Xu was the number 1 individual speaker out of 84 competitors. Additionally, the team of Tracy Xu and Trainor Beresford finished in the top 10 teams at the tournament. Additionally, Aratrika Kar was 7th speaker in the Sophomore division Congratulations to the entire squad on a strong start to the year. Debate Congratulations to Manu John, Hargunn Sandhu, Suchetas Bokil, and Shivan Moodley for an outstanding performance at the University of Kentucky Debate Season opener. Next up for our Raider debate team is the Chattahoochee tournament, where we have ten students competing. If you re interested in joining debate it s not too late, see Mr. Smiley or Mrs. Ivey for details. Zumba Class If you enjoy upbeat music, dancing and burning calories join our United Latina Club Zumba Class every Wednesdays at 3:45-4:45pm in the cafeteria. Everyone is welcome. There is a one time cost of $10.00 please pay online. Just head to the AHS website, click on OSP and look for United Latina Zumba Class. Properties/Category.aspx?categoryid=EN701 Speech Team Congratulations to the Alpharetta Speech Team for dominating the Riverside Carolina Kickoff Tournament in Greer, South Carolina this past Saturday! In Storytelling, Avantika Ramanathan won 2nd place and won 4th place in Program Oral Interpretation. In Novice Dramatic Interpretation, Lauryn Lovett won 2nd place and Julia Miller won 3rd place. In Varsity Dramatic Interpretation, Hana Soomro won 3rd place. In Varsity Duo Interpretation, the team of Hana Soomro and Harika Kosaraju won 2nd place and the team of Katherine Sommers and Delaney McGowan won 3rd place. And the overall Alpharetta Speech Team won the prestigious percentage award! Congrats!" OTHER Yearbook Sweepstake Today is the beginning of National Yearbook Week, founded in 1987 in a presidential decree by President Reagan. To kick it off our yearbook publisher, Jostens is running a sweepstake. When you purchase a

4 yearbook online, you will be automatically entered to win a MacBook Pro. That's right, you heard right a MacBook Pro! This sweepstake will run through October 12. Go to to order your book today! If you have any questions, see Mrs. Flowers in Room 2212 or any YERD on staff. Blood Drive The Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by the Science National Honor Society is approaching, and will be held on October 2nd from 9:00AM to 2:00PM in the Auxiliary Gym. By donating blood, you have the potential to save 3 lives! All are welcome to donate blood at the Fall Blood Drive. Snacks and drinks, along with pizza at lunch, will be provided to all who donate. Donators will also receive an excused absence from class. Please refer to the QR codes posted in science classrooms to check your eligibility to donate blood. NHS Attention Juniors and Seniors. Criteria and applications for the AHS chapter of the National Honor Society are now available on the home page of the Alpharetta High School website. Student ID numbers have been posted of potential eligible juniors and seniors with a 92 or higher Cumulative Numeric Average (CNA). Completed applications are due on or before October 4 th. A hand written essay is one part of the application. All NHS applicants must choose one of four opportunities to sit here on campus for a 45 minute session and craft a written essay response to a question that will be provided at the session. If you have questions, please Mrs. Green at greenkb@fultonschools.org. Chick-Fil-A Helmet Raiders: go to the Alpharetta commons Chick-fil-A on state bridge and vote for our AHS football helmet! We are up against Hooch and Johns Creek. The winning school gets free chick-fil-a! Voting ends November 2nd! Reflections The Reflections theme is "Heroes Around Me". It s time to submit your works of art in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. Pick up your forms in the media center or get them on the PTSA website. COUNSELING Counselor assignments: A COL Ms. Webb CON HAR Ms. Wiley HAS L Ms. Longstreth M Q Ms. Chamberlin R T Ms. Boyles

5 U Z Ms. Bolt College Planning 101 AHS Parents are invited to a free workshop, College Planning 101, on October 11, :30 AM in the AHS Media Center! Reservations are necessary! Go to: peachtreecollegeplanning.com/eventregistration-2/ or call # to reserve your seats. COLLEGE VISITS Juniors & Seniors: Please note that you can now sign up for college visits online. Just go to click on College visits on the left hand side and then click on the school you would like to schedule a visit for. Keep in mind, you MUST sign up THREE school days prior to the visit and you are responsible for making up any missed assignments. Scheduled colleges can be found on this site as well as in the daily announcements. Check the list often as new schools are always being added.

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