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Help while you shop!

Everybody eats, and everybody goes to the grocery store.  Did you know that you can help fund your PTSA every time you do?

  • Pick up your Publix grocery scan card at the school office

Just remember to scan your card at the check-out.  These stores each have a generous program that donates a small percentage of your purchases to the PTSA.  Every little bit adds up . . . and goes toward important PTSA initiatives like scholarships, campus beautification, our electronic newsletter, and so much more.  So if you eat, you can help!
 

2011 - 2012 School Calendar

First Semester
Aug 15

First Day of First Semester
Sept 5 Labor Day Holiday

Oct 17

Teacher Work Day

Nov 23-25

Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec 22

End Of First Semester
Dec 23- Jan 3

Winter Break
Jan 4

Teacher Work Day

Second Semester
Jan 5

First Day of Second Semester
Jan 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (no school)
Feb 17 Teacher/Student Holiday

Feb 20

President's Day Holiday (no school)
March 9 Teacher Workday

April 2-6

Spring Break

May 18

Last Day of School

 

Welcome!  If you’re returning to Alpharetta High, welcome back!  If you’re new to the school, welcome to a new chapter, full of opportunities and experiences to remember for a lifetime!  In the few short years that AHS has been in existence, the school has come a long way, garnered numerous awards and accolades and has experienced many changes.  However, your PTSA continues to be committed to enhancing the educational environment by providing our resources to students, their families and the staff.

Our PTSA predecessors have forged the paths to prioritization of concepts including Unity, parent involvement, and communication.  We will continue to support those ideas as well as focus on input and involvement from our students.  This is, after all, their high school and we want to ensure that their voice is heard.  This year, we will encourage participation from all students so that they can learn from seasoned veterans who volunteer on a regular basis.  This will further equip them with organizational and leadership skills that can be used for a lifetime.  We hope that their involvement will build ownership into the school and contribute to the pride that every student should have at AHS.
 
We need you as our partners.  If you haven’t already, please join with us by becoming members of the PTSA.  We value your commitment to your children and your support of the school.  We ask that you encourage your student to be informed about what the PTSA is doing.  Encourage your student to subscribe to enn and join with us in our planning efforts.  We plan to be very visible to the students this year!  And as always, we value the talents you possess.  We hope that you’ll consider using them to help us in our efforts to make AHS the best school in the country.

We look forward to hearing from you and working with you. 

Warmly,
Your PTSA Co-Presidents
Karen Dixon
Liz Woodring

 

Important Events:

PTSA General Meeting:

The PTSA will hold it's general meeting, April 26th at 6:45 pm in the Auditorium. (prior to the choral concert).
The Executive Board for 2012-2013 will be voted on:
Co-President- Liz Woodring
Co-President- Mia Fuller
Treasurer - Debbie Rose
Recording Secretary - Kim Tobin
Corresponding Secretary - Amy Batley
VP Communications - Shannon Wolf
VP- Family Involvement - Ashley Busch
VP-Hospitality - Lori Harmeyer
VP-Special Programs - Lynn Podsiadlo
VP-Student Services - Djuna Cobb
VP- Financial Support - Debbie Balcar
VP- School Services - Denise Stigler

AHS PTSA Scholarship Applications:
At Alpharetta High School our goal is to be nationally competitive in the following four areas: Academics, the Arts, Athletics, and Community Service. To that end the Alpharetta High School PTSA is pleased to announce its Student Scholarship program for 2011-2012. The PTSA scholarships are designed to recognize outstanding AHS seniors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, outstanding school and community involvement, and the ability to complete a strong academic program.

Scholarships available to the AHS Class of 2012. These scholarships are available only to AHS seniors who are PTSA members, thanks to generous contributions by our members and by corporate sponsors.

For more information, please go to Senior Center tab.
Join the PTSA.The Membership form can be found here.

Senior Envelopes!
Attention all Senior Parents!
We want to remind you of our Senior Envelopes project and remind you of the May 11th deadline to participate.
If you have not received your instructions in the mail, please click here. If you need some direction on a sample letter to send out to friends and family, please click here. If you have any further questions or comments, please contact Johnna Modica, Laurie Kopec or Gratia Pratt.

 

PTSA Volunteer Opportunities: 
There are a few areas that are highly in need of volunteers:

  1. Attendance and Front Office Volunteers  (once every 4-5 weeks, at times that can work into your schedule)
  2. College and Career Cove Volunteers

Many other opportunities are available and we welcome all volunteers!  See the “How You Can Get Involved” tab at the top of the page.

Volunteer Policy Changes:
Fulton County has made some adjustments regarding the safety of our children during and after school. They require that the PTSA has a completed volunteer registration form on file for every volunteer. Once the administration sets the procedure for verification of forms, the PTSA will pass it along to you. For further information, please read the Volunteer Q&A. 

Going forward, this form will be included with the student handbook and distributed to each student by FCSS.

Thanks so much for your commitment to AHS!  Let us know if you have any questions regarding the new policy



 
   

 

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