Our New Norm
Dear Atholton Families,
We have now fully entered into our Continuity of Learning Plan. This past week marked the end of the third quarter and tomorrow is the start of the fourth and final quarter of the year. HCPSS clarified expectations for student attendance making it mandatory that students attend their designated period check-in and submit their weekly assignments. Please familiarize yourself with the high school schedule. Please make sure that students are attending their classes! An explanation of how a student’s attendance will be calculated can be found here. Feel free to reach out to our attendance secretary, Ms. Weinberg at Mona_Weinberg@hcpss.org should you have any questions. Our attendance policy officially starts tomorrow, April 27, 2020.
As we enter the last marking period of the school year, our attention turns to our seniors -- the Class of 2020. Slowly, and I am sure not fast enough for everyone, decisions are being made centrally regarding the end of year activities for our seniors. Hopefully, you should be aware of the first decision made -- the last day for seniors will be May 20, 2020. High schools are in the process of discussing ways to honor our seniors. One way we have decided to do so is through yard signs. Perhaps you have seen on social media the various pictures of senior yard signs. Don’t worry, our PTSA is in the process of preparing Atholton's signs for delivery! Don’t be surprised if one shows up on your lawn this week! HCPSS has created a website for the Class of 2020. You can find updates and information here as it becomes available. We are also in the process of preparing a virtual Senior Awards slideshow and we will continue our senior tradition of “Senior Stars” allowing our seniors to decorate their “google slide” for display on our webpage. Lastly, Mr. Senisi is working on Twitter feeds that will highlight our seniors from spring sports. Stay tuned for more information on all of these developments. We are doing our best to try and make this a memorable year for our seniors.
We want you to be aware of the several services offered to you and to students. We have virtual hours for our Media Center, virtual Front Office hours, and office hours for Students Services. Please make note of the following:
Front Office Hours (for GENERAL questions)
Mon - Fri 8:30am - 2:30pm at 240-342-6620 or at atholtontechhelp@gmail.com
Student Services / Counselor Hours
Counselor Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9:30am - 11:30 am and 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (email or phone)
Transcripts / Official Documents: Registrars: allison_sultan@hcpss.org or deborah_merwitz@hcpss.org
Advanced Placement (AP) Info: nina_dix@hcpss.org
Media Center Hours for Students
T, W, Th 11:30-1:30
Academic Support, Locating and Using Resources, Navigating Digital Tools, HCPSS.me features, Technology access and troubleshooting, etc." but we are also available via email and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Additionally, we have prepared a simple “How To” for logging onto several HCPSS sites and resources. See the attachment below.
Finally, a PTSA long-standing tradition has been the recognition of our staff members that go above and beyond the call of duty. Please see below information on how to nominate a staff member for a PTSA Above and Beyond Award.
Wishing you all a fantastic week. Stay healthy and safe!
Warmly,
Robert A. Motley
Principal
Atholton High School
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Email: Robert_Motley@hcpss.org
Website: www.ahs.hcpss.org
Location: 6520 Freetown Road, Columbia, MD, USA
Phone: (410) 313-7065