Austin High School
Black Bear News -- Sept. 8, 2024
Principal's Message
Oh, what a Friday night part 3!!! Great Job by our Football Team on beating Sparkman in overtime! Thank you to our Cheerleaders, Band, Dance Team, JROTC, and OUR AWESOME STUDENT SECTION that supported our team ALL game! Our football team travels to Florence on Friday night. The Dress-up theme on Friday is "Flag Florence" (Patriotic Attire.)
We have several activities this week, Band will be performing @ Brewer, the Volleyball team will be playing their first Area match at Bob Jones, the Flag Football team will be traveling to Lee, the Cross Country team will be competing @ Fairview and our swim team will have their first meet of the year. Good luck to all our students. Go Bears.
If you have a question or a concern, please feel free to email me at demond.garth@dcs.edu. #BestIsTheStandard!
Have a great day!
Garth
College Fair on Monday, Sept. 9
College Fair is scheduled from 12:00 - 2:00 on Monday, September 9. Classes will eat at their normal lunch times.
Students will use the stairs at the end of the FACS hall to enter the gym.
12:01 - 12:26 - A and C lunches will attend the college fair.
12:30 - 12:55 - D lunch will attend the college fair.
12:59 - 1:24 - B lunch will attend the college fair - If any of these students have CAD or Co-op 4th Block they will need to take their bookbag to the fair.
Homecoming T-Shirts
- Homecoming shirts will be Gildan Soft Sleeve Shirts this year.
- They will be $20 and all orders are due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 20.
- Shirts will be delivered to your home school the week of homecoming.
- Contact Eria.crittendon@dcs.edu if you have any questions.
AHS Reading Cafe
If you enjoy reading, laughter, and talking, join the Austin High Reading Cafe Book Club! We meet at the end of each month during A-Hop in the Media Center. We always have snacks.
Mrs. Georgina Cross, the international author, will come to our first meeting on Sept. 25.
Contact Ms. Sabrina Smith to sign up during lunch or in the media center and get a copy of the book! Sign-up ends on Sept. 13.
September is Suicide Prevention Month
FCA Leadership
- If you are interested in being a leader for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) for the Thursday sessions that we will have during A-hop, please email Mr. Tassone at paul.tassone@dcs.k12.al.us.
- This does not mean you have to speak in front of people, there are other ways to lead and we will have leadership training for you.
Recycling Team
Do you want to play a positive role in helping the environment? Come join the Recycling Team.
Contact Shannon.Clarke@dcs.edu if you would like to join the team.
Wrestling Team Interest Meeting
There will be a wrestling interest meeting on Tuesday, September 10th in the cafeteria after announcements at the beginning of 2nd block.
This meeting is for anyone wanting to join the wrestling team and for anyone currently on the wrestling team.
For any questions please see Coach Wisdom or Coach Durbin.
AHS Parking Decals are REQUIRED
AHS Counselors
Ann Faulk
256-552-3071 Ext. 6440
Joy Dixon
256-552-3071 Ext. 6408
Catrena Jackson
256-552-3071 Ext. 6424
AHS Administrators
Rachel Bailey
12th Grade Assistant Principal
Dr. Vivian Malone
11th Grade Assistant Principal
Regan Carpenter
10th Grade Assistant Principal
Connecting to AHS
Email: demond.garth@dcs.edu
Website: https://ahs.dcs.edu/
Location: 3004 Modaus Road Southwest, Decatur, AL, USA
Phone: 256-552-3060
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHSBBN