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AHS Tiger Tales
May 20 - May 23, 2024
Message from Dr. Pignato
Thank you parents and families for another great year! This will be the final Tiger Tales for the 2023-2024 school year! We would like to congratulate our Class of 2024 graduates and look forward to celebrating them this Thursday. Wishing you all an incredible summer!
AHS Graduation Ceremony Information
- The AHS Graduation ceremony will be held at Duck Samford Stadium. The ceremony begins at 7:00 PM. The gates will open at 5:30 PM and students who are participating in the ceremony should gather on the field by 6:00 PM.
- Each senior was allotted 8 guest tickets. Each guest, older than 5 years old, is required to have a ticket.
- Parents, friends, and guests will not be permitted on the field.
- The ceremony will be broadcasted on the AHS Mass Media Youtube channel, for those unable to attend.
- The main concession stand will be open. The Auburn High School Marching Band Parent Association will have items such as sodas, Powerade, water, Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, nachos, peanuts, popcorn, and candy.
- Handicap guest parking will be first come first served on the parking field, closest to the main(home) east entrance. Guests using wheelchairs can position close to the upper guard rail around the stadium in the handicapped section above the last row of seats.
Information for All Students
- Medication Information: If your student has medication in the nurse’s office for the 23-24 school year they must be picked up by a parent or guardian. All medication that is not picked up by 3pm on Thursday May 23rd will be discarded per ACS policy and federal regulations. No medication can be left in the nurse’s office over the summer. If you have questions or need to make other arrangements, please call our office at 334-887-0054.
- AHS Yearbooks: The Auburn High School yearbooks are in! We apologize for the delay, the administration identified an error that needed to be corrected prior to distribution. Seniors were able to receive their yearbooks last week. We plan to issue yearbooks during lunch waves to Juniors tomorrow and to Sophomores on Tuesday.
Information for Sophomores and Juniors
- Summer Schedule Change: The 2024-2025 student schedules will be mailed at the beginning of July. The summer schedule change period will be Monday, July 15, 2024 – Thursday, July 18, 2024. Students will have the option to submit ONE (1) free change request in person between 8:30 am – 3:00 pm in the AHS Counseling Office OR complete the online schedule change request form (the link will be provided later). Counselors will review requests (in-person and online) according to the schedule listed below:
Summer Schedule Change Schedule:
- Monday, July 15th – Seniors (12th Grade) ONLY
- Tuesday, July 16th – Juniors (11th Grade) ONLY
- Wednesday, July 17th – Sophomores (10th Grade) ONLY
- Thursday, July 18th – All Grades (10th–12th Grade)
- iPad Information: Attention Juniors and Sophomores!! You must remember to return the school-issued iPad no later than the last school day (Thursday, May 25), but not the Apple 20W Power Brick and Apple Lightning to USB-C Power Cable unless you are withdrawing from Auburn City Schools. Should the iPad not be returned at the end of the term, student schedules will be held. Also, a $349 fee for the missing iPad will be assessed in PowerSchool. This rule applies even to those taking summer school coursework at AHS.
Students are welcome and encouraged to turn these items in early to the AHS Library, but must first speak with their teachers to discover if the iPad is needed on the final exam days.
Please be sure to save any important documents/images on the iPad to the cloud (OneDrive/365 or a personal cloud service).
Lastly, should Sophomores and Juniors not have turned in the school-issued iPad by the last day of school (Thursday, May 25), teachers will be taking the devices up from students at the time of the last final on that date.
Charges for Missing/Broken Items:
· Missing/Broken Case: $100
· Broken Screen: $99
· Missing iPad and Case combination: $349
Information for Seniors
- Drake Middle School Senior Walk: Senior Class of 2024, Drake Middle School is looking forward to welcoming back their Wildcat alumni! Please view the attached invitation and join in on May 20, at 11:00 am.
- REMINDER-Mandatory Senior Graduation Quiz: Graduation ceremonies are special occasions that create lasting memories for the seniors who walk and the family and friends who attend. To ensure this year’s ceremony is a prestigious and dignified occasion, there are a few things our graduating students must do in order to participate in the AHS graduation.
- All seniors have received a mandatory quiz that they must complete in order to participate in graduation. They received it through Schoology and the Senior Remind group.
- Graduating students must read the information and pass the quiz at the end. (Don’t worry, they can take the quiz more than once, but they must score a 20 out of 20 on this quiz to participate in graduation.)
All students participating in graduation must attend the graduation practice on May 22nd at 2:00 p.m. .
Students eligible to walk at graduation must not participate in any senior pranks.
- iPad Equipment Return: Attention Seniors! As you know, your last day at AHS is Wednesday, May 15! Congratulations on your accomplishments, but don't forget to return your ACS Student iPad to the AHS Library no later than that last day!
- Please see the image (included) for what you must return (iPad w/ case/keyboard, Apple 20W charger, and Apple Lightning to USB-C Cable). Should you not return the iPad and accessories in good condition, diplomas and transcripts will be held.
- AHS Final Transcript Request: AHS seniors can designate where two (2) free copies of their AHS final transcript should be sent. There is no charge for these two transcripts.
- Transcripts will be mailed after final grades are posted with a target mailing date no later than mid-June.
- Please use this link for further instructions and to complete the online request form by Sunday, May 19.
- Students will have to use their school email address and password to log into Office 365 to access the form.
- Senior Website: Stay up to date on important events and deadlines by checking the AHS Senior Website.
Reminders from Previous Weeks
- AHS Photo Collection for AHS End of the Year Video: As a final goodbye to the 2023-2024 year, AHS Mass Media is making a video to show off the best of what Auburn High School has to offer. Students can submit videos and photos from class, sporting events, club events, etc. that will be compiled into a video that will be uploaded to YouTube and also played at graduation on the video board.
- Please use this link to submit photos and videos.
Project Graduation Volunteers Needed: is a post-graduation event held on May 23 from 10 pm to 3 am for the class of 2024 graduates. It is an event where graduates will have entertainment, games, food, and the opportunity to win great prizes. For the graduates to have the very best time, we need plenty of volunteers, as this is not a school-sponsored event. We have volunteer slots for each stage of the event including helping with set-up and tear-down; games; food; security support and more. Sophomore and Junior parents are especially needed at the beginning of the event when the senior parents are wrapping up graduation. Here is the link to sign up! Thank you from the graduates of the class of 2024! https://volunteersignup.org/RXJMD
Important Dates to Remember
Graduation Practice- Wednesday, May 22, 2:00 PM
Last Day of School - Thursday, May 23
Graduation - Thursday, May 23
Reminders!
ALL students need to join the Counseling Schoology Page, access code CDKZ-ZVQ7-GTSJS.
Late Arrival, Early Release, and Off-campus Dual Enrollment students must secure reliable transportation to be on campus for AHS Traditional courses and off campus otherwise.
Students' Schoology logins are their school username and their school lunch number (ex: jjsmith/1234)
Where to Find Help
Medical/Health Needs: Contact our school nurses!
Nurse Alissa Compton, agcompton@auburnschools.org
Nurse Krystal Lorton, kllorton@auburnschools.org
Nurse Ashley Wiggins, acwiggins@auburnschools.org
Academic and/or General Assistance: Contact our school administrators!
Families with Last Names A – E: Mr. Alfonzo Frazier, adfrazier@auburnschools.org
Families with Last Names F – K: Mr. Chris Hames, cshames@auburnschools.org
Families with Last Names L – R: Mr. Jamie Rice, jsrice@auburnschools.org
Families with Last Names S – Z: Ms. Beth Antoine, ecantoine@auburnschools.org
Auburn High School Principal: Dr. Shannon Pignato, sjpignato@auburnschools.org
Academic and Emotional Support: Contact our school counselors!
Families with Last Names A – E: Ms. Isalie Corneil, icorneil@auburnschools.org
Families with Last Names F – K: Ms. Marie Harris, mnharris@auburnschools.org
Families with Last Names L – R: Ms. Heather Langford, khlangford@auburnschools.org
Families with Last Names S – Z: Ms. Nichole Warren, nmwarren@auburnschools.org
Mental Health Counselor: Ms. Sheryl Smith, ssmith@auburnschools.org
Career Coach: Mr. Bill Bailey, wcbailey@auburnschools.org
Ways to Stay Informed: Visit these websites!
Auburn City Schools - https://www.auburnschools.org/
Auburn High School - https://www.auburnschools.org/ahs
Auburn High Twitter - https://twitter.com/AHSAuburnTigers
Auburn High Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AHSAuburnTigers/
City of Auburn - https://www.auburnalabama.org/
Auburn High Schoology - https://acs.schoology.com/login/ldap?&school=297955122
Alabama Department of Public Health - http://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/
Auburn High School
Website: https://www.auburnschools.org/ahs
Location: 1701 East Samford Avenue, Auburn, AL, USA
Phone: (334) 887-2120
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHSAuburnTigers/
Twitter: @AHSAuburnTigers