Athens High School

Picture day for 9-11 grade students and teachers and staff will be Thursday, September 12.

The first AVID Club meeting will be held during Connect in Mrs. Ramsden's room on Wednesday, September 4th. Please check in with your Connect teacher first for attendance before coming. Connect lessons are to be completed before attending any meetings as well.

The AVID Club will be tutoring at the Boys and Girls Club every Thursday. Please sign up in the AVID Group Me

Congratulations to the Athens-Limestone 2024-2025 Ambassadors:

Payton Matherne

Nathan Onoya

William Anderson

Reece Boyett

Cayden Smith

Elizabeth Harris

Linda Vicente

Benjamin Hutton

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There is a lot of information in this newsletter for you and for your grown-ups at home.

We have many college and military recruiters coming to our lunchroom this fall to set up a table and to talk to students - we are kicking off these visits tomorrow with AUBURN!!! AUBURN UNIVERSITY!!! The Auburn recruiter will be in the lunchroom tomorrow and may even have some free stickers so go by and ask some good questions:)

Congratulations on winning the powderpuff football game this week and let me know if you have any questions -

Ms. Hamlin

Health Hero Flu Clinic for Students will be September 19, from 7:45 to 9:15. If you have not received a form and need one, please see Ms. Edmondson in the front office to get one.

Any students registered for AP Precalculus or AP Computer Science Principles needs to stop by and see Mrs. Lara Malone (room A2130) about AP Classroom registration information.

MAYOR'S YOUTH COMMISSION Want to learn more about your local government and community? Apply for a spot in the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission. This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12. Apply at www.athensalabama.us/326/Youth-Commission. Application deadline is September 6.

• Application for Previous Members
• Application for New Members
  
• Learn more about MYC

The PSAT will be offered here on Wednesday, October 10th at 8:15 a.m. All 10th or 11th grade students are eligible to register to take the test. Students must pay the $18 test fee either with check or cash to Ms. Jackson in Guidance or online under "general fees" by Friday, September 20th. If you pay online, please still sign up on the list in the guidance office.

Spring AP Biology Students need to see Mrs. Thompson briefly about registration. Please come anytime that is not interfering with your instructional time.

Athens High School is excited to have access to this software program that supports students preparing for college and career experiences. Please take a minute to watch the video below regarding student's access to this tool. We will be spending time over the semester looking at all it has to offer. Students watched the video and logged in to their accounts this week in Connect.

It is especially helpful for seniors to research careers, colleges and military branches.

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Don’t forget First Priority will meet every Thursday morning in the upstairs Northeast flex

space at 7:45. Everyone is welcome, so if you couldn’t make it this morning then come by next

week!

Traffic flow:

Picture above: please note the red and blue arrows

Morning Drop offs:

Traffic may enter through either the Highway 31 entrance and/or the Pryor Street entrance.

Grade 9 students should be dropped off in the Freshman Center. Please pull up to the stop sign to have students exit the vehicle.

Afternoon Pick Up:

GRADE 10-12: students who will be picked up from Parking Lot D or will be exiting

Parking Lot D will enter and exit Highway 31 entrance. (Blue Arrows)

GRADE 9: students who will be picked up from the Freshman Center will enter and exit through the Pryor Street entrance. Please pull all the way up to the stop sign to have students load the vehicles.

It is important to keep lane open and moving.

At some time during the line up for the Freshman pick up, vehicles will be directed to loop through Parking Lot A. This is necessary to honor the businesses on Pryor Street by not blocking their entrances and/or exits. (Red Arrows)

Please help us move traffic safely and efficiently.

Parking Lot C student drivers: students will exit through the Pryor Street entrance. (Red Arrows)

Parking Lot A student drivers will exit onto the Highway 31 entrance. (Blue Arrows)

Attendance:

Please be aware of attendance procedures.

Any 9th or 10th grade student should turn in any attendance notes to the Freshman Office. Mrs. Johnson- King, administrative assistant, will collect and file attendance notes. Ninth (9th) and tenth (10th) grade students should check in and/or out from the Freshman Center Office.

sharon.johnson@acs-k12.org

Any 11th and 12th grade student should turn in any attendance notes to the Attendance Office. Mrs. Holly Hargrove will collect and file attendance notes. Eleventh (11th) and twelfth (12th) grade students should check in and/or out from the Attendance Office.

holly.hargrove1@acs-k12.org

Absences, tardies to school, any check ins and/or check outs require written explanation. All written explanations must be received within three days of the absence.

Attendance excuses should include the students full name and grade.

Athens High School expects students to be in class and ready to learn by each bell.

Tardy to school: A student will receive a tardy to school if he/she arrives at AHS anytime AFTER the 8:15 am bell. Tardies to school are excused or unexcused. Students are required to submit a written reason for the tardy to either the 9-10th grade attendance office or the 11-12th grade attendance office.

Written excuses require a first and last name of the student and must be submitted within three days of the tardy. Please note- two unexcused tardies to school will void an exam exemption for that class.

Tardy to class: Students are expected to utilize the allotted time between classes for travel and restroom breaks. Students should be in class and ready to learn by the bell. A student will receive a tardy to class if they are not in the classroom, seated by the bell. Hall sweeps occur periodically throughout the year. Two unexcused tardies to class will void an exam exemption opportunity for students.

Students will receive disciplinary referrals for tardies to school or class that are deemed unexcused.

Athens High School will follow an in-house procedure for these infractions.

Athens City Schools is proud to continually invest in the safety and security of our students. ACS recently installed vape detectors on our Athens High School campus as both an effective solution as well as a vape deterrent. These sensors monitor air quality and notify the administration of the location where vaping chemicals and/or smoke are present. A reminder that any student who is suspected of vaping is subject to disciplinary procedures as outlined in the Athens City Schools handbook. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to the Athens High School administrative team.

Pajama Pants- not allowed (examples of pics below, but not limited to just these examples)

Holes above the knee in pants- not allowed

Midriffs (or crop tops)- not allowed