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This is the ADHS Breaking News Page. To find news from the prior month(s) go to the ADHS News Page. A reverse chronological archive of all postings may be found beginning with the August School Opening News. ADHS News Page

September 6, 2010 School Clubs in High Gear

Please Click Here to get your copy of this year's Athens Club listing. Starting on 9/1/2010, many clubs have begun to hold their interest meetings. Keep an eye and ear open for the club that suits your interest. We believe that there is something for everyone at Athens and we know that students who get involved in a club or two transition more successfully.

August 24, 2010 School Messenger Call from Principal Crockett

Please Click Here to read the text of Mr. Crockett's final message before school begins on Wednesday, August 25. We look forward to seeing you here and ready to learn. Go Jags!

August 22, 2010 Final Preparation Information - Mr. Parrish, Assistant Principal for Instruction
WELCOME BACK TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

Athens Parents and Students:

We had a great year last year, and we are looking to an even better year this year! I would like to share information about two items before the start of school:

Student Schedules:
SPAN has closed for schedule change requests, and we are working through the remaining schedule issues that we have. The most up-to-date schedules are on SPAN.
On Wednesday, the first day of school, ALL students will report to their homerooms at 7:25 where they will receive a copy of their class schedule. In the last couple of days there has been a need- due to enrollment- to adjust some schedules to allow for balancing of teacher courseloads; in these cases, students may have had some classes switched within the same semester to level teaching loads for teachers.There has been a need in Math to create another section of Algebra I Part I , so some students may find that they were moved to this new class to ease overcrowding. Due to a scheduling error that was not caught in time for student schedules to go out, some students who had been scheduled into Sports Medicine I may find that they no longer have Sports Medicine I. We will only offer one section of Sports Medicine I in the spring of 2011. In cases where students had Sports Medicine I in the fall, we adjusted schedules by either pulling an elective from semester 2 and working with the student to choose another second semester elective OR by scheduling an alternate from the student's original registration information.

Mandatory Guided Study, Open Tutorial, and NHS Tutorial: 1. At Athens we schedule Mandatory Guided Study during the school day. This program allows teachers the opportunity to assign students who are struggling or who need additional help on specific concepts during the school day. Students who are assigned MGS will be expected to go. 2. Open Tutorial is an opportunity for students to seek additional help during the school day. During open tutorial, teachers are available for review or to answer specific questions that students have about their work. 3. This year, ADHS will also have National Honor Society tutorial available Mondays during A part of SMART Lunch and during A and B Part of SMART lunch on Wednesdays. Please visit our Curriculum web site for information about MGS, Tutorials and NHS Tutoring .

August 5, 2010 Mailing from Mr. Crockett Re: Schedules and Back-to-School Newsletter
Click Here to go to Mr. Crockett's Principal's Page for a link to the PDF.

August 3, 2010 Bus Schedules Online
Bus schedules for the opening of school are online. This schedule is created with the best information available from Wake County Public Schools Transportation. Click Here for the bus schedule. Click Here for assistance with urgent questions.

August 3, 2010 Schedules in SPAN - an FYI from your FAQs
Schedules have been posted to SPAN as of August 2, 2010. Of course, with the posting of schedules there is a great deal of enthusiasm around them, and some confusion, so I want to clarify and hopefully streamline a process. Please look over this information carefully:

• Schedule change requests can be made only through student accounts.

• SPAN Passwords: Please use the Password Recovery function in SPAN. This function works only if the email address that you have in SPAN matches the email address that you provide in Password Recovery, and Password recovery is an automated response system. If you cannot access through this means, please click Technical Support and type the information there. In the comments, you can indicate that you need a password reset. This method is the most efficient way for getting passwords. Please allow 24 hours for password resets.

• Schedule change requests are being processed daily, so please allow time for these requests to be processed. It could take several days up to a couple of weeks for them to be processed.

• It is VERY important that requests go through SPAN so that we have a record of the request. It does slow down the process when a request is put in, and the counselor or other school official is also contacted. Often, we find that we may double up on our efforts when the work could be spread out among personnel. It is also important that students, when they feel the need to contact a counselor, contact the counselor whom they are currently assigned, so that we may efficiently handle any schedule issues.

August 3, 2010 Wake's Back to School Site and Brochure
The Wake County Central Support has assembled an excellent website and brochure packed with information for your family as you return to school. Click Here for the website. Click Here to download a copy of the full-color PDF document.

August 2, 2010 Jaguar Club Kick Off Dinner and Sports Pass Night
On August 11, the Jag Club will host its annual "Kick-Off" dinner. Jack Astor's of Cary has graciously sponsored 400 meals. Come out, have a great meal and support Athens athletics through the Jag Club. Click Here for the flyer and for an advanced copy of the sports pass.

August 1, 2010 Athens Drive is Named a Newsweek America's Top High School
As a confirmation of last year's prestigious announcement by U.S. News & World Report, Athens Drive High School has been named as one of Newsweek's America's Best High School. This honor places Athens Drive within the top 6% of the nation's high schools. The honor comes as the result of a calculation which includes a ratio of the number of AP Courses offered in comparison to the total student body and the socio-economics of the school. Our Athens Drive family is happy for yet another affirmation of what we have known all along. Athens is an excellent comprehensive high school and our students excel because of the teaching and culture of excellence!

August 1, 2010 School Messenger Call to ALL Students
Click Here to go to the Principal's Page to read the text of the School Messenger Call sent to all students.