Chinese New Year Celebration, Thursday, February 19, 2015
Cafeteria, 4:10-5:20pm. Students and parents invited. Tickets $2. Purchase by February 13 through Faculty Sponsor Ms. Zou (ZouX@fultonschools.org). Experience f​ood, culture, games and more. Students considering taking Chinese as their world language will be interested to learn that Chinese language class offerings are expanding to the IB level for the 2015-16 school year.    Explore Ms. Zou's blog for an introduction to Chinese
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Youth Leadership Sandy Springs Applications Due March 4, 2015
Open to current Freshmen (Class of 2018) and Sophomores (Class of 2017) interested in participating in​ community leadership opportunities. Applications due March 4, 2015 www.leadershipsandysprings.org/ylss

Georgia Department of Education Parent Survey Ends March 27, 2015
The Georgia Parent Survey is a 24-question online survey used to help measure the quality of and perception of every school across the state. The survey is anonymous; the number of participants as well as the results feed into the school's Climate Star Rating, which is part of the College and Career Readiness Performance Indicator (CCRPI) Scorecard. Access the link using a computer, tablet, or any smart device: http://apps.gado​e.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp
 

Class of 2015 POSSE scholars
Congratulations to Taylor Hall (Boston University) and Jazondre Gibbs (Bard College) for receiving full four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation. Since 1989, the Posse Foundation has identified, recruited, and trained more than 4,000 public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential. These ​students—many of whom might have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes—receive full-tuition leadership scholarships. Of note, Posse Scholars graduate at a rate of 90 percent and make a visible difference on campus and throughout their professional careers.

UGA Chooses Seven Raider Musicians for 2015 JanFest 
​The University of Georgia January High School Band Festival (“JanFest”) is a four-day event for high school band musicians. Congratulations to Yoel Alperin (Horn), Shelby Arrigo (Horn), Christopher Budden (Trumpet), Domenic Manson (Euphonium), Cole Markland (Alto Saxophone), Arthur Miltner (Trombone), and Benjamin Shaw (Trumpet) for being chosen to participate. This is the second year for Alperin, Budden, and Manson. These musicians will join 1000 attendees, representing 130 schools from across the state, in Athens January 22-25 for the 65th annual JanFest.    ​

Raiders in Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops! Chorus
​Sadie Llop, Ellen Murray, and Joe Virgin are members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's (ASO) All-City Chorus. The All-City Chorus, with 8-12th grade singers from across the Atlanta area, is the resident choir for the ASO’s A Very Merry Holiday Pops! concerts. This year's concerts are December 19 and 20, 2014. Led by ASO Pops conductor Michael Krajewski, A Very Merry Holiday Pops! is the most well-attended series produced by the ASO.

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Touchdown Club Honors Players, Cheerleaders, & Coach  
The North Fulton Forsyth Touchdown Club selected seven Varsity Football Raiders to play in the 2014 Senior All-Star Chamber Bowl:  Khai Anderson, Skyler de Groot, Darius Hinton, Jeff Hooks, Coleman Mauberret, Reginald Prince, and Marcus Rosser. The four Varsity Cheerleaders named to the All-Star squad are Merrill Garrison, Alena Moore, Nadia Romero and Morgan Ward. Additionally, Raider Assistant Coach Shane Davis was named to the All-Star coaching staff. The 2014 Chamber Bowl kicks off at 1pm, Saturday, December 20, at Blessed Trinity High School.​​

Governor's Honors Semi-finalists
Congratulations to the ten Raiders chosen as semi-finalists for the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP). The next round of interviews will be in early 2015, and the finalists will be announced in March. GHP is a four week, all expenses paid residential academic program which brings together Georgia’s top students to study a variety of disciplines. Congratulations to Abby Gibson (Voice), Shaina Goldfein (Visual Arts), Mariah Hinton (Social Studies), Gabby Jackson (Voice), Kendall Laws (Technology), Ellen Murray (Theatre), Jaclyn Nichols (Visual Arts), Daniel Steinberg (Physics), Joshua Vayle (Chemistry), and Kyle Weil (Technology).
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All-State Chorus News
​Congratulations to the seven Raiders who passed the first, and most difficult, round of auditions for the 2015 All-State chorus:  Matthew Boatwright, Gabby Jackson, Ellen Murray, Callaway Powlus, Jasmine Smith, Tim Stewart, and Carolyn Wright. Additionally, for the second year in a row, Callaway Powlus passed the GMEA Reading Chorus audition.

Raiders Advance to State PTSA Reflections
Congratulations to the six district winners who advanced to the state level Reflections competition. They interpreted the theme “The World Would be a Better Place If...” through original works of literature, visual art, music composition, and photography. 
           Nicole Nichols:  “Wishing” (Visual Art)
           Sarah Kern:  “What are You Looking at?” (Photography)
           Lilly Blumenthal:  “The Dog Park” (Photography)
           Anton Hsu:  “Lost in Nature” (Photography)
           Elise Flanagan:  “Flowing Emotions” (Musical Composition)
           Alexander Hamer:  “The Incomplete Answer” (Literature)

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Raiders Make Commitments on National Signing Day
​Four Raider athletes made official college commitments on National Signing Day in November. Congratulations to Lila Claire Best (Swimming, U.S. Naval Academy), Jalen Miller (Baseball, Clemson University), David Peljovich (Baseball, Wake Forest University) and Davis Vainer (Baseball, University of Alabama).

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​Foundation Sponsors Business Partners Breakfast

The Foundation brought representatives from Governor Deal's office, the Sandy Springs Society, the Sandy Springs Education Force, and many local business partners to the school on Tuesday morning, November 18. While enjoying a spectacular breakfast catered by Culinary Arts Students, the visitors celebrated the accomplishments of the past year and learned about plans to expand Computer Science and Accounting course offerings. A highlight of the morning was honoring longtime Raider business supporter Dr. Paul DeLargy of Georgia REAL Enterprises.

Senior Wins State Music Competition
Congratulations to outstanding musician and Raider senior Luka Marinkovic. He is the Georgia winner of the Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) competition for composition. Marinkovic will represent the State of Georgia at the Southern Division performance competition next year. He will play his original four movement piano suite in Knoxville the weekend of January 17-19, 2015. Regional winners advance to the national finals which take place in March during the MTNA National Conference.​

​​Asher Berman Nominated​ for National Competition
Congratulations to Senior Asher Berman for advancing in the 2015 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) competiton. Berman, an officer in the Student Government Association, went through an extensive application and interview process to become the Fulton County School System’s nominee. Besting every candidate from all Fulton County high schools, Berman now competes for one of two spots to represent the State of Georgia at the National Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C. He will take the USSYP Qualifying Exam, which consists of five sections of questions on politics and government and one essay section, and should know the state results before the end of the fall semester.  learn more in the News & Media Gallery​

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Graduation Rate Jumps More than 13%
Congratulations to the Raider students and faculty for the double-digit increase in the graduation rate from the Class of 2013 (67.8%) to the Class of 2014 (81.3%). This is the fourth year using the Georgia Department of Education’s new graduation rate formula.

Fulton County High Schools Class of 2014 Graduation Rates​

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Junior Pascal Acree Takes Science Fair Project to ​International Conference
Last year, Pascal Acree’s Honors Chemistry Science Fair project examined the effect of environmental conditions on radon levels in homes. In September 2014, Acree exhibited his findings at the 28th Annual International Radon Symposium. The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) hosted this year’s international symposium in Charleston, South Carolina. The AARST is a nonprofit, professional organization dedicated to the highest standard of excellence and ethical performance of radon measurement, radon mitigation and transfer of radon information.​     learn more in the News & Media Gallery

Spring 2014 Honor Roll and Principal’s List Announced
Honor Roll students achieved a cumulative average between 90-94.9 and will be recognized during the school day on Wednesday, October 22​. Principal’s List students earned a cumulative grade point average of 95 or higher; they will be recognized during the school day on Thursday, October 24. Congratulations to these outstanding scholars for a successful semester and for their demonstrated commitment to academic excellence.  Any questions? Contact Assistant Principal Thomas Garrett (GarrettT1@fultonschools.org​​)
                   ​2014 Spring Honor Roll and Principal's List