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AHS Students Apply for the Holocaust Memorial Museum

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Andrea Melendez, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

AHS students have recently begun to apply for the internship program at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The STAND club here at AHS promotes the program because of its many members who are also involved with the program. “The application process was not difficult, but was time consuming... Read more »

IB recipients return to AHS

To receive input on the IB program, a cross-section of students in various classes were asked on January 10 to write down the first word that came to their mind when the word, “IB,” was given. The more responses there were for a word, the larger the word appears in the world cloud. The word “hard” scored the highest, with 21 responses. 172 responses were collected.

Brekhnaa Gull, Academics Editor
January 17, 2012

AHS alumni and IB Diploma recipients from the class of 2011 visited AHS on Jan. 5 to receive the IB Diploma. They also encouraged the 2012 IB Diploma candidates to continue on their current path. “The road to this point had been challenging, but fulfilling. Curiosity and wanting to challenge myself... Read more »

Seniors Applying to Colleges

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Ryan Beamer, Videographer
January 5, 2012

AVID

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Bellal Hussain, Videographer
January 5, 2012

AHS Brings Play to School

December 12, 2011

Walking into psychology class at AHS might make you wonder if you are  in an elementary school classroom. There, students might be playing with Play-Doh and sometimes even dancing to understand the lesson of the day. Most teachers are continually striving to find creative methods to help their students... Read more »

Community Service at Alternative Houses

December 6, 2011

Courtesy of www.thealternativehouse.org While many students depend on their schools for community service hours, there are many opportunities available for community service outside of school. One of those opportunities is volunteering at alternative houses for abused and homeless children. “I really... Read more »

Group IV Project Presentations

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December 1, 2011

◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 15 Students use visual to help support the facts displayed on their board           Photos By: Shamaim Syed and Yessinia Blount

AHS reports on homework

A graph displays what AHS students think about homework

Brekhnaa Gull, Academics Editor
November 28, 2011

A graph displays what AHS students think about homework As you watch the last of your relatives leave after the Thanksgiving holiday, you are suddenly hit by the dark and scary thought of homework. With school reopening the next day, you rush through homework by doing problems without reading them, filling... Read more »

Planning Periods

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November 11, 2011

By: Haben Berihun, Alex Davalos, Bellal Hussain, and Elvis Condezo

First quarter reports bring stress

November 4, 2011

A student looks at his first quarter grades It’s the moment of truth: report cards are here. It’s every student’s nightmare to receive a poor grade on their report card. This results in the wild and imaginative schemes that unfold for hiding any evidence of the dreaded piece of paper. “If it’s... Read more »