Welcome to AMHS

Message from the Principal

Congratulations on your acceptance to Arabia Mountain High School!!!! I am Mrs. Tanya Mason, the proud principal of this wonderful school, and I would like to welcome you to the 20-21 New Student Registration. This newsletter outlines everything that will be needed to ensure that your student is ready to begin the new school year on August 17, 2020!!! This year has been filled with a lot of uncertainty as we have been faced with COVID-19. However, this does not change our vision and mission for our scholars. Our goal is to ensure that we prepare our scholars for the challenges that they will meet as they matriculate through high school and instill in them the belief that they can achieve anything they put their minds to. We want to ensure that we provide our students with skills necessary that will allow them to achieve success in all areas of their lives and to compete globally once they graduate!!!

Instruction

Arabia Mountain High School operates on a traditional 7-period schedule. All classes, with the exception of mathematics courses, are taught at the accelerated level. Therefore, it is imperative that our students develop strong time management and study skills. Students should engage in daily study outside of the time spent on homework to avoid cramming for summative assessments.

Summer Assignments

To help prepare our students for the rigorous and robust learning at AMHS, students must complete summer assignments for their core courses (ELA, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies). The summer assignments are posted on the school’s website and should be complete by Tuesday, September 8, 2020. (Click here for a list of summer assignments)

Continuation Requirements

Students enrolled in the Career Pathway and Magnet programs at Arabia Mountain High must maintain a 2.5 or 3.0 semester GPA, respectively to remain in good academic standing and continue in the academic program. Students' grades are reviewed at the end of the fall and spring semesters. If a student’s semester GPA falls below the requirement, the student is placed on academic probation, parents attend an Academic Probation Conference and the student will have one (1) semester to improve their grades to meet the GPA requirement. Students not maintaining the GPA requirement by the end of the school year will be exited from the program.

Parent Portal

Students and parents can keep track of their grades and attendance using the Infinite Campus parent and student accounts. Students can access their Infinite Campus account through the Clever application. Parents will need to download the Infinite Campus Parent Portal application to receive real-time grade and attendance notifications. If you have any questions regarding setting up your parent portal, please visit https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/infinite-campus/.


Attendance As we begin our school year in a virtual setting, we must remember that daily attendance will be an integral part of your child's success at AMHS. Students are expected to attend all live class sessions (either synchronously or asynchronously) to ensure that they receive explicit/direct instruction. Upon returning to the traditional setting, our school hours from from 8 am-3:20 pm. We ask parents to drop-off their child no earlier than 7:05 am. All students should be at school no later than 7:45 am to ensure that they get to class on time. Students arriving after 8 am will need to report to the attendance office to receive a tardy pass. If a student reports after 8:15 am, a parent will need to check-in their child.	Dress Code When we return to the traditional face to face setting, students are expected to be in AMHS approved uniform daily. All uniform shirts/blazers must have the AMHS logo.Students are allowed to carry mesh/clear book bags. Students are not allowed to wear open-toed or open-heeled shoes (no flip flops/Crocs/slides are allowed). Please see the school's website for our uniform vendors (Click here for our list of vendors). Students enrolled in physical education courses will be required to wear an AMHS P.E. uniform. P.E. uniforms will be available for purchase through the AMHS Health & P.E. Department.	Discipline Arabia Mountain functions as a safe and orderly environment. We have high academic and behavior expectations for our students; therefore, they are held accountable for their actions and choices. Our administrative staff as well as our faculty are committed to being proactive in resolving issues to ensure that your child is receiving the best education we have to offer. Discipline infractions can occur both in the virtual and face-to-face settings. Please encourage your child to adhere to the DCSD Code of Conduct and to make good decisions daily.

Attendance

As we begin our school year in a virtual setting, we must remember that daily attendance will be an integral part of your child's success at AMHS. Students are expected to attend all live class sessions (either synchronously or asynchronously) to ensure that they receive explicit/direct instruction.

Upon returning to the traditional setting, our school hours from from 8 am-3:20 pm. We ask parents to drop-off their child no earlier than 7:05 am. All students should be at school no later than 7:45 am to ensure that they get to class on time. Students arriving after 8 am will need to report to the attendance office to receive a tardy pass. If a student reports after 8:15 am, a parent will need to check-in their child.

Dress Code

When we return to the traditional face to face setting, students are expected to be in AMHS approved uniform daily. All uniform shirts/blazers must have the AMHS logo.Students are allowed to carry mesh/clear book bags. Students are not allowed to wear open-toed or open-heeled shoes (no flip flops/Crocs/slides are allowed). Please see the school's website for our uniform vendors (Click here for our list of vendors).

Students enrolled in physical education courses will be required to wear an AMHS P.E. uniform. P.E. uniforms will be available for purchase through the AMHS Health & P.E. Department.

Discipline

Arabia Mountain functions as a safe and orderly environment. We have high academic and behavior expectations for our students; therefore, they are held accountable for their actions and choices. Our administrative staff as well as our faculty are committed to being proactive in resolving issues to ensure that your child is receiving the best education we have to offer.

Discipline infractions can occur both in the virtual and face-to-face settings. Please encourage your child to adhere to the DCSD Code of Conduct and to make good decisions daily.

Parents are responsible for their student's transportation to and from school. Students can be dropped off at school or can ride one of five shuttles to school. The five shuttle locations are

1) Cedar Grove High School

2) Lithonia High School

3) Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

4) Memorial Drive

5) Stephenson High School

Upperclassmen are allowed to drive to school. Students who drive to school must purchase a parking decal to park on campus.