Our school has been recognized as a 2023 GADOE AP Honor School!!!! AMHS has been recognized as an AP STEM School for our dedication to ensuring that students are prepared for college and offering AP courses in the STEM Fields. It also highlights the hard work of your AP teachers and students as they challenge themselves with rigorous coursework, culminating with the AP exam in May. Way to Go Rams!!! Click Here to see the full announcement on the district's website.

Georgia Milestones End of Course (EOC) Tests are a few months away. As a reminder, the EOC score is 20% of the student's overall grade in a course. Please visit the testing page for relevant information, including study guides, or access the study guides at the links below.

• American Literature and Composition
• Biology
• Coordinate Algebra
• U.S. History

Arabia Mountain High School is a uniform school. When students enrolled at AMHS, the agreement was for students to wear the AMHS uniform daily. Our uniform is a symbol of pride for the Arabia Mountain High School student. Additionally, the uniform helps our faculty and staff members identify our students as they walk through our hallways. Thus, our uniform also serves as a safety measure in that we are able to quickly identify individuals who do not belong in our building. All students are expected to be in their full AMHS uniform daily. Over the past month, I have noticed students making changes to our uniform and we need your help to ensure that your student is adhering to the uniform policy.

Below are some reminders:

1. Mondays have been designated as “Blazer Mondays” all students are expected to be in their blazers each Monday.
2. Outerwear: Solid Navy, Hunter Green, White, or Black (no denim or other colors). Hoods should NEVER be worn in the building. Uniform shirts should be worn underneath the school-appropriate outerwear at ALL TIMES.
3. Bookbags/Sports Bags: Clear or Mesh bags ONLY. Sports bags should be stored in a gym locker (students should have a lock for their gym locker).
4. Shoes: Crocs, Yeezy Foam Runners, Athletic Slides, Mules, or Slippers are not allowed.

Periodically, we allow students to participate in Spirit Days/Spirit Weeks. Students are allowed to dress in AMHS spirit wear or specific themes for specific days (i.e., Homecoming Week, Senior Week, etc.). However, students must follow the school and district’s dress code. For example, students are able to wear an AMHS Spirit Shirt with blue/black jeans (no rips, tears, etc.) on spirit days, no leggings, no shirts showing mid-drifts, sweatpants, cargo pants, or joggers, are allowed during Spirit Days/Spirit Weeks.

Due to the increasing number of students who are violating the uniform policy, we have decided that we will pause Spirit Days/Weeks until further notice. I will announce when we reinstate Spirit Days/Spirit Weeks via School Messenger moving forward. Below is a copy of the AMHS Uniform/Dress Code Policy to review with your student.

AMHS Uniform/Dress Code Policy

Parents and guardians, keep up with your students' assignments, schedule, and class announcements in Canvas, the learning management system adopted by DCSD and used by AMHS teachers. There are two steps to set up observer access to your student's Canvas account:

• Look up the pairing code in your student's Canvas account. CLICK HERE for instructions on looking up the pairing code.
• Use the pairing code to set up your parent Canvas account. CLICK HERE for instruction on setting up the account.

Established August 6, 1992, the sponsors two scholarships – one for students and one for teachers.

W.E.D.D. Scholarship Program H.O.P.E. Scholarship is awarded annually to graduating high school seniors pursuing excellence by continuing their education at a technical school, junior college, college, or university. The purpose of awarding this scholarship is to inspire financially challenged students with great potential to have only positive expectations (H.O.P.E.).

A downloadable and printable application form, detailed scholarship description, and requirements are available at this link Scholarships Education - Spirit Of Excellence Ministry Inc. (luv2inspire.net)

What is PAC?

The PAC is a group of the principal and elected members of the school, including 2 teachers and 4 parents. The PAC’s focus is the Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP) which involves initiatives for Science, Math, Attendance, and Graduation.

What Do We Do?

We meet once a month throughout the school year and discuss action items to support student achievement, current activities related to the school and district, and community engagement. We establish specific goals each year to work towards that allow us to stay focused and productive.

The members of the Principal Advisory Council are accountable to the constituents they serve. The purpose of the Principal Advisory Council is to bring parents, school employees, students, and community members together to create a better understanding of and mutual respect for each other’s perspectives and share ideas for increasing student achievement and performance.

1. Maintain a school-wide perspective on issues;

2. Act as a link between the school and the community;

3. Encourage the engagement of parents and other stakeholders within the school community; and

4. Work to increase student achievement and performance through transparent operations and shared best practices.

The Principal Advisory Council operates under the control and management of the DeKalb County School District and will follow Board of Education policies and procedures. The Principal Advisory Council provides advice and recommendations to the school principal, the local board of education, and the local school superintendent on matters related to school climate/culture, student achievement, and community partnerships.

All meetings are open to the public and some meetings are open for commentary. For more information on the PAC in general, visit the district’s website: www.dekalbschoolsga.org/principal-advisory-councils for more information.

Please visit the Principal Advisory Council link on the school's website for more informaiton.