School and County Links

Atholton High School
Includes school calendar, homework directory, departments, PTSA, school map, sports, and clubs.

Atholton High School Boosters

The Boosters site is dedicated to promoting and supporting Athletics, Drama, and Music activities at AHS.

eSchoolNewsletter

Sign up and stay in touch with important AHS (and Howard County school) topics and information.

MySchoolDirectory.com

Add your student to the Atholton High School PTSA  student directory!  The directory is for students and their families use only.  [Directions for entering your data into the directory].  If you need assistance or if you do not have the access code please email  ahsdirectory@comcast.net

HCASC

Howard County Association of Student Councils is the umbrella organization for the student governments of all the county high schools and middle schools.

HC Drug Free
HC Drug Free is a Howard County, Maryland, non-profit organization helping teens avoid alcohol and other drugs.

Howard County Public School System
General information, schools, instruction and curriculum, administration, employment, and board of education information.

Maryland Public Schools.org
Your online source for information on Maryland’s preK-12 public education, public libraries, and rehabilitation services.

Schools Out
Find out about delays and closings of Atholton H.S. and other schools.

PTA Links

PTACHC
PTA Council for Howard County, Maryland - Treasurer's guide, Programs/Awards information, Forms, Resources, and Committee news, all now online.

MDP
Maryland PTA Site - Legislative updates, membership information, contacts, purpose and goals of the PTA, resources and links.

National PTA
Information on the organization's aims, efforts in Washington DC on behalf of children, parental involvement, resources, and PTA community.

Teacher, Homework, and Conference Links

Schedule Conferences Using Pick A Time. Schedule a date and time to meet with your child's teacher.  For instructions in Microsoft word document form click here.

Teacher Email Directories
Link to Atholton Teacher's email directory.

TeacherWeb
TeacherWeb provides a a way for Atholton teachers of creating  to communicate with students outside of class.  Homework and other information is often available.

Homework and Subject Information Links

Biology Curriculum Support. On-line Resource for HS Biology Teachers (and students and parents).  Includes curriculum, games, tutorials and  quizzes.

Earth Science Curriculum Support.  On-line Resource for HS Earth Science Teachers (and students and parents).  Includes curriculum, games, tutorials and quizzes.

Culture Grams. Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 200 cultures of the world.

SIRS Researcher. Targeted Resources for Research and Learning. (Requires user id's and passwords. Contact your school's library media specialist for log in information.)

World Book On Line Reference Center. Core reference collections; documents, selections, online reference books in major subject areas at the World Book Online Reference Center. (Requires user id's and passwords. Contact your school's library media specialist for log in information.)

Howard County Library Links

Homework Help is available 24 hours a day from information specialists with the Howard County Library. Free resources to help students with homework, projects and reports.

Ask Us Now!
Chat with librarians for help with research, navigating the Internet, and answers to questions. Librarians are online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Now offered in Spanish!

LearnATest
Online practice tests and courses, including advanced placement, SAT and other undergraduate/graduate school entrance exams, and job related tests in areas such as nursing, teaching, and the military. Get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and analysis of results.

Life After High School - College and Career Aids Links

ACT Testing and Registration
The American College Test, required for admission to the public colleges in many states.

Career Voyages
Start exploring career options.  The site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.

College Information Handbook
Information from the AHS College Night presentation in March.

CollegeView
Collegeview.com is a college finder and recruiting service with thousand of universities in its database.

Making It Count!
Making it Count! offers free , live, in-school presentations that provide information about academic achievement, college search, college financing, and career opportunities.

Next Step Magazine
Nextstepmag.com offers advice with college planning, finding college majors, and applying for free scholarships.

Preparing for College
preparingforcollege.com helps high school students explore career options, find the perfect college, and improve their odds of being admitted.

SAT Testing and Registration
Collegeboard.com offers online SAT registration and SAT score sending, SAT test preparation with real SATs questions, as well as information about the Advanced Placement testing.

Student Aid for College
Federal Student Aid is the Home page for federal student aid programs administered by the Department of Education.

Additional Links

"In the Event of an Emergency" Letter to Parents

Skills Inventory for Parents
Do you have special skills, such as medical, communication, or emergency training? If so please use this form to register with the school office, so that we can contact you if you are needed in an emergency.

New Immunization Requirements for Students