NOTE: The Kudos listing including Rising Stars, Honor Roll, Exemplary Attendance, and Students of the Month, are now available at www.theraidernews.com!.

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National Merit Semi-Finalists Announced

Congratulations to our National Merit and National Achievement Semi-Finalists!  These seniors are eligible for finalist status and national scholarships based on their 11th grade PSAT scores:
Mandy Asiedu, Jonathan Engelberg, Osama Eshera
Hannah Gramling, Yisu Han, Wesley Hand
Melanie Johnson, Nikhil Karnik, Nicole Pierre
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Kudos!

Kudos to the entire Atholton High Community for being recognized by the Community Action Council of Howard County at the Annual Holland Dinner on October 16!  Our students were recognized with a Community Service Award for all of our clubs and athletic teams’ volunteer work with the Harriet Tubman Head Start program! 

Congratulations to the Future Educators Association for being accepted to present (for the second consecutive year) at the FEA National Conference in Denver in February 2009!  Their presentation, “Communication 101 – How to Get and Keep Great FEA Members” reflects our status as the largest FEA program in Howard County!

A big shout out to our members of the 2008 Leadership U class:
Sean Hadley, Taylor Kimble, Kayla Miner
Andrew Sherman, Jessica Stout
These students participated in an intensive leadership-training program this summer and are spending this fall completing valuable community service projects.  They will graduate from Leadership U on December 10, 2008 with the skills and commitment to make Howard County the best it can be!

Congratulations to Jake Rhody, who won a National History essay contest sponsored by the Civil War Trust!  Jake was the sole first place winner from the state of Maryland!
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We've Got Mail!

Sometimes, we also get personal notes that let us know how special the AHS community really is:
A guest at our Homecoming festivities writes: I was very impressed with the behavior of your students and team at the game and noticed the hard work you completed on the athletic facilities.  It looked great!  I look forward to future athletic events at AHS.

Stan Ber, sports columnist for the Columbia Flier, writes on October 16: The times that I have visited Atholton High School for various functions, I have found that the school…knows how to do things right.  On October 11, the school hosted its first Hall of Fame luncheon….  Prior to the luncheon, the Raiders’ band entertained residents at the Sunrise of Columbia retirement community.  Then, followed by more than 100 Junior ROTC members, the band marched back to Atholton’s parking lot… It was just the right touch at the right time and all those involved in putting it on should be congratulated.

A note from the River Hill Music Boosters President to Mr. Posner, AHS band director:  I would personally like to thank you and the Atholton High School Marching Band for the tribute that was shown to [our community] at the football game last night….  I can personally say that of all of the schools that the pep band has come to that I have been at, Atholton remains alone at the top in hospitality and in providing a welcoming environment for not only the pep band but the entire RHHS community. My hope is that this camaraderie will continue for many years to come.