- YBOA Fundraising Tournament May
14-16 (05/07/10)
Parents and Players: our 2nd spring fundraising tournament is scheduled for
May 14-16. We need parents to volunteer at the gate or concessions. Players
need to signup with Coach Anderson to run the clock or keep the books
for the games. You will earn money toward your player's account and
will help earn money for our booster
club. We need everyone's help! Please contact Nancy Hollenbeck at
nancyicce@aol.com
to let her
know when you can work. Click
here for
the most recent volunteer schedule.
- Spring Conditioning Underway
(04/19/10)
Spring Conditioning is well underway. All girls planning to play
next season are strongly encouraged to attend. See the
calendar for schedule,
and please keep Coach Anderson informed of any conflicts you have.
- Kylee Smith Named Honor Mention
All-State Team (03/30/10)
Congratulations to Kylee Smith who was named Honor Mention All-State
team. Kylee was one of only
three freshman in the state recognized with all state honors.
- Great Season Lady Raiders!!
(03/06/10)
Congratulations to our Lady Raider teams for a great season!!
What a fabulous year!
- 6-AAAAA All-region team
(02/26/10)
Congratulations to Kylee Smith who was named to the 6-AAAAA
All-Region team and to Delaney Hollenbeck who was named to the Honor
Mention All-Region Team!
- Letter Jackets
(4//23/10)
Here's your last opportunity to order letter jackets for this year:
A representative from Neff will be here to take letter jacket orders
on Wednesday, May 5th from 7:30 – 8:30 AM in the main hallway. Order
forms
can be picked up in the front office, from Coach Alexander, or
downloaded
here.
- YBOA Fundraising Tournament is This
Weekend (04/19/10)
Our first spring fundraising tournament is scheduled for this
weekend. This gives families an opportunity to raise money for
camps. Parents are needed to volunteer at the gate or in
concessions. Players will signup to run the clock or keep the books
for the games. You will earn money toward your player's account that
can be used for camp costs, and help earn money for our booster
club. We need everyone's help! Please contact Nancy Hollenbeck at
nancyicce@aol.com to let her
know when you can work.
- Reminder - Free Sports Physicals on Saturday,
April 24! (04/19/10)
Free sport physicals are being offered at North Fulton Hospital on
Saturday, April 24th from 8:00 - 12:45. AHS students are encouraged
to come during the school's
time slot at 10:45 AM. Please see
flyer for details, and bring the
GHSA physical form with you.
- Parent Meeting on Tuesday, March 30
from 7- 8 PM (03/24/2010)
There is a meeting on Tuesday, March 30th from 7:00 - 8:00 PM for
parents of all girls interested in playing Lady Raider Basketball
next year. The meeting will be held in the classroom upstairs in the
gym. Topics include: spring training schedule, spring fundraising
tournaments, summer camp schedule and fees, and upcoming booster
elections in May for the 2010-2011 season. We hope to see you
there!
- Players' Meeting on Wednesday, March
24th at 8:00 AM (03/17/10)
Coach A has scheduled a players' meeting on Wednesday morning, 3/24
at 8:00 AM in her room (3219).
Please plan to attend.
- Banquet Scheduled for Thursday, March 25th
(03/06/10)
Our end-of-season banquet is scheduled for Thursday, March 25th from
6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Roswell Country Club. Families should arrive
at 6:00 p.m. See invitation from Debbie Jones for details.
- Pasta Dinner
(02/26/10)
All players, team managers, and coaches are invited to a pasta
dinner on Friday at 6:00pm at the Morales' home. We still need some
volunteers to bring food and drinks. Please let Margy Culver and
Diana Morales know if you can volunteer (see e-mail details).
- Lady Raiders in State Tournament!
(02/26/10)
Our Lady Raiders play in the state tournament at Mill Creek at 7 PM
Saturday night, February 27th.
Come support our team! It is their first time in the state
tournament. What a great accomplishment!!
- Senior Week Activities
(02/16/10)
- A big thanks to Diana Morales for all her work on Senior Night. It was a
great celebration!
- Players: please remember to pay Adrie $10 for the Senior “AB”
t-shirts
- Senior Night photos by Roy Peek, can be accessed at: AHS
BB Senior Night
- Region Tournament Schedule
(02/16/10)
Girl’s Game: Friday night @ Campbell vs. Pope at 6pm
(This game determines whether we make it to
State Play-offs. If we win, we will be in top four of region and will be
in State Play-offs!!)
- When we win, we will play on Saturday at 6pm @ Campbell
- Depending on what happens in this game will determine whether we
play in the Championship game at
7pm on Monday night or the Consolation game at 4pm on Monday.
We need a lot of support on Friday night to push our Lady Raiders
into the State Play-offs!!!
- New Photos Have Been Published!
(02/16/10)
- Click the following for photos by Roy Peek:
AHS Varsity Ladies vs. Kell
- Additional game and team activity photos can also be accessed from
the photo gallery on our website, or directly at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ahsladyraider
- Pasta Dinner Postponed (02/16/10)
The pasta dinner originally scheduled for the players on Thursday
night will be postponed until next week due to some conflicts. We
will try to reschedule for a game next week. Coach A may schedule
something with the girls on Friday morning. If so, she will let
them know at practice.
- Kell Game Rescheduled for Tonight - Monday, 2/15
(02/15/10)
The Kell Game and Senior Night activities have been rescheduled for
tonight starting at 6:00pm.
- Game Canceled for Friday, 2/12
(02/12/10)
Tonight’s game has been canceled. Fulton County and Cobb County
canceled all weekend activities, so our game and senior night
activities will be rescheduled. The tournament is still scheduled to
begin next week.
- It's Senior Week!
(02/08/10)
It's Senior Week...or should we say "AB week"!! The girls will
celebrate with a breakfast on Thursday n Coach A's room. Then
between the games, we will continue the celebration for AB and the
senior boys.
We would also like to honor Abriana Harton by sharing some of our
favorite photos of her:
AB photos.
- Another Great Week for the Varsity!
(02/08/10)
The Varsity had a great week with a win over Centennial and 2 wins
over Rowell, to secure 2nd place in the sub-region! They now
have a 7 game winning streak. Way to go Lady Raiders!
- JV Team Wraps Up Season
(02/08/10)
Although the JV team had a disappointing 2-point loss to Roswell in
the region championship game, they had a tremendous season overall! They
had a 15-3 winning record, and never loss by more than 4 points. The
team should be proud!!
- Banquet Set for Thursday, March 25th
(02/08/10)
Our end-of-season banquet is set for Thursday, March 25th from
6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Roswell Country Club. Families should arrive
at 6:00 p.m. More details to come.
- Another Great Weekend for the Lady
Raiders! (02/01/10)
It was another outstanding weekend for Lady Raider Basketball! Our
Varsity team had wins over Centennial on Friday and Lovett on
Saturday, and now have a 4-game winning streak. The JV team started
the week with a close lost to John’s Creek (who had the advantage of
some varsity players), but they ended the week strong with a win
over Centennial on Friday and a win over Lassiter on Saturday in
tournament play. They now advance to the semi-finals next Saturday.
- Calendar Updates
(02/01/10)
The website calendar
page for February has been updated. Please note the time change for
practice on Monday, February 15th (now from 10am - noon).
- Team Outing to Georgia Game!
(01/29/10)
Coach A has planned a trip for our team to attend a Georgia Lady
Bulldogs basketball game on Feb 7th at 2:00pm. The team will be
carpooling and will leave at 10:30am. It should be lots of
fun!
- JV Tournament begins on Saturday
(01/29/10)
Congratulations to our JV team for being seeded #1 in the
end-of-season JV tournament! They begin play on Saturday, Jan
30th at 3:30pm at Campbell High School.
- Picture Day
(01/27/10)
The girls will have team and individual pictures made next
Wednesday, February 3rd right after school. They should receive the
order forms on Thursday.
- Donation to Haiti Fund
(01/25/10)
AHS has challenged all sports teams and clubs to raise or donate $50
each to go to relief in Haiti. If all teams and clubs donate, our
school will be able to send $5,000 to the Red Cross to be used
toward helping the people in Haiti. The Lady Raider Basketball
program is happy to participate in this worthy cause.
- Rescheduled Games
(01/15/10)
Listed below are the rescheduled dates for the Lovett and Roswell
games that were cancelled. If you were working concessions or
providing JV snacks for these games, you will still be signed up for
the new dates.
If you have a conflict, please find a substitute and let Patty
Peters
plpeters@bellsouth.net (concessions) or Richard Jackson
jack4463@bellsouth.net
(JV snack duty) know who will be taking your place.
Lovett:
1/23 12:00 JV Girls at home,
1/30 5:00 Varsity Girls at home,
1/30 6:30 Varsity Boys at home
Roswell:
2/2 4:30 JV Girls at home,
2/6 4:00 Varsity Girls at Roswell,
2/6 5:30 Varsity Boys at Roswell
- Great Weekend for the Lady Raiders!
(01/25/10)
It was an outstanding weekend for Lady Raider Basketball. Our
Varsity team had decisive wins over Kell
and Arabian Mt! The JV team had victories over Kell and Lovett to improve their season record to
11-1!
- Time Change for Arabian Mt Varsity Game
(01/20/10)
Please note that the Girls Varsity game at Arabian Mt starts at
5:30pm (not 6:00pm as originally listed).
- Time Change for Monday's Practice
(01/15/10)
Practice for Monday, January 18th is now scheduled from 9:00 - 11:00
AM.
- Jr. Raider Night and Sr. Night Are
Scheduled (01/15/10)
Jr. Raider night is scheduled for Tuesday, 1/19 and Senior Night is
scheduled for Friday, 2/12.
- Weight Lifting Class for Female
Athletes (01/15/10)
AHS has created a weight lifting class (Body Sculpting) for female
athletes that is designed to be sport specific. Coach A would love
for the players to get into this class together next year.
- T-shirts Available for Parents Too
(01/12/10)
The long sleeve cardinal t-shirts that the girls recently received
are also available for parents to purchase for $15.00 each. It would
be great for parents to support our team by wearing our team t-shirt
at the games!
- Update on Sweatsuits for Varsity Team
(01/08/10)
We hope to have varsity sweatsuits in soon. Coach A
is continuing to talk to the company providing them. We will receive
a discount for the delay, which will be credited to player accounts.Thanks for your patience!
- Saturday Games Canceled (01/09/10)
Due to the inclement weather, the basketball games for Saturday,
January 9th are also canceled.
- Friday Games Canceled, Saturday
To-Be-Determined (01/08/10)
Due to the inclement weather, the basketball games for tonight
(January 8th) are canceled. It has not
yet been determined if Saturday games will be played, so check back
for a status (or you can check the
Fulton
County Schools website and click on the Alert posted). If
Saturday games are played, then JV players should report to the AHS
gym by 2:15pm.
- Back to Basketball
(01/04/10)
We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break. Our regular season play
resumes this week with Away games on Tuesday and Friday, and a home
game on Saturday. See the
Schedule page for details.
- Website updates
(01/02/09)
See the
photo gallery page for new
pictures including the Team Holiday party, the Disney Trip, and the
last couple of games in December.
Statistics are now posted
as well.
- Happy Holidays!
(12/20/09)
We hope everyone has a Happy Holiday season. Don't forget practices
Monday & Tuesday, 12/21 & 12/22 from 10:00 AM to noon, and on
Saturday, 12/26 from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM.
- Disney Trip (12/20/09)
Good luck to the varsity team who will be traveling to Disney to
play in the KSA tournament from 12/27-31.
- Game Photos (12/7/09)
There are many game photos now posted! Please see the
photo gallery page for
pictures taken by Lady Raider families, as well as a link to the AHS
Raider Photo website by Roy Peek for additional photos.
-
Christmas Party
(12/14/09)
Our Christmas party is Saturday, December 19 from 2 - 4pm at the
Embry's house in Park Forest. Players will exchange Secret
Santa gifts. Parents are also invited. See email from Terry Embry
for more details.
-
Toy Drive Presented by AHS Athletics
(11/19/09)
The athletics dept is conducting a Toy Drive. Toys will be donated to the Atlanta Recreation
Department who puts on a Christmas Xplosion for kids in the inter
city. Players are encouraged to participate. Let's help bring a little joy
during the holiday to kids who are less fortunate. See the following
for details:
Toy Drive
-
Holiday Hams
(12/7/09)
The Athletic Dept is working with Shane’s
Rib Shack to offer hams for the Holidays. Price is $49 with $5 going to the athletic
program of the purchaser’s choice. Order forms and checks should be returned to Kirk
Alexander’s. Deadline for ordering is Dec 11, and hams
are available for pick up at Shane’s after Dec 18.
- Letter Jackets
(11/30/09)
Neff will be at AHS
to take letter jacket orders and fit for jackets on Friday, December
11th at 7:30 AM in the main hallway. Forms will be in the front
office (or download
here). With the new process for getting
letter jackets, this is a great opportunity for fall sport kids to
place their orders and for spring/winter sport kids to get sized.
You can also order on-line at:
www.neffco.com/neffjacketshop
(Password: 011381)
- Concession and Hospitality Room
Volunteers Still Needed (11/30/09)
Concessions volunteers are still needed. See
signup sheet on the Booster
page. Each family needs to work a minimum of 3 games for
Concessions and 1 game for Hospitality Room.
- First Home Game on Friday
(11/30/09)
Our first home game is this Friday, December 4th. JV Girls play at
4:30 PM and Varsity Girls play at 6:00 PM. The website
calendar has
also been updated for the months of December through February.
- Tournament kicks off on Saturday
(11/19/09)
The Lady Raiders will continue their play by participating in the
Parkview Thanksgiving Tournament. See the
schedule for details on dates
and times.
- Exciting Alumni News
(11/18/09)
Devon Tancini is playing basketball for Andrew College and was
featured in an AJC article. Click on the following link for
details:
Devon Tancini
- Raider Jam on Friday!
(11/18/09)
The Jam is this Friday, Nov 20th at 7PM. It should be lots of
fun, and a great way to kickoff our season! Don't forget that
players who are ordering mouthpieces will be custom fitted at 6PM
prior to the Jam.
- AHS All-Girl Tournament was a Big Success!
(11/9/09)
This tournament was a big success. Thanks to Clemmit Newsome
for organizing it, to Jody Smith for helping with the
advertising, and to all of the Lady Raider players and parents who volunteered. Credits will be applied
to player accounts prior to the dinner when fees are due.
- More Website Updates Coming
(11/9/09)
We will be expanding our website to include more details in the
roster section. Players should turn roster forms in as soon as
possible. Pictures are scheduled to be taken on Thursday before the
scrimmage.
- Thanks to Everyone Who Sold Sponsorships
(11/9/09)
Thanks to everyone who sold ads for our basketball program. Please
note that the deadline has now passed so we are no longer accepting
any new ads for the program.
- Team Kickoff Dinner
(11/9/09)
The kickoff dinner is Weds, Nov 11 at
7PM in the cafeteria. Dinner will be served to players &
coaches only. During that time, parents will pay season fees &
Disney trip balances, and take care of other administrative
details. The booster is buying the pizza for the players but need
volunteers to bring dessert & drinks.
- Varsity Scrimmage on Thursday
(11/9/09)
The varsity team will play their first game on Thursday in a
scrimmage against West Hall at AHS at 6 PM. Please see the
schedule or
calendar pages for a list of all games.
- Volunteers Needed for Concessions
(11/9/09)
Families need to volunteer to work the concession stand for at least
3 games during the season. There will be a signup schedule at the
team dinner. We also need volunteers to bring water / gatorade to
stock the locker room periodically throughout the season. (Please refer to
the email from Margy
Culver for details).
- Calendar Updated for November
(10/29/09)
Please see the calendar
for updated practice and game times for the month of November.
- Rosters Announced
(10/28/09)
The Varsity and JV rosters have been announced. Please see the
Roster page for the team listings.
- Date Change for Team Dinner (10/17/09)
The kick-off dinner has been changed to Weds, November 11th at 7 PM.
As a reminder, all player fees
and the final Disney payment will be due on that date.
- Volunteers Needed (10/12/09)
We still need some additional volunteers. Our program can not be
successful without the help of each and every one of you. Please contact
Jody Smith to let her know where you
would be willing to help. Thanks!
- Tournament Volunteers Needed
(11/02/09)
Players:
Coach A will post the tournament schedule on Tuesday morning for you
to sign up to work clock/ books. Please only sign-up for 3
games. Coach A
will contact players to fill those in.
Parents:
Please contact Nancy
Hollenbeck to sign up to work the gate/concessions based on the
schedule that is sent via email. We need everyone's help! This is
also a good way to earn player credit.
- Shoes Are Ready to Pick-Up
(10/29/09)
Shoes are in! Please bring a check and pickup at the Morales'
house before Sunday at 3pm.
Coach A will bring all others to school, but you will need to
pay for them first.
- Friday and Saturday Practices Cancelled
(10/29/09)
Message from Coach A: We have 8 team members who are sick or injured at this time and that I feel that it would be most
productive to let our team rest and heal up over the weekend and
hopefully be ready to practice Monday night.
Please help our girls understand the importance of
eating right, drinking plenty of water, getting enough rest and
washing their hands!! We
plan to add hand sanitizer to our practices and make it easily
accessible at all times. Basketball is a sport where things
can spread quickly among a team and to be THE BEST and our best we
have to be healthy!!
- Congratulations!
(10/18/09)
Congratulations to Coach Anderson & Coach Hurt on their wedding!
They were married in Sweetwater, TN on Saturday, October 17th. See the
Photo Gallery for some pictures.
- AHS All-Girl Tournament
(10/18/09)
Our tournament is scheduled for Sat, Nov 7th and Sun, Nov
8th. We need volunteers (players for clock
& books, and parents for concession stand & gate). This is a
great way to earn money for our booster and player accounts.
Money earned for player accounts will be credited before player fees
are due on Nov 11th.
- Continue Selling Sponsorships (10/11/09)
It's not too late to sell sponsorships! We have until November
6th. Thanks to those who
have sold so far. This is a great way to earn money for our program, and to help pay for player fees
(20% of the cost of banners and 50% of the cost of program ads go directly to player accounts). See the
Fundraising page for further details and a copy of the brochure
(which is also posted on the Forms/Link page).
- Website Update (10/11/09)
Our site can now be accessed from the
AHS website! Select: Athletics, Winter Sports, Basketball,
Girls.
- Daily Conditioning Starts on Monday, October 12th! (10/11/09)
Don't forget that conditioning will be daily starting on Monday, 10/12. Please see the
calendar for details. If there are any further changes,
players will get updates from the Coaches or via school announcements.
- Locker Room Update: (10/02/09)
Our new couch has arrived!! Thank you to the following people for their generous donations
that allowed the new Varsity Locker room to be built and furnished: Coach Anderson; Joyce &
Marv Ashby (Delaney's grandparents); Meg Aubrey (who painted the murals!); the Embry family;
the Hollenbeck family; Coach Hurt; the Morales family; the Smith family; the Tesh family;
Al and Shirley Tucker (Delaney's grandparents).
- Get Well Wishes to Coach Anderson (10/02/09)
Coach Anderson has the flu. We hope that she will have a speedy recovery!
- YBOA Tournament and Saturday Ball Cancelled (9/25/09)
Due to lack of participation, YBOA cancelled the tournament scheduled for 9/19 - 9/20 and
"Saturday Ball" for Saturday, 9/26. Thanks to everyone who had volunteered to work.
We are sorry for the cancellation.
We still have our upcoming All-Girls tournament scheduled for November 7-8, 2009.
If you have any other fundraising ideas, please contact Nancy Hollenbeck at:
nancyicce@aol.com.
- Parent Meeting and Locker Room Open House (9/14/09)
A parent meeting was held on September 14th. If you were unable to make it, please review the meeting
minutes sent out by Margy Culver. Players can also pickup handout from Coach Anderson (room #3219).
If you need added to the email distribution list, please contact: Margy
Culver or Terry Embry.
- Upcoming YBOA Tournaments and Games (9/14/09)
A YBOA tournaments is scheduled for Sat - Sun, 9/19-20 and YBOA "Saturday ball" is scheduled for 9/26.
Please be sure to volunteer! Players are needed to work the clocks/books, and parents are needed for gate/concessions.
If you haven't volunteered yet, please contact: Nancy Hollenbeck.
- Players and Parents: Please Mark These Dates on
Your Calendar:
(9/14/09)
- Monday and Tuesday, October 26th and 27th: Lady Raider Basketball Tryouts
- Saturday - Sunday, November 7th - 8th "AHS All-Girl Tournament" Fundraiser
- Thurs, Nov 5th at 7:00 PM: Team Dinner (note: date changed to
Nov 11th). Player Fees are due this day.
- AHS Foundation's Black and Silver Celebration (9/11/09)
AHS Foundation is hosting the first Black & Silver Celebration at the Marriott Hotel in Alpharetta on Friday,
October 2nd from 7pm - 11pm.It will be a fun night of honoring inaugural members of the AHS Hall of Fame. Click on the following for more
information:
AHS Foundation Black and Silver Celebration
- Save the Dates for Upcoming YBOA Tournaments (8/29/09)
Be sure to save the dates for upcoming YBOA tournaments: Sat-Sun, 9/19-20 and Sat, 9/26. These are an excellent
way for you and our basketball organization to earn funds. Players will work the clocks/books, and parents volunteer
for gate/concessions. Further details will be discussed at the parent meeting.
.
- Georgia High School Sports Magazine (8/23/09)
This is a great magazine that covers our high school as well as the greater Atlanta area schools.
For every subscription we sell, our basketball program will get $24.00. The subscription cost is
$48.00 for 12 issues. The web site is: www.gahssmag.com
- Fall League is Underway (8/17/09)
The fall Suwannee league practices and games began the week of 8/17. Games will be played each
Saturday. Click on the following link for the schedule:
SSA Varsity Schedule.
- Parent Meeting and Locker Room Open House! (8/14/09)
Come see the new Varsity locker room on Monday, 9/14 at 6:30 PM.
Parent meeting to follow at 7:00 PM in Coach Anderson's room #3219.
- Raider All-Sports Cards (8/10/09)
Raider All-Sports Cards are for sale, and a portion goes to player accounts. Click on following link for further
details:
Raider Sports Card
- Money for coupon books due on 8/28 (8/9/09)
Players - please turn in your money and unsold coupon books to Coach Anderson by Friday, 8/28.
Click on the Fundraising button for further information on this, and other fundraising opportunities.
- Player Meeting on 8/13 (8/9/09)
Mandatory meeting for all girls who plan to tryout for this year's team. Meetings is on Thursday, 8/13
in Coach Anderson's room 3219. Click on the Forms/Links button to the left
for forms and other information.
- Fun at Summer Camp!
The Lady Raiders team traveled to North Georgia, Pickens County, and Vanderbilt for summer camps.
Click on the Photo Gallery button on the left to see pictures.
