End of the School Year Activities

See the Starr's Mill calendar to the left for the schedule of exams and graduation activities. Congratulations to the Class of 2012!

SMHS Yearbooks are on sale now!!!

Come by the front office this week with a $95 check to reserve one for your student. Yearbooks will be distributed starting Monday, May 14, 2012 and the price increases at that time to $100! Order yours before they sell out! If there are any questions, contact Ms. Coleman.

Panther Boys place at State Track Meet!

Richard Berthold finished 3rd in the Pole Vault setting a new school record at 14'06"!

Cole Griffith finished 8th in the Discus throwing 143'08"!

SMHS Chorus students became rock stars!

The SMHS Chorus sang back up for the band Foreigner on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Fred.

Click here for the FOX5 news story aired after the show

Click here for the WSB-TV news story aired prior to the show.

Lady Panther Pole Vaulters Place at State!

Congratulations to Shawna Lehman (4th) and Annika Strauss (5th) who placed in the Pole Vault at the Girl's AAAA State Track Meet! They both cleared 10'00"!

A new edition of the Panther Press!

Our newsletter written and published by our PTSO is available. Click on the link on the left side of the page to read the new Panther Press.

Notable activities and honors earned by Starr's Mill High School teams and groups this year

SMHS Economics Challenge Team places 10th in the nation!

The Starr's Mill High School Economics Challenge Team recently competed in the National Semi-Finals of the National Economics Challenge. After the first round they were one of only 2 teams in the state of Georgia to advance to the National Semi-finals with an opportunity to advance to the National finals in New York City. While the Panther team will not move on to the finals they did place 10th in the nation, an outstanding accomplishment! The Economics Challenge Team is coached by Mark DeCourcy and includes students Kathryn Clark, Nicholas Cooper, Charlie Stalzer, and Stephanie Tan. The students each had to compete a test in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and International Economics before moving on to a round with questions from all three disciplines they could answer as a team.

Fayette County School System Needs Assessment Survey

The Fayette County School System and the Board of Education request your participation our 2012 District Needs Assessment as we revise our Strategic Plan. The continued success of the Fayette County Schools System is built on the collaboration of all school system stakeholders. As staff members, parents and community members, your perceptions, experiences, and support are essential to our success. Please take a few minutes to complete this needs assessment survey. Your responses and opinions are important to the district as we continue to prepare students for college, careers, and their future.

Click Here to go to the FCSS Needs assessment survey page

Congratulations to our Track and Field State Qualifiers!

Shawna Lehman (Pole Vault 3rd 10'0") at Sectional and State AAAA Qualifier Albany, Ga Friday, May 4th, 1:30pm

Annika Strauss (Pole Vault 8th 9'0") at Sectional and State AAAA Qualifier Albany, Ga Friday, May 4th, 1:30pm

Richard Berthold (Pole Vault 2nd 13'0") at Sectional and State AAAA Qualifier Jefferson, Ga Thursday, May 10th, 12:00pm noon

Cole Griffith (Discus 5th 134'4.5") at Sectional and State AAAA Qualifier Jefferson, Ga Thursday, May 10th, 4:00pm

CLINIC REMINDER: MEDICATIONS

Parents your Student's Medication(s), prescription or over the counter, will be available for pick up effective May 14th - May 25th. All medication not picked up by May 25, 2012 will be discarded. In accordance with School Policy, No Medications will be available for reuse for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact the Clinic at 770-486-2721 (ext # 128). Thank you for your continued cooperation. Nurse Jacquie Raymond, RN & Nurse Kelli Kalen, RN

SMHS production of Zombie Prom wins 4 Shuler-Hensley Awards!

SMHS was honored on 4/17/12 with awards for Best Costumes, Best Technical Execution, Best Orchestra, and Best Direction.

SMHS was nominated for a total of 10 awards: Chase Thomaston - Best Actor, Jon Burns - Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Orchestra, Best Technical Execution, Best Choreography, Best Music Direction, Best Scenic Design, Best Direction, Best Overall Production.

Click here to see the AJC article about the awards night!

Bernhard Road closing April 17, 2012.

Bernhard Road will be closed on the west side of its intersection with GA-85 due to construction and may be closed through September, 2012. The closing will not impact the Bernhard Road east of GA-85.

Students who travel this way to school should make plans to leave early and take an alternate route. Students who ride the bus to and/or from school between Carroll's Way & Hwy 85 will need to come down to Carroll's Way for pickup and drop off.

The Starr's Mill Debate team is Georgia's 2012 State Debate Team Champion.

The winner of The Cup of Excellence the 1501-2000 students division

3rd Place State Tournament Sweepstakes Award

Jacob Nails is Georgia's 2012 State Lincoln Douglas Champion

Georgia Brunner & Greg O'Brien are Georgia's 2012 Public Forum Runners Up

Congratulations to Junior Wrestler, Luke Runyan

Luke finished second in the state in the AAAA Traditional meet in the 170 lb weight class.

Starr's Mill High School named AP Merit School

SMHS was one of two schools in the county to win this award indicating at least 20 percent of students taking AP exams, and at least half of the AP exams scoring a 3 or higher. SMHS was also listed as an AP STEM and AP STEM Achievement school for participation and performance in AP Math and Science classes.

Congratulations to our 2012 Star Student, Brent Huang. Brent chose Dan Gant as his Star Teacher

Starr's Mill High School is ranked in the top 10 in the Atlanta Magazine's "Top 50 Best Public High Schools".

While all five high schools in Fayette County were listed in the top 50, only SMHS is listed in the top 10. Click here for the story online (Subscription required)

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year

DAN GANT

New automatic notifications from the Attendance Office

We are piloting the new Voice Messenger feature in Infinite Campus. We will utilize this program to inform parents by email and phone regarding attendance. When your student is marked absent or tardy you will receive an e-mail and phone call from Starr's Mill High School stating that your child has been marked as absent or tardy. Home phone numbers are opt-in by default; however, you can change these settings by logging into your Portal account and modifying the settings for each phone number in User Account > Contact Preferences. We encourage you to log into Parent Portal and update your contact information. We appreciate your patience as we pilot this new feature.

Student Insurance

Fayette County Public Schools has selected the Student Insurance Plan from K&K Insurance to make reliable coverage available to parents. Coverage may be purchased at any time during the school year by visiting: www.studentinsurance-kk.com. Click here to read or print the brochure.

Internet Essentials Program

Comcast has announced an initiative to provide affordable internet services to more people through their "Internet Essentials Program for families on the FFLP."
Read more about this program here:
http://www.internetessentials.com/how/index.html

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A few words from Food Services...

Parents can now pay for their children's lunch in advance online using a credit or debit card! Make sure you know your child's School ID number before registering. School ID numbers can be found on Infinite Campus.

The school nutrition program offers meals free or at a reduced rate for families who have a reduction in income or an increase in household size. Please contact the school nutrition director for more information.
Laurie Cartrett, toll free, 770-460-3990 ext. 480 Free meal applications are available on line at fcboe.org or in the school office.
"This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider".

Parental Notice of Right to Know Teacher Qualifications

As required by the No Child Left Behind Act, the Fayette County School System advises parents that they may request, and the school will provide in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of your child's classroom teachers, including the following:

1. Whether the teacher has met state certification criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status through which state certification has been waived.
3. The degrees earned by the teacher and the field of certification or degree.
4. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

Please contact the school principal at your child's school if you wish to request such information.