Dates for Spring Football have been posted

These dates are important for all student-athletes and their parents interested in playing football in 2012.

Students: Do you have a special interest or passion?

The Yearbook wants to hear about it for possible publication in The Pride! Come by Ms. Coleman's room, 826, during your lunch or email her

Honors earned by Starr's Mill High School teams and groups this year

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

Close Up Club to Attend 2013 Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC

A limited number of current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders are eligible to attend this program next school year. There will be an informational meeting for students and parents on March 7, 2012 at 6:30 in the SMHS Cafeteria. For more information click here or email the SMHS Close Up club sponsors Jon Gloer or Pat Coleman.

Senior Ad Space Still Available in Yearbook!

Senior Parents, the yearbook needs to sell 10 more senior ads to make sure that we are able to have the special treatment on the senior section that we traditionally provide. If interested please email Pat Coleman.

The newest edition of the Panther Press is available now.

Click on the link on the left side of our site to view the January 23, 2012 edition of the official PTSO newsletter.

The Starr's Mill High School literary magazine MUSINGS is accepting submissions for this year's publication.

The deadline for submissions is February 29, 2012. Click here for more information.

Registration information is available for the 2012-2013 school year.

Click here to go to the Guidance Department's Registration Page.

Students who will be in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade next year should click here for information about how to register online for your elective classes next school year.

Upcoming 9th grade students should click here for infromation about how to register online for your elective classes next school year.

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.