CONTRIBUTIONS
AHS Foundation has contributed over $700,000 to support AHS and AHS graduates since its inception in 2009. Examples of projects supported by the Foundation include:
The Foundation Scholarship program awards several graduating AHS students financial assistance for secondary education annually.
Scholarships are awarded following a rigorous application and interview process, and can include career tech scholarships for vocational programs
Recognizing the transition to high school can be a major event in the life of a young person, AHSF has supported the Link Crew program.
Link Crew helps create a safe and supportive school environment where freshmen learn that people at school care about them and their future.
Link Crew removes the culture of negativity, hazing and bullying toward underclassmen and replaces it with structural support and purposeful connections to make a measurable difference in student success.
In 2018, AHSF partnered with the administration and PTSA to fund Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor training for key staff to then share with teachers.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, educators, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, or who is in crisis.
The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
