Sports

Volleyball

• 2008 ACCE Tournament Winners
• 2008 ACCE Tournament Varsity Runner Up
• 2008 MS Girls State Runner Up
• 2006 & 2007 ACCE Varsity State Runner Up
• 2006 & 2007 NAML Middle School Girls State Tournament Bid
• 2005 ACCE JV State Champions
  

Cross Country

• 2nd Place Finish at 2008 Nike FlRunners.com Invitational
• 2nd Place Finish at 2007 Dominion Invitational
• 2008 ACCE Varsity Boys State Runner Up
• 2005, 2006 & 2007 ACCE Varsity Boys State Champions
• 2004 ACCE Varsity Boys State Runner Up
• 2005 & 2008 ACCE Jr. Boys State Champions
• 2005 & 2006 ACCE Jr. Boys State Runner Up
• 2007 NAML Middle School Boys State Champions
• 2006 & 2008 ACCE Varsity Girls State Runner Up
• 2005 & 2006 ACCE Jr. Girls State Runner Up
• Competed in 5 Disney Half-Marathons
• Competed in 2007 and 2008 Nike Nationals
• Competed in 4 Clara Bowls - individual runners placed each year
  

Basketball

• 2008 NAML Middle School Boys & Girls Final Four
• 2008 Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys Teams playing at Phillips Arena
• 2005, 2006 & 2007 ACCE Varsity Girls Final Four
• 2006-07 Varsity Girls 23-13 record and 9-1 in conference play
• Varsity Girls 2nd Place Finish at 2007 GRIT Invitational
• Varsity Girls 2nd Place Finish at 2007 Furtah Holiday Tournament
• Varsity Girls two time recipient of ACCE Character Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship
• 2005-06 Middle School Boys 12-3 record
  

Golf

• 2007 & 2008 NAML State Champions
  

Tennis

• 2007 & 2008 NAML State Tournament Bid
  

AHA Jump Rope Team

• Selected to perform at the 2008 GAHPERD State Conference in Atlanta, GA during the General Assembly Meeting (no other Jump Rope Team has been given this honor. Since we have performed, GAHPERD will open their yearly Conference with a performance team presentation).
• Only Jump Rope Demonstration Team in the Metro Atlanta Area and in Cherokee County
• Assisted Chalker Elementary in establishing a Jump Rope Club for their school
• Assisting the Epstein School in establishing a Jump Rope Club for their school
• Major Performancesat ten area Elementary schools
  

Other Sports Achievements

• 2008 AHA sponsored the NAML and ACCE Volleyball Tournaments
• The Sports program requires a minimum of 1 community charity race to earn a Varsity Cross Country letter
• Sports program has added a Middle School Baseball team and is developing a Middle School Soccer and High School Tennis program
• The Jump Rope Team performs and promotes JRFH with the American Heart Association, and performs and promotes JRFH at AHA annually
• 2007-2008 We raised $12,000 for American Heart Association through JRFH. The AHA Jump Rope Team and the AHA Family have raised a total of $78,925.25 for the American Heart Association for the past 5 years.
• 2006-2007 We raised $20,516.67 for American Heart Association through JRFH.
• 2005-2006 Top Jump Rope For Heart Event, and Top Participant Average. We raised $16,852.01 for American Heart Association through JRFH. American Heritage Academy was honored and recognized for being ranked 23rd out of 789 schools, in the state of Georgia, who participated in the JRFH program.
• 2004-2005 Rookie School of the Year, Top Jump Rope For Heart Event, and Top Participant Average. We raised $ 14,511.56 for the American Heart Association through JRFH.
• 2003-2004 Rookie School of the Year, Top Jump Rope For Heart Event, and Top Participant Average. We raised $ 15,045.01 for American Heart Association through JRFH
  

Arts, Music, Band



• Art-"Best in Show" at Cherokee Arts Center
• 2005-2006 Atlanta Garden Patio Show
• 2002 Overall Highest Rating at "Music in the Parks"
• 2004 Performance at GMEA Annual In-Service
• 2004 High Note Festival-Superior Rating for Band
• 2008 High Note Festival-Superior Rating for Beginning Band
• Annual Spring Productions involving the entire student body
• Annual School-Wide Talent Show involving every grade level
  

AHA Elementary Chorus

• 2008 Performed at the Heritage Choral Festival in New York City
• 2003-2008 GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation with Superior Ratings 2004-2008
  

AHA Singers

• 2007 Performed at Disney Magic Music Days in Orlando
• GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation 2003, 2005-2008, Superior Ratings 2006-2008 and Excellent Rating 2005
• 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 AHA Singers performed in New York City
  

Upper School Superlatives



• Our students have the opportunity to participate in many different clubs, sports, and art programs which allows them to demonstrate a much broader, well-rounded college portfolio
• Large percentage of students qualified for John Hopkins & Duke University Talented Youth Program participants
• From our three graduating classes, our students have been accepted to 32 colleges/universities, including Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia State, Purdue, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, University of Tennessee, Louisiana State University, Furman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, James Madison, SCAD
• To date our graduates have qualified for $604,800 in Hope Scholarships
• All graduates have been accepted to a college of their choice
• 2008 AP Scholar Awards: Dana Boon, Sara Boon, Haley Williams
• 2006 Harvard Book Award: Liz Madani, Yale Book Award: Reed Williams, UGA Merit Award: Liz Madani
• 2007 Harvard Book Award: Sara Boon, Yale Book Award: Haley Williams, AHA Book Award: Dana Boon, UGA Merit Award: Sara Boon, Haley Williams, Dana Boon
• 2008 Harvard Book Award: Zoe McWhirter, Yale Book Award: Courtney Bowman, AHA Book Award: Samantha Blinn, UGA Merit Award: Zoe McWhirter and Courtney Bowman, Gardner Webb Merit Award: Sarah Wilson and Devin Krecl
  

Other Achievements

• FIVE Odyssey of the Mind World's Team Competitors in FOUR years
• AHA's Lego Robotics Team has had a team in the top 25 teams in the state of Georgia every year since 2002; 2004-State 2nd place in Projects/Presentations; 2007-Regional Chairman's Award 2nd Place; 2007-the #10 team in the state of Georgia
• AHA's Jr. Lego Robotics Team was the first pilot team in the Southeast and is the largest team in the nation