Fight for the future, for those who have not been granted the same rights as we have. This was the Freedom Prizes’ mission: a voting event held on April 23rd in the auditorium. This event was a partnership between the Freedom Prize Club and the orig inal organization in the Normandy region in France. There, 9th and 10th-grade students voted on who would be rewarded the freedom prize and receive the $30,000 prize at the June ceremony, where four students, including one of the

What started as AIS’s first-ever blood drive turned into something much bigger: a major success with the power to save lives across Atlanta. Thanks to the incredible turnout from students, teachers, parents, faculty, and staff, the blood drive exceeded its goal by an impressive 178%. Altogether, the AIS community donated 41 pints of blood, more than 5 gallons, enough to potentially save up to 123 lives. Even more impressively, the event was completely planned by students in c

There has never been a sentence spoken more often in the past eight months than “I need an extension” till March 25th. On the 25th, the tenth-grade students had their personal project exhibition, where they presented to parents, teachers, and other students what they had worked on for almost a whole year. The Personal Project is the culminating project of the IB Middle Years Program, and the 10th-grade students spend their whole year working on it. If you have never done a pe

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The buzz in the room was elating,” Mr. Joe Fambro, the Director of Innovation at Atlanta International School cited on January 29th, 2026. This evening was more than a casual AIS get-together with pizza and drinks, the AIS auditorium glittered with 50 students, their respective projects, judges, and supporting spectators from across the community. This long-awaited event, was the very first Primary School Science Fair, creating a space for young students to explore their pass

How are the 11th graders finding the DP and what advice do they have? For our juniors, this month marked a quiet but significant milestone: we are officially halfway through 11th grade, and already a quarter of the way through the IB Diploma Programme! It sounds dramatic, but it’s true. For sophomores choosing classes and for the rest of the school watching from the sidelines, DP can feel like a looming storm cloud of acronyms, summatives, and whispered warnings about sleep

On Tuesday, December 19th, 2025, both the middle school and high school bands and orchestras performed in the Secondary School’s Winter Concert, a two-hour-long event sharing both culture and music with the audience. The song ranged from Spanish to Middle-Eastern to Asian, highlighting the cultural diversity of AIS. The concert, in a way, was entirely run by the students, with the pieces played having been previously chosen by the students from summatives at the end of the

Last weekend, the Atlanta International School Model United Nations team hosted its sixth annual conference, AISMUN VI, welcoming 270 students in addition to directors, faculty, and guests from ten different schools including one from New York for two days of debate, collaboration, and global problem-solving. The conference, run by our high-school students, featured committees for both middle and high school delegates, providing students at all levels with the opportunity to

History is happening,” a lyric from the 2015 hit Broadway Musical, Hamilton, perfectly describes the culture of our current world. History is always happening anywhere and everywhere, and just like the musical says: We just happen to be in the greatest city of the world! Throughout history, New York City is the birthplace and global hub of culture, media, and of course, the arts. Known for the iconic theatres on Broadway street, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art,

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From November 17 to 21, 18 AIS students explored the lively and historic city of New Orleans, Louisiana. As they learned about the South’s history, they also discovered new and exciting pathways to their futures. New Orleans, Louisiana is known for its mix of French, Creole, and African culture, making it one of the most culturally distinct cities in the United States. The group’s tours emphasized how this blend has influenced the region’s language, cuisine, religious practi

Photography by Utshaho Gupta At the time of the ELEx selection, there was one trip that caught the attention of everyone. STEM in Iceland. This trip was not only the most expensive trip out of the list, but also the one of the farthest, and the most unique. On this trip, one would go around the country with a bus; visit countless breathtaking views; and learn about the unique geographical circumstances, such as the fact that Iceland sits on the edge of two tectonic plates or

It may surprise you that one of the AIS science teachers describes himself as having such a “terrible time in AP physics” in high school that he “wrote off science courses” and felt “lost”. This teacher is Mr. Pike. He has taught biology since 2017 and joined the AIS faculty as a high school biology teacher in 2021. Before this, he taught high school chemistry and other university classes at different schools. His struggles with science as a high school student led him to se

Above: Featured donation baskets created by secondary school advisories Did you know that “Jingle Bells” was originally written for Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is a special holiday celebrated throughout the United States, bringing friends and family together to show gratitude—not just for food, but especially for the people around us. The first Thanksgiving was a harvest festival held in 1621 by English colonists and Native Americans. It became a national holiday in 1863, whe