been invited to perform at Music for All, Disney's Festival of Gold, several university band clinics (including Alabama, UGA, and GSU), The GMEA state convention, and the National Concert Band Festival at Carnegie Hall in NYC. The program also includes an award-winning competitive marching band, competitive indoor percussion ensemble, and an extensive nationally competitive indoor color guard program. Many graduates of the marching band program go on to perform with DCI and university bands. Orchestra The Alpharetta High School Orchestra is split into five ensembles: Concert, Philharmonia, Sinfonia, Symphony, and Chamber (in ascending order of skill level). The orchestra's Symphony ensemble frequently collaborate with the band in order to perform and compete as a full symphony orchestra. Chorus The Alpharetta High School Chorus performs in several concerts and is divided into smaller ensembles and clubs. Music Technology In 2018 Alpharetta High School opened a new, state-of-the-art 24-seat Music Technology Lab. It is a one-of-a-kind Lab in Fulton County that gives each individual student a custom-built personal audio engineering space. The lab is all connected through Korg's GEC5 audio communication system and Apple Remote Desktop. The focus of the two-year program is audio production, using the full, professional version of Pro Tools as the foundation. The goal of the AHS Music Tech Program is to create a foundation and pathway for students to become audio mix engineers and producers. Extracurriculars Alpharetta High School has many extracurricular activities and about 95 clubs. Most of these clubs occur either before or after school. Many occur during Anchor Time, a 30-minute period that takes place every day. Notable clubs include Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Raider Ambassadors, National Honors Society, Science Olympiad, and Beta. Students may also form their own clubs. International Baccalaureate In the 2018-2019 school year, Alpharetta High School was chosen to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. Although the school already offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and Dual Enrollment courses at various colleges, the IB courses are completely new. Students will be allowed to complete the IB Diploma Programme by taking the required classes, or they may take specific IB classes along with other classes. Awards Academic The school was the recipient of the 2007-2008 Governors Cup for the AAAAA school with the highest increase in SAT scores. Alpharetta High School was nationally ranked in Newsweeks "Best High Schools 2012," coming in at 268. The school has been consistently at