🎉🥁 The annual Athens Homecoming Parade is this Thursday, Sept. 12! 🥁🎺 The AHS band will kick off the excitement from the high school at 6 PM, marching the traditional route around the courthouse square and back. Be sure to find your perfect spot and get ready to cheer on the Hornets as they pass by! Let’s make this homecoming one to remember—see you there! 👏🐝 #SupportTheHornets #HornetNation #HomecomingParade
👑 We're excited to introduce this year’s Athens High School Homecoming Court! These amazing young ladies will be presented during halftime of Friday's homecoming game as we face the Palestine Wildcats at Bruce Field. Photo 1: The homecoming queen nominees are (from left) Justin Chancellor, Baileigh Due, Kaddy Garcia, Kim Rios and Emily Rodriguez. Photo 2: The homecoming princess nominees are (from left) Alondra Ariciaga, Sarah Garcia and Mia Tinsley. Photo 3: The homecoming sophomore duchess nominees are (from left) Madilyn Davila, Alexa Valencia and Monserrat Vasquez. Photo 4: The homecoming freshman duchess nominees are (from left) Kinley Bowlden, Lindsey Carrillo and Yareisi Segura
Hornet Nation! 🐝 Homecoming Week kicks off next week, so get your spirit gear ready to go, students! Each day brings a new theme as we charge toward taking down the Palestine Wildcats. (Please note K-8th grades must wear uniform bottoms, except Thursday if wearing painted jeans/overalls.) Let’s show our Hornet pride! 🙌 #HornetNation
👉 Hornets, as our athletic season heats up, don’t forget that a clear bag policy is in place for all public events on AISD property. Diaper bags with infants or toddlers and bags with medical necessities are the only exceptions. Let’s ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone! #HornetNation
🐝🏈 Every Thursday during football season is a themed spirit day leading up to Friday Night Lights! Tomorrow, Sept. 5, students can help "Lei Out the Lions" by wearing leis and Hawaiian shirts (with dress code bottoms, of course). 🌺 🌸 Friday, our Hornets take on the Kaufman Lions at 7:30 PM in our first non-scrimmage home game at Bruce Field. We hope to see the whole community pack the stands and show our Hornet pride! See you there! 🏈 #HornetNation
🥹❤️ Athens ISD Board of Trustees member Kelley Lee spent Thursday volunteering in the concession stand for a volleyball tournament at Athens High School. During a slow spell, he stopped to read to 20-month-old Carslyn Cumby. Carslyn is the great-niece of fellow board member Gina Hunter, who was also working concessions. All seven of the district trustees routinely volunteer their time on behalf of our students, beyond attending board meetings, which is one of many things that makes #HornetNation so proud! 🐝
🔥🏈 We are thrilled to announce that NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboy Charles Haley is coming to speak at Athens High School! This incredible event, organized by NAMI of Greater Athens (National Alliance of Mental Illness), is FREE and open to the public. Join us on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 9:30am-10:30am at the AHS gymnasium to hear from a true living legend. ✨Please remember that Athens ISD has a clear-bag policy.✨ Let’s pack the gym and show our support! 🙌 #HornetNation
🎟️ Get your tickets now for this Friday's varsity football game in Henderson! 🏈 All tickets are online only, so be sure to purchase yours in advance. Presale tickets are available until noon on Friday for just $5 for adults and $3 for students. After 12pm on Friday, ticket prices will increase to $8. Senior citizen passes will be accepted at the gate. Click the link to secure your spot: https://hendersonisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/135?es=110gt9nq2k0jbv3rh3ophagio5&single=0.
🏈 The 2024 varsity football season is upon us! Get your season reserved tickets for just $45 per person, covering all five home games. Can't commit to all the games? No problem! General admission tickets, both presale and at the gate, are available for only $5 for adults and $3 for students (cash or credit). Planning to buy reserved tickets on game night? They’ll be $10 at the gate. Don’t forget, middle school and sub-varsity games on Thursday nights are just $3 for adults and $2 for students. For more information, call the athletic office Monday-Thursday at 903-677-6992. Let's fill the stands and support our Hornets this season! 🐝💪 #HornetNation
🌟 Athens High School is teaming up with local leaders to inspire students through shared stories at monthly luncheons where adults and students can engage. Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims attended this year’s first community partnership luncheon, where she shared a table with six students and another district educator. Dr. Sims said she was impressed by the students’ conversational skills, goals, discussion of challenges, and, most of all, their enthusiasm. 👉 “We have such great kids,” she said. The luncheon featured a powerful keynote from one of the district’s own: Dr. Mihaela “Misha” Mateescu, a licensed specialist in school psychology, who inspired everyone with the story of her journey from communist Romania to becoming a U.S. citizen with three advanced degrees. 😲 Pictured (from left) are Slade Upchurch, Destiny Davis, Jason Hanson, Shianne Hicks, Dr. Sims, Natalie Santos, Bilingual Educational Diagnostician Elsa Cruz Carmona, and Claire Allen.
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🐝 Meet the Hornets event is TOMORROW, Aug. 15, at Bruce Field. Come enjoy a *FREE* hot dog, chips, drink, and dessert beginning at 6:30pm. At 7, we will begin introducing all our amazing Hornet varsity athletes, along with the incredible members of our band, cheer squad, and Stingerettes. A huge thank you to our sponsor, the Athens Athletic Booster Club! See you there! 🎉🏈🏐🎾⚽️🥎⚾️🏃♂️🏋️🏌️♀️🎺📣
🎺 Calling on Hornet Band Parents to strike up support for our amazing students! 🥁 The Pride of the Hornets Band Booster Club is meeting in the AHS band hall on Monday, Aug. 12 at 6pm. And middle school parents, we've got a special meeting for you on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 5:30pm in the AMS band hall. 🌟 We need all the support we can get to make this year unforgettable for our incredible band kids. Come be a part of something good! Let's show our #HornetNation pride! 🐝🎶
Get ready, #HornetNation! 🐝 Our annual Meet the Hornets event is Thursday, Aug. 15 at Bruce Field. Come enjoy a *FREE* hot dog, chips, drink, and dessert beginning at 6:30pm. At 7, we will begin introducing all our amazing Hornet varsity athletes, along with the incredible members of our band, cheer squad, and Stingerettes. A huge thank you to our sponsor, the Athens Athletic Booster Club! See you there! 🎉🏈🏐🎾⚽️🥎⚾️🏃♂️🏋️🏌️♀️🎺📣
📢 Exciting News, Football Fans! 🏈 Get ready to secure your spot in the stands! Season reserved football tickets will be available starting Monday, August 12. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the action and cheer on the Hornets all season long! 🎟️🙌 Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more updates. See you there! #HornetNation
🌟 Incoming sixth-graders have an orientation meeting from 9am-11am this morning (parents drop off/pick up) at Athens Middle School! 🌟 Students return to school Monday, Aug. 5. If your child has not yet been registered, please call or visit their campus as soon as possible today. Let's go, Hornets! #HornetNation
🥁 Drumroll, please! Monday kicked off the first day of marching practice for the dedicated members of AHS's Pride of the Hornets Band! We’re buzzing with excitement for this season under the fresh leadership of our new Director of Bands, Nick Durham. Get ready for an epic season! #HornetNation 🎶🎺
Great news, Hornet family! AISD will provide ALL school supplies for students up through 8th grade! (This does not include backpacks.) It's going to be a great year! 🙌
🎉🏆 Big congratulations to our amazing Hornet baseball team members who received All-District honors. Senior Nate Garcia was named 2nd team infielder. Honorable mention honors were given to freshmen Satchel Williams and Jaxon Jennings, sophomores Gus Wickel, Eli Carnes and David Richardson, and juniors Jonathon Gonzalez and Mason Shelton. In addition, Richardson, Wickel, Carnes, Jennings and Shelton also earned Academic All-District honors. You make #HornetNation proud! 👏📚⚾️
⚽️🥎⚾️ We have THREE Hornet Sports Camps running June 10-12. Please note for those who already had the SOCCER CAMP on your schedule, there have been CHANGES since the original camp posting. There is a new time (6pm-8:30pm) and location (Bruce Field).
📚 We're thrilled to share that Brooke Brock, our executive director of special programs (second from right), proudly accepted a $1,000 grant for each of Athens ISD's three elementary campuses from the Texas Trust Gives Foundation! This generous grant will help stock our book vending machines, rewarding students and promoting the joy of reading. Thank you, @TexasTrust.gives, for your ongoing support in enriching our students' educational journey. #HornetNation #TexasTrustGives #SupportEducation
