🥳 Bel Air Elementary kindergartener Ulysses Castaneda yells encouragement to Alyzae Perez as she begins her leg of the relay race through a huge bounce house. We can confirm that Alyzae was incredibly fast. Students — and staff — across the district are excited for the upcoming Christmas break, which begins Dec. 20.
🎅❤️ Christmas cuteness overload! Central Athens Elementary Pre-K3 student Waylen Jackson gives Santa (AKA David Deas) a heartfelt hug Thursday during picture time. We’re pretty sure Waylen made the “nice list" again this year. #JollyOldElf #HornetNation
🎅🎨 What talent we have at AISD! Central Athens Elementary fifth-grader Isabella Knigge is spreading holiday cheer with her fantastic artwork of Ol' Saint Nick. It was chosen from among several student submissions for the front of Athens ISD’s annual Christmas card. Isabella said she loves to draw and created her winning submission at home in half an hour. “Wow, you did that?” asked a classmate upon seeing the finished product. She did, indeed. Thanks, Isabella! #HornetNation
🏀⛹️♀️⛹️♂️ The Fifth Annual Athens Invitational Tournament for girls and boys basketball is under way — and it is hoppin'! ... or should we say bouncin'? ... 🤪 Athens High School is hosting 13 boys and 12 girls teams. Fifty games will be played through Saturday to determine the winner in each bracket. #HornetNation
🔑 Officers with the Athens High School Key Club, a student service organization, spoke to members of the Kiwanis Club this week about their work in the community. Key Club members this school year collected 139 pounds of dog food for the Athens Animal Rescue Shelter, helped Keep Athens Beautiful decorate the courthouse square, helped with the Halloween "Trunk or Treat" event at Central Athens Elementary, and served food for Oktoberfest with St. John Lutheran Church. They have also committed to assisting at the Athens Soup Kitchen for the remainder of the school year. Pictured are (from left) Key Club President Yasairi Medina, Vice President Zachary Carrizales, Treasurer Dustin Matlock, Secretary Baileigh Due and Club Sponsor and AHS Spanish Teacher Melissa Salinas. We're very proud of the work all the members of the Key Club perform on behalf of our wonderful community. #HornetNation
🎶🎄 Join us for the Athens High School Choirs' Winter Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 6pm at the AHS large lecture hall. You'll enjoy wonderful Christmas music and a sing-along for everyone. Admission is free! #HornetNation
🍔🧋 Hornet Nation! Head to Freddy's this Thursday between 4-8pm, and say "I'm here for the fundraiser." Fifteen percent of those sales will go to support the Athens High School basketball program. 🏀 #HornetNation #SupportTheHornets
🎄 Five amazing members of the Athens Middle School National Junior Honor Society were kind enough to decorate two Christmas trees at the AISD administration building today. Pictured with Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims are (from left) Ruby Rios, Rainy Ibarra, Layla Carnes, Kinley Bowlden and Katalina Castaneda. We have the best students! #HornetNation
Three amazing Hornet alumni will be inducted into the Athens ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Dec. 7 at the Athens Country Club. The semi-formal event begins at 6pm. Tickets are on sale to the public for $20 each until Nov. 30 or while they last, and may be purchased online at https://bit.ly/AthleticHallofFame2023 or in person at the district administration building. We'll be honoring NFL veterans Barron Tanner and Terrence McGee and basketball great Alex Furr.
If you'd like to chat with Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims, stop by McDonald's in Athens between 5 and 6pm Monday during the first hour of McTeacher Night.
👏 👏 Amazing news!! Senior Jose Vazquez and freshman Donna Carpenter BOTH QUALIFIED FOR THE UIL STATE MEET in cross country. 🎉 Yayyyyyyy! #HornetNation #AHSproud
👻🎃👹 Hornet House of Horrors is Oct. 27 & 28 from 7pm-9pm at the AHS auditorium. Admission is $5. 😱Parental discretion is advised. 🙀For more info, email rtaylor@athensisd.net.
🏅🏅 We are SO EXCITED to have two cross country regional qualifiers! Freshman Donna Carpenter and senior Jose Vazquez will be competing in their respective UIL Region II 4A cross country meets on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Grand Prairie. The events will be held at Lynn Creek Park at Joe Pool Lake. The girls' race starts at 11am and boys at 11:30am. We are incredibly proud of you both! #HornetNation
🏈🎟️ The Hornets travel to Kilgore this Friday. Kickoff is at 7:30. Tickets may be purchased at the Hornet field house through 4pm Thursday for $5 (adults) or $3 (students). They may also be purchased online through the Kilgore ticket link below. After Friday at 3:30pm, those online tickets will be $8. No tickets will be sold at the gate.
https://khs.kisd.org/athletic-departments
🎶🌶️🌶️ If you eat at Chili's today, you can also support the AHS Choir Boosters by showing them this flyer. If you do that, 15% of your total ticket will be collected for choir-related fundraising. They're open until 9pm. #HornetNation
🐝💪 Support the Athens High School & Middle School Band Boosters by purchasing Hornet spirit gear. To order, e-mail bandboostersahs@gmail.com; include name, phone number, email address, size and description based on the flyer. For band roster shirts, please state if you want AHS or AMS. Tax is included, and all proceeds go into the band programs. #HornetNation #PrideOfTheHornets
Athens High School Counselor Andrea Patterson was a presenter Tuesday at Texas Skyward Users group. She's shown here speaking to a group of secondary counselors and PIEMS coordinators. Skyward is a very widely used automated school management and student information system. PIEMS is the Public Education Information Management System.
☕️ Come have coffee with the superintendent in the morning! Dr. Janie Sims will be at McDonald's in Athens Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 7:30am to 8:30am to answer questions about AISD and visit with community members. The coffee is free, and a translator will be available for Spanish speakers. Mark your calendar and plan to join us! #HornetNation
🐾 🐾 The Athens High School Key Club raised 139 pounds of dog food to donate to the Athens Animal Rescue Shelter. Club sponsor Melissa Salinas (third from left) and several of the club members who were able to donate are pictured. Key Club is a student-led organization that is a branch of the Kiwanis International family.
👨🚒 Members of the Athens Fire Department visited Bel Air Elementary today to talk to students about fire safety. Students also enjoyed a tour of Engine 2.
