🍔🧋 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.
☕️ Come have coffee with the superintendent on Tuesday, Oct. 10! Dr. Janie Sims will be at McDonald's in Athens this coming Tuesday 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
🐕🦺 🥰 Pearl the therapy dog visited Mrs. LaPrade's math lab at Central Athens Elementary and "helped" students practice their multiplication facts. One Very Good Dog x a room full of students = a very happy class. #HornetNation
At the most recent regular city council meeting, Athens Mayor Aaron Smith read a statement recognizing Oct. 5 as World Teachers' Day and proclaimed it as Athens Teachers' Day as well. The mayor is shown here with Athens ISD teachers (from left) Kara Davis, Angie Davis and Rebecca Hall. "The Athens City Council encourages members of our community to personally express appreciation to our teachers," the proclamation reads. We love our teachers! #HornetNation
🙋🏻♀️ I'll try some! 🥝 Jessica Warren of Labatt Produce (shown here in the Bel Air cafeteria) recently visited Athens ISD’s three elementary campuses to provide students with the opportunity to try fresh fruits and vegetables, some of which were new to them. These included watermelon radishes (a member of the mustard family along with turnips), gooseberries (a sweet-tart fruit), and rainbow carrots (which can be yellow, red, white, purple or orange). The “farmers market” tasting was arranged by Taher Food Service, which manages the district’s cafeterias. #HornetNation
Small animal management students (from left) Chloe Coker, Madison Jacobson, Nahomi Fraire, and Charlie Leonard use molding putty to create a model of a feline reproductive system. The class is part of Athens High School's Career & Technical Education (CTE) program. CTE combines traditional academic courses with more career-focused courses to prepare students for life after high school.
🎉 Amazing news! Athens High School seniors Antonio Castillo and Addison Maytubby earned academic honors from the prestigious College Board National Recognition Programs. Antonio received the National Hispanic Recognition Award and the National Rural and Small Town Award. Addison received the National Indigenous Award and the National Rural and Small Town Award. These awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges. “Being recognized by the College Board is an enormous achievement that requires nothing short of academic excellence,” said AHS Principal Jason Iglehart. “We’re very proud of Addison and Antonio.” #HornetNation
