🏋️♂️💥 The Hornet powerlifting team had a great showing at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association Region 3 Division 2 meet in Arp today! 🏅 Two of our stellar lifters, Victor Blancas (far left) and Daniel Castaneda (seated center), have punched their tickets to the state competition! 🎉 Huge shoutout to our dedicated athletes who represented with pride at the regional meet (top row, from left) Blancas, Jayden Davis, Jose Rincon, Brandon Casa, Brett Horn, Eddie Cleto, Jaden Trigg, (seated, from left) Christian Knotts, Castaneda and Cor’Daylen Massey. 🙌 The state meet is happening in Abilene on March 22. 💥 #HornetNation #StateBound
🌟 Help us make a difference! Donate your can tabs at the front office to support the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth & familes in need. Every tab counts! 💖 #HornetNation #NHS
Big shoutout to the amazing members of the Athens Middle School Builders Club for their stellar support at Tuesday's Kiwanis Club Pancake Day! 🥞👏 Rotating through 2- and 3-hour shifts, these 20 Hornets rocked it by bussing tables, refilling drinks, carrying trays, cleaning up spills and spreading cheer. 🐝🌟 They truly showcased the spirit of #HornetNation in our community! Well done, everyone! 🎉
🎭🏆 Members of the talented AHS theater program take the stage tomorrow in the UIL One-Act Play District Contest! Plays begin at 10am at Canton High School, and admission is free. AHS will be the second play presented; so expect them to take the stage around 11am. They will be performing "The Drowning Girls," in which three ghostly brides gather evidence against their evil husband. 👻💔 Pictured are (top row, from left) crew members Leia Warren, Tristen Husband, River Lang and (bottom row, from left) cast members Addison Harris, Theo Hall and Adyson Petty. Break a leg, Hornets! #HornetNation #UIL #OneActPlay #BreakALeg
🏋️♀️💥 Powerlifting Powerhouses Alert! 💥🏋️♀️ Our Lady Hornets powerlifting squad brought the heat at the Region 3 Class 4A Division 1 meet in Longview — with one members advancing to STATE! 🏆 Shoutout to our incredible lifters (from left): Yiblia Rico, Nixie Torres, Sarah Castaneda, Anna Kidd, and Emily Pugh! 🙌 And let's give an extra round of applause for Anna, who qualified to compete at the Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association State Championship meet on March 15 at Comerica Center in Frisco. 🚀💪 #HornetNation #StateBound #StrongWomenStrongerTogether 🐝💛
🚌🌟 Let's give a huge round of applause to our amazing school bus drivers! 🌟🚌 Today marks School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, and we want to express our gratitude to each and every one of our dedicated drivers. They're the real MVPs, covering a hefty 30 routes and clocking in approximately 1,600 miles per day! 🚀 Pictured are driver Cindy Ingram and her second-grade co-pilot, Noah Paul, as she drops him off bright and early at Bel Air Elementary on Thursday. Thank you to all our drivers who go above and beyond! 👏👏👏 #SchoolBusDriverAppreciationDay #ThankYouDrivers #HornetNation
🎉 We did it again! The Athens High School Speech & Debate Team is headed to the National Speech & Debate Tournament once again. After a grueling three-day qualifying competition, Cooper Rich (left) and Isaac Hoch earned qualifying spots to the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament to compete in Congressional Debate. The NSDA National Tournament hosts the best speech & debate competitors from all over the country, and students must qualify through their district tournament. This year's national tournament will be held June 16-21 in Des Moines, Iowa.
🗣️ Another strong showing for the AHS Speech & Debate team, this time at the recent Dallas Jesuit Preparatory Invitational Tournament. Debating against very large public and private schools, AHS stayed in the running. Juniors Cooper Rich and Isaac Hoch (far right) made it to the quarterfinal round, dropping a tough debate to a great team from Louisiana. The AHS team of junior Sebastian Campa (far left) and freshman Liam Tinsley finished prelims 2-2, narrowly missing elimination rounds. A strong finish, given this is only Sebastian and Liam's second tournament competing in the varsity division. They were awarded top novice team, and Liam was awarded Top Novice Speaker in the tournament! We're proud of you all for continuing Athens High School's tradition of excellence in speech and debate. #HornetNation
Students in Audrey Haley’s class at Central Athens Elementary create a fun chemical reaction by introducing yeast to a mix of hydrogen peroxide, dish soap and food coloring. The yeast breaks the hydrogen peroxide down into water and oxygen gas, with the escaping oxygen creating foamy bubbles. It’s a great way to learn science. Pictured (from left) are third-graders Jazmine Culver, Rosaisela Barcenas, Daleyza Rodriguez and Analyise Lee.
☕️Yes, please! Mrs. Cieszkowski’s students deliver coffee, tea or hot chocolate every Thursday morning to staff members who place an order. The AHS Coffee Cart is happiness on wheels! #HornetNation #coffeetime
👏👏 Our math team absolutely DOMINATED at the Tyler Legacy HS Winter Classic meet, earning 17 individual medals and three team awards in the small school division. The Number Sense team of Gaden Riquelme, Addi Maytubby, Tristan Hunt and Logan Castaneda won first place, with the individual members sweeping first through fourth places. Andrew Thong won fifth, and Sebastian Campa took sixth. The Calculator Applications team also won first place. Maytubby won gold, Riquelme took silver, Natalie Rogers won the bronze medal, Castaneda finished fourth and Donna Carpenter was fifth. In the General Math competition, Athens again took the top place, with Riquelme earning first, Maytubby third, and Thong fifth. Hunt was the fourth member of the winning team. In addition, the science team of Daania Siddiqui, Rogers, Riquelme, Castaneda and Hunt won second place. Individually, Hunt placed third, Castaneda fourth and Siddiqui fifth. Hunt also placed first in physics. Pictured (from left) are Natalie Rogers, Logan Castaneda, Tristan Hunt, Addi Maytubby, Gaden Riquelme, Andrew Thong and Donna Carpenter. Not pictured are Daania Siddiqui and Sebastian Campa. We are SO PROUD of you all! #HornetNation
🎵 🎉 This is big! Senior Charrod McCullough is officially one of the 28 best small high school tenors in the ENTIRE STATE after earning a spot on the Texas All-State Small School Choir. He survived three elimination rounds, during which he had to learn new music in addition to his class music, perform it before a five-judge panel, and sight read acapella an excerpt of never-before-seen music — with only 30 SECONDS to prepare. 😳 Amazing! Charrod will perform with the Texas All-State Small School Choir in San Antonio on Feb. 10 at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2024 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic and Convention. 👏👏👏 We are #AHSproud #HornetNation
🐝👏👏 Look out, Austin! Here we come! Juniors Cooper Rich (left) and Isaac Hoch begin individual competition Wednesday in the UIL Congress State Tournament in Austin. Student congress attempts to replicate the workings of an official legislature within the confines of a competitive speech activity. The purpose of a student congress is to formulate legislative bills and resolutions, debate them, and adopt or reject them by casting votes. They are coached by Walter Willis and William Honea. We're proud of you, guys!
#AHSproud #HornetNation
🎉 It's School Resource Officer Appreciation Day — and, indeed, we do appreciate the officers who help watch over our students and staff. They are (from left) Corporal Jacob Sumrall, Officer Adam Parkins and Officer Zac Harris. Thank you!
#SRO #HornetNation
🎉 It's School Resource Officer Appreciation Day — and, indeed, we do appreciate the officers who help watch over our students and staff. They are (from left) Corporal Jacob Sumrall, Officer Adam Parkins and Officer Zac Harris.
#SRO #HornetNation
Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) are $1,500 one-time, on-line grants for eligible parents/caregivers of students served through special education. Families of eligible students who have not previously applied can use the on-line accounts to obtain special educational resources and supplies and/or services. For more information see the attached graphics (English and Spanish) and visit SSES.tea.texas.gov
PINNACLE Early College High School ninth-grade students (l-r) Genesis Gonzalez, Vanessa Villegas and Joselyne Torres are tackling the first day back from the holiday break with good attitudes. Just 148 days in the spring semester! #HornetNation
🎁 We were visited by the spirit of Christmas today in the form of First State Bank Assistant Marketing Coordinator Abra Roberts (center), who presented a check to the district for $1,500. First State Bank of Athens is the depository bank for AISD and has for many years graciously provided funds for campuses to use for holiday celebrations, such as staff meals. Also pictured are Deputy Superintendent Ginger Morrison (left) and Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims. Thank you, FSB!
🎄 South Athens Elementary Pre-K4 students Linny Carver (left) and Sophia Campos are decked out in their adorable holiday best. It's the last day of class before Christmas break!
🥳 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.
