📣 Congratulations to the AHS Hornet math team on an outstanding performance at the Lindale UIL Academic meet! 🏆 They brought home eight individual medals and two team plaques! 🥇 The Number Sense Team (pictured) of Gaden Riquelme, Gage Stasko and Kobe Calloway clinched first place. Riquelme won the bronze medal, while Stasko and Calloway tied for fourth. Special shout-out to Calloway for his personal best score of 86! 🥇 The Calculator Team (pictured) of Olivia Silva, Donna Carpenter, Riquelme, and Logan Castaneda also took first place with Riquelme, Castaneda and Carpenter placing second, third and fourth, respectively. Castaneda scored a personal best of 135! 🥈The General Math Team of Riquelme, Stasko and Jose Pimentel finished strong in second place behind Lindale. Riquelme earned a silver medal, and Stasko placed fifth. 👏 We love to see success in UIL academics like this!
🏈 HEY, HORNET NATION! We hope to see you all at our community pep rally this Thursday, 6pm at the Athens High School coliseum (708 East College Street). Help us support our varsity football team as they battle Van Friday night at Rose Stadium during the first round of playoffs! Remember, there is a bag policy in effect for all public events at AISD. (See details here: https://www.athensisd.net/page/bag-policy-for-public-events). Let's come together and make some noise! 💥🎊
🎃🏆 And the winners of the Athens High School Health Science Pumpkin Contest are… 👹 🏅 Best Overall: Naomi Gonzalez, who went all out with a nurse pumpkin administering a shot to a wee punkin'. Most Scary: Jaylin Bautista with an artistic vampire pumpkin. 🎨 Most Creative: Kaydence Cook with her “giving birth” pumpkin. 🩺 Best Health Science Themed: Camdyn Rodrigues & Addie Disotell’s COVID-inspired display featuring a masked pumpkin on a tray. Great work, ladies, and kudos to health science technology instructor Natalie Tappan on a fun project! 🐝 #HornetNation #HealthScience
👏 Our National Honor Society officers—Gaden Riquelme, Sebastian Campa, Cooper Rich, and Andrew Thong—came together for an amazing cause! These leaders organized and counted all the goods collected through their Trick or Treat service project, where NHS members went door-to-door around Athens to gather donations for local food pantries and Love in Action. A huge thank you to everyone in the community who contributed! Your generosity will help make a positive impact right here in Athens. ❤️ #HornetNation
🎉 Oops, we did it again! Senior Isaac Hoch (right) claimed the championship at Monday's UIL Congressional Debate Regional competition in Kilgore, securing a spot at the state tournament in January. Fellow senior Cooper Rich finished 7th as the second alternate. This achievement continues the extraordinary legacy of the AHS Speech & Debate program, which includes the recent UIL 4A CX state championship (the FIFTH in a decade!!) and qualifications for the NSDA National Tournament in Congressional Debate. Congratulations to our talented debaters and Coach Will Honea! #HornetNation is making waves at every level! 🐝💪
🏈 The Hornets are heading to Bullard this Friday for the regular season finale, competing to secure the second-seed spot in the playoffs! Kickoff is at 7:30pm, so don’t miss out on the action! Tickets for both Thursday’s middle school games and Friday’s varsity game are only available online. Grab yours here: https://my.hometownticketing.com/agency/5b6f33c6-17c6-4afe-81c8-c9f9e79657aa #HornetNation
🥁 Let’s show our support! 🎺 The Athens High School Pride of the Hornets Band is headed to Waco on Tuesday for the UIL State Military Marching Band Championship! Inside AHS, the student body will be cheering the band to victory as they leave the building. At Bruce Field, the community has an opportunity to cheer them on as they leave town. Let's gather in the visitors parking lot on Owen Street at 11:25 a.m. to send our students off with pride as they represent Athens ISD! 🎶 #HornetNation
❤️ A picture doesn't do justice to the kindness on display here. More than a dozen Athens High School Key Club members spent their Saturday in service to others. These dedicated students volunteered at the Athens Soup Kitchen, sorting and distributing food parcels to support community members in need. The Key Club is a student-led organization that fosters servant-led leadership. These students make us proud. #HornetNation 🌟 #ServantLeadership
🥁🤩Wow, wow, wow! Congratulations to the Athens ISD Pride of the Hornets Band on their outstanding Division 1 performance this weekend, scoring straight 1’s! A huge shoutout to all our hardworking students under the leadership of Director of Bands Nicholas Durham. The march to state continues! They'll be at Baylor’s McLane Stadium on October 29. Keep up the amazing work! #HornetNation
🏃♀️🔥 Donna Carpenter is heading back to regionals in cross country! With a 3rd place district finish in a tough field of 41, she’s now set to represent Athens at the UIL Region II 4A Cross Country Meet in Grand Prairie on Monday! 👏 After making it to state last year (as a freshman!), Donna’s got her sights on Austin again, and we’re all behind her! ❤️ Let’s go, Donna! 🙌 #XCStrong #HornetNation
💗 Tomorrow is PINK OUT DAY at AISD! Show your support by sporting pink shirts with dress code pants on Thursday, and don’t forget to wear pink again at Friday night's varsity football game at Bruce Field! Kick off is at 7:30. Let’s paint the stands pink and cheer the Hornets to victory against Carthage! 🏈🎉 #PinkOut #BeatCarthage #HornetNation
👏 October is National Principals Month, and today we're celebrating Athens High School Principal Jason Iglehart. Thank you for your outstanding leadership and dedication to our district. We appreciate all you do for our students, staff, and community, Mr. Iglehart! #HornetNation
🧁 During this Friday's volleyball games vs. Lindale at AHS, buy some baked goods and support a family in need! #HornetNation
🌞 What a great way to start the day! ☀️ Lots of smiling photos taken at Senior Sunrise on Bruce Field this morning. Our seniors are the best seniors! #ClassOf2025 #HornetNation
🏈 This Friday night at Bruce Field, our Hornets are going head-to-head with the Brownsboro Bears in the annual BATTLE OF HWY 31! Kick-off is at 7:30pm. Tickets available at the gate: $5 for adults, $3 for students (general admission), and $10 for reserved seats. Let's pack the stands and cheer them on! 🥁🐝 #HornetNation
Get ready for this Friday's varsity football game at Waco Connally! 🏈 Kick-off is at 7 PM (previously scheduled for 7:30). Tickets are available online only: $7 for adults and $5 for students. Passes will be accepted. Grab your tickets here to support the Hornets: https://connallyisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/all #HornetNation
🎨 Heads up, Hornets! The next varsity football home game is Oct. 11, when we plan to tie up the Brownsboro bears. Give yourself plenty of time to search your closets for the perfect tie-dye shirt to wear Oct. 10. 🏈 This Friday, the Hornets are on the road to Jacksonville, where we expect another win! #HornetNation
👉 HELP, Hornets! 🏈 Our very own varsity quarterback, junior David Richardson, is up for Texas HS Football Player of the Week, and he’s one of only 20 players across the state to be in the running! Let’s show our Hornet pride! Vote early, vote often, and help David bring home this honor. You can vote as many times as you'd like—seriously! Let’s rally together, #HornetNation, and make it happen! 💛💚 Vote here: https://texashsfootball.com/player-of-the-week-poll-week-two/
🎉🥁 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
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
