Athens High School

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) ...

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 ...

In the fall of 2023, a group of determined parents and community members set themselves an ambitious goal: Revitalize the Athens ISD Athletic Booster Club and raise $100,000 befor...

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 te...

Athens High School senior Charrod McCullough is officially one of the 28 best small high school tenors in the state after earning a spot on the Texas All-State Small School Choir....

Athens Independent School District honored three of its most outstanding athletes Thursday evening before a packed and adoring crowd. One hundred and forty people took to their fe...

The Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Teams have been announced and four senior football players have been recognized. They are (from left) Second Team All-...

Seniors Charrod McCullough and Addison Harris recently advanced to the final round of All-State Choir auditions. At pre-area auditions in November, they each placed third chair in...

Athens ISD will soon have all new, state-of-the-art security cameras throughout the district — cameras which are capable, among other things, of utilizing artificial intelligence ...

Athens has produced some truly outstanding athletes over the years, three of whom will be inducted into the Athens ISD Athletic Hall of Fame in December. “I love Athens. It’s...

🍁🎃🍂 We love the way the Athens square looks when decorated for fall! And this year, several members of the Athens High School Key Club took part in the annual tradition, under the...

Athens ISD Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims met with several residents of the school district Tuesday morning at McDonald's for "Coffee with the Superintendent." The gathering was ...

Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims invites Hornet families and friends to join her for coffee Tuesday, Oct. 10. She will be at the McDonald's in Athens from 7:30am to 8:30am that day t...

Amazing news! Two Athens High School seniors earned academic honors from the prestigious College Board National Recognition Programs. Antonio Castillo received the National Hispan...

We're celebrating our September superlatives! Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims (fourth from left) recently hosted for lunch the district's teachers and employee of the month. The t...

During the July regular meeting of the Athens ISD Board of Trustees, board members approved the updated student code of conduct, which contains several changes resulting from Texa...

It was a Sunday morning early in the fall of 2022 when Kelley Lee felt a tugging on his spirit. The feeling came, appropriately enough, while sitting in church. “The message co...

Longtime community leader and businessman Tilo Galvan was unanimously appointed Thursday by members of the Athens ISD Board of Trustees to fill a vacant seat on the board. Galvan ...

It took 17 years, thousands of dollars, endless paperwork, and untold endurance, but it finally happened: On January 26, 2023, South Athens Elementary teacher Alejandro Guzman bec...

Kindergarteners at Bel Air, South Athens and Central Athens elementaries were skipping with joy this week over receiving their diplomas. Today is the last day of classes at Athens...