Come enjoy a fun and free “Back-to-School Bash” Saturday, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Athens High School. The event is open to all Athens ISD students and parents who want to kick of the school year with free food, face-painting, water slides, snow cones and more. There will also be informational booths. Athens ISD and the HELP Center will be supplying 450 backpacks for children who pre-qualified through the HELP Center. The event is sponsored by the Henderson County Healthy Teen Network, an outreach program of the HELP Center. Most of the activities will take place inside the AHS gym. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)