Members of Athens High School’s chapter of the Technology Student Association brought home plenty of hardware from the three-day TSA State Competition held recently in Fort Worth. “This was the third year our students had a TSA chapter, and they brought home more awards than previous years,” said chapter sponsor and AHS teacher Julie Patterson. “It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to build a program from the ground up, and these students are doing just that.” Pictured are (standing, from left) Alfredo Miranda, Reagan Gore, Carlos Miranda, Armando Ceballos, Andrew Rodriguez, David Rodriguez, Tucker Hall, Matthew Collins, Toby Rhodes, Ashton Vasquez, Antonio Miranda, (kneeling, from left) Anna Howard, Kathryn Martinez, Jacky Rodriguez, Sydney Roberson, Haylee Wells, (seated, from left) Jasmine Martinez, Kathy Tellez, Gianella Castaneda and Stephanie Miranda. (Julie Patterson photo)
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AHS claims UIL academic success
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator
Athens High School has another trophy to put in the display case after enjoying success this year in UIL academic competition.
The school hosted the UIL District 18-4A Academic Meet on March 21 and finished as District Runners-Up with 16 students qualifying for regionals. The speech and math teams were standouts with first-place finishes, and the journalism, literary criticism and social studies teams each took second.
Athens native excels in math, science and music
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator
Yuvia Leon describes herself as “a STEM sort of person.” For those of you not in the know, that’s education shorthand for science, technology, engineering and math. And this Athens High School junior absolutely rocks it.
She co-leads the science club she helped start a year ago with friend and fellow STEM standout Ale Pedroza, a sophomore. “I joined because I thought it would be fun to do experiments,” said Yuvia. “Now Ale and I come up with the experiments. We’ve gone from participating to teaching, and in the teaching, I find I’m learning more.”
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AMS treble choir wins Sweepstakes
The Athens Middle School Treble Choir won the much-heralded Sweepstakes Award by earning perfect scores at the Middle School UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition in Carthage on April 5. The students received all perfect scores on both portions of the event. “These ladies have been working and perfecting three pieces of music since January and have been practicing their sight reading skills in class every day since the beginning of the year,” said AMS Choir Director Sarah Smith. This marks the second time in three years for the middle school treble choir to win a Sweepstakes Award. (Courtesy photo)
AEDC announces second call for Business Assistance Grant applications
By Sherri Skeeters/AEDC Business Development and Marketing Director
Athens Economic Development Corporation is announcing a second call for Business Assistance Grant applications due to grant funding that remains available following approval of the first round of eligible projects.
AEDC has awarded nearly $90,000 in matching grant funds to businesses located along the western corridor of Athens, since the Business Assistance Grant program’s inception in 2014. AEDC Board of Directors has approved new additions to this year’s program. Furthermore, first-time applicants will have an opportunity to receive a higher percentage of matching funds.
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