Georgi Lichtenberg, 12, a green belt at the Athens Karate School, attended the Texas X State Karate Championships in Bedford, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 20, and won First Place (State Champion in her division) in kata (forms) competition and 2nd place in weapons forms competition. Georgi is the daughter of Dr Byron and Tamara Lichtenberg of Athens.
Category: Athens
Podcast with Coach Essary
Michael sits down with Coach Essary to discuss last week’s win, and this week’s game against Waco Robinson, and homecoming festivities going on this week.
Athens ISD Teachers of the Month
Athens Intermediate teacher Alejandro Guzman, Athens Middle School teacher Chris Wilson, Athens Career and Technology Education teacher Tammy Jones and Athens Intermediate School employee Raquel Lozano were recognized during Monday night school board meeting as teachers/employee of the month for September. Not pictured are South Athens teacher Jane Johnson, Bel Air teacher Sara Chamblee and Athens High School teacher Jeannie Hoffman, who were also named teachers of the month. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
AISD Board Approves Future Name of Athens Intermediate
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Specialist
The Athens ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to change the name of Athens Intermediate School to Central Athens Elementary, effective the beginning of next school year. The change is part of the planned elementary campus realignment, which was announced in August for the 2015-2016 school year.
Bel Air and South Athens elementaries have reached capacity, while Athens Intermediate — which currently houses fourth- and fifth-grade — has room to grow. Consequently, Athens Intermediate will become an elementary campus next year, and Bel Air, South Athens and the newly named Central Athens will each house pre-K through fifth grade. Continue reading “AISD Board Approves Future Name of Athens Intermediate”
City of Athens Applauds Success of Uncle Fletch Festival
City of Athens press release
Athens city officials are pleased with the success of the Uncle Fletch Hamburger Festival that took place on Saturday, Sept. 20 and want to say “thank you” to festival organizers Jeff Weinstein, Weinstein Law and Michael Hannigan, Henderson County Now, for bringing the festival back to Athens.
“The invention of the hamburger is part of Athens’ history and the Uncle Fletch Hamburger Festival is a time to celebrate Athens as the birthplace of the first hamburger,” Mayor Jerry Don Vaught said. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the success of the return of the hamburger festival to Athens.”
The downtown streets were filled with people who turned out for the celebration and participated in the fun activities that were planned for the day.
The City of Athens expresses its sincere appreciation to all the festival organizers, sponsors and volunteers for making the return of the Uncle Fletch Hamburger Festival a reality.