Category: Athens

Keep Athens Beautiful wins Governor’s Community Achievement Award, $160,000

Athens was among 10 Texas communities selected to receive the 2017 Governor’s Community Achievement Award, according to a recent press release by Keep Texas Beautiful.

With the award, Keep Athens Beautiful earned a $160,000 grant.

“Keep Athens Beautiful is so honored and excited to have again won the Governor’s Community Achievement Award this year. This award gives us the opportunity to do a beautification project on a TxDOT right away,” said Keep Athens Beautiful Executive Director Carol Morton.

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Athens High School math team piles up medals

Press release

When the Athens High School math team competed at the Sulphur Springs academic invitational meet last month, team members earned 35 medals and two team trophies.

The calculator team of Yuvia Leon, Mollie Davies, Eli McCool and Ideal Ademaj won first place, as did the mathematics team consisting of members Davies, McCool, Ademaj and Sierra Graves. The number sense team of Ademaj, Davies and McCool won second place behind the defending AAA state champions from Chism High School.

Individually, Davies won first in calculator and math, and sixth in number sense. McCool was second in calculator and math, and fifth in number sense. Ademaj won third place in number sense, fourth in math and fifth in calculator applications. Leon won sixth in calculator with a personal best of 113. Graves won fifth in math with a personal best of 58. Lauryn Gore also competed and won a sixth-place medal in math.

Pictured are, from left, Ideal Ademaj, Mollie Davies, Eli McCool, and (seated, from left), Yuvia Leon, Sierra Graves and Lauryn Gore. (Courtesy photo)

Hernandez wins state title in UIL Congress

By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator

Athens High School’s Matthew Hernandez can add 4A UIL Congressional Debate State Champion to his already impressive list of accomplishments. On Wednesday in Austin, the senior became the first Hornet in recent memory to win a championship in the contest. In 2016, he made the top 30 in extemporaneous debate at the national speech and debate tournament and, along with partner True Head, won state in UIL Cross-Examination Debate for the second year in a row.

“I couldn’t have done it without the teammates who did research and everything else for me,” said Hernandez of his latest achievement. Last year, he advanced to finals in congress. This year, he said, he put a lot more work into preparing for the event.

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First baby of 2017

Congratulations to the first baby born in Athens in 2017: Keiden Amahd Jenkins. The photo and the following is courtesy the Ask Dr. Fran Facebook page.

The 1st BABY OF 2017 IS HERE!!! Keiden Amahd Jenkins (8lb 4oz) was born at 4:02AM to Justine Jenkins. Keiden is the first delivery of 2017 at ETMC Athens. Mother and baby are both beautiful, healthy, and happy. Dr. Fran’s pretty happy ? as well!