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The Athens High School band drum line led the way Thursday as Athens Public Education Foundation board members and district administrators traveled on the newly wrapped Hornet bus from campus to campus, handing out nearly $30,000 in education innovation grants to thrilled teachers. APEF is not part of the school district, but the district is the sole beneficiary of the foundation’s financial support. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
Athens ISD students in the fifth-grade gifted and talented program recently entered a robotics competition. The theme of the competition centered on the idea of emergency preparedness. Students had many different challenges they had to assess and then program the robots to complete. The Athens team was up against mostly junior high students, with only one other team having members their age. “They did a fabulous job, and I am so very proud of their hard work,” said Audrey Haley, teacher for the gifted and talented program. The event was sponsored by TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association), a global member-based organization supporting the use of technology in education. Students pictured are (from left) James Hoffman, Jaxson Stiles, Gage Friedrich and Peyton Smith. Other AISD students who competed are Abby Butler, Ariana Arevalo, Jonathan Camp, Charrod McCullough, Reagan Farley and Rylea Robertson. (Audrey Haley photo)
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator
Twelve student council members, representing each fifth-grade class at South Athens Elementary, were given a pretty daunting task for most 10- and 11-year-olds: determine the best way to spend money. Come to think of it, it’s a pretty daunting task at any age.
Back in October, teachers and staff at South Athens raised $955 by working one evening at McDonald’s in Athens, with a percentage of the proceeds during that time going to the campus. Students did their part as door greeters and helped teachers pass out free smoothie samples.
“I liked when we got to do that because I like to help people a lot,” said council member Rylea Robertson.
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Many Athens High School and Athens Middle School students earned a place in the Region 21 Honor Band following auditions this past weekend in Rusk as part of the Association of Texas Small School Bands.
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCNow
The Athens City Council approved issuing certificates of obligation Monday night to raise about $12.1 million at an interest rate of 3.76 percent.
The move will provide the majority of funding for the $12.8 million Capital Improvement Projects plan the council approved in August. Included among those capital improvements are $10.5 million for a municipal buildings project (Cain Civic/Aquatic Center, police department) and $1.4 million for the Texan Theater.
Mayor Jerry Don Vaught said, “I’m very excited about this. I think it is going to be such a huge win for Athens to get some capital improvements that are desperately needed and plus get to fix the Cain Center.”
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