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Members of the Athens ISD Board of Trustees once again received an excellent report on the financial standing of the school district.
“It is my pleasure to tell you we did very well,” said AISD Chief Financial Officer Randy Jones during a recent board meeting.
According to the Texas Education Agency’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas report, the district achieved a perfect score of 100 points and an accompanying “superior” rating.
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Athens High School seniors Eli McCool and Mollie Davies are among a very select number of students across the United States to be named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Only a handful of other AHS students have achieved similar status over the years.
“It’s an honor to recognize these two students,” said AHS Principal Jami Ivey during Monday night’s school board meeting. “They placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition.”
Competitors were evaluated based on their 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
“These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of education excellence in our nation,” stated an NMSC spokesperson.
Lance Aaron (center, in blue) of Gallagher Construction Services opens sealed bids for a public reading on Thursday afternoon at Athens ISD’s District Support Center. Gallagher is the construction manager agent for the projects on tap at Athens ISD funded by the $59.9 million bond package passed in November 2015. The bids are for trade packages comprising the grand total of projects to be completed (minus Bruce Field, which is already under way) in roughly the next year and a half at AISD, including classrooms, cafeteria and gymnasium at Athens High School, library at Central Athens Elementary, and activity centers at Bel Air and South Athens elementaries. Bids will be evaluated by Gallagher Construction, which will then confer with Athens ISD leadership. Bids will be awarded by AISD trustees at the Dec. 15 board meeting. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
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Tool Elementary School celebrated earning National Blue Ribbon School status Wednesday afternoon with cake, music, and visits from state politicians.
Last week, Principal Christal Calhoun and three teachers traveled to Washington D.C. to officially receive the award.
Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels.
All schools were selected as exemplary high performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Each school has an economically disadvantaged population of 25 percent or greater.
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Three-year-old Laila George has fun with her brother, Lawrence George Jr., Thursday at Bel Air Family Night. Kindergarten teacher Ruth Cortez used a simple card game to teach basic math skills in a fun way. Lawrence is a first-grader at Bel Air. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)