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HS spring sports canceled: Seniors react to saddening news
By: Thomas Garverick
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ATHENS, OH — The disbelief. “You know it’s going to happen, but it doesn’t feel real,” Athens high school Track and Field senior McKenna Bruce said. That your senior season has been taken away. “Why us? Why this class? I was looking forward to so many things,” Athens high school Track and Field senior Caroline… Read More
Athens’ Own Joe Burrow Wins Heisman Trophy in Landslide Vote
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy in a record landslide vote, becoming the first Tigers’ player to take home college football’s most prestigious award in 60 years. The Athens High School Alumnus received 2,608 points and 841 first-place votes. Burrow broke Heisman records for percentage of first-place votes received, percentage of total points… Read More
Athens Invitational Marching Festival
You are invited to attend the 44th Annual Athens Invitational Marching Festival on Saturday, October 14 at 10:00am at Athens High School’s Basil Rutter Field! This festival is the 3rd longest running marching band festival in the state of Ohio. High School bands from Southeast and Central Ohio will travel in to perform at this… Read More
March Brings New Testing Requirements for Ohio High School Juniors
By: Brooke Davis
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ATHENS, Ohio – This spring, all Ohio juniors will take the ACT or SAT test. When House Bill 487 became effective in September, 2014, all high school juniors in Ohio were required to take a nationally standardized test to measure college and career readiness. No cost to students Juniors will take the ACT or SAT at no cost…. Read More
Acting Superintendent Entertains and Informs
By: Susan Tebben
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On local school district leader took the messages parents dread and turned it into entertainment. When the Athens City School District closed last week, recordings went out to parents alerting them of the closures – in the form of poetry. On one recording, Acting Superintendent Tom Gibbs recited a haiku, and on another message to… Read More