🏈🎟️ The Hornets travel to Kilgore this Friday. Kickoff is at 7:30. Tickets may be purchased at the Hornet field house through 4pm Thursday for $5 (adults) or $3 (students). They may also be purchased online through the Kilgore ticket link below. After Friday at 3:30pm, those online tickets will be $8. No tickets will be sold at the gate.
https://khs.kisd.org/athletic-departments
🐝💪 Support the Athens High School & Middle School Band Boosters by purchasing Hornet spirit gear. To order, e-mail bandboostersahs@gmail.com; include name, phone number, email address, size and description based on the flyer. For band roster shirts, please state if you want AHS or AMS. Tax is included, and all proceeds go into the band programs. #HornetNation #PrideOfTheHornets
Spirit dress days for the rest of October
👀 Parents/guardians of seniors: Join us at AHS from 5:30-6:30pm on Thursday, Oct. 19 as we cover important senior-year and graduation info. Sessions will be available in English and Spanish. See you there! #ClassOf2024 🐝
Athens High School Counselor Andrea Patterson was a presenter Tuesday at Texas Skyward Users group. She's shown here speaking to a group of secondary counselors and PIEMS coordinators. Skyward is a very widely used automated school management and student information system. PIEMS is the Public Education Information Management System.
☕️ Come have coffee with the superintendent in the morning! Dr. Janie Sims will be at McDonald's in Athens Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 7:30am to 8:30am to answer questions about AISD and visit with community members. The coffee is free, and a translator will be available for Spanish speakers. Mark your calendar and plan to join us! #HornetNation
☕️ Come have coffee with the superintendent on Tuesday, Oct. 10! Dr. Janie Sims will be at McDonald's in Athens this coming Tuesday from 7:30am to 8:30am to answer questions about AISD and visit with community members. The coffee is free, and a translator will be available for Spanish speakers. Mark your calendar and plan to join us! #HornetNation
Small animal management students (from left) Chloe Coker, Madison Jacobson, Nahomi Fraire, and Charlie Leonard use molding putty to create a model of a feline reproductive system. The class is part of Athens High School's Career & Technical Education (CTE) program. CTE combines traditional academic courses with more career-focused courses to prepare students for life after high school.
🎉 Amazing news! Athens High School seniors Antonio Castillo and Addison Maytubby earned academic honors from the prestigious College Board National Recognition Programs. Antonio received the National Hispanic Recognition Award and the National Rural and Small Town Award. Addison received the National Indigenous Award and the National Rural and Small Town Award. These awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges. “Being recognized by the College Board is an enormous achievement that requires nothing short of academic excellence,” said AHS Principal Jason Iglehart. “We’re very proud of Addison and Antonio.” #HornetNation
🍴👨🍳 Our culinary students are awesome! Members of Athens Masonic Lodge #165 were recently treated to a meal prepared and served by Athens High School culinary students. Roughly 30 Masons enjoyed meatloaf, mashed potato casserole, mac-and-cheese casserole, and Oreo-and-chocolate-chip pound cake. Pictured serving is Dustin Matlock, who is also the pit master for one of AHS's competition barbecue teams, under the direction of culinary teacher Lisa Ramsey.
#TeachAg Day
Athens Kiwanis member John Edgington speaks to members of an Athens High School government class Thursday about the history and importance of the U.S. Constitution. He, his wife, Margaret, and local Kiwanis President Monty Ingram gave out copies of the document to the students. Sunday, Sept. 17, is Constitution Day.
🐮🏅 Athens FFA show team members had an excellent weekend in Texarkana, Arkansas, showing heifers at the Four States Fair Livestock Show. In the junior heifer show, AMS eighth-grader Wyatt Tappan took fourth-place Brahman; Central Athens fourth-grader Reese Tappan took third-place Red Brahman, and AHS junior SkyeLann White took third place Chianina. In the open show, Wyatt took second and fourth-place Brahman; Reese took second-place Red Brahman, and SkyeLann took fourth-place Chianina. Congratulations to all! Raising and caring for livestock takes a lot of time, hard work and dedication. #HornetNation
👀🏈 Ticket and bag info for this week's AMS and AHS football games👇
For all games in Kaufman: Tickets can ONLY be purchased online using the link below. Kaufman enforces a clear bag policy. No passes will be accepted.
For the AMS games in Kaufman Thursday, the first game begins at 4:30. Tickets are $3 adults/$2 students. Friday night's varsity game in Kaufman begins at 7:30. Tickets are $7 adults/$5 students.
For the subvarsity home games Thursday, freshman B team will play at 4:15 vs Lindale; freshman A team will play at 5:30 vs Kaufman; JV will start at 7:00 vs Kaufman. Tickets will be sold at the gate, $5 adults/$3 students.
Purchase tickets for Kaufman games here: https://www.kaufmanisd.net/athletics/box-office
👑 Congratulations to our 2023 homecoming royalty! They are (from left) Queen Marilyn Murillo, Princess Justin Chancellor, Sophomore Duchess Teneja Chancellor and Freshman Duchess Jackie Murillo. This year's court also features two sets of sisters in the Murillos and Chancellors. ❤️
💮 Sophomore Joselyn Trejo-Jimenez and other students in AHS's greenhouse management class created about 20 mums for their classmates as part of homecoming week. White and silver mums were designed for seniors. Greenhouse management is an advanced agriculture class for students who have previously taken floral design. The Hornets host Rusk tonight at Bruce Field. Kick-off is at 7:30, though the AHS band will perform at 7 to allow the homecoming court to be presented at halftime. #HornetNation
🥁 The annual Athens High School homecoming parade is tomorrow (Thursday)! The band starts the march from the high school at 6pm and follows the traditional route around the courthouse square and back. See you along the way! #SupportTheHornets #HornetNation #AHSproud
🧑🍳 Our amazing culinary students prep a dessert board to celebrate the top 25 percent of students in the class of 2024.
🏈🎟️ Tickets for the freshman/JV games in Rusk on Thursday may only be purchased online. Please use the link below. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for students.
https://www.ruskisd.net/article/1209253
Introducing the 2023 Athens High School Homecoming Court nominees. Good luck, ladies! The homecoming game is Friday, Sept. 8. #HornetNation
