Athens High School (Texas)

Coordinates: 32°12′03″N 95°50′43″W / 32.2008°N 95.8453°W

Athens High School
Address
708 E College St. Athens, Texas, 75751-2687 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Athens Independent School District
Principal	Jami Ivey
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	828[1] (2012)
Color(s)	Maroon & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Hornets
Yearbook	Athenian
Website	Athens High School

Athens High School is a public high school located in Athens, Texas (USA) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is part of the Athens Independent School District located in central Henderson County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Fine Arts

• Band
  • The Athens High School Band competes in conference 4A. During the spring semester, they perform several concerts and participate in UIL Concert and Sightreading contest
  • The band has been awarded the UIL "Sweepstakes" award for earning 1st division ratings in marching, concert and in sightreading competitions for the past 9 consecutive years ^[3]
  • The band most recently performed in Washington D.C. and has also performed at Universal Studios, Walt Disney World and in Chicago at the Field Museum.

• Choir

Athletics

The Athens Hornets compete in these sports - ^[4]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Diving, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball

State Titles

• Boys Basketball - ^[5]
  • 1927(All), 1929(All), 1931(All), 1933(All), 1934(All)
  • 1929 (National), 1930 (National)
• Boys Golf - ^[6]
  • 1956(1A), 1974(3A)

• One Act Play ^[7]
  • 2009(3A)

• Policy Debate
  • 2014 (3A)- Meridith Mcdonald and Madalyn Mikkelsen
  • 2015, 2016 (4A)- Matthew Hernandez and True Head

Notable Alumni

• Stuart Spitzer (Class of 1985), surgeon and incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Duke Carlisle (Class of 1959), former college football player at the University of Texas

Internet

• Athens High School has a Hybrid fibre-coaxial network connection from Suddenlink Communications, which can operate at up to gigabit speeds outside of normal school hours. This high bandwidth is notably observed when downloading or uploading to and from services hosted by large domains, particularly Google and Microsoft. Superior network speeds have been observed while using services, not limited to: Skype, OneDrive, Google Drive, and recently YouTube. ^[8]

References

1. Texas Tribune
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
3. Athens Band Webpage
4. The Athletics Department
5. UIL Boys Basketball Archives
6. UIL Boys Golf Archives
7. UIL One Act Play Archives
8. Ookla Speed Test Result

External links

• Athens ISD