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	968[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. The band specializes in military style marching which is based on tradition with dignity and pride. The band marches at all Athens High School football games, UIL Marching contest and at local parades. 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 11 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.
  • As of 2016, the band under the direction of Rusty Lay has earned Sweepstakes awards for 11 consecutive years.
• 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 - ^[8]
  • 2014 (3A)- Meridith Mcdonald and Madalyn Mikkelsen
  • 2015, 2016 (4A)- Matthew Hernandez and True Head

Notable Alumni

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

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.^[9]

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 Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
6. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived March 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
7. UIL One Act Play Archives Archived June 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
8. CX Debate State Tournament Results
9. Ookla Speed Test Result

External links

• Athens ISD