I am a former Trojan. I believe in the school. While I may not agree with everything, I agree with most. It is so important to have the small, family oriented environment. It is important however, to not let things slide in the process. Yes, I love the basketball and baseball, but that is the only choice.
... Read more However, I commend the school for having those. I also do not agree with the re-districting! I am a life long Trojan and I feel like this is an attempt to close our school. My children have grown up at Athens and are successful. I don't feel that our school should suffer like that. But AHS will always stand!!! Kudos to the teaching staff! I am asking that the staff stop the gossiping - everything else is wonderful!! The kids do love you guys and they hear!! Read less
Posted by a other on 08/09/09
My son goes to this school. I have no problem with his academics at all but that is because I dont leave it all to the teachers either. I love the school. And for anybodies info school learning should not stop when classes do if you take active involvement when your kids come home to make shure they
... Read more now what is being taught they learn much faster. And bulling is going to happen in every school so get over it and stop being such winers about it the world ain't perfect but its what you make it not what others do. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/03/08
I agree with some of the parents when it comes to sports the school is great, but when it comes to academics the school needs help. It is not the teacher to me its the principal. If they get better leadership at Athens it would be a five star school and thats the truth.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/07
I believe that Athens High School appears to care about nothing but basketball. They have some excellent teachers, but most of the students just care about sports and not academics. I feel that the school desperately needs to upgrade is facilities and needs to provide more opprotunities for the students
... Read more so they can have a better time at school. If you give the students more opprotunities, the students at the school should take advantage of it and run with it. Read less
Posted by a former student on 09/08/05
I think that athens is only interested in basketball other than the academics. They are great when it comes to sport related activities, but when the standardized tests come around, they are the worst scores that I have ever seen. I think that the school should be under better management because it's
... Read more a shame how those students are going to school and not learning anything. It's a disgrace to our society. Yes, I'll wear the name of Athens when it comes to sports, but when it comes to academics, I refuse to even say their name. Read less
Posted by a former student on 05/13/05
The last comments on the school is not correct. Athens High School is a school of excellent achievement from our LEAP scores for the last two years. Our principal has led the school from being last in academic achievement to one of the highest scoring schools in the parish. As for athletics, no student
... Read more is able to play on any team without meeting academic requirementss. In fact, the majority of the basketball team who competed for state are on the honor roll. The teachers are some of the finest in the parish, and they work very dilligently each day to provide the best education for their students. Our principal has worked hard to make Athens the best place for ANY student to achieve. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/26/05
I am less than pleased with this school. When we have addressed issues about student behavior towards our children, the administration turns a blind eye. They seem more concerned about a possible law suit than giving my children a quality learning enviornment, void of chaos and bullying. Their focus
... Read more is not academic, it is sports related. The leap scores are awful and that speaks for itself. The teachers try from what I can tell. But, I don't believe they have the backing of the upper administration and of the parents as a whole. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies. The GEE 21 is a high school graduation requirement. The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.
Student enrollment:
245
Students per teacher:
10
Full-time teachers:
24
Number of classrooms:
20
Vocational Education
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Music
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Athens schools — Athens High School is located at 15520 Highway 9, Athens LA 71003. 15520 Highway 9 is in the 71003 ZIP code in Athens, LA The school district for Athens High School is the Claiborne Parish School District. Athens High School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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