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Athens High School
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Athens, WI

Coordinates45°01′48″N 90°05′07″W / 45.029996°N 90.085195°W / 45.029996; -90.085195
Information
TypePublic
MottoOne Town. One Team. One Dream.[1]
School districtSchool District of Athens
Grades9-12[2]
Enrollment124[2]
Color(s)Blue and white   [3]
Websitewww.athens1.org/o/ahs

Athens High School is a public high school located in Athens, Wisconsin. In the 2022-2023 school year it enrolled 124 students and had a student/teacher ratio of 9.76.[2] The school's sports teams are known as the "Fighting Bluejays."[3]

History

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Athens High School's officially named distinguished alumni of include Tim Clinton, Class of 1996; Mitchell Marohl, Class of 1992; Lori (Schreiner) Zettler, Class of 1979; Lisa (Schreiner) McCord, Class of 1978; Kathy (Marchel) Heier, class of 1970; Carol Marchel, class of 1971; and Mary Ann Marchel, class of 1977.[4][5]

In 2023, the district was in danger of being shut down or having to consolidate its schools due to budget problems.[6] A referendum to increase property taxes to the schools passed solved this problem.[7]

Athletics

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Athens High School competes in the Marawood Conference.[8] They have been Conference Champions once for boys' cross country, [9] once for girls' cross country,[10] ten times for volleyball[11], three times for boys' basketball,[12] two times for girls' basketball,[13]ten times for baseball,[14] thirteen times for softball,[15] twice for boys' track [16], and twice for girls' track,[17]

Because of low participation in football, the Athens football team switched from 11-man to 8-man.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Athens High School". www.athens1.org.
  2. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Athens High (550057000087)". nces.ed.gov.
  3. ^ a b https://www.wissports.net/page/show/592485-athens
  4. ^ https://www.centralwinews.com/uncategorized/2024/05/07/six-named-athens-distinguished-alumni/?destination=record-review
  5. ^ https://www.centralwinews.com/recordreview/2022/05/03/athens-distinguished-alumni/?destination=star-news
  6. ^ https://www.waow.com/news/top-stories/potential-athens-school-budget-cuts/article_93d6ea9e-c796-11ed-ab28-4b840ba07c41.html
  7. ^ https://www.waow.com/news/politics/athens-school-district-referendum-passes-easily-stratford-too/article_734cf474-d265-11ed-9fea-e733dff2e264.html
  8. ^ "Marawood". www.marawoodconference.org.
  9. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1537_20987.pdf
  10. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1538_46209.pdf
  11. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1534_14471.pdf
  12. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1503_13979.pdf
  13. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1504_25273.pdf
  14. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1511_43152.pdf
  15. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1512_11775.pdf
  16. ^ https://marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1513_5812.pdf
  17. ^ https://www.marawoodconference.org/images/files/b7_file1514_32475.pdf
  18. ^ https://www.waow.com/sports/athens-making-switch-from-11-to-8-man-football-for-future-seasons/article_baabf7da-5f8d-538c-82de-b832a8fe7452.html