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.
BandThe 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 contestThe 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 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.ChoirThe Athens Hornets compete in these sports -
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Diving, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball
Boys Basketball - 1927(All), 1929(All), 1931(All), 1933(All), 1934(All)1929 (National), 1930 (National)Boys Golf - 1956(1A), 1974(3A)One Act Play 2009(3A)Policy Debate - 2014 (3A)- Meridith Mcdonald and Madalyn Mikkelsen2015, 2016 (4A)- Matthew Hernandez and True HeadStuart Spitzer (Class of 1985), surgeon and Republican member of the Texas House of RepresentativesDuke Carlisle (Class of 1959), former college football player at the University of TexasTerrence McGee, former NFL playerBarron Tanner, former NFL playerJ. Quinton Johnson, Actor, Cast in the broadway adaptation of HamiltonAthens 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. 