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Athens High School (Troy, Michigan)

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Type
  
Public

Superintendent
  
Richard Machesky

Enrollment
  
1958

Phone
  
+1 248-823-2900

District
  
Troy School District

Color
  
Red and Gold

Established
  
1973

Principal
  
Lara Dixon

Website
  
School website

Mascot
  
Red Hawk

Number of students
  
1,958

Founded
  
1973

Address
  
4333 John R Rd, Troy, MI 48085, USA

Similar
  
Troy High School, Troy School District, Larson Middle School, Stoney Creek High School, Avondale High School

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Troy Athens High School is a public high school located in Troy, Michigan. It is attended by nearly 1700 students, serving grades 9-12. Athens is one of four high schools in the Troy School District, along with Troy High School, Niles Community High School and International Academy East. Athens High School opened in 1973. The principal is Lara Dixon.

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Academics

Athens High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The curriculum includes 27 advanced placement (AP) courses from which to choose. There are many academic clubs and events.

Athletics

As of 2010, Athens offers 13 varsity sports teams for boys and 13 varsity sports teams for girls. These sports include baseball, basketball, competitive cheer, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, waterpolo, and wrestling. Athens plays in one of the top competitive leagues in the State of Michigan, the Oakland Activities Association (OAA), with twenty-seven other member schools of the league, all under the regulation of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA).

Commendations

Athens is a National and Michigan Exemplary School and has been named one of the best high schools (ranked 1032th in the 2010 Ranking) in the United States by Newsweek.

Athens Theater Company has been nominated by USA Weekend for National Recognition in the HSM Showstopper contest, for their performance of Disney's High School Musical, that was shown in the spring of 2008.

Notable alumni

  • Martin Klebba, American Actor, known from Pirates of the Caribbean films.
  • Ivana Miličević, film and television actress.
  • Bridget Regan, musician, "Flogging Molly".
  • Tomo Miličević, Musician and guitarist of Thirty Seconds to Mars
  • We Came As Romans, Band
  • Robin Sloan, Author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

    • Cocurricular activities

    Athens has a school newspaper, The Scarlet Letter, a Literary Magazine, A-mag, and Yearbook, The Odyssey.

    References

    Athens High School (Troy, Michigan) Wikipedia
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