An Evening with Sherlock Holmes January 31 & February 1 - 7:30 p.m. / February 2 - 2:00 p.m. Bertelsmann Presentation Hall
The cast and crew of the Middle School Drama Department will produce three short Sherlock Holmes mysteries spanning the storied career of the infamous Baker Street detective--including a brand-new mystery written exclusively for this stage production! The three stories featured in An Evening with Sherlock Holmes will include “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor,” “The Milverton Adventure,”and “The Disappearance of Adam.” Tickets are $2/students and $5/adults and everyone is invited to attend!
Congratulations to junior Alex Oh (viola) and sophomore Daniel Huang (violin), both of whom have been selected for the Georgia Music Educators Association's 2020 All-State Orchestras! Following initial auditions last fall, Alex and Daniel auditioned again last weekend and won chairs in the orchestra. They will perform with the orchestra March 5-7, 2020, at The Classic Center in Athens.
Congratulations to the Sparbots Green Team #2858, which qualified for the state championship by winning two awards and placing second out of 20 teams at Saturday’s Athens/Vidalia League robotics tournament. According to Mike Callinan, "Our other two teams also did well, with our freshman team #14756, placing third for the Think Award, and our eighth grade team learning and improving with each of the six matches they competed in today." Way to go, Spartans!
The Championship will be held at the Cobb County Civic Center on February 21-22.
Spartan 5K & Sprint - Saturday, February 8, 2020 Join us for the 35th annual Spartan 5K and Sprint! The race follows a course through the neighborhoods adjacent to the school and ends at the main Spartan Lane gate after a super-fast downhill finish. Click here to register online (sign up by February 1 to receive the discounted rate!). You can also download the registration form here. Questions? Email Meghan Garrard.
STE(A)M & ROBOTICS FANS: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! JANUARY 18 & FEBRUARY 1
Athens Academy is proud to host the 2019-2020 GA FLL ROBOTICS SUPER-REGIONAL and STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS on January 18 and February 1. These two events will bring 600+ middle school students PLUS their coaches, families, and friends to our campus! Let's show them how proud we are to be their host. Please join us as a Judge or a Tournament Volunteer.
Be a Robotics Supporter--click here to sign up today! For questions or details, please email Keira Digel Drake.
