Even though students are learning virtually, they are still cooking up a storm!! The following pictures were submitted by students for the Food History/Family Food History Unit for Family Foods!! So glad you were all able to save Mom and Dad some time in the kitchen!! Enjoy!!
Friday, October 16th is the day we celebrate our bosses! They lead us well and keep our district running as smoothly as possible - even in the midst of a continued pandemic. Thank you to our BlueJay JJJ team of Jeff, Juli and Joy!
Thank you to the football fans that welcomed the Athens Band on to the field on October 2nd. We had a blast performing for you and hope to play again at the last home games!
Start your holiday shopping early! Follow the link to order Bluejay apparel and gear.
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/wisconsin/athens/athens-high-school
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is currently in the middle of the 2020-21 membership drive in Athens. FBLA is a great organization to join to be involved in co-curricular activities, build leadership skills, participate in leadership conferences, build great content for future resumes, and meet new people and make connections outside of school. Dues in October will be only $5.00.
Meet the staff at Athens Elementary School. We can't "mask" our love for AES!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/960864/AES_Staff_Photo_Album_2020-21.pdf
Charity Mania Football - Fundraiser for Gym Floor
WEEKLY WINNERS
Week 1 - Chris Boris $400 (national winner) and Linda Sullivan $25
Week 2 - Michael Komarek $25
Week 3 - Carol Dvorak $25
Week 4 - Dale Ebben $25
Thank you to everyone that bought cards and good luck in Week 5.
Seniors and Parents - during the month of October, UW-Stevens Point is hosting a free application campaign for all Fall 2021 students. Get the details at https://www.uwsp.edu/applynow/Pages/default.aspx
Are you making a difference through volunteering? The Prudential Spirit of the community award honors middle level and high school students for outstanding service to others at the local, state and national level. Check out the attached flyer.
Follow the link for a copy of the AES Press
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/955755/AES_Press_-_September_-_October_2020.pdf
A HUGE thank you to all those that have donated to our classroom as book sponsors this year - check out what would not have been possible without your help!
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Advanced Biology worked on re-creating cells with fruit roll-ups!!
Advanced Biology worked on re-creating cells with fruit roll-ups!!
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Closure Notice, the Athens School District would like to provide additional details which we are able to share at this time . . .As of Friday, September 25, the School District of Athens had a total of 3 students and 1 staff member who had been quarantined and all returned safely back to school. However, during the week of September 28, we began to see an increased number of students and staff who needed to be quarantined. By Friday, October 2, we were up to 36 students and 9 staff who had been/were quarantined so far this year including 2 staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Over the weekend more staff (1 coach and 1 certified) tested positive for COVID-19 and each staff member had been in first level contact with 21 students (including some from parochial schools)/2 staff and 26 students/3 staff members, respectively. This brought our count to approximately 83 students and 14 staff for a total of 97 people affected. In addition, we have more staff and students being tested Monday, October 5 after showing symptoms, so our numbers could increase further.
Our number one priority during this pandemic is to keep our students and staff safe from testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. We have done everything we can to model safe practices in our schools, yet the virus still reached Athens and hit us hard this past week and weekend. In order to allow everyone to remain safe and virus-free, we believe it is safest to err on the side of caution and move to a temporary two-week virtual learning model which will allow us time to clean and sanitize our schools so we can open back up on Monday, October 19 with a full population of students and staff who are all alive and well!
Interested in getting information for college? The "virtual" Wisconsin Education Fair will be held on October 7th and November 8th from 3-6 pm. Visit https://www.wefs.org/ for more information, to register and connect.
Virtual Journaling is a huge success in Mrs. Penney's room!
School Board Appreciation week is October 4 - 10th this year. The theme is “Strong Boards, Strong Schools, Strong Communities." The staff and students of the Athens School District appreciate our super school board. Thank you for keeping us strong!
Due to Covid 19, the School District of Athens is closed until Monday, October 19th. Virtual Classes begin Thursday, October 8th.
The Intro to Ag and the 7th grade Ag classes completed a cheese lab, where they had to evaluate the cheese on appearance, texture, smell, and taste. Some students enjoyed the cheese and others didn’t.
