The Athens Board of Education unanimously approve the following referendum resolution:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT FOR FOUR YEARS FOR NON-RECURRING PURPOSES.
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the School District of Athens, Marathon and Taylor Counties, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,670,000 for the 2023-2024 school year, and by $1,200,000 per year for the 2024-2025 school year through the 2026-2027 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational and maintenance expenses. Adopted and recorded January 16, 2023.
Additional referendum information and community listening sessions will be forthcoming during the next several weeks.
ATHENS FBLA COMPETES AT REGIONAL COMPETITION
The Athens Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) participated at the Region II Leadership Conference hosted by Owen-Withee High School on Saturday, February 4. Over 600 FBLA members and advisers from 30 regional chapters competed in over 65 competitive events, attended workshops and elected our very own Jennifer Espinoza-Quiroz as the 2023-20024 Region II State Vice President. Athens High School will host the FBLA Regional competition in 2024.
The following students placed in the top 5 of their competitive events, the top three in each event will advance to the state competition on April 17-18 in Green Bay. Chapter adviser is Michelle Murkowski.
Athens FBLA members placing in competitive events and advancing to the state competition are:
2nd Place: Sierra Nowacki-Health Care Administration
3rd Place: Jennifer Espinoza-Quiroz-Public Speaking
Athens members placing in the top 5 but not advancing to state included:
5th Place: Andrew Schaer-Computer Problem Solving
5th Place: Malaina Telschow-Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Join us for the Pops Concert: Sunday, Feb 12 at 1:00 in the Gym!
The Pops Concert is a major fundraising event for the Band, Choir, and Art departments. Food, bake sale, silent auction items, and more!
All proceeds go to Music and Art; helping pay for equipment, supplies, student trips, and more!
Congratulations to our Boys Basketball team!
If you are interested in ordering Athens Boys Basketball Conference Champs Apparel, please see the link below:
https://shop.fourseasonsmarathon.com/athensbasketballchampions2023/shop/home
Deadline to order is Friday, February 3, 2023.
Tonight's Middle School Girls Basketball game @ Phillips has been canceled.
Media, Staff, Friends and Family:
It is with great pleasure that we are announcing that Aiden Janke and Connor Sheahan will be signing their National Letter of Intent next week.
We are inviting all that can and want to attend to join Aiden and Connor next Wednesday, 2/1/23.
They will be signing their letter at 12:45pm in the Athens High School Gym.
Join us for this exciting event as we support Aiden and Connor in their decision to extend their athletic careers to the college level next year.
Congratulations Aiden and Connor, super exciting days are in your future!
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow January 19, 2023 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.
Tonight's Sporting Events have been canceled. This includes: MS Wrestling Match at Merrill, MS Girls Basketball Game at St. Mary's, & HS JV/Varsity Boys Basketball Game at Nekoosa. Stay safe, everyone!
Tonight's MS Wrestling Meet at Merrill has been canceled. The Boys JV & Varsity Basketball game at Nekoosa has also been canceled. Stay safe, everyone!
One of the high school students decided to customize her instruments for her YA at the Athens Vet Clinic.
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow December 22, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.
Athens High School Choir members took the opportunity to go caroling in some of the classrooms and in the front office today. What a wonderful way to kick off the holidays!
The Introduction to Business class promoting our local businesses! Each stocking showcases a local business with their logo, owners and overview of what the business does.
NTC welcomed the Girls in Tech Ed class for a welding project. They were all able to build their own Christmas decoration.
Board Meeting Update. Monday's School Board meeting will be moved up and start at 5:30 pm at the Middle/High School Library.
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow December 15, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.
The School District of Athens will be closed today, December 14, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.
The Middle/High School Christmas Concert starts at 2pm today. You can watch it live on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/BSl9_cYRcbk
On behalf of the Wisconsin Athletic Director's Association & Athens High School, we would like to say THANK YOU for your generous donations during the "Da$h 4 Ca$h" at the Athens vs. Newman Girls & Boys Basketball games. We raised $723.24 to support Make-A-Wish Wisconsin.
Thank you Athens (and Newman) basketball families and fans for your support!
Girls in Tech Ed showing off their freshly finished end tables.
