Athens High School (Illinois)

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Athens Senior High School
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Athens High School (Illinois)
501 Warrior Way, Athens, Illinois 62613
Coordinates 39°57′41″N89°43′01″W / 39.96139°N 89.71694°W / 39.96139; -89.71694
Information
TypePublic High School
School districtCommunity Unit School District 213
PrincipalMatt Rhoades
Staff22.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment322 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.19 [1]
Color(s)Kelly Green and white
   [2]
Athletics conferenceSangomo Conference
MascotWarriors [2]
Website http://www.athens-213.org/
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Athens Senior High School (also referred to as Athens High School, AHS, and Athens Community High School) is a public school located in Athens, Illinois. It is part of Community Unit School District 213 and includes 317 students [4] in grades 9-12.

Contents

The Athens Senior High School mascot is the Warrior and school colors are kelly green and white. Contrary to popular belief, black is not an official school color.

Location

Athens Senior High School is located in Menard county at 1 Warrior Way, Athens, IL 62613.

Demographics

RacePercentage
White96.3%
Black0.7%
Hispanic0.3%
Asian0.7%
American Indian0.0%
Multiracial2%
Pacific Islander0%

[4]

School song

We'll pull, pull for you team. We’re ever loyal to you.
So let's win boys let's win, to tradition let's be true.
We’re from old ACHS, from the school we all love so.
We’re backing you to win for her, let's go team let's go. [5]

Today, "ACHS" is commonly replaced with "AHS".

Athletics

List of IHSA (Illinois High School Association) Teams

Boys basketball

In December 2012, the team placed 1st at the Waverly Holiday Tournament. Team members Ryan McHenry and Nate Todd were part of the 2nd All-Tournament Team. [6]

State Final Qualifier (4): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1937
District (7): 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930
Regional (10): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1972A, 1989A, 1994A
Sectional (5): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1937, 1941
4th (1): 1926
2nd (1): 1924 [7]

Bass fishing

Team Qualifier (4): 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011.
Sectional (3): 2009, 2010, 2011. [8]

Boys cross country

Team Qualifier (6): 1982A, 1983A, 1984A, 1985A, 2001A, 2002A.
Regional (7): 1982A, 1983A, 1985A, 1999A, 2000A, 2001A, 2002A.
Sectional (1): 2001A. [8]

Girls cross country

Team Qualifier (2): 2002A, 2003A.
Regional (3): 1984, 2000A, 2002A [8]

Football

Playoff Qualifier (6): 2008-2A, 2010-2A, 2011-2A 2012-2a 2013-2a 2014-2a Quarter finals 2015-2a Quarter finals [8]

Advanced to the state championship game after defeating Shelbyville 39–6 in the semifinal on November 18, 2023

Scholastic Bowl

In 2013, the Athens Scholastic Bowl team hosted and won their regional. In 2012, the team placed 4th at the Regional Masonic Tournament. They then went on to win their sectional. [8]

Men's Track & Field

Track standout Ben Montgomery went to state in the Triple Jump placing 2nd with a jump of 45 feet 9.5 inches. He also went to state in the 400 Meter Dash and placed 5th. School records for the 4x400 Meter Relay, Triple Jump, 400 Meter Dash, and 4x200 are all held by Ben Montgomery. Multiple meet records were also set for the triple jump by Ben. (Graduated 2014) Jake Montgomery, brother of recently mentioned Ben Montgomery, holds the 300M Hurdle school record as well as the 110M Hurdle record. He also made finals his junior year for the 300M Hurdles.(Graduated 2014) With an average team size of around 10 athletes, it is very uncommon to see such great talent within this squad. The Montgomery twins will go down in history as the greatest track running duo Athens has ever known. In 2008, Athens did have other great talent in the form of Ben and Brian Bishop who were a throwing duo. They are known as the greatest throwers that Athens has ever known.

Girls volleyball

State Final Qualifier (2): 1976, 1979A, 2019
District (5): 1976, 1977A, 1978A, 1979A, 1980A
Regional (1): 1982A
Sectional (4): 1976, 1977A, 1978A, 1979A
Super-Sectional (2): 1976, 1979A
4th (1): 1976 [8]

Clubs

List of active clubs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Athens Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Athens High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Athens High School (Illinois)
  4. 1 2 "ATHENS SR HIGH SCHOOL(9-12)". Illinois Interactive Report Card. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  5. 1 2 3 "Athens High School Parent-Student Handbook Student-Athlete Handbook" (PDF). Athens School District. Retrieved 27 March 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "62nd Waverly Holiday Tournament". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Team Titles: A" . Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Team Titles: A". IHSA. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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