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Athens Academy Update                            December 2, 2010


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Don't Forget!


Re-enrollment Forms are due for students in

rising grades K4 through Pre-first

on Wednesday, December 15.


Find the Faculty!

I worked on a shrimp boat for a day in Fernandina Beach, Fla.

  

I hitchhiked when my car broke down while wearing full clown make-up and costume.


I had to operate the crane on a wrecker to get my car out of a kudzu patch.

       Who am I?

        Discover ME!
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During the month of December, please donate to our holiday service projects!
  • Pre/Lower School students are collecting new or gently used toys and eyeglasses, as well as canned goods.  You can send them in to school with a Pre/Lower School student, or drop them off under the Christmas tree in Barrett Hall.
  • Middle School students are collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Salvation Army's Toys for Tots program. 
  • The sixth grade will have a Canned Food Drive during morning carpool line on Thursday, December 9 and Friday, December 10.
  • Upper School advisory groups are "adopting" needy children through DFACS for the holidays, providing toys, clothing, and much more.
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Information Session for All Grades
Wednesday, December 8, 9:00 a.m.
Upper School Science & Art Building

Athens Academy Welcomes
New Board Members


Athens Academy is pleased to announce the addition of four members to its Board of Trustees: Kelly Johnson, Ed Nichols '90, Margaret McPherson Smith, and Johnny Terrell '77.


Kelly Johnson is a longtime parent and volunteer at Athens Academy.  She and her husband Tom have two daughters, sophomore Jordan and eighth grader Kathryn.  Their family has been an active part of the Athens Academy community since Jordan was in the K4 program, during which time Kelly has served as PSO chair and also as an Annual Fund and Capital Campaign parent chair; she will participate with the Board's Development Committee. More...

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Spirit Items Sale!

Get your holiday shopping done in the Spartan Center.  We have lots of
 great new items to choose from!

Tuesday, December 7,
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 8
from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Upcoming Events

Jazz Band Cabaret Concert - Thursday, December 2
 7:00 p.m. in the Bertelsmann Gallery
US Orchestra at Athens Regional Medical Center
on Tuesday, December 7 at 11:00 a.m.
MS Orchestras at Athens Regional Medical Center
on Wednesday, December 8 i
n the North Tower Atrium
Grades  5/6 at  12:15 p.m. and grades 7/8 at 1:45
p.m.
Freshman Film Festival - Wednesday, December 8
 7:30 p.m. in the Presentation Hall
Snapshots - Thursday, December 9
 7:30 p.m. in the Presentation Hall
Preschool & Lower School Sing-Along
 Friday, December 17 - 10:00 a.m. in Barrett Hall