Athens Middle School

If you haven't registered your students for the 23-24 school year, please do by June 1st! https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration

Please complete the online registration process for the 23-24 School Year by June 1, 2023. More information can be found at our website: https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration

5/5 Sporting Event Updates: HS - Track in Stanley-Boyd HS - Softball Canceled HS - Baseball Canceled MS - Track in Pittsville MS - Baseball in Willard (Greenwood Outskirts) MS - Softball moved to Greenwood Elementary School

What do FFA members members do on a Friday before spring field work starts? Well, they drive their tractors to school.

Come out and support the Athens FFA during their Plant Sale on May 6th from 9am to 3pm and May 7th from 1pm to 5pm. We have hanging baskets, vegetable plants, and single annuals.

Due to a number of inclement weather days this year, the School District of Athens is required by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to add more instructional time to the school calendar. The Athens Board of Education has approved a full day of instruction on Friday, May 26, 2023 for students in grades Pre-K through grade 12. In addition, five minutes of instruction will be added to the end of each school day for all elementary, middle, and high school students. Listed below are the school start and end times for the remainder of this school year. This change will begin Wednesday, April 26, 2023. School start and end times: Maple Grove Charter School 8:00 a.m. - 3:05 p.m. Athens Elementary 7:55 a.m. - 3:05 p.m. Athens Middle and High School 7:55 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.

Fish and Wildlife have been learning about waterfowl and the different breeds of ducks. Each student got to pick a breed to research and then they had to paint a duck decoy to match the breed they choose. The breeds chosen were the Ruddy Duck, the Wood Duck, the Cinnamon Teal Duck and the Red Breasted Merganser. They did a fantastic job!

Athens Middle School recently participated in a math league competition in Edgar on April 18. One hundred fifty-two individuals in grades 6-8 particated and made up the thirty-eight teams of four. Teams came from Athens, Edgar, Abbotsford, Stratford, Auburndale, Colby, Nekoosa, Greenwood, Port Edwards, Pittsville, and Marathon. Students from Athens made up two teams. The first team took 10th place and the second team took 24th. Congratulations to all participants! Thank you for representing Athens with pride and integrity.

Last week students in 6th and 7th grades traveled to Northcentral Technical College for the Central Wisconsin Science and Engineering Festival. Students from Michigan Tech's Mind Trekkers program put on demonstrations and engaging STEM related activities for students to participate in. We had a great time!

The School District of Athens will be closed today, April 17th due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.

All eligible district residents are encouraged to cast their vote today at the polls. Polls are open 7 AM-8 PM. Our District has ONE very important referendum question on the ballot. Every vote counts!

The future of Athens School District is in the voters' hands. We have an important referendum question on your election ballot. Please remember to cast your vote on the referendum question when you vote on Tuesday, April 4. Polls are open 7 AM-8 PM.

The greenhouse is in full bloom. The plant science class has been working on transplanting and getting our plants ready for the upcoming plant sale. Stay tuned for the plant sale dates and times. Think spring thoughts!

Current and predicted weather conditions are forcing Athens to cancel our baseball and softball games (in Wisconsin Rapids) for this afternoon, 3/30/23.

If you haven't registered your students for the 23-24 school year, please do so today. Registration also includes extra curricular & sports registration for the 23-24 for Middle/High School. Please complete registration as soon as possible. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration.

Huge Congratulations to the Athens FFA Vet Science CDE Team! On March 21st the Athens FFA Vet Science CDE Team competed at Mid-State Technical College. The team placed 1st and qualified for state on April 27th in Madison. Individual placings are: Carlissa Tomandl 3rd, Isabella Zastrow 4th, Katelynn Osborn 6th, and Kaydin Streit 24th. The team members have to complete a lab practicum, a math practicum, an ID portion and a written test. Great job ladies!

Intro to Animal Science has been learning about animal nutrition, the various digestive systems and various feedstuffs. They completed a garbage digestive system project where they had to use different pieces of garbage to complete the entire digestive system of a specific animal. Enjoy their creative takes on the digestive systems of a cow, a goat, a dog and a chicken!

Tonight's meeting is streaming live on our YouTube Channel. Meeting starts at 6. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySxG14MiDgv85XYQM3tFPw

Be a part of the decision. The School District of Athens has one referendum question on the April 4 general election ballot. There is an information meeting tonight at Athens Elementary, 6 PM. If you can't make it, there are more meetings scheduled. Please check the website! Also, watch your mailboxes for more information about this critical vote.

Registration is now open for the 2023-24 school year. Go to the registration page to begin. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration