Athens High School (Troy, Michigan)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Troy Athens High School

established = 1973
type = Public
city = Troy
state = Michigan
country = United States
enrollment = 2000 students
mascot = Red Hawk
colors = Scarlet & Gold
homepage = [http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us/aboutus_welcome.htm]

Troy Athens High School, located in Troy, Michigan, is attended by over 2,000 students, serving grades 9-12. Athens is one of four high schools in the Troy School District, along with Troy High School, Niles Community High School, and International Academy East. Athens High School opened in 1973.

Mission Statement

"Athens High School believes that all students can make positive contributions to society. To ensure this, the staff is committed to effective education in an environment where the full intellectual, social, physical, and emotional development of each student is the goal. In partnership with the community, we will encourage cooperation, self-esteem, and respect for a diverse population." [ [http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us/aboutus_ourmission.htm | Athens High School - Troy School District (Our Mission)] ]

Commendations

Athens is a National and Michigan Exemplary School and has been named one of the best high schools (ranked 888th in the most recent listing) in the United States by U.S. News and World Report. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1351&Search=&start=800&limit=100&year=2007& | Newsweek: Complete List of Top 1000 High Schools] ]

The National Fed Challenge team at Athens High School has seen a good deal of success. Coached by Economics teacher John Devine, the team has placed first in the Michigan competition, and competed in the Districts Competition in Chicago for the last two years. Winning team members in 2008 were Maria Mutter, Anupama Prasad, Ali Emamdjomeh, Jon Hordos, and Nilesh Dagli.

Athens Theater Company has been nominated by USA Weekend for National Recognition in the HSM Showstopper contest, for their performance of Disney's High School Musical, that was shown in the spring of 2008. [ [http://besthighschoolmusical.blogspot.com/ | USA Weekend: HSM Showstopper 2008 Contest] ]

Notable Alumni & Former Students

* Martin Klebba, American Actor, known from "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. [ [http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/martin_klebba/index.shtml Net Glimpse Biography] ]
* Ivana Miličević, television and film actress. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587431/bio Ivana Milicevic IMDB Bio] ]
* Tomo Miličević, guitarist "30 Seconds to Mars". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2430595/bio Tomo Milicevic IMDB Bio] ]
* Young Wook Kim, Sumo wrestler All Japanese Title Tournament.
* Timmy O'Neill, former tailback for the University of Notre Dame and author of Every Play Every Day.

Extracurricular Activities

Athens High School students can participate in a many school sponsored clubs, including Asian, Chess, Forensics, French, German, Karate, Medical, Physics, Ping Pong, Project LEAD, SADD, Environmental, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Statistics, and Video, among others. [ [http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us/clubmeeting.pdf Meeting Summary.xls ] ] The school also has an award winning Student Empire and Literary Magazine.

External links

* [http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us/ Official Athens High School website]
* [http://www.troy.k12.mi.us/ Official Troy School District website]

References