2. From the mind of Mr. Herring
A few things
From the mind of Mr. Herring

3. Welcome to

4. WHOOPS
Let’s correct that….

5. Welcome to

6. CLASS of 2021

7. A Sample of the awesome things at Athens
Student Government – we’ll need Freshman Class Officers. Considering it? – see Mr. Remaley
He’s a math teacher. He’s a lot of fun, maybe TOO much fun. He’s basically a student.
The Oracle – the newspaper here at Athens has won some prestigious high school newspaper awards
Ms. Hornick, the staff advisor, is amazing and also runs Harry Potter club (below)
Over 40 different clubs and organizations –
(Alien, art, chess, environmental awareness, film club, Key Club, Manga, Math, Photography)
And MANY MANY more
If we don’t have it, we could get it – contact Mr. Katz

8. ATHLETICS
Individual teams obviously have individual coaches, but Athletic Director – Coach Seese
Fall sports
Cheerleading, Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Golf
Winter sports
Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Swimming, Cheerleading, Basketball, Wrestling
Spring sports
Baseball, Track, Softball, Lacross, Golf, Tennis (that’s me), Soccer

9. Band/Chorus/etc. Director of Bands – Dr. Markoch
Chorus – Mr. Santangelo
Theatre – Ms. Hayes
ADHS puts on two shows each year (a play and a musical)
Colorguard
Yearbook – Ms. Luna
Reach out to any of these people (or the organizations listed) for assistance in joining.

10. A FEW Additional Class procedures
Fire drill – we will calmly exit the building via the front double doors. If you are not in the classroom at the time of a fire drill, try to exit with the closest class as possible. If you do go out the front doors, please try to meet up with this class so I can take roll.
Lockdown procedures – I will go over these in more detail when I am in the classroom after September 6. Regardless, if anything happens prior to the 6th, Ms. Harrison is brilliant and knows the ADHS procedures.
We will access the Athens Drive Public Library soon. If you do not have a public library card we will remedy that. Our librarians, Mr. Mulvey and Ms. Ruthven are both terrific and will assist us in a number of ways this semester

11. From Experience
I grew up in western North Carolina and went to a fairly small school. In relation to Athens’s sized student body, I was one of only about 700 students (less than 1/3 this size). A number of the great opportunities available to you (see the aforementioned clubs, sports, fine arts) were not available to my classmates and myself. I am so excited to see what each one of you makes of your time here at Athens. The great Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho stated, “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” I urge you wholeheartedly to seek out something new at Athens. The faculty, staff, and student body wish for nothing but your success.
-Mr. Herring
Also…

12. This is my dog, Milo. We’ll talk about him later.
Happy first week of classes!