Congratulations to our Junior FFA member Isabella Zastrow who was accepted as one of the 412 recipients of the Wisconsin State FFA Degree! This degree is for an elite percent of FFA members who have taken at least 360 hours of agriculture classes, earned or invested at least $2000 or worked 600 or more hours in their SAE project, completed at least 25 hours of community service and have attended at least 5 competitions/ activities at the Regional, State or National level among various other qualifications. We are very proud and look forward to seeing them receive their degrees at WI FFA Convention in June.
Show your Athens pride with a yard sign!
Signs are available for just $11.10 each.
Once the signs are ready for pickup, we will notify you via email. Payment (cash or check) will be collected at the time of pickup at the Athens High School office.
If interested, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/qXDKiHL39p7Vtd5L9
Online registration for the 2025-2026 school year is NOW OPEN! Complete the registration process through Infinite Campus. Early registration helps us plan for staffing, schedules, and resources to best support our students!
Register online today: https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the District Office at 715-257-7511 X102.
We’re excited for another great year with our Athens Bluejays!
Maple Grove Charter School will be closed on Monday, March 31, 2025 due to a power outage.
Athens Elementary, Middle and High School will be in session.
FFA members headed to Mid-State Tech to compete in the Career Development Events.
Dairy Cattle Evaluation:
🐄MyKayla Mayville
Middle School Agriscience:
🪿Lila Giese
🪿Adeline Markman
🪿Audrina Stevens
🪴Asher Guralski
🪴Mason Kuck
🪴Brody Tiffany
Livestock Evaluation:
🐖Ellis Baer
🐖Xandria Heier
🐖McKenzie Belter
Vet Science:
🐈Danica Knott
🐈Amanda Paul
🐈Kierstin Passehl
🐈Isabella Zastrow: 7th place individual
🐩Team placing: 6th
Wildlife:
🦌McCormick Heier: 9th place individual
🦌Natalie Salber
Congratulations to Isabella Zastrow, a Junior FFA member who received a Gold ranking on her Sheep Production Proficiency application. Isabella was one of 13 who received the gold rating in this proficiency area. A proficiency award is an agricultural proficiency award that honors FFA members who, through supervised agricultural experiences, have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers.
Six FFA members headed to Thorp to compete in the Sectional LDE competition.
⭐️Middle School Quiz Bowl Team placed second
⭐️Discussion Meet: Amanda Paul
⭐️Employability Skills: Isabella Zastrow
Spring has sprung in the greenhouse! The plant science students have been busy this week transplanting plugs.
Save the date:
🪴The Plant Sale is May 9th from 3:30pm to 6:00pm and May 10th from 9:00am to 3:00pm
The School District of Athens will be closed today, Wednesday, March 5 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.
We are going to transition to online signups for youth volleyball this year. Anyone interested in volleyball grades 5-8 please complete this form!
https://forms.gle/ULmxV4vqoX94Dx4C9
Nine FFA members headed to DC Everest to compete in the District Leadership Development Events or LDEs. We have six individuals moving on to Sectionals in March.
Quiz Bowl
⭐️2nd place moving on to Sectionals
Prepared Public Speaking
⭐️Danica Knott
⭐️Ellis Baer
Employability Skills
⭐️Isabella Zastrow 2nd place moving on to Sectionals
Discussion Meet
⭐️Kierstin Passehl
⭐️Amanda Paul 1st place moving on to Sectionals
Due to extremely cold temperatures anticipated in our area tomorrow evening, we want to prioritize everyone's safety, and we feel it is appropriate to reschedule the January 20th Athens School Board Meeting.
Tomorrow night's school board meeting is rescheduled for Monday, January 27, 2025 at 5 PM.
Thank you for understanding.
Bridging Brighter Smiles visit on January 21st if anyone is interested, please sign up using the email address or the barcode listed on the attached form.
The ducks have landed in the ag room. The Fish and Wildlife class had the opportunity to paint duck decoys to match a specific duck breed.
During this holiday season, the FFA members have been working on making an impact in our community. They collected food items for the Circle of Joy, chose a few Gingerbread men from the tree to buy gifts for, collected donations and made tie blankets for the Ronald McDonald House.
Happy Holidays from the Athens FFA Chapter!
The Athens FFA Chapter is looking to start an FFA Official Dress Closet for our FFA members who may not have the items needed to complete their official dress. If you have the following gently used items you are willing to donate that would be greatly appreciated: men's and women's white button up long sleeve shirts, black dress pants, black pencil skirts or black dress shoes. You can drop them off in the office.
Thank you!
If you still need some last minute presents for this holiday season, come on out to the Athens FFA and FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show and Craft Sale on Sunday, December 15th at the Athens High School.
New this year is a he pedal tractor pull for kids ages 4-10. The pull starts at noon with registration at 11am.
The 8th grade agriculture students learned about service learning and completed a service learning project. They made fleece tie blankets for the cats at the Humane Society of Marathon County.
One of our FFA members attended the I Am Conference in Stevens Point, where she learned about becoming a better individual so she can be a great leader. The I Am conference is a national leadership conference for juniors and seniors.
Eight FFA members headed down to Indianapolis for the 97th National FFA Convention. On our way we stopped at the Case IH headquarters in Racine for a tour of their factory. It takes them 3 days to construct one tractor.
On day 2 we attended the general session in the morning and listened to a speech by Temple Grandin and then headed to the Indianapolis Speedway where we toured their facility. The speedway is the oldest in the United States, and was constructed in 1909.
On our last day we attended the last session where we watched the Wisconsin officer candidate be elected to the National team.
