The Athens Board of Education unanimously approve the following referendum resolution:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT FOR FOUR YEARS FOR NON-RECURRING PURPOSES.
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the School District of Athens, Marathon and Taylor Counties, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,670,000 for the 2023-2024 school year, and by $1,200,000 per year for the 2024-2025 school year through the 2026-2027 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational and maintenance expenses. Adopted and recorded January 16, 2023.
Additional referendum information and community listening sessions will be forthcoming during the next several weeks.
Join us for the Pops Concert: Sunday, Feb 12 at 1:00 in the Gym!
The Pops Concert is a major fundraising event for the Band, Choir, and Art departments. Food, bake sale, silent auction items, and more!
All proceeds go to Music and Art; helping pay for equipment, supplies, student trips, and more!
Congratulations to our Boys Basketball team!
If you are interested in ordering Athens Boys Basketball Conference Champs Apparel, please see the link below:
https://shop.fourseasonsmarathon.com/athensbasketballchampions2023/shop/home
Deadline to order is Friday, February 3, 2023.
Tonight's Middle School Girls Basketball game @ Phillips has been canceled.
Two Athens FFA members competed in the District LDE competition or speaking contest on January 25th. For their first time competing both did really well. Katelynn competed in the Discussion Meet, where six members try to reach a consensus on a topic. Bella competed in Prepared speech, where she had to write and present a 6 to 8 minute speech on an agricultural topic, and she also competed in Creed speaking, where she had to memorize the FFA Creed and recite it word for word.
Congrats to Bella who is advancing to the Sectional contest in March for the Creed Speaking Event!!!
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow January 19, 2023 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.
Veterinary Medical Terminology finished up the semester with a few labs. The students practiced how to suture up wounds, learned the different types of injections and practiced on oranges, and practiced how to restrain and handle Gerald and Geraldine our practice pups.
Tonight's Sporting Events have been canceled. This includes: MS Wrestling Match at Merrill, MS Girls Basketball Game at St. Mary's, & HS JV/Varsity Boys Basketball Game at Nekoosa. Stay safe, everyone!
Middle School students were recognized for their achievements in the month of December. They were given awards for "Student of the Month", "No Late Work", and being spotted "Doing it Right". Nice work, Bluejays!
The 7th grade agriculture class has been working through the ABCs of agriculture. Over the course of the quarter they have tasted different varieties of apples and milk, tasted various cranberry products, made ice cream and learned about various areas of agriculture.
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow December 22, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.
Board Meeting Update. Monday's School Board meeting will be moved up and start at 5:30 pm at the Middle/High School Library.
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow December 15, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.
The School District of Athens will be closed today, December 14, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.
The Middle/High School Christmas Concert starts at 2pm today. You can watch it live on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/BSl9_cYRcbk
For Thanksgiving the FFA Chapter challenged the whole school to a food drive to help fill the shelves at the Circle of Joy. We are proud to report that we filled five boxes to donate to the food pantry and the winning class was the Seniors!
Today, our middle school students were acknowledged for being on the 1st Quarter Honor Roll. Students were given certificates for having a GPA of 3.0 or above. Students were also acknowledged for no late work! Nice job, Bluejays!!
Voters in the School District of Athens did not approve either of the District’s two referendum questions. The first question asked voters for permission to exceed the District’s revenue limits by $900,000 for 2022-23 and by $1.67 million each subsequent year. The money would have been used to pay for general operating expenses in light of the District’s significant budget shortfalls. The second question asked for permission to borrow $5.525 million to use for deferred maintenance and facility improvements.
The Board of Education will discuss the referendum outcomes at its next meeting.
All eligible district residents are encouraged to cast their vote today at the polls. Our District has two very important referendum questions on the ballot. Every vote counts!
The State Volleyball Spectator bus is FULL! Thank you for your support!