Athens Senior High School (also referred to as Athens High School, AHS, and Athens Community High School) is a public school located in
Athens, Illinois. It is part of Community Unit School District 213 and includes 317 students
in grades 9-12.
The Athens Senior High School mascot is the Warrior and school colors are kelly green and white. Contrary to popular belief, black is not an official school color.
Location
Athens Senior High School is located in Menard county at 1 Warrior Way,
Athens, IL 62613.
Demographics
School song
We'll pull, pull for you team. We’re ever loyal to you.
So let's win boys let's win, to tradition let's be true.
We’re from old ACHS, from the school we all love so.
We’re backing you to win for her, let's go team let's go.
Today, "ACHS" is commonly replaced with "AHS".
Athletics
List of IHSA ( Illinois High School Association) Teams
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Baseball
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Basketball (Boys & Girls)
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Bass fishing
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Cheerleading
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Cross country (Boys & Girls)
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Football
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Golf
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Scholastic Bowl
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Soccer
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(Boys & Girls)
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Softball
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Swimming (sport)
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Track and field (Boys & Girls)
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Volleyball
Boys basketball
In December 2012, the team placed 1st at the Waverly Holiday Tournament. Team members Ryan McHenry and Nate Todd were part of the 2nd All-Tournament Team.
State Final Qualifier (4): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1937
District (7): 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930
Regional (10): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1972A, 1989A, 1994A
Sectional (5): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1937, 1941
4th (1): 1926
2nd (1): 1924
Bass fishing
Team Qualifier (4): 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011.
Sectional (3): 2009, 2010, 2011.
Boys cross country
Team Qualifier (6): 1982A, 1983A, 1984A, 1985A, 2001A, 2002A.
Regional (7): 1982A, 1983A, 1985A, 1999A, 2000A, 2001A, 2002A.
Sectional (1): 2001A.
Girls cross country
Team Qualifier (2): 2002A, 2003A.
Regional (3): 1984, 2000A, 2002A
Football
Playoff Qualifier (6): 2008-2A, 2010-2A, 2011-2A 2012-2a 2013-2a 2014-2a Quarter finals 2015-2a Quarter finals
Advanced to the state championship game after defeating Shelbyville 39–6 in the semifinal on November 18, 2023
Scholastic Bowl
In 2013, the Athens
Scholastic Bowl team hosted and won their regional. In 2012, the team placed 4th at the Regional Masonic Tournament. They then went on to win their sectional.
Men's Track & Field
Track standout Ben Montgomery went to state in the Triple Jump placing 2nd with a jump of 45 feet 9.5 inches. He also went to state in the 400 Meter Dash and placed 5th. School records for the 4x400 Meter Relay, Triple Jump, 400 Meter Dash, and 4x200 are all held by Ben Montgomery. Multiple meet records were also set for the triple jump by Ben. (Graduated 2014)
Jake Montgomery, brother of recently mentioned Ben Montgomery, holds the 300M Hurdle school record as well as the 110M Hurdle record. He also made finals his junior year for the 300M Hurdles.(Graduated 2014)
With an average team size of around 10 athletes, it is very uncommon to see such great talent within this squad. The Montgomery twins will go down in history as the greatest track running duo Athens has ever known.
In 2008, Athens did have other great talent in the form of Ben and Brian Bishop who were a throwing duo. They are known as the greatest throwers that Athens has ever known.
Girls volleyball
State Final Qualifier (2): 1976, 1979A, 2019
District (5): 1976, 1977A, 1978A, 1979A, 1980A
Regional (1): 1982A
Sectional (4): 1976, 1977A, 1978A, 1979A
Super-Sectional (2): 1976, 1979A
4th (1): 1976
Clubs
List of active clubs
* Archery
* Biology Club
* Class Officer
* Drama Club
* FFA (Chapter of
National FFA Organization
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* FCCLA (
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
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)
* Journalism Contests
* Leadership Committee
* Math Team
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National Honors Society (abbreviated "NHS")
* Poms Squad
* Show Choir
* Student Council
* Teens Making A Difference (abbreviated "TMD")
* WYSE (formally named
Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering
The Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) is a program run by the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that offers STEM programs to pre-college students, including summer programs and mentor ...
) Team
* Yearbook
References
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Education in Menard County, Illinois
Public high schools in Illinois