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The Clarke Central High School boys varsity soccer team played Cedar Shoals High School for the Classic City Championship on Feb. 10.

The CCHS JROTC male varsity and JV mixed Raiders’ teams are preparing for their competition at Cedar Shoals High School on Sept. 30.

The CCHS boys varsity soccer team will play home against Cedar Shoals on Feb. 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Following a winless Region 8-AAAAA season, the Gladiators will look to rebound in their first softball game of the season vs. Cedar Shoals High School at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 4th.

The Clarke Central High School varsity boys soccer team played Cedar Shoals High School on April 13 in Death Valley.

Sports staffer Andrea Matta-Castillo compiles a decade’s worth of data from the annual Classic City Championship between the Clarke Central High School Gladiators and the Cedar Shoals High School Jaguars.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team will play the Cedar Shoals High School varsity football team on Sept. 28. Senior Visuals Coordinator Kelly Fulford captured pre-game predictions from CCHS varsity football players and cheerleaders.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team will play against their cross-town rivals, Cedar Shoals High School, on Sept. 28 at Billy Henderson Stadium.

The Clarke Central High School Gladiators varsity football team will face off against in-town rivals, the Cedar Shoals High School Jaguars, at Billy Henderson Stadium on Sept. 22.

Clarke Central High School defeated Cedar Shoals High School 38-12 on Sept. 23 in the 50th annual Classic City Championship.

Guest writer and Sports Editor of the Cedar Shoals Blueprints Magazine predicts the outcome of the 50th Classic City Championship.

ODYSSEY Newsmagazine Sports Editor Hannah Gale predicts the outcome of the 50th Classic City Championship.

Cedar Shoals High School has hired its fourth head football coach in five years, none other than former Clarke Central head coach Leroy Ryals.

On Jan. 23, cross-town rivalries Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School varsity basketball teams face off. The CCHS varsity girls took a 73-39 win followed by the CCHS varsity boys loss 54-73.

On December 11, the Clarke Central High School basketball teams faced their cross-town rival Cedar Shoals . The varsity girls took away a 64-30 win however the varsity boys lost 44-73.

On Jan. 14, Cedar Shoals High School hired their former head football coach Scott Wilkins, who accumulated a 106-50 overall record at CSHS from 1994-2007.

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Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals collaborate on Les Misérables for the first time in nine years.

The girls’ varsity basketball team won 66-48 against Cedar Shoals High School while the boys’ varsity team won 67-51.

Clarke Central hosted the Classic City Championship game faculty mixer.

The gladiators defeat Cedar Shoals High School 45-15 in the annual Classic City Championship game.

In anticipation of the Cedar Shoals v. Clarke Central game, we asked students who they think will win.

Clarke Central High School faced cross-town rival Cedar Shoals High School on Aug. 27.

The CCHS Varsity Girls won against Cedar Shoals High School 1-0 while the Varsity Boys lost 4-5 in overtime.

Photos from the Clarke Central High School vs. Cedar Shoals High School 2013 basketball game

The CCHS girls and boys varsity basketball teams will compete against Cedar Shoals High School on Jan. 20, with the varsity basketball cheerleading team supporting them.

Clarke Central High School students and staff make predictions as to the outcome of the CCHS vs. Cedar Shoals High School football game. The game took place on Aug. 18 in Billy Henderson Stadium. Video by McKinley Dykes and Lucas Donnelly.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team will play Cedar Shoals High School in the 56th edition of the Classic City Championship at 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 at Billy Henderson Stadium.

The 55th Classic City Championship, which is taking place at Clarke Central High School in the Billy Henderson Stadium, will begin at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28.

The Cedar Shoals High School girls and boys varsity basketball teams beat Clarke Central High School 63-50 and 66-56 respectively on Jan. 25.

The Clarke Central High School JV volleyball team plays in its second game of…

The Clarke Central High School soccer teams beat the Cedar Shoals High School soccer teams in all four games played on April 8 at CSHS.

On Feb. 17, Athens residents gathered in the Cedar Shoals High School auditorium to discuss the recent alleged sexual assault case.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Clarke Central High School Cross Country team will run the annual Cedar vs. Central cross country race.

Veteran ODYSSEY sports writer Fear Churchwell makes his pick for the Classic City Championship.

In this episode of SCENE, Julie Alpaugh and Karla Dougan visit rival schools: Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School and talk to students about the upcoming football game.

On April 11, alumni players of Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals will reunite with their respective schools and play against each other in the Alumni game.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team will open their season against Cedar Shoals High School in the 58th Classic City Championship at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 in Billy Henderson Stadium.

The CCHS varsity football team is prepared to play Cedar Shoals High School in the 58th Classic City Championship.

CCHS and Cedar Shoals High School were both named Advanced Placement Honor Schools by the Georgia Department of Education on Feb. 27.

The CCSD released Class of 2024 graduation dates for Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central High Schools on Sept. 26.

The CCHS varsity softball team will take on Cedar Shoals High School at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 at CSHS.

The CCHS varsity football team walked away from the 57th Classic City Championship with a 28-7 win over Cedar Shoals High School on Aug. 19.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team will face off against Cedar Shoals High School in the 57th Classic City Championship at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 at CSHS’ Waters-Wilkins Stadium.

The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) collaborated with CCHS and Cedar Shoals High School to display student artwork at an event on March 26.

In the Classic City Championship hosted in the CCHS Competition Gym, the CCHS girls varsity basketball team lost to Cedar Shoals High School 45-30, while the boys won 56-53.

The CCHS varsity football team defeated Cedar Shoals High School by a score of 40-0 in the 56th Classic City Championship on Aug. 18 in Billy Henderson Stadium.

The CCHS varsity football team will kick off their season with a scrimmage against North Oconee High School on Friday, Aug. 5 before playing their first official home game against Cedar Shoals High School on Aug. 18.

The CCHS junior varsity baseball team will be playing a doubleheader game against Cedar Shoals High School on March 29 and is hoping to walk away with their first win of the season.

The CCHS varsity boys basketball team is playing Loganville High School today at 8:30 p.m. and Cedar Shoals High School on Saturday at 3:30 p.m..

The Clarke Central High School varsity wrestling team competed in the Classic City Championship in its Competition Gym against Cedar Shoals High School on Dec. 7. The Gladiators defeated the Jaguars but fell to the Oconee Warriors.

The Clarke Central High School varsity baseball team played a doubleheader against Cedar Shoals High School on March 2 winning both games and moving their record to 7-2.

In preparation for the Classic City Championship game on Sept. 8, Odyssey Media Group Staffers sat down for Q&As with Cedar Shoals High School head football coach LeRoy Ryals and Clarke Central High School head football coach David Perno.

On Jan 25, the Cedar Shoals High School boys varsity basketball team beat Clarke Central High School for the second time this season, with a final score of 66-56.

On Jan 25, the Cedar Shoals High School girls varsity basketball team beat Clarke Central High School for the second time this season, with a final score of 63-50.

The Battle of the Bands, a competition between musical artists, was hosted by the Cedar Shoals High School Blueprints on Jan. 18.

Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals High school have competed 53 times, but how well do we know our history? See some familiar Gladiator faces chat with guest host Shemar Lowe in Classic City Championship Trivia.

On Oct 4, the Clarke Central High School Gladiators defeated the Cedar Shoals High School Jaugars (34-10)

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team will compete against town rival, Cedar Shoals High School, on Oct. 4 at Waters-Wilkins Stadium.

Clarke Central High School JROTC Raiders are set to compete against local high schools at Cedar Shoals High School on Sept. 28.

The Cedar Shoals High School journalism program, the Cedar BluePrints Magazine, hosted the second annual Battle of the Bands fundraiser at the 40 Watt Club in Downtown Athens on Jan. 19.

The Clarke Central High School Gladiators were defeated by their rival team, the Cedar Shoals High School Jaguars, for the first time in ten years on Sept. 28.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team played Cedar Shoals High School at home in the 52nd Classic City Championship on Sept. 28.

In 2008, the University of Georgia founded the Georgia College Advising Corps (GCAC) in partnership with the Watson-Brown Foundation and College Advising Corps, which allows high schools across the state the opportunity to have a full-time college adviser in their school. Currently, 15 schools in Georgia have a college adviser due to the GCAC, including Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School.

Clarke Central High School teacher and head JV football coach Stefan Smith talks about his return to CCHS after three years of coaching basketball at Cedar Shoals High School.

On Jan. 26, the Clarke Central High School swim team faced off against teams from Oconee High School, North Oconee High School, Cedar Shoals High School and other surrounding schools. Prior to the meet, seniors from each team were recognized.

The Clarke Central High School girls varsity basketball team played the Cedar Shoals High School girls varsity basketball team on Jan. 20 in the New Gym at CCHS.

The Clarke Central High School boy and girls junior varsity basketball teams played the Cedar Shoals High School junior varsity basketball teams on Jan. 20 in the New Gym at CCHS.

A Battle of the Bands was held on Jan. 13 at the 40 Watt Club to benefit the Cedar Shoals High School Journalism Program.

Clarke Central High School faced off against Cedar Shoals High School in their annual rivalry basketball game on Dec. 16 at CCHS.

The Clarke Central High School Gladiators defeated the Cedar Shoals High School Jaguars 48-7 in the 51st Classic City Championship on Sept. 22.

The Clarke Central High School softball team held a ceremony to recognize their nine graduating seniors on Sept. 19, prior to their game against Cedar Shoals.

CCHS Interact Club members are collaborating with students and teachers from Cedar Shoals High School and North Oconee High School to host the third annual DreamFest to raise awareness and support for undocumented students.

Teen Matters is a teen health program for high school-aged students with locations at both Cedar Shoals High School and Clarke Central High School to provide health services confidentially. The program could be affected by President Donald Trump’s planned Department of Health and Human Services budget cuts.

The Clarke Central High School orchestra will be performing in the Georgia Music Educators Association’s Large Performance Evaluation on Feb. 28 at Cedar Shoals High School.

Clarke Central High School held a pep rally on Jan. 20 previewing their basketball game against Cedar Shoals High School. The student government association put together an array of events including the recognition of winter sports.

The Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School junior varsity basketball teams faced off on Jan. 21 at CCHS.

The Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School varsity basketball teams faced off on Jan. 21 at CCHS. The Lady Glads won 53-44 and the boys lost 67-57.

The Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School girl’s and boy’s varsity basketball teams faced off at CSHS on Dec. 10. The CCHS boy’s team lost to CSHS 73-70 while the girl’s team won 59-57.

Cross-town rivals Cedar Shoals High School and Clarke Central High School basketball teams will face off on Dec. 10 and Jan. 21, 2017.

Managing Editor Suncana Pavlic and the ODYSSEY Online staff compiled a comprehensive package, including columns by Print Sports Editor Hannah Gale and Cedar Shoals BluePrints Magazine sports editor Matteo Castile, a video by ODTV Director Karla Dougan, a Q&A with head football coach David Perno by Online Sports Editor Olivia Ripps and a game preview by Noeli Loya.

Print Senior Copy Editor Tierra Hayes questions whether she is “Proud to be CCSD” after the district’s failure to communicate an alleged rape on Cedar Shoals High School’s campus.

Cedar Shoals High School’s Tech Team taught Clarke Central High School students about virtual reality software and Google Cardboard.

On Sept. 11, Clarke Central High School played Cedar Shoals High School in the 49th Classic City Championship. CCHS won over CSHS 29-0.

Digital managing editor Aneesa-Conine Nakano and the ODYSSEY Online staff compiled a comprehensive package, including fast facts, columns by staff writer Fear Churchwell and Cedar Shoals BluePrints Magazine sports editor Matteo Castile, an interactive timeline and By The Numbers graphic by Suncana Pavlic and a SCENE at Central video by Karla Dougan and Julie Alpaugh.

Cedar Shoals High School BluePrints Magazine Sports Editor Matteo Castile predicts a Cedar Shoals High School victory.

For the 49th time since 1974, crosstown high school rivals Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School football teams will clash in the Classic City Championship.

On April 11, the Clarke Central High School varsity boys soccer team will compete against cross-town foe Cedar Shoals.

On April 11, the Clarke Central High School varsity girls soccer team and Cedar Shoals will face off for the Classic City Championship.

Visuals Coordinator Chad Rhym shoots the Varsity boys track meet on March 21 at Cedar Shoals.

Clarke Central High School’s Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl team prepares for the upcoming competition, where it will once again face last season’s rivals: Cedar Shoals High School

The Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School English departments will meet at W.R. Coile Middle School on Nov. 3 for their first district professional learning day.

On Thurs., Oct. 16, sophomore Byron Spraggins played in the final junior varsity game of the season against cross-town rival Cedar Shoals High School at Billy Henderson Stadium after being cleared from a concussion.

Clarke Central High School wins 45-15 in the City Championship game against Cedar Shoals High School.

Clarke Central High School hosted the Claswins 45-15 in the City Championship game against Cedar Shoals High School.

Clarke Central High School head varsity football coach Ahren Self stood behind his defense before the 47th meeting between the Gladiators and cross-town rival Cedar Shoals High School.

Photos from the 2012 Classic City Championship played at Cedar Shoals High School

Cedar Shoals High School head football Coach Chris Davis believes his players’ success in life and in the classroom is more important than winning football games.

Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School have shared a deep rivalry for the past 38 years. On Nov. 9, the two programs will meet once again, and all of Athens is waiting for that day to arrive.

On Tuesday nights, students from Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School take their place in a courtroom. They begin to review the day’s juvenile court cases for Athens Peer Court.

The Career Technical and Agricultural Education departments at Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School, in which many students from CCHS and CSHS are enrolled, will be transferred to the Athens Community Career Academy with the start of the 2012-13 school year.

The Classic City Championship is arguably the most important game of the season for both Cedar Shoals High School and Clarke Central High School.

Clarke Central High School Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education department teacher and National FFA…

Clarke Central High School’s third-annual Billy Wade Classic will take place from Nov. 25 to Nov. 26.

After eating at several Asian restaurants around Athens, ODYSSEY staffers concluded that New Red Bowl offers the best beef lo mein.

According to Georgia Department of Education data, students in the CCSD Class of 2024 outperformed national and state public schools on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Hendershot’s Coffee hosted its monthly “Beats, Rhyme and LIFE” event, hosted by CSHS social studies department teacher Montu Miller, on Sept. 11.

In the wake of yesterday’s horrific shooting at Apalachee High School, Editor-in-Chief Wyatt Meyer doesn’t know where to look next.

The 58th Classic City Championship resulted in a 42-3 win for the CCHS varsity football team on Aug. 15 in Billy Henderson Stadium.

Clarke Central High School varsity football cheerleader Camaya Lyles, a Class of 2024 alumna,…

The CCHS marching band will perform during the 58th Classic City Championship at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Billy Henderson Stadium.

The Georgia High School Association permitted NIL deals for high school athletes on Oct. 2, 2023, changing the game in high school sports, literally and figuratively.

In the summer of 2024, Athens FC, a pre-professional soccer club, will hold games and practices at CCHS.

CCSD elementary school sports leagues were created to develop interest in sports for a new generation of young-student athletes.

CCHS boys varsity basketball point guard La’neric Gill, a senior, has stepped up his dedication for his final high school basketball season in memory of his father.

The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council invites CCSD students to give their voice to the CCSD administration to help influence district policy.

The Athens Community Career Academy’s newly-opened Yellow Jacket Bistro and refurbished kitchen allows culinary students to take their hands-on learing to new heights.

It has been 30 years since CCHS basketball legend Percy Eberhart’s death, yet coaches and community members in Athens are keeping his legacy alive.

The CCHS girls varsity soccer team will compete against Winder-Barrow High School on March 29 for their last Region 8-AAAAA game on Teacher Appreciation Night.

Five Clarke Central High School finalists were named to a summer residential program.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hua Hsu visited with Clarke Central High School students and faculty.

Clarke Central High School students Molly Harwell and Wyatt Meyer were named top of their classes in the state of Georgia as scholatic journalists.

ODYSSEY Media Group students participated in the 2024 Southern Interscholastic Press Association conference in Columbia, South Carolina from March 1-3.

The CCSD’s declining graduation rate is nothing short of alarming, but before community members panic, they need to recognize the complicated contributing factors.

Several Clarke County School District high schools and middle schools will be performing together in the E.B Mell Auditorium on Feb. 10 at 3 p.m.

The CCSD announced its STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) Students for the 2023-24 school year, with CCHS senior Patrick Allen named as the STAR Student for both CCHS and the overall CCSD.

The Winter Sports Pep Rally was held on Jan. 19 in the Competition Gym ahead of the upcoming varsity basketball Classic City Championship.

Associate Principal of Operations and Freshman Academy Administrator Dr. Cindi Lowe will retire from her role at CCHS at the end of the semester on Dec. 8, ending her 30-plus year career in education and leaving a legacy of family and motherhood behind it.

CCHS’ swimming and diving team will have their first meet of the 2023-2024 season at the University of Georgia Ramsey Student Center on Nov. 10.

VThe CCHS FFA took home a win at the National Agriscience Fair on April 29 and is looking forward to the National FFA Convention and Expo in November.

A group of students stand in the darkness, separated from a classroom illuminated in…

As the CCHS’ football C-team approaches their last game of the season against Oconee County High School at home on Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m, they reflect on the progress they have made over the course of the season.

On Oct. 3 and 4, the Clarke County School District will hold the third and fourth “Community Conversations on School Safety” events with the hope of increasing in-person community engagement.

Going into the fourth game of their season with an 0-3 record , Clarke Central High School’s football C-team looks to clinch their first victory of the season against Oconee County High School.

CCHS hosted the second of the Clarke County School District’s Community Conversations panel discussions on Sept. 6, covering school safety at schools around the district.

The CCHS varsity football team will play Oconee County High School at Billy Henderson Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25.

Varsity kicker Cooper Evans, a junior, explains how being a kicker is different from playing any other position on the football team.

Three Clarke Central High School finalists were named to a summer residential program.

The CCHS boys junior varsity soccer team captured the first-ever Region 8-AAAAA JV Championship by beating Jefferson High School 4-0 in the final on March 25.

Clarke Central High School students traveled to the Southern Interscholastic Scholastic Press Association convention in Columbia, S.C. from March 3-5.

CCSD seniors Carolina Turner from CCHS and James Xiao from CSHS were recognized as STAR students on Feb. 13 at the Classic City Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon.

The CCHS girls and boys varsity basketball teams took on Jefferson High School on Senior Night, with the girls winning their contest and the boys losing out.

For the first time since the 2019-2020 academic year, the CCHS Student Government Association held a pep rally in the Competition Gym to celebrate student-athletes.

CCHS Family Engagement Specialist Christian Barner has dedicated himself to CCSD throughout his 16-year career by focusing on his impact on the systems he supports.

CCHS quarterback Lucian Anderson III’s football journey has always been intertwined with his father, assistant varsity football coach Lucian Anderson Jr.

A new academic elective is being offered to the CCHS student body for the 2022-23 school year with a focus on leadership, peer support and problem solving.

CCSD students and teachers came together with HEART Music faculty to perform music at HEART Music’s Hispanic Heritage Month event, which took place on Oct. 16 at Hendershot’s.

Sports Editor Wyatt Meyer examines how CCHS fall sports have fared thus far into the season.

The CCHS varsity football team lost their Region 8-AAAAA opener to Jefferson High School by a final score of 7-17 in Billy Henderson Stadium on Sept. 23.

The radio show “Education Matters” is hosted and produced by teenagers and strives to show the Athens-Clarke County community the importance of education.

On July 28, National Education Consultant and author Robert Jackson spoke to CCSD staff and faculty on the education of young Black and Latino men.

Assistant girls varsity soccer coach Ashley Wassel Still’s resilience and love of soccer have persevered despite her trials with life-threatening cancer.

Nonprofit organization U-Lead Athens provides services to aid underdocumented students, but has faced challenges due to the ongoing pandemic.

The Clarke Central High School Boys Soccer Classic City Championship took place on April 9 in the Billy Henderson Stadium and ended with the Gladiators taking the win, with a final score of 2-0.

CCHS JROTC cadets will participate in the two-person Best Raiders competition on April 23.

CCSD educators were recognized at the Foundation For Excellence banquet at the Cotton Press on March 29.

The CCHS girls and boys varsity soccer teams will play against Oconee County High School on March 25.

2006 CCHS alumna and new assistant varsity girls basketball coach Cherrelle Pass returns after coaching at several high schools, bringing a refined set of coaching values.

Student ambassadors from the ODYSSEY Media Group, Journalism I class and iliad literary-art magazine returned to the Southern Interscholastic Press Association convention in Columbia, S.C. after a two-year hiatus.

After losing the region 8-AAAAA championship to Johnson High School in their 2021 season, the boys varsity soccer team prepares to compete for the regional crown in 2022.

CCHS will switch to a virtual model from Jan. 20 through at least Jan. 21 due to staffing shortages caused by COVID-19.

At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, CCHS hired new social worker Ashley Simpson-Haley within the counseling department to give students and families a helping hand with social and financial instability.

With a voting date of Nov. 2, E-SPLOST 6 will be designated toward improving the educational spaces of the CCSD, including rebuilding Clarke Middle School.

Healthcare professionals provided information about the COVID-19 vaccine to CCHS students on Oct. 12 in an information session prior to an on-campus Oct. 21 student vaccination drive.

The Pledge to Teach Truth Rally took place at UGA’s Brumby Hall on Aug. 27 in partnership with the Linnentown Project to educate people on and bring awareness to local civil rights history and education.

The CCHS 2021 Graduation ceremony will take place in Billy Henderson Stadium on Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m.

CCHS fine arts department teacher and 1977 CCHS alumna Harriet Anderson plans to retire at the end of the 2020-21 school year and reflects on her experience at CCHS.

The CCHS varsity baseball team’s season is coming to an end on April 21 as they continue to move through their region games during the second half of the season.

Contact tracing has become a significant method for tracking COVID-19 cases at CCHS.

Viewpoints Editor Maya Cornish talks with Clarke Central High School counselor Darline Coleman about her experience as a counselor and how the CCHS counseling department has adapted to the new needs of students due to COVID-19.

The CCHS orchestra and band departments are using the Upbeat Music App to overcome the disconnect between student musicians.

The Clarke Central High School varsity football team won the first game of the season 10-3 against their cross-town rival, the Cedar Shoal High School Jaguars, on Sept. 5.

The Clarke Central High School Hispanic Organization Promoting Education chapter started with a goal to help minorities during the 2019-20 school year after ending two years prior.

Former Clarke Central High School assistant varsity girls basketball coach Stefan Smith directs players…

Clarke Central High School athletics, along with many other high schools in Georgia, will be competing against many new region teams for the 2020-21 school year.

Clarke Central High School fine arts department chair and chorus teacher Dr. Anthony Rucker reflects on his 33 years of teaching as he prepares for retirement.

Clarke Central High School senior Cameron Stokes is a stand-out basketball and baseball player with a story that is bigger than just athletics.

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On April 1, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that public schools would be closed for the rest of the school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The desegregation of the Clarke County School District affects the educational experiences of students in the district both socially and academically to this day.

Many US public schools, including Clarke Central High School, were recently distinguished under various categories of Advanced Placement classes and achievement.

In January, Clarke Central High School announced that CCHS will switch to a block schedule, starting in the 2020-21 school year.

The Clarke County School District Board of Education voted to place Georgia’s ninth congressional district candidate Antwon Stephens as representative of District Two on Jan. 16.

The Clarke County School District superintendent and Board of Education face contention following an official complaint that threatens the district’s school accreditation.

“Across The River: The People, Places, and Culture of East Athens”, written by Dr. Maxine Pinson Easom and Patsy Hawkins Arnold, acknowledges the origins of East Athens and the city of Athens as a whole.

The Clarke Central High School varsity volleyball team will play at Johnson High School against the knights on Oct. 1.

Some Clarke Central High School varsity and JV practices this season have been canceled or delayed due to extreme heat.

New foreign language department teacher Christian Cordón reflects on his background and shares his experience with teaching at Clarke Central High School thus far.

At the end of the semester, Clarke Central High School English department teacher Lisa Hill will part ways with the school and venture to Chicago where she will start the next chapter of her life.

The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government recently established an 11-member Mayor’s Youth Commission that will engage high schoolers with local government and community service opportunities.

The Clarke Central High School tennis teams have reached the midseason point with the boys posting an overall record of 6-1 and the girls’ record falling to 1-6.

On March 29, the Clarke Central High School boys varsity soccer team will face Johnson High School.

Three new members have been elected to the Clarke County School District Board of Education: Dr. LaKeisha Gantt, Dr. Tawana Mattox and Dr. Kara Dyckman. Each will serve a four-year term on the BOE.

The East and West sides of Athens came together at Clarke Central High School on Jan. 5 for a basketball extravaganza.

A voting initiative field trip is being held on Nov. 1 to encourage civic participation among eligible student voters.

Clarke Central High School senior cornerback Edwin Summerour stands on the CCHS football field…

The Clarke Central High School faculty and staff gathered for a tailgate before the varsity football team’s first home game.

At the May 17 Board of Education Meeting, Clarke County School District Superintendent Demond Means announced his recommendation for the candidate to fill the Clarke Central High School principal position.

Clarke Central High School hosted the second annual Clarke County School District Maker Fest on April 14, where elementary, middle and high school students shared their creativity with the Athens community.

The Clarke Central High School varsity soccer team played the Cedar Shoals High School…

Clarke Central High School Principal Marie Yuran announces her resignation after serving as principal for nearly two years.

The Clarke Central High School boys varsity basketball team had eight seniors graduate from the program after the 2017-18 school year and is working on rebuilding the team.

The 2018 Clarke Central High School graduation ceremony will be held on Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Stegeman Coliseum.

Laws that prevent children and teens acquiring guns from home are necessary.

With what some may consider to be lax gun laws in the state of Georgia, the issue of gun accessibility for minors arises.

National protests during sporting events have sparked debate and controversy at the national, state and local level about the ethics of athletes protesting during games.

The Clarke Central High School International Baccalaureate/ODYSSEY hosted a Moderated Discussion with Dr. Demond Means, Clarke County School District Superintendent, on Dec. 6.

The Clarke County School District’s entire staff for all 21 schools came together at the Classic Center on Aug. 1 to kick-off the 2017-18 school year.

The Clarke Central High School head football coach, David Perno, and two CCHS football players, Elijah Smith and Jack Mangel share their goals and expectations for the upcoming 2017 season.

Business Education Teacher Paulette Johnson has taught in the Clarke County School District for 25 years, and will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2016-17 school year.

On March 22, the Clarke Central High School Parent Teacher Student Organization held a Zumbathon in support of teachers and students.

News Editor Delia Adamson recounts her experience in attending the Georgia Basketball State Championship game on March 8.

University of Miami fullback Marquez Williams, a 2011-12 Clarke Central High School graduate, has traveled a path that has led him to his dreams.

The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce honored two Clarke County School District seniors who have excelled in academics, standardized testing and extracurriculars.

Clarke Central High School “goes green” with new, ecologically-friendly features incorporated in the building’s renovation.

The Young Urban Farmers Program allows students to learn how to make money through farming, as well as other enrichment opportunities.

Marie Yuran was named principal of Clarke Central High School on Sept. 1. However, many students remain unaware of this position change months into the school year.