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On Wed. Jan. 14 at 10 am. the Clarke Central High School media center hosted a meet and greet with Jennifer Niven, author of All The Bright Places

Due to under-use and renovations, Clarke Central High School students face the advantages and disadvantages of not having lockers this year.

State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge released the 2014 Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) that measures schools and school districts on a 100 point scale today.

Clarke Central High School orchestra students perform holiday music for their performances at Athens Regional Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital.

Future Business Leaders of America will be taking part in March of Dimes, an organization that helps moms and their babies. They provide necessary resources for the babies in intensive care.

Although there is currently not a physical education uniform, teachers believe if it was enforced in the future, it would be beneficial.

The new Clarke Central High School media center will begin its reconstruction on Dec. 11. The new library will accommodate many beneficial resources and characteristics.

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

“He looked at me and said, ‘You give us an opportunity to teach kids…

Clarke Central High School foreign language department teacher William Hunter is the newest Latin teacher.

For the 2014-15 school year, the school science fair is no longer being required for all advanced science students.

Students in the Make a Difference GLAD Time made a poster to inform people…

Clarke Central High School orchestra students will perform at a recital on Nov. 11 which will be held without the usual solo and ensemble festival following.

13 members of Clarke Central High School’s ODYSSEY Newsmagazine staff attended the “We the Media” National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C. from Nov. 6 – 9. The convention, organized by the Journalism Education Association-National Scholastic Press Association, hosted over 6200 attendants from across the globe.

In light of campus-wide changes due to renovation, administrators have increased their focus on campus safety.

Activities like the Fall Leadership Conference on Nov. 13-14 at the Classic Center, under Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education help students pursue their future careers.

The construction of the new science wing is projected to be completed by Jan. of the 2014-2015 school year. These renovations will move the science wing, which is currently on the third floor of the main building to the first floor of the West Wing.

By JURNEE LOUDER – Staff Writer Clarke Central High School students searching for career…

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.

As the robotics season approaches, the robotics team not only focuses on competing in other school’s competitions, but creating a competition of their own in the future.

Fall parent teacher conferences began on Wed., Oct. 15 and end on Fri., Oct. 17. This year, the administration and staff prioritized increasing parent turnout.

At a luncheon on Oct. 17, Clarke Central High School CAPS Paraprofessional Montu Miller and English department co-chair Erin Cawthon were recognized as Paraprofessional of the Year and Teacher of the Year for Clarke Central High School.

Fifteen members of Clarke Central High School’s Interact Club will volunteer at a hydration station for runners in the fifth annual AthHalf half marathon on Oct. 19.

GLAD Time is the two hour period on Wednesdays when students can remediate and participate in enrichment activities. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year GLAD Time has more opportunities for enrichment compared to the previous school year. This year, chess club, which formerly met outside of school hours only, has been added to the list of available GLAD times.

Writing is a priority for senior English students at Clarke Central High School according to English department co-chair Erin Cawthon. She says they will be focusing on writing more than ever before.

A group of Clarke Central High School students are preparing for an upcoming trip to France in which they will immerse themselves in the country’s culture through the unique experiences the trip offers.

The Clarke Central High School Parent Teacher Student Organization is accepting applications from teachers for classroom grants. These grants are monetary gifts made to teachers or staff who demonstrates need for extra funding to the PTSO.

English department teacher Ginger Lehmann teaches American Literature and writer’s workshop at Clarke Central…

Senior Lakiera Bailey practices a scale in band class on Sept. 30 in preparation…

Starting this month, Clarke Central High School teachers have been administering Student Learning Objective Tests. Given that this is the first year students at CCHS are taking these tests, there is some confusion with students over their purpose.

All-State, the Georgia Music Educator Association’s annual student orchestra, auditions take place on Oct. 18.

With this year’s competition just beginning, the robotics team is ready to build on…

On Nov. 20-24, the Clarke Central High School Mock Trial Team will be participating…

Construction on the new media center will begin in Spring of 2015.

Dr. Ashlee Wegmann was named the Special Education team leader on Sept. 17.

Outside of Clarke County, homecoming is regarded as one of the most memorable events of high school. Although once celebrated, today this spirit is not found at Clarke Central High School.

The Clarke Central High School JROTC program paid respect to those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with a ceremony honoring the story of 9/11.

This school year, personal learning devices will be available to students in third through ninth grade in the Clarke County School District.

On Aug. 26, Clarke Central High School held the Instructional Technology Cohort Gallery to offer teachers different approaches to technology.

The sound of a fist pounding on wood startles the students in the classroom. They look up from their work. The door creaks open and static is heard from a walkie talkie. “Any dress code infractions?” An administrator asks the teacher, as the students in shorts try to slump low into their desks.

Mary Thielman left her position as Clarke Central High School Associate Principal on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Double styrofoam cups have become an iconic representation of lean on social media sites.…

Candidates for state superintendent spoke to Clarke County residents about their political platforms and relevance to public schools.

An initiative started by the Eve Carson Foundation encourages students to learn computer coding with the incentive of monetary rewards.

Video by MAKAYLA RICHARDS – Broadcast Manager Written by ROBERT WALKER – Viewpoints Editor…

Georgia Virtual School, an independent study program, grants middle and high school students the opportunity to take a class via online rather than a traditional classroom setting.

Members of the Clarke Central High School Interact Club, French club and National Honor Society teamed up to host a Stop Hunger Now event.

On March 22, the Clarke Central High School chess club went to the Georgia High School Chess Championship at Emory University in Atlanta. The tournament was sponsored by the Georgia Chess Association, a non-profit organization that focuses on fostering and supporting the chess community in Georgia.

Sophomore Ahyun Bae shares her experiences of moving from her hometown, a small city in Korea, to Athens, Georgia.

Spanning from March 16 to March 19 the sixth annual Athens Jewish Film Festival celebrated Jewish cinematography and film.

At the start of the new semester, administrators at Clarke Central High School have made changes to the policies regarding tardiness, skipping and hall passes.

Forty-five members of Clarke Central High School’s ODYSSEY Newsmagazine, Odyssey Online, ODTV and Iliad Literary-Art Magazine participated in the University of South Carolina’s Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s #NoFilter convention in Columbia, S.C. from Feb. 28 – March 2, along with more than 450 other students from across the Southeast.

Clarke County School District superintendent Dr. Philip Lanoue has integrated science fair into the 2013-2014 curriculum of all advanced science courses.

Volunteers from the Clarke Central High School and the Athens area helped build the new International Baccalaureate service learning GLAD time community garden on Jan. 21.

4-H is not only a club that shapes better farmers, but better individuals too.

Spirit week returned to Clarke Central High School with a few changes.

Julie Alpaugh talks about the CCHS Library hosting the Beyond Borders Art Exhibit for one week.

At the beginning of the new school year, several new teachers joined the CCHS staff.

CCHS JROTC Program’s first fundraiser

Clarke Central High School’s science department was left with an empty position for the beginning of the school year after previous resignations.

Clarke County School District Superintendent Dr. Philip Lanoue has recently been named one of four finalists for the Georgia School Superintendent Association’s Superintendent of the year award.

As the Supreme Court draws closer to a ruling on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, the Clarke Central High School Gay-Straight Alliance works towards tolerance within the school.

The CCHS Swag Step team talk about their experiences stepping and performing.

By MAKAYLA RICHARDS – Web Staff By SAM THOMPSON – Web Staff Sam Thompson speaks of his views…

Prom is season is here. What are your expectations for prom this year?

Tribute runs to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing are being organized across the country.

After acquiring ten tardies, students sit in the empty Miller Jordan Food Court, heads down, listening to the security officer read the tardy policy and counting the minutes until they are released.

This year Clarke County School District has implemented net books into the system.

By MAKAYLA RICHARDS – Web Staff On Friday April 6, Clarke Central High School…

The Oct. 2009 ODYSSEY Newsmagazine featured a  story on legendary Clarke Central High School…

Clarke Central Class of 1988 graduate Chuck Smith paid a visit to the New Gym on March 21 to speak with freshmen health and physical education classes about personal success.

On Friday, March 8, students and teachers gathered in E.B. Mell auditorium to celebrate Black History Month at CCHS.

The Athens-Clarke County Library is in the final stages of renovation.

On Feb. 11, the seven-season-long era of head football coach Leroy Ryals ended. It was announced officially on Tuesday that he would be leaving Clarke Central High School for Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Ga.

Clarke Central High School freshman Sara Tonks is an ametuer film maker and founded the Cinematography Club earlier this year.

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery is a test to evaluate one’s personal skills and abilities. Many people, however, look at it as only a test for people interested in entering the Military.

The End-of-Course remediation system, implemented at Clarke Central High School in the spring of the 2011-12 school year, allows students who failed an EOCT the chance to retake it for a higher final class average.

Clarke Central High School senior Carver Goodhue has been announced as the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition student by scoring the highest score on the SAT in a single seating for the class of 2013.

As Clarke Central High School counselor Toawondia Underwood took on her fourth year at Clarke Central High School, and her twelfth year in counseling, the Clarke County School District chose to honor her as the first ever high school faculty recipient of the Counselor of the Year award.

On Saturday Jan. 12, Clarke Central High School sophomore cellist Tomislav Zabcic-Matic and CCHS senior violist Melody Wauke represented CCHS at the All State Orchestra auditions held in Westminster schools in Atlanta.

On Thursday afternoons, Clarke Central High School social studies department teacher David Cleveland’s room is quiet with numerous students playing chess. All of the students are taking their time thinking about their next move.

With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day this coming Monday, students are making plans to commemorate the day by volunteering and celebrating the life of King.

Former foreign language department teacher Dr. Meri Blackburn now resides in Room 131, where she meets with teachers and seeks to provide improvements for the school.

Former Clarke Central High School marketing teacher Vickie Shell and her students opened the doors to the Glad Shack multiple days each week of the 2011-12 school year.

Playing off of the old stereotypes of cops who are never without their coffee and donuts comes a new initiative from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: “Coffee with a Cop.”

According to CCHS International Baccalaureate/Gifted Collaborator and Scheduler Dr. Meri Blackburn, who was on the initial advisement committee, Advisement was conceived as an element of a smaller-learning community focus initiative, along with the freshman academy and the Athens Career Academy.

The program Jobs for Georgia Graduates promotes the development of employment and other necessary skills for post-secondary education for seniors at Clarke Central High School.

For the 2012-13 school year, Clarke Central High School administrators hope changes made to Glad Time will improve its effectiveness.

It is a weekday morning at the Athens Community Career Academy and the campus is buzzing. Students unload from school buses and file into the newly-renovated H.T. Edwards building.

The second of three 2012 presidential debates is reviewed.

During the week of Oct. 8-12, Clarke Central High School celebrated Banned Book Week, which has encouraged students and teachers to read books banned by schools and libraries for the past 30 years.

On Friday, Oct. 5, Clarke Central High School held its first Club Day, giving students an opportunity to attend a new club.

The Athens-Clarke County Democratic committee is preparing for the upcoming election on Nov. 6 with the help of Obama for America, a program that preparation will include phone banking, door to door campaigning and sign distribution.

The 2012 school year has brought several new policy changes to CCHS.

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.

Wednesday, the editorial staff of the University of Georgia’s indepently run newspaper walked out in protest of a non-student being named Editorial Director of the publication.

The 2011-12 CCHS Teacher of The Year and Paraprofessional of The Year has been announced.

The Clarke Central High School Relay for Life team has exceeded their goal for donations – raising over $5000 – for the 2011-12 school year.

The Clarke County School District will be implementing budget cuts for the 2012-13 fiscal that are needed in order to run the district.

On April 25, republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, R-Mass., carried on his primary election winning streak in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New York.

On March 9, the 55 members of Clarke Central High School’s band, Symphonic Winds, participated in the Georgia Educated Music Association’s Large Group Performance Evaluation held at Jefferson High School.

On Friday, March 9, the Clarke Central High School Black Student Union, in conjunction with the CCHS step team and several other guest singers, dancers and speakers, perfomed “I know I’ve been Changed!” The performance, much like a variety show, compiled several acts together that were all tied to a central message.

The first call to a 911 operator in the Trayvon Martin murder came in on Feb. 26 from George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman from Sanford, FL.

Members of Clarke Central High School’s ODYSSEY Newsmagazine and Iliad Literary-Art Magazine participated in the University of South Carolina’s Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s Courage to Connect Convention in Columbia, S.C. from March 2-4, along with 400 other students from across the country.

Athens High School, originally built in 1951 was constructed in an “E” arrangement. Years after AHS became Clarke Central High School, the “E” has was changed and added upon.

During the 2010-11 school year, Clarke Central High School students left the building later in the day than in years past, with clay on their hands from the Pottery Club, sweat on their brows from the Tae Kwon Do Club or the taste of homemade treats on their lips from the Top Chef Club.

In September of 2011, the Athens Banner-Herald ran an article titled “Wal-Mart: No store planned for Downtown,” essentially dispelling the rumors that “the mammoth chain (was) considering building a small store on the edge of Downtown Athens.”

Having a place to call “home” is not guaranteed for all children — homelessness is a growing problem for students in the Clarke County School District. Katie Wheeler, Homeless Education Program liaison and school social worker for the CCSD, has seen this increase during her time working for the district.

To expand the limits of learning, the Clarke County School District has chosen to implement the International Baccalaureate Middle Years program, curriculum for grades sixth through tenth, at schools including Clarke Central High School.

Clarke Central High School will enter the state football playoffs as the number two seed in region 8-AAAA

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Relay for Life 2011 In this year’s fight against cancer, students at Clarke Central…

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