Mackenzie Caudill

Editors from the ODYSSEY Media Group attended this year’s virtual National High School Journalism Convention, where the group attended sessions and its members won several awards.

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

Twenty-two-year-old Central Methodist University free safety Toni Harris represents a future where female football players are encouraged to follow their dreams.

Members of local non-profit, Strong Girls Serve, gathered at Avid Bookshop to listen to a panel of female athletes speak on their passions and empower the girls in the audience to strive towards their goals.

The distinction between genders in sports organizations leads to women’s sports to be viewed as less legitimate.

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.

American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande released her fourth studio album, “Sweetener” on Aug. 17. The…

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

Clarke Central High School varsity offensive lineman Kenzavion Watson runs a play in a…

Although nearly 77 percent of Clarke Central High School’s population is made up of minorities, White students comprise the majority of enrollees in AP classes.

News staffer Mackenzie Caudill breaks down what is going on in the world of food this week.

On Jan. 27, there was a drill competition at Elbert County High School where the Clarke Central High School’s JROTC team placed second in a competition of 15 teams.

Clarke Central High School parents and students gathered in room 164 on Jan. 25 to hear an informational about a trip planned by art teacher Jessica Shelden.

With the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team having competed in the national championship, Clarke County School District administration declared Jan. 8 and 9 as “Bulldog Days”.

With a considerable immigrant population and deportation raids in Hispanic neighborhoods in Athens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a large effect on the Athens immigrant community.

Clarke County School District Superintendent Dr. Demond Means makes Athens his new home upon his hiring as CCSD superintendent in June. Means spoke candidly to Editor-in-Chief Lucia Bermudez about his history in and passion for education as well as his aspirations as superintendent.

Audio Visual Technology and Film instructor Michael Bosby’s A/V Tech and Film III class at the Athens Community Career Academy has only one student enrolled this semester, Clarke Central High School senior Dakarii Williams.

Despite the significant amount of unopened food thrown away in the cafeterias of Clarke County School District schools, the district does not allow mass collection for repurposing.

The Clarke Central High School College and Career Fair gave students a chance to speak to representatives of different colleges and career fields

The money raised in the Clarke County School District’s Future Farmers of America Alumni Boston butt fundraiser will be put towards scholarship opportunities for program activities.

The Athens Regional Library, located at 2025 Baxter Street, is hosting festive and fun events for teens through the month of October. Compiled by Mackenzie Caudill.

The Netflix-original series “American Vandal” is a brilliant high school based satire of the true-crime shows Netflix is known for. It’s like the “Degrassi” edition of “Making a Murderer”.

For 65 years, Wilson’s His and Hers Styling Shop has witnessed drastic changes over the past 65 years it’s been open that Hot Corner and all of Athens has undergone.

Over the summer at Good Dirt Clay Studios, 13 bags of pottery made by children who attended a summer camp at the local business were stolen.

Members of the Clarke County School District community had the opportunity to meet newly appointed superintendent Dr. Demond Means and learn about his visions for the future of the district.

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.

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.

Netflix’s freshly debuted original series “Santa Clarita Diet” is packed full of humor, gore and a taste for human flesh.

Staff writer Mackenzie Caudill revisits the topic of graffiti culture when a major, salient painting spot in Athens has plans of being torn down.

The Clarke County School District hired its 21st nurse in Jan. of 2017 resulting in each school in the county having its own nurse.

Clarke Central High School counselor Samuel Hicks was named the 2016-17 Clarke County School District Counselor of the Year.

Athens’ own David C. Barrow Elementary and Chase Street Elementary Schools were recognized by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Barrow received silver status and Chase Street received bronze status on the state’s list.

The Clarke Central High School Mock Trial team will present their first cases of the competition season on Jan. 28

Fundraising and payments for winter sports can look very different for some sports depending on the strategies to raise the money.

Protests against the North Dakota Access Pipeline which crosses over the Standing Rock reservation have erupted on social media and gained a tremendous amount of support.

Freshman Mackenzie Caudill shares her love and knowledge of the graffiti culture in Athens.