June 4, 2024
Brady Jones, Assistant News EditorJune 4, 2024
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![Students walk around to view peers STEM projects. Students spent much of the event viewing projects as well as presenting their own.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3752-1200x900.jpeg)
The work of the Athens Drive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) students came to fruition this year at the Athens STEMposium on April 1. Where students displayed...
![Members of the South Asian Student Association pose for a photo. This club is one of many school organizations that celebrate student diversity.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240516_135418_221.jpg)
With a total minority enrollment of 59%, and students from many countries around the world, Athens Drive High School is the most diverse high school in Wake County. Both...
![Susan McGraw and Leya Arikat flaunt Athen’s gear as they give a detailed tour of the school. The pair steps up to aid in making certain the Magnet evaluators from Magnet Schools of America have a positive experience.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9Q4A0331-1200x800.jpg)
Amanda Boshoff, Athens Drive’s newest principal, is ending off her first year on a high note. After a long year of getting to know the Athens Drive community, Boshoff accepted...
![Wake Techs Bruce L Howell, Southern Wake Campus Library, the place where many collage students and students in the CCP program study to ensure their success in their challenging course loads.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7158-1200x675.jpeg)
Throughout Wake County, many students are interested in enrolling in the Wake Tech Career and College Promise (CCP) Dual Enrollment Program. Many quit the process because...
![Athens Drive explores the Sing the World tour at Disney](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-29-12.38.21-PM.png)
The performing arts departments at Athens Drive- including theatre, chorus, and orchestra- went to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. They were at Disney from Friday, April...
![Domestic violence: What it is and how to spot it](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Proactive-Social-Media-Practices-Education-Presentation-in-Pink-Green-Yellow-Flat-Graphic-Style-1200x675.jpg)
Every minute almost 20 people around the world are physically assaulted by their partner; in the US this equals more than 10 million people a day. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9...
![Seniors at ADMHS celebrate Awards Day Thursday, May 23, 2024.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/seniors-1200x610.jpg)
Come along with the Class of '24 as they participate in Awards Day May 24, 2024.
![Wake Techs Bruce L Howell, Southern Wake Campus Library, the place where many collage students and students in the CCP program study to ensure their success in their challenging course loads.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7158-1200x675.jpeg)
Throughout Wake County, many students are interested in enrolling in the Wake Tech Career and College Promise (CCP) Dual Enrollment Program....
![Courtesy of Ava Seay](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6054-1200x744.jpg)
![Brady Jones has an on-stage-cameo as security guard in production called I Hate Shakespeare. Photo provided by Lauryn Webb](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/processed-BC48C3CB-D72A-4393-AD75-00166D6FAA68-1200x801.jpeg)
![Jayvon Coleman at Athens Drive](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-02-4.08.23-PM.png)
![Rachel Huffman, a cheerful senior at a companions home having a fun time with friends and her digital camera, at a get together.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/258690D9-5CB0-4940-BE94-3B6EC9BB1E85.jpg)
![The Drive Inquiry Clubs website is pictured. Dylan Ducatte dedicated a lot of her time while at Athens to the club.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PXL_20240521_160148444.PORTRAIT2-1200x901.jpg)
![Skylar Moore at graduation rehearsal with fellow students.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/75B916C9-5DB0-4FB5-BA41-B27DD999499E-900x1200.jpg)
![Ella Kaczmarek and her family during the Senior Night Soccer game against Enloe High School. They were recognized during halftime and ended up winning 3-1. (Photos courtesy of Paula Kotula Photography)](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Image-1.jpeg)
![Keren Mikobi before the white lies football game](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/100_0156-1200x900.jpg)
![Senior Maryum Irfan poses with a plane. She hopes to one day make planes once she enrolls into NC State for a major in Aerospace Engineering.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thumbnail_IMG_9868.jpg)
![Senior Taranjit Kaur will attend UNC Chapel Hill to major in Biology and minor in Neuroscience.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thumbnail_FullSizeRender-1-1200x999.jpg)
![The Athens Drive Flag Football team celebrates after their win against East Wake High School. This was the second game day, and it determined whether they would make it to the Sup-Her-Bowl](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3516-1200x900.jpeg)
This 2023-2024 school year, the Carolina Panthers announced they would be donating $50,000 to Wake County to kickstart Women’s flag football at 19 public schools and private...
![Members of the Athens cross country team at summer cross country camp held in the mountains where they run different locations, meet NC state coaches, and do drills and conditioning. Camps like these are ways that runner for cross country or track stay in shape over summer. Photo provided by Krister Sjoblad.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Article-4-2024-photo.jpg)
On May 11, 2024, Athens Drive Track and Field athletes will be going to Regionals; those who have qualified will represent Athens and compete for a chance to go to the next...
![Mackenzie Dixon, senior, celebrates her commitment to Johnson and Wales University, where she will continue playing Soccer. (Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Dixon).](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240419_120952-857x1200.jpg)
Every year, student-athletes go through the highly stressful college recruitment process. Finding the right college for their academic needs while striving for a good school...
![Athens Drives JV Softball team during their game against Cardinal Gibbons High School. The game could not be finished and was continued on April 3. (Photo creds Julia Kimi Chen)](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/95375B64-869D-47F7-8CE4-721E289A93B5.jpeg)
Softball has been a sport at Athens Drive since 2007. They have had their ups and downs, but the team has grown immensely from the introduction of the sport. For the past...
![Even as schools wind down for the summer, the protests continue. Violence has increased, with videos being released of protestors flushing their eyes from tear gas thrown by police.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/unnamed.png)
It has always been and should always be a right for the people of the United States of America to protest about what they feel is unjust in their country. Students have always...
![No need to dip in your savings for college. A penny jar is all you need!](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-29-12.11.19-PM.png)
On average, 62 percent of high school seniors will matriculate on to college or some other form of higher education after graduation. Given the...
![Drake and Kendrick Lamar going back in forth to understand each others motive](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Image-555x1200.jpeg)
There have been suppositions and rumors over the years about tensions between popular rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, but nothing has been...
![The family business food truck of Damian Rodriguez, parked and serving at Fortnight, a local brewery, in Cary, N.C.](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4925.jpg)
![Photo of the NCFC soccer club at the Puma Kings Cup in Charlotte, NC. The tournament was from February 3-4 and was a success for the team](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/C5C30B71-D54B-4374-9A0D-058631870D2F-e1715700501932-1200x939.jpg)
![The Geebers celebrate their championship win after an intense match. The Charity Dodgeball Tournament raised money for BackPack Buddies. Photos supplied by Lauryn Webb](https://athensoracle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/art-4-e1702921023638-1.jpg)