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ATHENS ORACLE

The official student news site of Athens Drive High School

ATHENS ORACLE

The official student news site of Athens Drive High School

ATHENS ORACLE

The Sophomore Slump
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Rowan Bissett and Elijah HoskinsApril 24, 2024

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Brady Jones, Ethan Adams, Zane Perryman, and James CrumplerApril 23, 2024

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Animals of Athens Drive
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Brady Jones, Zane Perryman, James Crumpler, Rowan Bissett, and Ethan AdamsApril 19, 2024

Credits: Featured Interviews Savannah Currens & Liam McElhannon Editor Brady Jones Film Zane Perryman & James Crumpler Music...

Black History Month at Athens Drive
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Deevani Rodriguez, Corissa Greene, Sama Yousef, Elijah Hoskins, and Hannah SuehleApril 19, 2024

Oracle Observations: Understanding Ramadan
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Farah Al-Rbehat and Sophie KingApril 17, 2024

Lindsay Grant, Susan McGraw, Nathan Bunch, Brower Evenhouse, and Jack Thompson working on their classwork in AP Calculus BC.
Pros and cons of having AP classes in the spring
Ethan Adams, Assistant Editor • April 9, 2024

Background on AP classes   AP (Advanced Placement) courses are offered year-round at Athens Drive High School and many schools nationwide....

Meet the Staff
Hannah Suehle
Hannah Suehle
Co-Editor in Chief

Hannah Suehle is a senior at Athens Drive and co-editor-in-chief. This is their fifth semester writing for the Athens Oracle. Outside of school, they like to play games, read, crochet, and do Scottish...

Nora Richards
Nora Richards
Assistant Editor

Nora Richards is a junior here at Athens Drive. This is her third year being a part of Athens Oracle. She enjoys swimming, making jewelry, and hanging out with friends.

Ilyass Chabreg
Ilyass Chabreg
Staff Writer

Ilyass Chabreg is a sophomore at Athens Drive. He is a staff writer for the Athens Oracle. He enjoys playing soccer in his free time and plays for the school soccer team.

Inside Robin Williams’ life

Robin  Williams death was  very horrific and appalling to the whole world.

Everyone knows Robin Williams from movies such as Ms. Doubtfire and Aladdin. Williams was found in his house dead. Williams died on the morning of Aug. 11, 2014 at his home in Paradise Cay, CA. Marin County Sheriff’s Office deputy stated that he had hanged himself with a belt and died from asphyxiation, he had committed suicide at his home.  This was one of the most shocking deaths that happened in the celebrity news world. Williams battled drugs and alcohol addictions in the earlier years of his life.

“I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken,” said Susan Schneider, Williams’ wife.

Williams earned his own show called “Mork and Mindy,” which ran from 1978 to 1982. Robin Williams was cast by Garry Marshall. His role on “Mork and Mindy” lead to his first movie role called  “Popeye”. Robin Williams won agrammy for the recording of his 1979 live show at the Copacabana in New York. He was voted 13th on Comedy Central‘s list “100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time” in 2004. During Robin career he starred in several animated movies, including Aladdin from 1992.

“Robin seems to be a very nice guy and was a very funny comedian.He made me laugh every time I had seen him,” Sharice Thorpe, a student at Miller Motte College

Williams leaves behind three children; Zelda, Cody and Zachary.

They all loved their father very much, said “ his three children.

An insider on Williams’ death said that he was battling depression and Parkinsons disease and that was one of the causes to him dying or committing suicide. William had Parkinson’s disease , a disorder in the nervous system. These medical issues may have lead to his suicide. He had symptoms of movement which makes the hands move and you can’t control it which William had.   He was “not yet ready to share publicly,” said Susan Schneider, Williams’ wife.

The news broke around the world but definitely in Hollywood friends, family, and fans responded to the death through social media. Friends sent condolences to the family and stated how good a friend of  Williams was and how everyone was shocked that this had happened. Fans left flowers and gifts on Williams’ star in Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Williams influenced others in both the film industry and in the real world.

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