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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

Libby OLeary (left) and Ryan Bartley (right) laugh as they present their project. The sophomore projects were centered around resdesigning the recycling process through new consumer practices.
Athens Drive STEM Students celebrate STEMPosium
Sophie King, Rowan Bissett, Elijah Hoskins, and Farah Al-RbehatMay 7, 2024

NCSU Poe Hall where the cancer-causing PCBs were found. The same place where many students studied unknowing of possible dangers.
PCBs in the walls of Poe Hall, School of Education at NC State; causing cancer cases to form in students and employees alike
Ethan Adams, Assistant Editor • May 7, 2024

In 2018, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) were originally discovered within the walls of NCSU Education Department,  Poe Hall; however, it would...

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.
Athens Track and Field; last push to Regionals as finish line comes into view
Rowan Bissett, Assistant Sports Editor • May 1, 2024

On May 11, 2024, Athens Drive Track and Field athletes will be going to Regionals; those who have qualified will represent Athens and compete...

Teagan Grantz (Senior) arranging the donated dresses for students to choose from
The Cinderella Project makes dreams come true at Athens Drive
Ella Johnson, Copy Editor • April 30, 2024

  The Cinderella Project started back in April 2015, with Student Governments across the county working together to provide this...

Boxing Legend Mike Tyson and Youtuber Jake Paul Face Off
Jake Paul against Mike Tyson
Corissa Greene, Copy Editor • April 30, 2024

Excitement sparks in the boxing world as fans worldwide anticipate a face-off between Youtuber Jake Paul and noble boxer Mike Tyson. Many may...

Mackenzie Dixon, senior, celebrates her commitment to Johnson and Wales University, where she will continue playing Soccer. (Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Dixon).
Commitment issues: The journey to becoming a college athlete
Sophie King, Assistant Editor • April 30, 2024

Every year, student-athletes go through the highly stressful college recruitment process. Finding the right college for their academic needs...

Meet the Staff
Erin McNeese
Erin McNeese
Copy Editor

Erin McNeese is a senior at Athens Drive High School. They look forward to another great year of writing stories to share with her peers at the Drive. Outside of school you can find them participating...

Danazia McLean, also known as Nae, is a senior at Athens Drive High School and a member of the Idea Hunters of Athens Oracle. In her free time, she enjoys trying new foods, hanging out with her friend...

Nathan Pitchford
Nathan Pitchford
Staff Writer

Nathan Pitchford is a freshman at Athens. He's a staff writer for the Oracle. He likes playing video games and reading books. He's looking forward to getting better at writing and making some (hopefully)...

Psychology Club starts school year with new leaders

The Athens Drive Psychology Club focuses on psychological studies and how they apply to Athens Drive. They meet in room 2922 and are led by Michael Robbins, the Honors Psychology teacher. Meetings are every other Thursday during A lunch.

The objective of Psych club is to come up with different ethical experiments at every meeting and test them on Athens Drive students. They plan on testing on students by airing something different on Athens Drive TV every week (ATV).

The club is comprised of three senior student officers. Jared McLeod, President, Mollie Clary, Vice President and Karla Montes, secretary. The club had a meeting where they voted on the leaders. All candidates got up in front of the club and spoke on why they thought they would make a good officer. After each round, the rest of the club voted anonymously on a slip paper for each category and the winners were announced.

The first meeting after the club officers were announced, the club focused on the psychology behind Halloween. Catalogs of Halloween costumes were brought into be discussed. The goal was to study what an individual’s Halloween costume reflected their personality. For example, a costume that showed off more skin might indicate attention-seeking or a scary costume showed more malicious intents. The club created a poster about this study and hung it in the hallway for a couple days after the holiday.

For Veterans day, they plan on looking at how war affects a veteran’s brain. They will watch a video pertaining to the mental health of the military and veterans. The club will then have an open discussion about the topic after the video.

The club is always open for member to join and they meet every other Thursday in room 2922 in the social studies hallway.

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