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Students donate blood to save lives Tuesday, May 19, 2009 By Jennifer Dutton Someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds. The need for blood grows everyday. For this reason, Athens Drive’s Medical Science Club sponsors blood drives he full story >
Unknown Vacation spots are the way to go in 2009 Monday, May 18, 2009 By Anh Doan & Allison Menius With summer quickly approaching, students are eager to begin the search for vacation spots with their families. Specific places are always thought of when it comes to choosing a summer de full story >
Arabic Langugae Club Teaches Fundamentals of Arabic Language Monday, May 18, 2009 By Allison Menius As a way to teach students the fundamentals of the Arabic language, juniors Saeed Haddad and Abdul Hindi founded a new club at Athens, known as the Arabic Language Club. “ full story >
Students struggle with caffeine addiction Wednesday, May 13, 2009 By Hana Shaikh Caffeine is present in many beverages and foods such as coffee, tea, soft drinks and chocolate. Caffeine is best known for its "wake-up" effect. Once a person consumes caffeine, it is q full story >
Education pays the price as student athletes pay more attention to their sports Monday, May 11, 2009 By Hana Shaikh In this day and age, playing sports has overpowered and decreased over the amount of effort being put towards education. Each year, more than seven million high school students full story >
Guys & Dolls rocks Athens Drive Friday, May 08, 2009 By Anh Doan As the house lights dim and the curtain rises, the filled auditorium waits anxiously for the spotlights to take them to 1943 New York City through the Athens Drive Theatre production full story >
Athens student provides a gaming website for students Friday, May 08, 2009 By Anh Doan While sitting in one of his classes at the beginning of the year, Richard Christley, freshman, observed many of his peers habitually searching through pages of the Internet, desperate to full story >
Talented stars question their talent Thursday, May 07, 2009 By Katie Zajovits There are great singers in the world, and amazing actors, but should some actors sing? Should some singers act? Some stars are good at both, but some, however, should just stick with th full story >
School year brings ups and downs Wednesday, May 06, 2009 By Megan Carroll Another school year is coming to an end here at the Drive. Each year teaches us new lessons, so let’s look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the 2008-2009 year. As alwa full story >
Day of Silence takes hold of Athens Wednesday, May 06, 2009 By Lauryl Fischer The classrooms of Athens Drive High school were unusually quiet on Friday, April 17, as students across the country observed the Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is an annual day of recognitio full story >
Asking the Right Question Tuesday, May 05, 2009 By Elyse Elder “Why?” The question is asked more than a million times a day. It is the most asked question in the world. I asked myself this question the other day in AP English. We were having a seminar and w full story >
Obama you are not a ray of sun shine Tuesday, May 05, 2009 By John Anthony Barack Obama has been called incompetent by his opposition probably thousands of times, but the sad part is many of Obama’s former supporters are now complaining about his incompeten full story >
Junior Uses Grad Project to Raise Hunger Awareness Tuesday, May 05, 2009 By Sara Nauman 50,000 Goldfish crackers sitting on a table in the hot sun; this is equivalent to about 48 bags of Goldfish. These fish were used to represent the number of people that die each day due to starvation full story >
Ten reasons why the 80's rocked Tuesday, May 05, 2009 By Alex Keith with Hilary Gugig Heavy Metal Power Ballads: A heavy metal power ballad is an oxymoron in and of itself. How can a group of guys clad in head-to-toe leather and chains write songs about love and relationshi full story >
Sunday, April 12, 2009 By Hana Shaikh SMART Lunch Not Working Out By: Hana Shaikh Students Maximizing Achievement with Resources and Time (SMART) Lunch is a program that has been set up in a way that students can full story >
Taylor Swift goes from small town girl to big time star Friday, April 03, 2009 By Megan Carroll Many remember when Taylor Swift came and performed at Athens two years ago. Now she has gone from a small name artist to a mega-pop star with two platinum albums and eight hit songs. full story >
AP students should not have teacher-made exams Friday, April 03, 2009 By Megan Carroll Advanced Placement (AP) students work all year in their classes to prepare for the AP Exam in May; some even buy books and study for hours outside of class in order to be ready for the te full story >
Fighting in hockey needs to stay Friday, April 03, 2009 By Alex Keith Ever since the inception of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1917, fighting has been a part of the sport. However, a motion to ban fighting in the NHL has been brought to the general full story >
Teens illegally street racing puts lives in danger Thursday, April 02, 2009 By Anh Doan Many drivers are too young to take part in adult-only activities, such as going to bars. As an alternative, they may choose to take their excitement out on the streets. “U full story >
Special Olympics Tennis Tournament Gives Opportunity to Athletes Wednesday, April 01, 2009 By Allison Menius The Special Olympics provides opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities, and on March 21, a tennis tournament was held to give them a day of friendly competition and fun. T full story >