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Devastating First Day of 2025
Devastating First Day of 2025
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Skating, Singing, and Spartans: ACAD Night at Rock Lobsters Game
Mock Trial Goes to Competition
Athens Holiday Guide 2024 
Group of Class of '25 and Class of '26 who were inducted into the honors society.
Breaking Linguistic Barriers at Athens Academy
Screenshot of the Tik-Tok announcement
The Life, Death, and Resurrection of TikTok
Rice with quesadilla at La-Pa
Taqueria La Parilla: Athens’s Favorite Restaurant?
Athens Holiday Guide 2024 
Stack of Board Games
Bored? Play Some Board Games
The Waffle House
The Waffle Home
Speedy Spartans
Marie Rutledge (the solo senior) and the girls varsity team
The Last Hurrah: Senior Night Basketball
Girls Varsity Basketball Team
Season’s Victories
Girl Varsity Basketball Team Featured on Spartan Athletic Instagram
Acad Varisty Girls Basketball Storms the Court
The Spartans Unblemished Record
Statue of Liberty
A Thankful Thanksgiving Break
Acad '24-'25 cheer team
ACAD Cheer
Two Elves of Mischief
The Yule Lads: Iceland’s Elves of Mischief
Photo from Matas Foley
The Bells of Lithuania
Middle School Tennis
Screenshot of the Tik-Tok announcement
The Life, Death, and Resurrection of TikTok
Wicked Movie Poster
Who is Really Wicked?
Delicious Turkey
Is Turkey Needed for a Tasteful Thanksgiving?
Scuba Club at lake Jocassee.
Strive to Scuba Dive
Photo credit: Renee Cargill
Take a Chill Pill: Stop Worrying About College So Much
Dear Mrs. Know It All: Friends Fight
Dear Mrs. Know-It-All
I Have Bad Friends and Bad Music Taste? + Mood: Annoyed 
Homework Help Pls
Interim Week Gallery
Interim Week Gallery
Homecoming Crossword Answers
Homecoming Crossword Answers
04/08/2022 ACAD Update
04/08/2022 ACAD Update
ACAD Update 4/1/22
ACAD Update 4/1/22
ACAD Update 3/25/22
ACAD Update 3/25/22
The Student News Site of Athens Academy

The Spartan Review

The Student News Site of Athens Academy

The Spartan Review

Avery Roark

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief

Avery is a junior at Athens Academy. She plays tennis, flag football and runs Cross Country. Avery enjoys spending time with friends and family, and she’s looking forward to another great year with the Spartan Review!

All content by Avery Roark
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Skating, Singing, and Spartans: ACAD Night at Rock Lobsters Game

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2025

Athens Holiday Guide 2024 

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief
December 10, 2024
Upper School and Middle School Band leading the homecoming parade

New Venue? No Problem.

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2024

Gearing up for Twilight 2024

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2024

PJammin’: The Purpose Behind the PJs

Avery Roark, Senior Editor
March 23, 2024
Chicken Tacos

Kique’s Kitchen Cooks It Up

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2024
L to R - Ryan Iyer; Simon Sikes; Alex Branch; Mary Catherine Smith (Graham's mom); Coach Anderson, and Jay Bangle cheer on Graham Blanks Photo Credit: Geoffrey Walton

Alumni Spotlight: Speedy Spartan is a National Champ!

Avery Roark, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2023
Does ACAD Recycle?

Does ACAD Recycle?

Avery Roark, Editor In Chief
November 10, 2023
Freshman team at Monday Madness

Homecoming Week in Review: Endless Energy Through the Eras

Avery Roark, Editor In Chief
September 29, 2023
Street view of The Grill

The Grill Review: Back in Business

Avery Roark, Section Editor
May 8, 2023
Jacob Blanck, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Ultimate Guide to Costco

Avery Roark, Section Editor
February 10, 2023
Athens Holiday Guide

Athens Holiday Guide

Avery Roark, Section Editor
December 12, 2022
Molly’s coffee: Convenient and Crazy-good

Molly’s coffee: Convenient and Crazy-good

Avery Roark, Section Editor
November 10, 2022
White Tiger Deluxe: Barbeque with Bling

White Tiger Deluxe: Barbeque with Bling

Avery Roark, Section Editor
October 12, 2022
Colonel Mustard (Wade Slatcher), Miss Scarlet (Lexi Sennowitz), Miss White (Mills Crosland), Wadsworth (Sara Mack Lowe), Mr. Green (Patrick Rodrigue), Miss Peacock (Harper Purcell), and Professor Plum (Charlie Sanderlin) examine Mr. Body’s (Eliza Connolly) dead body. Photo courtesy of Eliza Connolly.

‘Clue’: a captivating comedy

Avery Roark, Staff Writer
May 23, 2022
Instructors help a participant stand on one of the horses at the farm.

Sophomore Brings Passion Project to Campus

Avery Roark, Guest Writer
May 2, 2022
Dads and their daughters clap along and dance to “Cha Cha Slide” by DJ Casper.

Behind the Scenes of the Father-Daughter Dance

Avery Roark, Guest Writer
March 25, 2022
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