Athens Academy (school)

This article is about the secondary school in the United States. For the ancient academy in Athens, Greece, see Platonic Academy. For the modern national academy of Greece, see Academy of Athens (modern).

Athens Academy
Address
Map
1281 Spartan Lane

Athens
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates33°54′01″N 83°24′09″W / 33.900328°N 83.402371°W / 33.900328; -83.402371
Information
TypePrivate
MottoExcellentia Cum Honore (Excellence With Honor)
Established1967
FoundersJohn Wilkins, John E. Griffin, Harold E. Beasley, Harvey Cabaniss, Tommy Tillman, Mary T. Erwin
Principal
  • Colleen Burwell (Preschool)
  • Mark Cunningham (Lower School)
  • Jeff Stachura (Middle School)
  • Susan Zalac (Upper School)
HeadmasterJohn Thorsen
GradesK3–12
GenderCoeducational
Number of students945
Campus152 acres (61.5 hectares)
Color(s)Green, white and silver    
MascotSpartan
NewspaperSpartan Review
YearbookAcademia
AffiliationIndependent
Websitewww.athensacademy.org

Athens Academy is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Athens, Georgia. As of 2017, the school enrollment is approximately 945 students.[1]

  1. ^ Ford, Wayne (September 4, 2017). "Athens Academy observes 50th anniversary". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2019.