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Athens Christian School was founded E D U C AT I O N
in 1970 as an interdenominational,
college-preparatory institution. ACS is Christian School consistently score two Students at Athens Academy
located on 60 acres in northern Athens- years above the national average in
Clarke County, and has spacious facilities standardized testing each year. The school also offers a wide variety
including separate kindergarten, In addition to providing a quality of outstanding extracurricular activities in
elementary/middle school, and high education, the school emphasizes athletics, music, speech, and drama. Many
school buildings, two gymnasiums, a a Biblical world and life view in its students participate in a full schedule of
performance theater, lighted football instruction. Bible classes are offered for football, basketball, baseball, softball,
and baseball fields, a softball field, a every grade, and elementary, middle tennis, track, cross-country, volleyball,
youth football field, tennis facilities, and school, and high school students attend and wrestling. The school also presents
a state-of-the-art track. chapel programs each week. a number of high-quality fine arts
From its beginning, Athens Christian performances each year across all
School has provided families with a“quality grade levels.
education in a Christian atmosphere.”ACS
is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting
Commission and the Association of
Christian Schools International, and offers
a rigorous academic curriculum, including
a number of Advanced Placement and
enrichment courses. The faculty and staff
are made up of more than 90 individuals
– many with advanced degrees – who
are committed to upholding the high
academic standards of the school as
a whole, while serving the individual
needs of each student. Students at Athens

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