Athens Academy students receive honors

A trio of Athens Academy students were honored recently.

Junior Mabel Tie was selected to represent Georgia at the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in June. In addition to this honor, she has been awarded a $1,000 college scholarship.

The conference will be held in Washington, D.C., from June 18-23. Mabel was nominated based on her work as a reporter on the Athens Academy newspaper The Spartan Review.

This program was created to honor Al Neuharth, founder of "USA Today," the Freedom Forum and the New­seum, for his distinguished career. The conference will take place at the Newseum.

Each year, the Library of Congress sponsors the "Letters About Literature" contest, challenging students in grades 4-12 to write letters to their favorite authors (past or present), describing the effects that certain books, poems or speeches have had on their lives. This year, Athens Academy sophomore Margaret Timberlake placed first in the state for her age group.

Margaret was recognized at a ceremony at the Decatur Library last month. She wrote her letter as part of an assignment for her honors English class with faculty member Alan Hickerson.

Athens Academy senior Eowyn Fain was awarded a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship worth up to $40,000 annually, according to the foundation.

Eowyn is one of only 85 high school students from 27 states receiving the Cooke College Scholarship this year. She will be attending American University in Washington, D.C., this fall.

All of the Cooke College Scholars have financial need and strong records of academic achievement as shown by grades, test scores, leadership skills, service to others, and perseverance in the face of adversity.Cooke Scholarships fund the costs of college not covered by other financial aid, plus academic advising, stipends for internships, study abroad, and opportunities to network with other Cooke Scholars and alumni. After earning a bachelor's degree, each Cooke College Scholar will be eligible for a scholarship for graduate school worth up to $50,000 a year for up to four years.

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