Athens Drive High School Coverage

One big outdoor graduation: Athens Drive High to celebrate Class of 2021 in traditional fashion
Principal Stephen Mares says he wants families to understand this stadium will be full. And without social distancing and masks, he says, some people may feel uncomfortable.

Wake County high schools finalizing graduation plans
Across Wake County school principals met recently to discuss graduation plans, and individual schools are sharing those guidelines with students and parents.

New solar panels installed at Athens Drive Magnet High School
What started as a student project has now turned into one school's journey to reduce the use of fossil fuels through solar energy.

Person breaks inside Athens Drive High School overnight
Police say the person who broke into Athens Drive High School overnight could be a student.

Teacher of the Week: Lori Hrehor, Athens Drive Magnet High School
Lori Hrehor has been an educator for 16 years. At Athens Drive Magnet High School in Raleigh, her principal says she stands out as a curriculum assistance teacher.

Teacher of the Week: Elna Benbow
Elna Benbow, a teacher at Athens Drive High School, went from working on nuclear plants to working in high school classrooms.

Raw: Police mass outside Athens Drive High
Athens Drive Magnet High School in Raleigh was on a Code Red lockdown Wednesday during the lunch hour after a student, trying to elude police, jumped out a window.

Brief lockdown at Athens Drive High resulted from police search for student
Athens Drive High School in Raleigh was on a Code Red lockdown Wednesday during the lunch hour after a student, trying to elude police, jumped out a window.

Athens Drive High School band heads to DC
The Athens Drive High School band is heading to Washington D.C. to take part in the 2020 National Memorial Day Parade.

Athens Drive High School senior graduating with 28 scholarship offers
An Athens Drive High School senior will graduate on Wednesday with 28 scholarship offers totaling $1.6 million.

Principal: Unfounded threat against Athens Drive High appears to be part of national hoax
The principal of Athens Drive High School in Raleigh said a threat called in to the school, which prompted a police response and lockdown that lasted about an hour Friday, appears to have been part of a national hoax.

Athens Drive student sacrifices to donate food for less fortunate
When the school held a donation drive earlier this month, 750 pounds of goods were collected. A third of that, 250 pounds of food items, came from just one 16-year-old student.

Athens student returns the kindness he was once shown
Athens Drive Magnet High School student Gilberto Hernandez Cruz collected 250 pounds of food benefiting the Backpack Buddies program.

2018 Raleigh Christmas Parade (part 3)
Marching bands from North Raleigh Christian Academy, Athens Drive High School and Knightdale High School, clowns and riders on bikes and motorized tricycles took part in the 2018 Raleigh Christmas Parade.

Athens graduate said Navy helped him "get his life on track"
Athens Drive High School graduate Michael McLean '11 started serving in the Navy after high school. Now, he serves as an ordnanceman, uploading and downloading arms, on one of the most advanced aircraft in the world.