NEWS

Honoring Athens History

With the motion to rename Alps Road and Chase Street Elementary Schools passing in a 7-2 vote, questions and concerns remain over the process to rename the two formerly white-only CCSD schools.

BY CADENCE SCHAPKER AND MYKOLAS KUMPIS

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Featured: SISTER SISTER: Senior and Italian foreign exchange student Clarissa De Santis (left) and junior Tyus Dekle (right) share a hug on Dekle’s couch on Dec. 7, 2022. Dekle and De Santis grew close over a short period of time after De Santis moved in. “I don’t think she knows, but it is just it has been such a great experience that I did not know was going to be a thing,” Dekle said. It’s been so nice that we just bonded so fast. It was really, really great.” Photo by Aza Khan

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Featured: PASSION FOR FASHION: CCHS senior Jay Jay Tanksley stands outside the new gym on Jan. 19. CCHS Oliver Domingo felt that CCHS had a wide variety of fashion styles, which are important to students’ self expression. “I think it’s best to just be original and be yourself and do what you want to do. I think not everybody will understand it, but as long as you are proud of what you have created, that is what matters the most,” Domingo said.

Breaking Barriers

Johnnie Lay Burks, the first Black teacher at Chase Street Elementary School, has broken barriers and made change through her career as an educator.

BY ISABELLA WESTRICH

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