Meet our New School Leaders

Athlos Academies Celebrates Grand Opening, Welcomes Partners to Summer Institute

Athlos Academies celebrated their grand opening and ribbon cutting…
jog-a-thon

Students Jog for a Cause

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Students at Athlos Academy of Utah laced up their sneakers, put on their athletic gear, and got active for a cause. In November, the Healthy Body coaches in Herriman, UT organized a jog-a-thon with the help of students, parents, and staff. With students’ health and safety in mind, the jog-a-thon’s purpose was to raise money for needed medical and safety supplies and equipment for the school. Read more...
Athlos Leadership Academy, Brownsville students

Students Recognize School’s Unsung Heroes

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At Athlos schools, huddles give students a structured daily opportunity for learning about and reflecting on Performance Character traits. Before winter break in December, students at Athlos Leadership Academy in Brownsville, TX experienced a unique type of huddle. Led by the school’s character coach, Imelda C. Garcia, students in grades seven through 11 took part in a four-day humility huddle. Read more...
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Flexible Classroom Seating Encourages Student Engagement

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Abby McKimm’s fourth-grade students were fidgety. During classroom instruction time, McKimm often noticed her students shifting in their seats, becoming antsy, and losing their focus and concentration. In an attempt to re-focus her students, McKimm decided to try implementing flexible seating. Read more...
Discover the Athlos Edge webinar

Educators Discover the Athlos Edge

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The Athlos Edge educational series got rolled out this past couple of months to a variety of excited participates. Formerly called the Athlos Leadership Induction Academy (ALIA), Athlos Edge consists of Athlos 101, 102, and 201. The first two in the series are one-hour live webinars that serve as an introduction to the Athlos model. Also, participants learn about the history and direction of Athlos initially and then go into more depth on each of the pillars throughout. Athlos 201 is by invitation and is a one-day event where participants experience, in-person, multiple elements of the model. The Athlos Edge series serves as a great way for us to share and promote our model, along with get to know potential teachers and employees in more depth. Read more...
Amy Dolan

Amy Dolan Discovers New Species of Insect 

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A shining star in the realm of everything curiosity, our very own middle school specialist, Amy Dolan, has been recognized for discovering a new species of insect — Pristiphora fructicola Smith and Dolan. The new species of sawfly was discovered by Dolan in the summer of 2015. Read more...
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Athlos Schools Celebrate Successful Student-Led Conferences

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Two Athlos schools recently saw astounding successes during their first ever student-led conferences (SLCs). In October, both Athlos Academy of Utah and Athlos Academy of St. Cloud held their first school-wide SLCs in kindergarten through the sixth grade. Read more...
Athlos track students

Athlos Students Recognized for Excellence in Academics, Athletics, Performance Character

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Noah Barnard and Giovanna Pena aren’t your average students. Both in their third year at Athlos Leadership Academy in Brownsville, TX, Noah and Giovanna have stood out due to their excellence in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities, and leadership. Not only have Noah and Giovanna’s successes been noticed by their teachers and coaches, but their peers also recognize their strong leadership skills, and look to the two as role models in the classroom and beyond. Read more...
character day

Students Celebrate National Character Day

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Athlos students at Athlos Leadership Academy in Brownsville, TX demonstrated what Performance Character means to them during multiple celebrations and activities on National Character Day, Sept. 23, 2016. The school’s elementary and sixth grade students celebrated by creating their very own "character jigsaw puzzles.” Each classroom was divided into groups, and each group personalized their puzzle using the Performance Character traits as the main piece. Read more...
Meet our New School Leaders

Meet our New School Leaders

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This fall, Athlos Academies opened two fully-implementing schools — Athlos Academy of St. Cloud and Athlos Academy of Utah. We are excited to announce the hiring of our two new school leaders, Kathy Mortensen, Ed. D and Esther Thompson. Read more...