Press Room
Welcome to the School's Communications Office, a division of the Development and Alumni Relations department. The Communications Office is responsible for working with the media on a variety of news stories and in conjunction with campus events, from graduation to academic initiatives, special events and announcements of student accomplishments. We provide School news and information to the media, to the School community, and to the public. Our staff works both proactively — seeking media opportunities to highlight the School's achievements — and reactively, responding to a variety of media inquiries.
Additionally, we publish the parent, student, faculty and staff online news, the All-School News. Through a variety of news marketing initiatives, we place school news in regional, national and international print and broadcast media. This outreach to local, regional, national and international media helps to build public awareness of The Athenian School as one of the nation's top college preparatory schools.
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Communications Office
The Athenian School
2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard
Danville, CA 94506
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Athenian in the News
2007-08 School Year Media Coverage
Visita con Fondo Humanitario
by Jesus Bacab Chulim
Published in the Diario de Yucatan
Athenian School Chief Says Goodbye
by Kathy Urban
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on March 17, 2008
Danville Teen: Learning, and Growing, a World Away
by Nora Winslow '08
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on March 5, 2008
Student-built Airplane Sells for $20k
by Eric Louie
Published in the Tri-Valley Herald on March 4, 2008
Spirit of Athenian Goes North to Alaska
by Eric Louie
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on March 4, 2008
High School Girls Basketball: Over and Out
by Ricardo Sanchez Jr.
Published in the Contra Costa Times on February 27, 2008
Orinda Set To Honor Top Citizen (Athenian Board Chair Ted Urban)
by Nargis Nooristani
Published in the Contra Costa Times on February 22, 2008
Students' Aircraft Up for Auction
by Eric Louie
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on February 16, 2008
Athenian Boys Eye a Bright Future
by Steve Berman
Published in the Danville Times on February 8, 2008
Teen Votes Important
by Kristiana Meyer '10
Published in the Danville Times on January 25, 2008
Athenian Girls Continue to Roll
by Bill Kruissink
Published in the Danville Times on January 11, 2008
Danville Freshman Earns Eagle Rank
by Kathy Hodson
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on January 6, 2008
Athenian School Spanish Teacher Dies at 54
Instructor, Known for Her Dedication to Students, Died after Complications from Surgery
by Eric Louie
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on December 22, 2007
Teacher Had Natural Gift for Inspiring Her Students
by Eric Louie
Published in the Tri-Valley Herald on December 22, 2007
Athenian School Gets Financial Boost
by Cameron Sullivan
Published in the Danville Times on December 7, 2007
Advanced Choir Sings Live!
Aired on 95.7 the WOLF on December 6, 2007
It's Time To Get Up To Date on Happenings in Darfur
by Samantha Okazaki '08
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on December 5, 2007
Athenian Students Unite To Fight Genocide
by Athenian parent Kathy Urban
Published in the Danville Times on November 30, 2007
Stay Safe Online, Officer Says
by Athenian parent Kathy Urban
Published in the Danville Times on November 16, 2007
Students Act as Diplomats for Annual U.N. Conference
by Eric Louie
Published the Tri-Valley Herald on November 4, 2007
Robots Vie in Fight of Racks, Ringers
by Aaron Morrison
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on October 14, 2007
Teens Build, Enter Machines in Contest
by Aaron Morrison
Published in the San Mateo County Times on October 14, 2007
Craigslist Coach a Lucky Find
by Steve Berman
Published in the Danville Times on October 5, 2007
School Assignment Becomes a Mission
by Dana Guzzetti
Published in The Sentinel, August 2007
An AWE-some Tradition
by Allison Wall '08
Published in the Danville Times on August 17, 2007
2006-07 School Year Media Coverage
Athenian School Wins Service Award
Published in the Danville Times on May 4, 2007
Athenian Golfers Chase Their Goals
by Steve Berman
Published in the Danville Times on April 27, 2007
Athenian Robotics Team Ends with Two Wins in Regional Tests
Published in the Danville Times on April 13, 2007
Sodexho Embraces Stewardship at The Athenian School
by Janine Grossman
Published in Solutions, Winter 2007 edition
Solutions is a publication of Sodexho Corporation.
Athenian Students Complete Wilderness Trek
by Sam Richards
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on April 4, 2007
Click here to view the slide show of the AWE Run-In on April 3.
Back to Civilization
Published in the San Jose Mercury News on April 4, 2007
Robotics, Second, Yippee
Aired on KFOG, Three Words to Describe Your Weekend segment on Monday, April 2, 2007
Athenian Robotics Collective/Team 852 at Sacramento Davis Regional FIRST Competition
Aired on KXTV-10 in Sacramento on March 30, 2007
Teen's Nonprofit Group Seeks Food for Families
by Kathy Hodson
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on March 19, 2007
Athenian Athletic Director Honored
Published in the Danville Times on March 9, 2007
Athenian School Sets Out to Raise $10 Million
by Eric Louie
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on February 25, 2007
Athenian School Sets Goal of $10 Million
by Eric Louie
Published in the Tri-Valley Herald on February 25, 2007
Small-School Athenian Sends Six Wrestlers to Section Championships
by Ben Enos and Curtis Pashelka
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on Saturday, February 24, 2007
Danville Students Find Way to Help Afghan Students
Aired on NBC-11 on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Click here to view this news segment.
Athenian Team Discovers Success
by Steve Berman
Published in the Danville Times on Friday, February 16, 2007
Mini-Grants Available for Creative Recyclers
by Lois Courchaine
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on February 15, 2007
Published in the Danville Times on February 16, 2007
Athenian's Small Players Have Large Ambitions
by Steve Berman
Published in the Danville Times on January 5, 2007
Athenian School Visionary Dyke Brown Dies
Published in The Sentinel, January 2007
Athenian School Founder Dies at 91: Commitment to Health, Truth and Beauty Lives On
by Natalie O'Neill
Published in the Danville Weekly on December 29, 2006
Memorial Planned for School Founder
Published in the Danville Times on December 29, 2006
Dyke Brown's Obituary
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on December 24, 2006
Published in the Contra Costa Times on December 24, 2006
Athenian School Loses Man of Vision, Warmth
by Kathy Hodson
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on December 24, 2006
Dyke Brown—Athenian School Founder, Educator
by Nanette Asimov
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on December 20, 2006
School Founder Focused on the Whole Student
by Sophia Kazmi
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on December 20, 2006
Athenian School Founder, Franklin Brown, Dies
by Sophia Kazmi
Published in the Oakland Tribune (online) on December 20, 2006
'Dyke' Brown, Founder of Athenian School, Dies at 91
by Sophia Kazmi
Published in the Mercury News (online) on December 19, 2006
Published in the Contra Costa Times (online) on December 19, 2006
Former Ford Foundation Exec, Athenian School Founder Dyke Brown Dies
by Steven E.F. Brown
Published in the San Francisco Business Times (online) on December 19, 2006
Need Takes No Holiday; Help Sought Year-Round
by David Goll
Published in the East Bay Business Times on November 24, 2006
Clubs Foster Exploration of Diversity
by Kristiana Meyer '10
Published in the Danville Times on November 17, 2006
Athenian School Is Looking 'Green'
by Kathy Hodson
Published in the Contra Costa Times on November 12, 2006
Athenian School Earns 'Green Business' Seal
by Deborah Burstyn
Published in the Danville Times on October 27, 2006
Classmates' Diversity and Driving Times Inspire Freshman
by Kristiana Meyer '10
Published in the Danville Times on October 20, 2006
Danville Students Live in 'AWE' of Wilderness
Published in The Sentinel, October 2006
Teen Survivor: In the Sierra, Life Lessons Take Root
by Alexandra Dunn '07
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on September 26
Published in the Contra Costa Times on September 26
Dream Lists: To Learn to Cook
by Victoria Chase (age 10)
Published in the Contra Costa Times on August 16, 2006
Child-at-Heart Finds the World's Best Job at Camp
by Tiffany Hiramine
Published in the Danville Weekly on August 11, 2006
Girls Gain Their Voices with Help from Athena
by Deborah Burstyn
Published in the Danville Weekly on July 28, 2006
2005-06 School Year Media Coverage
Wilderness Leader Retiring from Athenian
by Jordan M. Doronila
Published in the Danville Weekly on June 16, 2006
Athenian Sports Program Makes a Statement
by Bill Kruissink
Published in The Danville Times on June 16, 2006
Where They're Going: Class of 2006 Futures
by Jeanine Benca
Published in The Danville Times on June 16, 2006
A Student-Built Airplane Project Taught Aviation, Values, Teamwork
by Marshall Freeman, Athenian Trustee
Published in EAA Sport Aviation, June 2006
The 'Spirit of Athenian'
by Kim F. Miller
Published in AOPA Pilot, June 2006
Athenian Students Help Others at Home and Abroad
Published in The Sentinel, June 2006
Athenian Heading to NCS Finals
Published in the Danville Weekly on June 2, 2006
Athenian Stands Alone Among Valley Baseball Powers
by Bill Kruissink
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on June 2, 2006
Athenian Robotics Team Aces Regionals
Published in The Sentinel, May 2006
Soccer Coach Brings Expertise to Athenian
by Ben Enos
Published in the Contra Costa Times on May 5, 2006
Published in the Danville Times on May 5, 2006
Athenian Takes Composting to Olympic Levels: School's New "Earth Tub" Processes 100 Pounds Per Day!
Published in Diversions, Summer 2006 edition
Diversions is a publication of the
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority (CCCSWA)
Athenian Robotics Collective (ARC)/FIRST Robotics National Competition in Atlanta, GA, on April 28-29
CNN taped a friendly match played by ARC. The CNN program aired at 2:30 pm EST on April 29.
Once Over Shock, AWE Students Learn Valuable Insights
by Kevin Burke, Campus Correspondent
Published in the Danville Times on April 21, 2006
Tim Holm Day: Athenian School Honors Past Student
by Eric Louie
Published in the San Ramon Valley Times on April 18, 2006
Published in the Contra Costa Times on April 19, 2006
Athenian Takes First in Robotics Competition: Team Advances to National Championships in Georgia
by Kevin Zhou
Published in the Danville Weekly on April 14, 2006
Destination: National Robot Building Championship
by Sandra Wiederkehr and Peggy Spear
Published in the Contra Costa Times and San Ramon Valley Times on March 31, 2006
Athenian Team Headed for Nationals
from Staff Reports
Published in The Tri-Valley Herald on March 29, 2006
Students Don't Sugarcoat Research Project
by
Sandra Wiederkehr
Published in the Contra Costa Times and San Ramon Valley Times on March 24, 2006
Students' Wilderness Trek Is Awe-Inspiring
by Athenian senior Kevin Burke, Campus Correspondent
Published in the Contra Costa Times and San Ramon Valley Times on March 17, 2006
Athenian Wins Grant for Composting Project
Published in The Sentinel, March 2006
Waste Not, Guilt Not: Danville First To Take Part in Pilot Food Scrap Recycling Program
by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
Published in the Danville Weekly on March 3, 2006
Athenian Finds New Leadership on Hardwood
by Ben Enos
Published in the Danville Times on January 27, 2006
More To Life: Children of Grace Helps Ugandan Children Orphaned by AIDS
by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
Published in the Danville Weekly on January 13, 2006
Learning Together: The Athenian School Prides Itself on Diversity
of Ideas, Culture and Defining Success
by Kathy Cordova
Published in the Danville Weekly on January 6, 2006
School Project Soars
Published in the San Ramon Valley Herald on November 24, 2005
Athenian Students Soar to New Heights
by Eric Louie
Published in the Contra Costa Times and San Ramon Valley Times on November 20, 2005
Student-built Plane Goes Over and Out
Published in the Danville Times on November 18, 2005
Up, Up and Away: Student-built Airplane to Take Maiden Flight Tomorrow
by Kevin Zhou
Published in the Danville Weekly on November 18, 2005
Schools' Efforts Aid Hurricane Victims
by Jeanine Benca
Published in the Danville Times on October 21, 2005
Athenian Celebrates 40 Years
by Eric Louie
Published in the Contra Costa Times and San Ramon Valley Times on October 11, 2005
Athenian Known for Soccer, Not Just Academics
by Bill Kruissink
Published in the Contra Costa Times on September 23, 2005
In Giving, Students Blessed with Gifts
by Jeanine Benca
Published in the Danville Times on September 23, 2005
NASA's World Wind Puts the World at Your Fingertips
Published on the Microsoft.net website
Lafayette: Playwright Returns Home To Craft 'Suburban Comedy of Manners'
by Annie Nakao
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 26, 2005
The Founder of Danville's Athenian School Marks 40 Years of Nurturing Leaders
by Susan E. Davis
Published in Diablo Magazine, August 2005
Where There's a Will...
Published in The Tri-Valley Herald on July 4, 2005
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Press Releases
February 14, 2008: First Athenian Student-Built Airplane Is for Sale
November 30, 2007: Student-Organized Fundraiser Demonstrates Athenian's Commitment to Service
October 24, 2007: Athenian to Host POCIS Conference on October 27, 2007
September 21, 2007: The Athenian School's New All Weather Sport Field Breaks Ground on October 4
April 30, 2007: Athenian Wins National Community Service Award
April 6, 2007: Robotics Wins Second Place and Wins General Motors Design Award at David Competition
March 30, 2007: The Athenian Wilderness Experience: High School Students Complete 24-Day Trip to Death Valley
March 23, 2007: The Athenian School's Robotics Team Takes Second Place at FIRST Robotics Competition in San Jose
February 21, 2007: Athenian Athletic Director Honored by the C.S.A.D.A. and the North Coast Section
January 29, 2007: Athenian Begins $10 Million Campaign to Build Music Center, Sports Field and Increase Endowment
December 20, 2006: Dyke Brown, Founder of The Athenian School, Passes Away
October 2, 2006: Through Environmental Stewardship, Athenian School Is Named a Green Business
August 29, 2006: Living in AWE — High School Students Complete 25-Day Trip to the High Sierras (Post Run-In)
August 10, 2006: Living in AWE — High School Students Complete 25-Day Trip to the High Sierras
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