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Confluence 2: CCSD High School Student Pop-Up Exhibition
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art will host their second CCSD High School Pop-up, “Confluence 2” from March 21-27.
Striving for Superior
Students will perform in the Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) on March 19 in the E.B. Mell Auditorium.
Artist Visit: Broderick Flanigan
Local artist Broderick Flanigan spoke to CCHS students and staff in the CCHS Media Center on March. 6.
Why We Do iliad
We asked the 2023-2024 iliad Editorial Board Team why they do iliad, and this is what they said.
Event Coverage: Southern Interscholastic Press Association
ODYSSEY Media Group staffers and editors, Journalism 1 students, and iliad Editorial Board members attended the 2024 Southern Interscholastic Press Association Convention in Columbia, South Carolina, between Feb. 29 and March 3.
Flowing Through The 2020 iliad
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production of the iliad’s 45th edition was disrupted, but the dedication of the students behind the scenes carried the book to completion.
Status Update: A Fall Semester With The iliad
The iliad Literary-Art Magazine’s Editorial Board made progress on program production throughout the first semester.
Event Coverage: Q&A with Becky Albertalli
Award-winning author Becky Albertalli spoke to CCHS students and staff in the CCHS Media Center on Feb. 6.
Artist Visit: Becky Albertalli
Young adult author Becky Albertalli will visit CCHS on Feb. 6 to speak to students about her experiences as an author.
The Fall 2023 Poetry Showcase
Clarke Central High School's current and former poetry students performed a variety of poetry in the CCHS Media Center on Dec. 11.
New traditions
The fine arts department will hold its second annual Fall Fine Arts Night in the E.B. Mell Lobby and Auditorium from 6-7:30 p.m on Nov. 16.
Event Coverage: National Scholastic Press Association
ODYSSEY Media Group and iliad Literary-Art Magazine editorial board members attended the National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Education Association Fall 2023 National Fall High School Journalism Convention in Boston, Massachusetts from Nov. 2-4.
Review: Bottoms
Orion Pictures Brownstone Productions debuted “Bottoms,” a teen comedy, in theaters on Sept. 1.
Artist Visit: Inspiration to Create
Established in the Spring of the 2021-2022 school year, the CCHS Media Center and fine arts department came together to conduct Artist Visits in hopes of inspiring creativity in students.
Artist Visit: Professional skateboarding photographer Grant Brittain
Professional skateboarding photographer Grant Brittain will visit CCHS on Sept. 28 during his visit to Athens to open a show at a local gallery.
Event Coverage: The Story of Europa Editions from Michael Reynolds
Europa Editions editor-in-chief visited Avid Bookshop for a book talk and to encourage Athens community members to buy from local bookstores.
Event Coverage: iliad Creative Celebration
CCHS’s Literary-Art Magazine celebrated releasing its 2023 publication "flourish" through an event that showcased writing and live music from CCHS students on Aug. 30.
Warning: Graphic (design) content
Noelle Shuck, ODYSSEY alumna and Clarke Central High School class of 2007 graduate, speaks with iliad Editor-in-Chief Kaija Gilbertson Hall about her experience as a graphic designer.
That’s A Wrap
The iliad Editorial Board has been very active both inside and outside of Clarke Central High School since the end of the Creative Writing Project.