Athens Academy Press Releases

Athens Academy senior Eric Perkerson has been recognized as the STAR student for Athens Academy. Eric and his STAR teacher, Ley Brown, were honored on February 19. Mr. Brown taught Eric in his Honors Political Science and Honors Economics classes last year.

Eric is a member of the National Honor Society, the Academic Team, and the Math Team. He plays the flute in the Athens Academy Pep Band and runs on the cross country team. Eric is a member of the Habitat for Humanity club and the SEEDS environmental club and also volunteers at the homeless shelter.

In addition to political science and economics, Ley Brown also teaches history and coaches the girls and boys tennis teams. He has been at Athens Academy for five years and previously taught in Atlanta at Westminster, Wesleyan, and Marist. Mr. Brown has a B.A. from the University of Mississippi and a master’s from Middlebury College.

The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program recognizes outstanding students and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development.

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Please join us Wednesday, February 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the opening reception honoring artist Steve Penley, whose paintings will be on display in the Myers Gallery through April 3. At the reception, Vince Dooley will be on hand to sign copies of his book Dooley’s Play Book, which was illustrated by Steve Penley. In addition, Penley will sign copies of his own book, The Reconstruction of America.

Steve Penley was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and grew up in Macon, Georgia, and he admits that his artwork is influenced by modern American culture. According to Penley’s website, “television imagery was a heavy influence on his life, and probably had a major impact on his choice of subject matter.” Penley studied at the University of Georgia and the School of Visual Art in New York City, later returning to Atlanta, where he has “picked up on pop art’s imagery…He has chosen subjects familiar to everyone, subjects that are already imprinted on the viewers’ minds.”

Penley’s private collectors include Coca-Cola, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Morgan Keegan, The Booth Museum, ESPN Zone, and Mercer University. He has had exhibitions at the Smith Gallery and the Matre Gallery, both in Atlanta; the Anthem Gallery in New York City; and the Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C.

The Myers Gallery is located in the Science and Art Building on the Athens Academy campus, 1281 Spartan Lane. The gallery’s regular hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call 706-549-9225.

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