i astic ▁fac ulty ." ▁Ath ens ▁Academy ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁college - pre par atory ▁school ▁on ▁a ▁property ▁that ▁formerly ▁belonged ▁to ▁Har vey ▁W . ▁C aban iss ▁Sr . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁home ▁and ▁a ▁red ▁bar n ▁located ▁on ▁Prince ▁and ▁Haw th or ne ▁Aven ues . ▁The ▁school ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁property ▁don ated ▁by ▁J . ▁Sw anton ▁I vy . ▁ ▁Ath ens ▁Academy ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Ron ald ▁Griff eth ▁and ▁D . ▁Al vin ▁C ash ▁before ▁J . ▁Robert ▁Ch amb ers ▁became ▁head master ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁followed ▁by ▁John ▁Th ors en ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁school ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁and ▁administration ▁The ▁Ath ens ▁Academy ▁curr icul um ▁provides ▁general ▁college - pre par atory ▁and ▁hon ors ▁programs . ▁The ▁College ▁Board ' s ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁program ▁is ▁offered ▁as ▁an ▁out g row th ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁hon ors ▁program . ▁Art , ▁music , ▁physical ▁education , ▁and ▁drama ▁classes ▁are ▁offered ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁traditional ▁academic ▁discipl ines . ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁offers ▁several ▁studio ▁art ▁classes ▁along ▁with ▁digital ▁art ▁and ▁animation , ▁drawing ▁and ▁painting ▁courses . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 1 % ▁of ▁gradu ating ▁sen iors ▁were ▁National ▁Mer