Physical Education and Sports

 

Since the founding of our school, the cultivation of athletic spirit has been integral to our school’s educational process.  With experienced physical education teachers who specialize in the various branches of P.E. and with state-of-the-art sports facilities, our students receive first-rate training in physical education and develop skills in a variety of sports.  

Apart from the advantages of lifelong exercise to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle, Physical Education and Sports classes contribute to the development of students’ character.  They help students learn self-discipline and responsibility; they help them embrace the principles of teamwork and fair play; they help them espouse the College athletic spirit, which centers on effort and participation – all of which are values that should lead us through life.

Participation in the school’s sports teams allows students to acquire competition experience. By playing in Ministry, ASIS (Athletic Conferences of Private Schools) and PanHellenic Schools championship games, as well as in international meets, they learn to set goals, to support one another and to be both proud of and modest about their accomplishments.

Through activities and events in collaboration with Special Olympics teams, athletes with disabilities, and Paralympic athletes, as well as through participation in the College Marathon, students gain awareness of social issues and show solidarity with their fellow man.

Through extracurricular sports, they discover their aptitudes, train intensively and improve their skills in the sports of their choice.

Our primary goal in helping students to cultivate and develop their physical, intellectual and spiritual capabilities is for them to grow up to become healthy and content adults.

Synergies

 

94th Annual Track and Field Meets - DELTEIA 2024

Apr 3, 2024

The 94th Junior High – High School Track & Field Meets, “Delteia 2024,” were held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in memory of Stephanos Delta, Founding Father of Athens College. The student percussion band, in its own distinctive fashion, opened the ceremonial part of the event. 

During the ceremonial program, all student members of the “A” Association, as well as all students competing in the finals, paraded around the track. Leading the procession was the Hellenic Police Band, which always honors us with its presence. 

After raising the flag, singing the National Anthem and placing a wreath in memory of College Founding Father Stephanos Delta, Ms. Annika Papantoniou, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation, declared the games open.

The Delteia games took place in the presence of all Junior High and High School students, parents, and friends of the College, who, with great satisfaction, watched the competition between grades in their struggle for the highest Overall Score.  With 167 points, the winner was the 11th Grade.  

Dimitris Tzoannos was the best male student with his performance in High Jump (1,92 m) earning a total of 818 points; Nelly Floutakou was the best female student who scored 923 points for her performance in 800m Sprint (2’13’’66).

New Delteia records were set by:

  • Female student Javelin, Dimitra Makri, Athens College 3rd High School, with 27,70m
  • 1.500m race girls, Kalliopi Patera, Athens College 2nd High School, with 4’53’’36
  • 800m race girls, Nelly Floutakou, Psychico College 2nd High School, with 2’13’’66
  • 200m race boys, Georgios Spyridon Lagkadianos, Athens College 3rd High School, with 22’’63

See the results (in Greek)

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