Principal's Greeting
Welcome to the ACS Athens Academy!
I am truly excited and honored to step into the role of principal at ACS Athens Academy and am eager to welcome our students, families, teachers, and staff as we begin the 2024-25 school year.
It is a privilege to join a school community that values tradition while constantly striving for improvement to meet the diverse needs of its students. I am committed to working together to ensure that all students enjoy a meaningful and enriching high school experience, paving the way for their future success in college and beyond. My aim is to nurture a sense of self-advocacy, curiosity, compassion, and integrity in our students, helping them to positively impact the society in which we live. I look forward to collaborating with students, teachers, and staff as they explore, discover, and develop their full potential.
I began my career in education over 35 years ago in New York City as a Social Studies teacher, and have been a high school principal for the past 20 years. I am excited to bring my experience and enthusiasm for learning to ACS Athens. My journey comes full circle as I return to Greece, the land of my heritage, accompanied by my wife, Kristy, and our two beloved mini-huskies, Hudson and Nooma.
I am thrilled to join the ACS Athens community and work alongside our exceptional faculty and staff as we embark on this new school year. I look forward to meeting each of you and working together to make this year a success.
Dr. Harry Leonardatos
Academy Principal
email: leonardatosh@acs.gr
Vice Principal's Greeting
Dear Parents,
I am honored to continue to lead ACS Athens, as the Academy Vice Principal! I welcome each one of you back for the new school year and am looking forward to an amazing year of growth, success, and achievement.
Each year we start off the new academic year with fresh hopes and the chance to reach new peaks as we set goals and strive to steadily arrive at our full potential. Each student joins us with their own expectations for success and our goal is to cultivate and guide them to meet and surpass those expectations while taking ownership of their own learning and behaviors. There will always be challenges and choices that lay ahead; but it is important to recognize that those challenges and choices are there to give us the chance to build character, embrace our humility, and develop a moral compass of ethical principles, honorable habits, and honest relationships.
To this role, I bring over 20 years of experience as an IB English Instructor and Examiner, as well as a wide variety of roles directly connected with student life in the Academy: ΚΟΙΝΩΝΟΣ (Kinonós), Model United Nations, Student Council, Blue and Gold Newspaper, Forensics, Graduation Coordinator, National Honor Society. I view education as a life-long process and believe that students are at the core of all school-related decisions. I am confident that with a positive attitude, a growth mindset, and conscious decision-making, everyone can achieve greatness. I strive to instill such qualities in our youngsters and to be a positive role model while reinforcing ethics and values.
It is my goal to provide a safe and nurturing educational environment that challenges our students to reach above and beyond their own expectations to become conscious citizens who will make our fast-changing world an even greater place. I hope that you also experience the joy and satisfaction of seeing your youngsters grow into upstanding adults of integrity, compassion, and dignity.
I am excited about the possibilities and opportunities that this school year will bring, and feel proud and privileged to be a part of ACS Athens!
Let's have a fabulous year together!
Evelyn Pittas, M.A., Ed.D. Candidate
Academy Vice Principal
email: pittase@acs.gr