Athletics Community partners Community Service Events Media Schools NCAA student-athletes meet in Atlanta for leadership conference and community service at Mary Lin, Burgess-Peterson 21 Oct 2009 talkupaps This just in, from the NCAA … Approximately 200 NCAA Division I student-athletes will meet in Atlanta for leadership development and to partner with local elementary school children, teachers and…
Community partners Community Service Events Media Schools Students Teachers Peyton Forest Elementary gets playground build from KaBOOM!, Home Depot on Thursday 21 Oct 2009 talkupaps More than 200 volunteers from The Home Depot, Peyton Forest Elementary, Atlanta Public Schools, and organizers from the nonprofit organization KaBOOM! will join together Thursday morning to build a state-of-the-art,…
APS Staff Curriculum Events Schools Uncategorized Community meetings scheduled on latest APS high school transformations 21 Oct 2009 talkupaps A series of community meetings is scheduled for students, parents and the public to discuss the third wave of the Atlanta Public Schools’ high school transformation initiative. The latest wave…
Uncategorized A tree grows in Midtown: Grady High PTA honors Dr. Hall 21 Oct 2009 talkupaps The Grady High School PTA in conjunction with Trees Atlanta honored APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall on Wednesday morning by planting a tree in her name. Officials from Grady,…
Community partners Schools B.E.S.T Academy a model for future single-gender school in Jacksonville, Fla. 20 Oct 2009 talkupaps (From left-right) Gregory Owens, Cleve Warren, president, Essential Capital Finance; Janet Owens, vice president of marketing & communications, United Way of Northeast Florida; and Barbara Darby, president, Florida State College…
Athletics Schools Students Top 5 reasons to attend the Domecoming Football Classic 20 Oct 2009 talkupaps By now you probably already know about Atlanta Public Schools’ inaugural Domecoming Football Classic, which is an all-day high school football extravaganza featuring some of the district’s best football programs.…
Community partners Events Media CNN’s Rick Martin speaks at B.E.S.T. Academy lecture series 20 Oct 2009 talkupaps Rick Martin (above), CNN USA national desk assignment editor challenged seventh-graders at B.E.S.T. Academy to “think about the end game” when it comes to their future plans. Read the press…
Community partners Media Schools Students Teachers King Middle School teacher profiled in New York Times 19 Oct 2009 talkupaps UPDATE: Check out Tom Dunn’s profile in the AJC! Inspiring doesn’t begin to describe the New York Times profile of King Middle School teacher Tom Dunn. The veteran defender of…
Community partners Events Health & Wellness F.L. Stanton Elementary walks for lupus 19 Oct 2009 talkupaps In conjunction with its Teacher of the Year celebration, the wellness program at F.L. Stanton Elementary held a lupus walk Oct. 9 at Mozley Park on Martin Luther King, Jr.…
APS Staff Community partners Curriculum Events Schools Students Teachers Project GRAD rally keeps APS students focused on the finish line 19 Oct 2009 talkupaps APS students experienced living proof that “graduation really achieves dreams” during Project GRAD pep rallies at the South Atlanta Education Complex and The New Schools at Carver this past week.…
