Lila Womack and Friends sponsored an annual holiday program on Tuesday that benefited the 434 students of Carter G. Woodson Elementary School. The event was held at Douglass High School. The highlights of the event included a student showcase of all of the clubs and opportunities available in high school presented by current Douglass High […]
[gallery link=”file” orderby=”title”] The Ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated sponsored a trip to the premiere of the Disney feature The Princess and the Frog for 80 lucky young girls on Dec. 11. As partners of Usher-Collier Heights Elementary, under the leadership of Principal Dr. Gwendolyn Rogers, the Delta Sigma Thetas and the Usher-Collier […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] More than 50 Atlanta Public Schools chess club members from five elementary schools competed for the “travelling trophy” during a chess tournament yesterday hosted by M. Agnes Jones Elementary on Monday. Sponsored by the Kappa Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and the America’s Foundation for Chess First Move Program, levels II […]
The Annie E. Casey Foundation – Atlanta Civic Partners’ Forum on the Grade Level Reading Initiative was held Dec. 9 to launch a pilot literacy initiative. The focus of the public-private initiative is to move APS students from meeting state educational standards to exceeding them. Piloted at Dunbar Elementary School, the initiative also seeks to improve […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] The Superintendent’s 8th Annual Student Summit for high school and middle school students was held last week at the Holiday Inn Select. Middle school student representatives assembled for their day-long summit from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. High school student representatives convened from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. […]
Jovita Moore from WSB-TV was the guest speaker at a luncheon for the Bunche Middle School 2009-2010 Homecoming Court on Dec. 11. The luncheon was for 40 participating students and their parents/guardians. During her speech, Moore empowered the students to be leaders among their peers. She also challenged the students to use the efforts of historical leaders […]