[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] The more things change, the more they stay the same. Walking the halls of Morningside Elementary on Tuesday, Richard Franco felt the same excitement he had more than 50 years ago. “I learned so much in fourth through seventh grade here,” said Franco, who matriculated from Morningside in 1951 and graduated […]
Kaufman Realty Group, one of the school partners of F.L. Stanton Elementary, sends out a holiday card each year and asks the school’s students to participate. F.L. Stanton art teacher Carmen Smith selects students to participate. Kaufman Group then selects a winner and presents the winner with a gift. This year, Sydney Stepney in Edwards’ fifth-grade […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] Non-profit leaders with the Atlanta Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) visited Bethune Elementary School in November to engage students in its first-ever service learning initiative “Promoting Philanthropy in the Classrooms.” The partnership with Bethune was coordinated by School Counselor and Partnership Coordinator Tamika Witcher and Keisha Tennyson, chairperson of […]
APS students demonstrated steady improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for the 2008-2009 school year, based on the scores released today. Since 2003, APS students have demonstrated improvements every year the test has been administered. NAEP, also referred to as the Nation’s Report Card, is a uniform assessment of student performance administered […]
Tuesday is no ordinary day for the students, parents, faculty and staff of Morningside Elementary. December 8 marks the 80th day of the school’s 80th year. To mark this occasion, Morningside will have a PTA-sponsored breakfast for alumni and honored guests, student-led interviews of former students, teachers and administrators and a Dine-Out at D.B.A. BBQ […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] The APS Department of Fine Arts recently held its 2009 District-Wide Performance Winter Concert at Mays High School. Performances were presented by the APS Honor Chorus, the APS Harp Ensemble and the APS Honor Orchestra. The APS Harp Ensemble features nearly 60 students from The New Schools at Carver. Sunday’s performance included […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] We were fortunately to spend some time over the weekend at Maynard H. Jackson High’s Fall Dance Concert. The concert included several modern-dance styles. Dances were accompanied from and inspired by musical artists such as Michael Jackson, Bill Withers and the Temptations. The program concluded with a 20-minute dance of “The Lion King,” choreographed by Jackson […]
Recently, the Buckhead Coalition dreamed up a promotion to urge citizens to vote. Our city was electing a new mayor, new council members and school board members. They offered each school in the Buckhead area $1 per “I Voted” sticker up to $800. They upped the bet for an additional $1,000 for the best presentation […]
(Editor’s note: This fascinating article about a collaborative community garden involving South Atlanta Educational Complex is reprinted with permission from the Greening Youth Foundation: School lunches — especially the bad ones — are the stuff of legend. Kids refuse them. Rally and agitate against them. Many a student council president has won the position after […]
We just had to share this awesome letter from South Atlanta High senior Larry Baker (pictured above, middle), who has an amazing story to tell: “My name is Larry Baker. I am a senior at South Atlanta Educational Complex. I am currently holding the office of [Georgia’s Career & Technical Instruction] Vice President. The CTI program assists […]