Elementary Schools School Honors Student honors Students APS reading teams have their eyes on the prize Saturday 4 Feb 2010 talkupaps Congratulations to Morris Brandon, Centennial Place, Garden Hills, Parkside and D.H. Stanton elementary schools for their outstanding performance in the third annual APS Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl last weekend. As…
Community Service Elementary Schools Principals Schools Students Teachers Hill-Hope Elementary flips for Haiti 4 Feb 2010 talkupaps Hill-Hope Elementary has launched a “Flip-Flops February Hygiene for Haiti Initiative” for the entire month of February. Students, parents, teachers, staff, and community members are encouraged to donate hygiene products…
Uncategorized Carver’s School of Health Sciences & Research kicks off Teen Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness month 4 Feb 2010 talkupaps Today Carver’s School of Health Sciences & Research focused on an important but frequently ignored issue: teen domestic violence. The Rock of Escape and The Jane Fonda Center at Emory…
APS Staff Curriculum District honors Elementary Schools Math School Honors Students APS students excel during One Academic Fair 4 Feb 2010 talkupaps Math and science truly reign supreme this week as Atlanta Public Schools students compete in the One Academic Fair at North Atlanta High. Each year, students display projects that demonstrate…
Community partners Community Service Events Health & Wellness High Schools Science Students Carver’s School of Health Sciences & Research tackles teen domestic violence 3 Feb 2010 talkupaps Carver’s School of Health Sciences and Research (HSR) is on the path to producing future scientists, nurses and doctors. The school also engages students in various character-building programs, such as…
Athletics Community partners Curriculum Events High Schools Media Schools Student honors APS student-athletes in football and basketball show their college stripes on National Signing Day 3 Feb 2010 talkupaps APS student-athletes from around the district signed national letters-of-intent to play football and basketball for the colleges of their choice on Wednesday, Feb. 3 — the vaunted National Signing Day…
Atlanta Families' Awards Curriculum Elementary Schools Schools Students Teachers Meet the Atlanta Families’ Awards winners: Gregory Coleman 2 Feb 2010 talkupaps We continue our series of profiles on the winners of the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education with a profile of Gregory Coleman of Parkside Elementary. In 1998, Coleman…
Community Service High Schools Media Uncategorized APS high school students preview ‘Legacy: Black & White in America’ 2 Feb 2010 talkupaps Filmmaker Richard Karz spent years compiling footage of African-American luminaries in the fields of education, entertainment and civil rights for his documentary on race relations. Once the project was complete,…
Community partners Dr. Hall Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support Atlanta Public Schools’ ETEC Initiative with three-year, $10 million grant 1 Feb 2010 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools today announced a three-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the next phase of the district’s 10-year-old school reform program, “Effective Teacher in…
Community partners Community Service Schools Maynard H. Jackson High offers ‘Fountain of Hope for Haiti’ 1 Feb 2010 talkupaps The students, faculty, staff and parents at Maynard H. Jackson High School collected more than 130 cases of bottled water for the “Fountain of Hope for Haiti” campaign. Initially, the…
