Cleveland Avenue Elementary is inviting everyone to its Career Day 2010. The anticipated Career Day will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, May 6. Each career presentation will last 25- 30 minutes. An appreciation reception will be held for the presenters at 1 p.m. Also, Capitol View Elementary is planning its Career Day 2010 for May […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] UPDATE: Check out Scott King’s photo gallery here. To help her Maynard H. Jackson High students truly embrace their creative passion and the art of dance, teacher Tiffany Mingo-Davis called for reinforcements this week. Fortunately, her former teacher and mentor was available to answer the call. Allyne Gartrell, company director of […]
From mock trial and wheelchair basketball victories to visits from Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, the month of March has been filled with high notes for the students of Atlanta Public Schools and Thursday was no different. On Thursday, Gideons Elementary students (front row) paid a visit to Governor Sonny Perdue’s office to receive special recognition […]
Hopefully by now you’ve been able to pick up a copy of the latest (spring) edition of The Atlanta Educator. The occasional print publication was delivered to CLL staff and the schools over the course of this week, and features more amazing stories about APS’ transformation into a top-performing urban school district. You’ll be able […]
The Program for Exceptional Children‘s Atlanta Wolfpack team won the 2010 AAASP State Wheelchair Basketball Championship at the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Basketball Championship on March 12 at the Gwinnett Arena. This is the third consecutive win for the Wolfpack team. The Wolfpack team is no overnight success. Team development and a winning record is the result […]
Grady High School beat Jonesboro High School to once again capture the Georgia Mock Trial Competition at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville over the weekend. Grady and Jonesboro made the finals after beating Macon’s Central High and Athens’ Clark Central, respectively, in the semifinals. According to a press release from the Georgia […]
Alumni from Grady High School and Morehouse College returned to Inman Middle School for a concert to benefit relief efforts in Haiti on March 9. The event was titled “LOVE: A Night of Jazz for Haiti.” Inman’s own, Ryan Bolton, opened the show and was followed by more of the school’s jazz musicians under the […]
Mayor Kasim Reed spent most of Tuesday morning at Therrell’s School for Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (STEMS), talking with students about the importance of education and being dedicated as they move through life. “You have to fall in love with hard work” he told students. Mayor Reed lectured in the 11th-grade American history class […]
Last month Boyd Elementary inducted seven students into the National Junior Beta Club. The induction ceremony was a huge success; the guest speaker was Ronnie DeVoe of the R&B groups New Edition and Bell, Biv, DeVoe. First Row: Jennifer Newell, co-sponsor; Lakeitha Taylor, Bianca Wilson, and J. Gaither, co-sponsors. Second Row: Students Destiny Butler, Taya […]
[gallery link=”file” orderby=”rand”] It was a great run while it lasted, so here’s a little photo salute to the Mays High boys’ basketball team, which advanced to the Class AAAA championship game before falling to an impressive Miller Grove team. It was Mays’ first championship-game appearance since winning consecutive state titles in 2004 and 2005. […]