[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0fCtBxgX1Y%5D Everyone had a fantastic time at the “Doggies on the Catwalk” fashion show Jan. 21 at Grady High as part of the school’s Urban Couture design program, led by art teacher Vincent Martinez. The event, delayed a week due to the inclement weather, featured senior design students making outfits for celebrities. This video, compiled […]
The Atlanta Board of Education voted to make Monday, February 21 a snow make-up day for Atlanta Public Schools students. As you may remember, APS and several other metro-area districts were closed due to inclement weather and icy conditions Jan. 10-14, aka Atlanta Snowpocalypse 2011.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzuP_UrObyg%5D We took some time to watch the award-winning tutors of Atlanta Public Schools’ Homework Hotline as they took calls from students. A unique partnership between Atlanta metro school districts and Public Broadcasting Atlanta’s (PBA) E-Learning/Cyber Center, the Homework Hotline is served by diverse mix of retired and active APS educators, as well as […]
We often are asked where we come up with our story ideas, and we often answer, wherever they pop up! That’s why we got a kick out of this interview we saw on the homepage of South Atlanta’s School of Computer Animation and Design, which featured an interview with its new SGA president, Tabrea Williams. […]
B.E.S.T. Academy High School has launched “Best Part of the Day” (or BPOD). Each morning, students adjust their bow ties, tuck in shirts, pull up pants, shake hands with administrators, and chat with counselors and teachers as music plays.
Fifteen APS schools earned Title 1 Distinguished Schools awards and $43,598 in award money from the Georgia Department of Education for their academic performance during the 2009-2010 school year. The winning schools achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in terms of their student academic performance as measured by standardized tests for at least three consecutive years. Those […]
A one-of-a-kind program will be celebrated by a one-of-a-kind school system next week when Atlanta Public Schools pays homage to its great protectors with APS School Crossing Guard Recognition Week (Jan. 24-28). The week will culminate with Awards and Recognition Day on Friday, Jan. 28, at 9:30 a.m. in the Brewer Building (2352 Bagwell Drive […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HcWMJtnUoY%5D We continue our series of profiles of schools around APS with a look at Hutchinson Elementary, led by Principal Dr. Rebecca Dashiell-Mitchell. Hutchinson Elementary is one of a handful of schools in APS that operates on a year-round basis. Watch this video as we explore the highlights at Hutchinson, which include a strong […]
Slater Elementary School students and staff, who were temporarily attending classes at Price Middle School this week, will relocate back to Slater for classes on Friday. The temporary relocation to Price resulted from a water main break at the school that damaged electrical components and other equipment. Repairs have been made, and classes will resume […]
In honor of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, APS helped make this month’s R.E.A.L. Men Read event a family affair. Isaac Farris Jr. read to students at Hope-Hill and Toomer elementary schools from “My Brother Martin,” a children’s book by his mother, Christine King Farris. (Check out the photo gallery here.) Subtitled […]