We couldn’t be prouder of Miles and Adamsville elementary chorus teacher Letricia Henson and Douglass High choral director Ben Polite, who currently are performing in the chorus for the Atlanta Opera‘s sold-out run of “Porgy and Bess” this week at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. It should be noted that the opera chorus already has […]
[gallery link=”file” orderby=”title”] L.P. Miles Elementary celebrated Black History Month with its annual program Friday. Parents and community members were delighted by the talent of the participating classes. After a rousing welcome by student hosts Deonte Bryant and Keari Bryant of Karen Pettigrew’s fourth-grade class, the talent began. Performances were provided in by each grade level […]
APS fourth-grade students scored on a par with their counterparts in other large urban school districts across the nation in the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) science exam administered in the spring of 2009. The average science score for fourth grade students in Atlanta was 134. […]
Big thanks to Young Middle orchestra director Erik Herndon for pointing out this article in today’s AJC, in which singer-songwriter Joshua Radin of the popular Little Kids Rock organization visited the school to share his thoughts on the value of music and help donate instruments to 30 students. (OK, it probably didn’t hurt that Mr. Herndon, […]
Representatives from the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management, Office of Water Efficiency taught Ralph J. Bunche Middle School sixth-graders how to conserve water and explore careers in environmental science through the ‘Be Water Wise Atlanta’ Water Conservation Workshop on Tuesday morning. Be Water Wise is a national program that engages partners from the public, […]
[gallery link=”file” orderby=”title”] This just in from our good friends over at Georgia-Pacific: Each year, continued cuts in education budgets have forced teachers to spend hundreds of their own dollars just to keep their rooms stocked with essential classroom supplies, like notebook paper, pencils, crayons, hand sanitizer and markers. This week, each of the 1,100 Atlanta […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uWGeBxBpq3E%5D APS Director of Athletics Jeff Beggs was excited to share this press release with us: The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), in partnership with the Chick-fil-A Bowl, announced today that Marcus Mack, a senior linebacker from North Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Ga., has been named the Play It […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhj8_j37rfw%5D Long Middle annually holds an art exhibit in celebration of Black History Month. Under the guidance of Principal Dr. Elizabeth Harris, students get a chance to see a range of African items on display — often provided by school staff, “that is reflective of our culture,” she says. “Each year, it grows more […]
Big thanks to Washington High’s Early College for sharing information about the 5-Alive Program presented by D.Y.N.A.2M.I.C. Foundation, Inc., led by president and founder Shena Locke and Atlanta Hawk Damien Wilkins. This program is a developmental program targeting at-risk males that addresses the “5 A’s”: Attitude, Academics, Accountability, Appreciation, and Ambition. The D.Y.N.A.2M.I.C. Foundation offers students […]
The Harper-Archer Middle School girls basketball team does it again. The Lady Jaguars defeated the Young Middle Wolves for the APS Middle School Championship. The Lady Jaguars had an undefeated season (10-0). This is the team’s second year winning the title. Not only are the girls powerful on the court, but in the classroom as well. […]