Four APS high schools have been recognized by the College Board as Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for their students’ performance on the tests associated with these rigorous college preparatory courses. The schools are recognized in several categories as listed below: * 2011 AP Challenge Schools – Carver School of Health Sciences and Research, Maynard […]
We’re crossing our fingers this weekend for North Atlanta High‘s boys’ swim team as it hits the water this weekend for the state swimming and diving championships being held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. Sophomores Dillon Mabrey and Sam Boatwright, junior Rehan Bhinwandalla and senior Neal Shadle qualified for the state meet in late […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjamkwxMYkY%5D Update: Meet Dr. Andrew Ragland from Mays. APS students thrive, thanks to support from dedicated teachers, principals and support staff such as counselors. During National School Counseling Week, we turn our attention to the professionals who ensure that APS students thrive emotionally, socially and academically. Check out Monday’s blog post for more details. […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXIt_3BnwdA%5D Update: Meet Andrew Ragland from Mays. Also, see the interview with Dr. Lenice Biggins Horton of Benteen and Humphries Elementary schools. Last month, Atlanta Public Schools honored its school crossing guards for their dedication to protecting our students. This week, we go inside the schools and honor guidance counselors during National School Counseling […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EAua92-Ejc%5D Schools around the district paid tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during guest “Teach-in” lectures this week. It served as a perfect way to kick off Black History Month. At E.L. Connally Elementary, the Teach-In program featured inspirational tunes by students as well as teacher Samuel Prater, who performed […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ysPPTK-364%5D UPDATE: Follow @apsupdate on Twitter, and the hashtag #burgessobama for updates on today’s visit! We’ve been hoping for this for months, but it’s almost too good to be true: First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Burgess-Peterson Academy on Wednesday to talk about nutrition and gardening (a passion at the school), according to White […]
Warren T. Jackson Elementary School is one of only 22 schools in the state to be recognized as a 2010 Georgia Schools of Excellence in Student Achievement award winner. Jackson earned the recognition for being among the top 10 percent of schools in Georgia, as determined by the results of state standardized tests in reading and […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y35jCA4-ek%5D We spent some time Wednesday surveying the science projects by APS elementary- and middle-schoolers at the One Academic Fair that ran through Thursday at B.E.S.T. Academy. Come back to this post for more information.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJtR-oI3DC8%5D We were so excited for all of the APS student-athletes who participated in National Signing Day, preparing for the next step on their journey to success by gaining scholarships. But they weren’t just athletic scholarships, some of them earned academic scholarships. This was especially clear for the student-athletes from North Atlanta High, as […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWGeBxBpq3E%5D There were some incredible stories coming out of Wednesday’s APS National Signing Day activities, so we took some time to interview some of the impressive student-athletes who are ready to take the next step to college. On that note, congratulations to Mays High‘s Greg Eason and North Atlanta High‘s Marcus Mack, who will […]