Interim Principals have been recommended for the Therrell School of Health Science and Research, Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy, Jackson High School and B.E.S.T. Academy High School campuses for the 2012-2013 school year. School Recommendation BEST High School Gary Cantrell, Interim Served as Assistant Principal at Therrell High […]
Since the age of 7, Lucy Leonard has spent part of each summer vacation in the same way. Located only four hours outside of Atlanta, yet still worlds away, the Henry Grady High School recent graduate is a veteran at YMCA’s Camp Thunderbird, located in North Carolina. Learning lifelong lessons and developing valuable friendships year after […]
Atlanta Public Schools will host its second round of APS School Closure Repurposing Committee meetings at Capitol View, Herndon and White elementary schools for the immediate community beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012 to discuss how these facilities will be repurposed for educational and/or operational use. Capitol View is located at 1442 Metropolitan […]
Atlanta Public Schools will appoint interim principals for Jackson, B.E.S.T. Academy and Therrell high schools for the 2012-13 school year. The district is committed to identifying high-performing candidates to lead our schools in the interim, as well as long term. Permanent principal assignments will be made by the end of the upcoming school year. Full […]
Long-time North Atlanta High School Principal Mark Mygrant will return to lead the school on an interim basis, as the search continues for a new leader. Mygrant will formally retire this month, but will return a month after his retirement to lead preparations for the start of classes for the new school year on August […]
CLICK HERE to download the 2012-2013 Pre-Kindergarten lottery results or visit the APS Pre-K Website: http://www.atlantapublicschools.us/site/Default.aspx?pageID=982 . Thank you to all of our parents who participated in this year’s lottery process. Stay tuned for a list of schools with additional classroom space and availability.
Therrell 2012 Graduate Dexwin Thompson described as a quietly effective leader by L.E.A.D. Scholar, athlete and 2012 graduate of Therrell High School, Dexwin Thompson, is the APS “Cool Kid” for the week of June 18, 2012. During the 2011-2012 school year, Dexwin served as an Ambassador for the L.E.A.D. (Launch, Expose, Advise, Direct), program. The elite of L.E.A.D., […]
Today, Friday, June 15, 2012, is the final day to submit applications for student transfers. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3wF_dBgr7o%5D Pursuant to Georgia law, Atlanta Public Schools offers public school choice through the administrative transfer process. Friday, June 15th, 2012 is the final day for parents and guardians to request a general administrative transfer for their children for the 2012-2013 school year. […]
Xanadu, the popular APS summer camp for gifted, talented, and high achieving students in the metro Atlanta area, is in full swing! Take a sneek peak inside this exciting program where students play and experiment while enhancing their math, science, and reading skills during the summer. Today we visit Ms. Jellybean Jacobs! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGv3cM36htc%5D
Summer Academy bus routes for APS Summer School are now available online. CLICK HERE to download bus routes. Summer Academy (Summer School) Overview for Atlanta Public Schools Summer Academy 2012 for Rising 3rd–8th Grade Students The Summer Academy is designed to provide students with exposure to the Common Core State Standards in Reading/ELA, Math, Science, […]