November 2012

Smith students’ heart for service helps homeless animals

Last Tuesday, while the rest of the country raced to the polls to cast their ballots for America’s next president, animals at the Atlanta Humane Society raced around their pens enjoying hundreds of donations provided by students at Sarah Smith Elementary School’s intermediate campus.  The donations were one component of a service learning project the […]

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Smith students’ heart for service helps homeless animals

Last Tuesday, while the rest of the country raced to the polls to cast their ballots for America’s next president, animals at the Atlanta Humane Society raced around their pens enjoying hundreds of donations provided by students at Sarah Smith Elementary School’s intermediate campus.  The donations were one component of a service learning project the […]

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Jackson High Presents “Dawn of a New Day”

The Maynard Holbrook Jackson Dance Company invites you to witness “Dawn of a New Day”, a concert presentation of some of our most talented students including special guests from the community. The forty member company will perform works by Mr. Roscoe Sales, Atlanta Ballet teacher in residence, Mr. Allyne Gartrell, Artistic Director of Atlanta Dance […]

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Woodson’s first principal delighted and encouraged by Target’s School Library Makeover

Forty years after Margaret Jacobs first walked into Carter G. Woodson as the school’s first principal, the retired educator re-entered those same double-doors to witness the unveiling of the newly renovated media center.  The November 2 ribbon cutting ceremony attracted parents, APS administrators and Woodson community members and business partners. “This is beautiful—absolutely beautiful,” said […]

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Student Spotlight of the Week

Name: Jeremi Smith Grade: 12th Grade School: Therrell High School- STEMS Jeremi Smith is a 12th grader at Therrell High School STEMS. Jeremi’s teachers describe him as an exemplary student in his engineering classes. He is highly dedicated to his work and shows great leadership as a member of Therrell’s Technology Student Association chapter. “Jeremi has […]

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Therrell-STEMS Students Shine at The GAEA Construction Competition

Several students from Therrell High School- STEMS recently participated in a student conference and construction competition sponsored by the Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance. The alliance is an outreach that increases the business capacity of small, female and minority-owned construction firms. Competitors from various high schools throughout Atlanta were split into teams that consisted of at […]

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