The students, teachers, support staff, administrative team, parents, community members, business partners, school board representative, and district leadership participated in a two-day International Baccalaureate (IB) World School Authorization Verification Site Visit at Maynard H. Jackson High School on December 10-11, 2012. An IB Verification Team consisting of three members representing the IB Organization visited Jackson […]
“Scrooge Around the World” was performed at Perkerson Elementary School and is a contemporary version of the classic Scrooge play. In this version, contemporary musical artists who represent the Ghosts of Holiday Past, Present and Future visit Scrooge and warn her to change her selfish ways. Each ghost takes Scrooge to different places around the […]
On Thursday, December 13, 2012, Price Middle School students traveled to the Georgia Aquarium as a culminating activity for the Dive Into Reading Contest sponsored by the Price Middle School Media Center. Nineteen students participated in this activity. Additional students were scheduled to attend but were unable due to their involvement in various school activities. […]
Walter Leonard Parks Middle School embraced the holiday spirit of “giving back to the community that has supported them”. Parks Middle School’s Graduation Coach, Mr. MacArthur Randolph, facilitated and motivated the students during the Holiday Can Food Drive to benefit the Atlanta Food Bank. Over 1, 500 cans were […]
On Saturday, December 15, 2012 the West Manor Robotics Team competed in the First Lego League 2012 Senior Challenge Qualifier. Every year over 200,000 students worldwide, between the ages of 9 to 14 participate in a three part challenge to develop a unique solution to a real problem and score points by programming an autonomous […]
This week, the Chick-fil-A Foundation kicked off its partnership with Atlanta Public Schools through the adoption of Booker T. Washington High School. Washington High School-Early College and the Chick-fil-A Foundation are partnering together to develop a mentoring program that will ensure that each student graduating in the Legacy Class of 2013 has a solid plan […]
Every year UPS employees at corporate campuses across the country adopt an elementary school in their community as a part of the Project Angel volunteer program. For years, UPS has served as a Partner in Education at Fickett Elementary School. Through Project Angel UPS donates a gift to every child in the school. This year […]
Teachers Count! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZzOkHNOqRo&w=560&h=315%5D On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced that as a result of a generous contribution by the GE Foundation, every classroom teacher, assistant principal and principal will receive two days of critical training to allow them to hone their skills implementing the new Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. […]
Before students and teachers depart for the holiday break, many schools in the district are raising money and spreading holiday cheer through various fundraisers. This year, on behalf of Beecher Hills Elementary, the Beecher Hills Foundation, Inc. sold trees in Southwest Atlanta. The newly formed Beecher Hills Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit fundraising organization supporting […]