This year students and staff at Brown Middle School are under the leadership of a new principal, Ms. Tiauna Crooms. Ms. Crooms is no stranger to APS as she served as principal Washington High School’s former senior academy. During her time at Washington, the senior academy boasted the highest number of Millennium Gates Scholars that […]
Students at Bethune Elementary School received a special back-to-school treat. The Virtue Foundation and TANA and TAMA organizations recently distributed 500 backpacks to the students at Bethune. TANA is an organization that has served the Indian community in the Metro Atlanta area for the last 38 years. Each year the organization distributes backpacks to kids […]
Mr. Joseph Harris has been appointed to serve as the principal of DM Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy. Mr. Harris has worked at Atlanta Public Schools for 20 year, and prior to serving in his new role, Mr. Harris was the assistant principal at Dobbs Elementary School. Mr. Harris is excited about […]
The Rialto Center Flamenco Artists paid a visit to the kindergarten, first and second grades at Perkerson Elementary on August 16th! As a part of Perkerson’s Dual Spanish Immersion curriculum, the Rialto Center Flamenco Artists danced to Spanish guitar, sang in Spanish and provided instruction in Spanish for the K through 2nd graders! There was […]
Representatives from the Office of Adult Education (OAE) of the Technical College System of Georgia recently applauded APS officials for making “significant improvements” in the district’s adult education program. During fiscal year 2013, the program was on a program improvement plan. However, the program has now experienced a turnaround following the implementation of an exemplary […]
Name: Devontae Carter Grade: 7th Grade School: Sylvan Hills Middle School Devontae Carter is our Spotlight Student from Sylvan Hills Middle School. Devontae is a 7th grade student returning for his second year as a Golden Bear. His team of teachers from last year and this year strongly recommended that we recognize him due to […]
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) announced that 85 high school students from Atlanta Public Schools (APS) have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams this year. APS students earned the award by completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. Of the 85 […]
Dunbar Elementary School engages the men in students’ lives through WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), a father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering. WATCH D.O.G.S. are fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities assigned by […]
by Julia Suk, APS Communications Officer On August 19th, Burgess-Peterson Academy kicked off their 3rd year of weekly Monday meetings. Students, staff, and parents are excited as they gather every Monday morning from 8:00 – 8:30 am to celebrate their students and school, while focusing on learning and success in the classroom. Burgess-Peterson Academy […]