[gallery columns=”2″ ids=”21249,21250″ orderby=”rand”] Two Benjamin E. Mays football players, Natrez Patrick and Dallas Warmack, both traveled to the Nike headquarters in Oregon in early July to participate in the invite only football camp “The Opening.” The Opening is a national football camp hosted by Nike for the top 162 high school football players in the nation. Players […]
MEDIA ADVISORY JULY 22, 2014 Fourth Annual Football Media Day July 23 ATLANTA – Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) 4th Annual Football Media Day will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in the auditorium at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School, 801 Glenwood Avenue, S.E., Atlanta, GA 30312. APS head football coaches […]
Newly appointed superintendent, Meria Carstarphen, launched a city-wide attendance campaign during the July Board of Education meeting encouraging parents and students to ‘be there’ for the first day of school, August 4, 2014. This was Dr. Carstarphen’s first board meeting following her official start with the district earlier this month. “We’re excited about a message […]
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By: Leslie Rivera, Communications Officer larivera@atlanta.k12.ga.us Students enrolled in Atlanta Public Schools’ Virtual Academy have lived up to the program’s motto of, “Anytime, Anyplace and Space.” This summer 650 middle and high school students are attending classes virtually and earning credit recovery or taking accelerated classes. The ability to log in from any mobile device means students […]
Special Legislative Meeting MEETING NOTICE On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 10a.m., the members of The Atlanta Board of Education, and members of The Atlanta City Council will convene a joint briefing. Agenda Discussion Information related to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Atlanta, Invest Atlanta, and the Atlanta Independent School System. Discussion and […]
During the month of May, Ralph J. Bunche Middle School music teacher Matthew Hall asked donors to help him with a class project created using DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit website that raises money to help teachers receive classroom needs to aid their students in achieving success. The southwest Atlanta instructor requested funding for music supplies for his program – supplies that […]