by Britney Morgan After beating Central Carrollton last week by a score of 103-38, the South Atlanta Hornets have advanced to the GHSA’s Elite Eight with an overall record of 27-4. With a fairly young South Atlanta boys’ team and no returning starters, Basketball Coach Michael Reddick said that a lot of people thought […]
Every Monday morning Principal Gregory Parks starts his students and staff with the Leadership Data Talk. The Talk encourages and motivates his staff and students for the week ahead. Parks said that his students are valuable stakeholders, and at Usher-Collier Heights, their goal is to empower them with different types of data such as achievement, […]
South Atlanta boys defeated Butler 78-67 Wednesday night. They will play Central Carrollton Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at South Atlanta High School. Mays girls beat Alexander 61-37 Tuesday night. They will play Woodland-Stockbridge Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. at Mays High School. North Atlanta Boys will play Gainesville at North Atlanta […]
Deadline to enroll in APS Pre-K Lottery for the 2014-15 school year is Feb. 27 By Kimberly Willis Green Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) Pre-Kindergarten Program performed above both the state and national levels in the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years. The CLASS tool is designed to assess the […]
The Georgia High School Association State Playoffs begin Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Atlanta Public Schools has seven teams that have the opportunity to make a run for the state championship. Here are the teams: Girls Douglass Lady Astros/Head Coach- Alana Allen Mays Lady Raiders/Head Coach- Chantay Frost South Atlanta Lady Hornets-/ Head Coach- Akisha Graham Boys Grady Grey Knights/Head Coach- […]
By Taylor Jones Diana Pierre-Louis, a French teacher at Atlanta Public Schools’ South Atlanta High School of Computer, Animation and Design, is on special assignment at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, selected Pierre-Louis to review […]
Henry W. Grady High School senior Michael Noah Clinkscales was honored as a 2015 Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc. Scholarship recipient during the annual Trumpet Awards show held Jan. 24, 2015 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. The Trumpet Awards salute and honor African-American achievement, featuring celebrity presenters with live performances from some of the most talented […]