by Britney Morgan, Office of Communications As a part of Teen Tech Week, volunteers from Best Buy will host an Hour of Code workshop in the South Atlanta High School media center on March 11, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. The workshop will help students with their digital literacy skills and introduce them to the basics of coding. South Atlanta was […]
by Leslie Rivera Nearly 300 young scientists participated in the Atlanta Public Schools 2015 Science Fair January 27 – 29 at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Students in grades 3 through 12 presented original research and had the opportunity to showcase projects of interests ranging from which paper towels absorb liquid best to […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) was recently recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council—Georgia (USGBC-GA) for completing LEED Silver certified buildings. During a recognition luncheon for Healthy Performance Healthy Schools (HPHS) in Georgia, House Representative Margaret Kaiser of the 59th district presented APS with House Resolution 222, commending the district’s sustainable building construction and design efforts […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Athletics Director (AD) Jasper Jewell has been selected by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA) as Class AAA state Athletic Director of the Year. Jewell was previously selected by his peers as Region Georgia 4-AAA Athletic Director of the Year. Jewell will receive both awards at the GADA state conference […]
written by Britney Morgan The Frederick Douglass High School Parent Center hosted the Douglass Cluster Family Literacy Night Thursday, January, 15, 2015. There were numerous activities for children of all ages including ‘Babies and Toddler Emerging Literacy,’ ‘Pre-Kindergarten Story Time,’ and ‘Middle School- Art as Literacy.’ Elementary students explored web-based tools to strengthen their command of […]
News Release February 5, 2015 Thirty-nine APS Scholar Athletes Participate in National Signing Day ATLANTA – Thirty-nine Atlanta Public Schools (APS) scholar athletes announced which college or university they will lend their academic and athletic talents to this fall during the district’s National Signing Day ceremony at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School held Feb. 4. […]
Congratulations to all of our student athletes! 6 S. Atlanta signees will stick together and head to Arkansas to play football for @ArkansasBaptist! #SigningDay pic.twitter.com/LlntnLFwTr — ATL Public Schools (@apsupdate) February 4, 2015 Kessely Tyler of Mays says he's taking his talents up north! He will attend Delaware St. @DSUAthletics #SigningDay pic.twitter.com/UvlfqAjEY5 — ATL Public […]
— More than 10,000 APS high school students see the movie that depicts “Bloody Sunday” the events surrounding the epic march from Montgomery to Selma Ala., a pivotal moment in the fight for African Americans’ right to vote in America — On January 21, more than 300 APS students from schools with a connection to […]