13 Mar 2015 – APS Today

Dunbar students master the art of public speaking

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By Leslie Rivera The school year is not over but there already has been a graduating class, of sorts, at Dunbar Elementary. A group of 11 Atlanta Public Schools students, grades three to five, became the first to complete a Toastmasters pilot program in the city of Atlanta. The Youth Leadership Program challenged students to […]

Riverdale Mayor Dr. Evelyn Wynn-Dixon featured speaker at 8th Annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series

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By Kimberly Willis Green The Honorable Dr. Evelyn Wynn-Dixon, mayor of the city of Riverdale, encouraged Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) students to further their education and “take advantage of every opportunity” during her keynote address during the 8th Annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series in Celebration of Women’s History held March […]