Atia Butts has managed to maintain a 4.0 GPA for the entirety of her high school career, partaking in Advanced Placement courses as well as International Baccalaureate courses her junior and senior year. Rigor is no stranger to Atia as she also participated in Emory’s Pre-College program for Evolutionary Biology, Summer Math and Science Enrichment Academy (SMSEA) for Honors Physics and Crew Teens High Prep Academy for rising freshman. Last summer she traveled to Beijing and Henan, China for a three-week summer program. This past fall, she collaborated with 12 German exchange students from Nuremberg to conduct a research project on the awareness and prevention of human trafficking called, “Not For Sale.” In fall 2015, Atia will attend the Georgia Institute of Technology and major in International Affairs. Plans to Attend: Georgia Institute of Technology Major: International Affairs Career Goal: Study Abroad Program Coordinator Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print More Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading… Discover more from APS Today Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Post navigation Benjamin E. Mays Salutatorian Maria Gallo-Blanco is headed to Texas A&M as a Posse Scholar Keairra Brown is Maynard Jackson’s 2015 Salutatorian