By: Erica Fatima Today March 14, or 3.14 is National Pi Day and school systems all around the Nation, including APS, are celebrating the famous equation. But who would have thought that an equation, represented by two letters Pi, could also cause controversy and have detractors? Left to right: WABE host, Rose Scott; Maynard H. Jackson students, Isabelle […]
By: Kimberly Willis-Green ATLANTA – Atlanta Public Schools is celebrating members of the Atlanta Board of Education (ABE) during School Board Appreciation Week (March 14-18, 2016), a weeklong observance that recognizes the contributions of local boards of education. (From L-R) Second row: Atlanta Board of Education Members Steven D. Lee, District 5; Jason F. Esteves, […]
By: Erica Fatima “Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.” -David Hilbert There wasn’t a lot of fanfare, no cheerleaders or referee whistles were heard; as a matter of fact, the audience had to sit outside of the competition room. There was however, plenty of brain noise as the […]
By: Erica Fatima “Sitting in the presence of greatness,” a phrase sometimes spoken cavalierly, was used exactly as intended when 87 year-old State Senator, Leroy R. Johnson , sat down to speak to a hushed crowd of students at Atlanta Public Schools’ Booker T. Washington High School, in February. Senator Johnson was the guest speaker and living legend, […]
Lunge…Parry…Riposte…Attack… were just a few of the fencing terms heard during a demonstration to Jackson Cluster students recently when they were visited by Olympic Silver Medalist Tim Morehouse. Morehouse visited several schools to introduce fencing and launch a new pilot program for Atlanta Public Schools students. Maynard H. Jackson High, King Middle, D.H. Stanton and Toomer […]
By Seth Coleman Atlanta Public Schools is continuing to advance through the district’s budgeting process, which began in September 2015, with the development of the budget parameters for the 2016-2017 school year. Now the district needs feedback from you. During the March 7 Atlanta Board of Education meeting, APS Chief Financial Officer Robert Morales presented […]
By Seth Coleman Fish and grits for breakfast? At school? Yes, please! The quintessential southern morning meal was on the menu, Wednesday (March 9) at Maynard H. Jackson High School, to provide a little something special in honor of National School Breakfast Week (March 7-11) for students, faculty, staff and visitors to the campus. The […]
“In every child there is the potential for excellence.”- Brian Jordan By: Erica Fatima Brian Jordan, a former All-Star Atlanta Braves and All-Pro Atlanta Falcons player, visited Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School, Tuesday March 8, and was greeted enthusiastically by third and fourth grade students. A philanthropist and avid proponent of education, Jordan talked openly with Dunbar students […]
By: Taylor R. Jones Can you imagine visiting the bottom of the sea and the surface of Mars in one day? This has now become a marvelous reality thanks to Google’s Expeditions Pioneer Program. The Expeditions Pioneer Program is a virtual reality platform built for the classroom and designed to incorporate with teacher lesson plans. […]
By Seth Coleman The Maynard H. Jackson girls’ magical season, in which the team inspired an entire community , came to an end Saturday in Macon, as the Lady Jaguars lost the Georgia High School Association Class AAA girls basketball championship game to Morgan County, 68-61, at the Macon Coliseum. Jackson, the Class AAA Region […]