APS Student Athletes Ink Scholarships at Annual National Signing Day Event

Grady senior receiver Kemari Averette is interviewed by North Atlanta senior Davis Baker after signing his National Letter of Intent to the University of Louisville. Kemari helped lead the Grey Knights to the Georgia High Schools Association Class AAAAA-Region 6 championship.

More than 50 student athletes from 10 Atlanta Public Schools high schools signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday, at the annual APS National Signing Day event.

This year’s ceremony was held at D.M. Therrell High School. While most of the scholarships signed were for football, other sports represented were baseball, basketball, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball and track and field.

Always held on the first Wednesday in February, National Signing Day is the first day a student athlete may officially sign a football scholarship, according to regulations set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). APS is the only metro area school district that hosts a district-wide signing day event.

“This is always a very special day for APS,” said APS Athletic Director Jasper Jewell. “All of the young men and women have worked hard and sacrificed to get to this day, and to see them be able to enjoy this moment with their friends and families is tremendous.”

Here is a list of the 2017 signees: