Four Atlanta Public Schools (APS) basketball teams – two boys and two girls – are still alive in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state basketball playoffs, and will compete in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday. The Maynard Jackson girls (23-2) are still in the hunt to return to the Class AAAAA title game after […]
BASKETBALL The chance of a state championship trophy being brought back to Atlanta is still very much alive as six Atlanta Public Schools (APS) teams advanced to the second round of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state basketball playoffs last weekend. The Carver boys (16-13) have gotten hot at the right time. The Panthers […]
[gallery ids=”43435,43430,43427″ type=”rectangular”] The South Atlanta and Carver boys, and the Maynard Jackson girls enter this weekend’s Georgia High School Association state basketball playoffs as region champions and No. 1 seeds. It’s playoff time! Eleven Atlanta Public Schools (APS) teams earned spots in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state basketball playoffs last weekend with […]
[gallery ids=”43611,43612″ type=”rectangular”] By: Alicia Sands Lurry Watch out, Venus and Serena. Praze Harris and his older brother, GS3 – yes, that’s his real name – are ready to grab the spotlight and take the world of fencing by storm. The brothers, who are students at B.E.S.T. Academy, will showcase their fencing skills in the USA Fencing […]
BASKETBALL Eleven Atlanta Public Schools (APS) teams earned spots in the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state basketball playoffs this weekend, while three will take the floor as region champions. The Carver boys sent shockwaves throughout the state as they made an improbable run to the Class AAAAA – Region 6 championship. Going into […]
BASKETBALL Two Atlanta Public Schools (APS) teams will play for region tournament championships this weekend, while nine others have locked up slots in next week’s Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state playoffs. The Douglass girls’ team will face Hapeville Charter (Fulton County), Friday at 7 p.m., at Douglass, for the Class AA-Region 6 tournament title. […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Let there be light! At least that’s what 25 kindergartners and one second grader at Morris Brandon Primary School declared this week, as they celebrated being named winners in the “What Light Means to Me” essay contest. Sponsored by Conyers-based Acuity Brands, one of the world’s largest lighting manufacturers, the contest […]
Three Carver Early College High School seniors Erico Corbett, Tiye Ridley and Dontavious Martin, have been awarded the 2017 Horatio Algers Scholarship. The Horatio Algers Scholarship program is one of the nation’s largest need-based college scholarship programs that support recipients who have exhibited exceptional determination, integrity and perseverance while overcoming life’s adversities. Erico Corbett will […]
Before there were Air Jordans, there was “The Clyde.” Now that iconic shoe is an important link to a new and historic partnership between Atlanta Public Schools (APS), the David T. Howard High School Alumni Association and PUMA, the athletic shoe and apparel company. APS Superintendent Meria J. Carstarphen officially announced the partnership on Monday […]
The auditorium at Continental Colony Elementary School was transformed into an interactive, African American “wax museum” last week, as nearly 50 students posed as famous and influential African Americans in history. The event is part of the school’s Black History Month celebration during the month of February. Continental Colony Principal Dr. Kristen Vaughn said […]