By: Alicia Sands Lurry In recognition of National School Bus Safety Week, the following feature is part of a series of short articles highlighting Atlanta Public Schools Transportation Department employees and their commitment to keep students safe – both on and off the school bus. Torres Williams, Assistant transportation supervisor As assistant supervisor of transportation, […]
Atlanta Public Schools cheerleading squads flexed their muscles and voices at the 2017 APS Metro Cheerleading Competition, held Saturday at Douglass High School. An APS squad placed in nearly every category, with the Mays co-ed, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate and KIPP Metro Middle School squads taking home championships. Mays won the Co-Ed Division Championship, KIPP Atlanta […]
Every October the nation honors the hard work and dedication of school principals during Principals Month. Atlanta Public Schools salutes all principals in APS who lead our schools with excellence and dedication. In this article, we highlight Dr. Dione Simon Taylor, 2018 APS Principal of the Year. As far back as she can remember, Dr. […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Charles Brown looks forward to coming to work today just as much as he did nearly 30 years ago. An Atlanta Public Schools bus driver since 1988, Brown attributes his longevity to passion, dedication, and a keen ability to relate to students and their families. “I’ve never had a problem with […]
APS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS The Grady boys and girls cross country teams swept the Atlanta Public Schools Cross Country Championships in dominating fashion last week. The boys’ team finished with an average time (18 minutes, 38.36 seconds) that was nearly a full minute faster than the second-place team, North Atlanta (19:29.40). Rounding out the top […]
Hundreds of volunteers participated in projects throughout metro Atlanta, including 22 APS schools during Hands On Atlanta Day which was held October 7. Hands On Atlanta partnered with APS to design projects to support education, youth development, and parental engagement. Our schools received fresh paint, new landscaping and gardens, essential hygiene kits, calm down kits, […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Atlanta Public Schools students made room for legumes as part of their school lunch meals this week. Thanks to National School Lunch Week, students enjoyed eating several different kinds of legumes, or beans, as they’re more commonly known. From baja bean salad, bean tacos and bean and vegetable quesadillas, to spicy black […]
Thanks to Pianos for Peace, a nonprofit organization designed to promote peace and philanthropy through art, music and education, 11 beautifully painted pianos are now located inside Atlanta Public Schools. Before the arrival of the pianos, the organization invited the Maynard Jackson High School Orchestra and the J.W. Dobbs Elementary School musical ensemble to Hartsfield-Jackson […]
Georgia Pre-K Week is October 2-6. Community members, partners, and employees of Atlanta Public Schools are showing their support for quality early learning by reading in APS Pre-K classrooms. APS joins GA Voices for Children and over 159 counties in the state to draw attention to Georgia’s Pre-K, a lottery-funded hallmark program that […]
NATIONAL CUSTODIAL WORKER’S DAY: Monday, Oct. 2 Ask Michael Pleze to state the hardest, most challenging part of his job as a custodian at Usher-Collier Elementary School and he’ll hesitate. Then, just when he is about to give you an answer, he’ll hesitate again. That’s because he enjoys and takes pride in all aspects of […]