Schools Atlanta Public Schools Honored for Farm to School Excellence at 2018 Golden Radish Awards 29 Oct 2018 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools (APS) won Gold recognition at the 2018 Golden Radish Awards, held on Monday, Oct. 22, at the Georgia Freight Depot. The Golden Radish Award publicly recognizes Georgia…
Schools Continental Colony Celebrates Culture 28 Oct 2018 talkupaps The flags were flying, the drums were beating, and the joy was spreading all week long at Continental Colony Elementary School, as the school held its first-ever Cultural Extravaganza Week,…
Schools Hope-Hill Elementary School Celebrates National School Bus Safety Week 25 Oct 2018 talkupaps Did you know that students are 70 times more likely to get to school safely if they take the school bus instead of traveling by car, and those who take…
Schools ‘My Driver – My Safety Hero!’: APS Celebrates National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 22-26 22 Oct 2018 talkupaps In recognition of National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 22-26, Atlanta Public Schools proudly salutes the nearly 500 school bus operators, bus monitors, mechanics, dispatchers, supervisors, and other APS Transportation…
Schools Honoring Rev. Joseph E. Lowery: Students Enthralled in Debate that Argues Legitimacy of Kneeling to Protest Police Brutality 22 Oct 2018 talkupaps “This house believes that kneeling is a legitimate form of protest against police brutality.” That was the debate resolution at the 16th Rev. Joseph E. Lowery Lecture Series on Civic…
Schools National School Lunch Week Menu Offered ‘A World of Possibilities’ 22 Oct 2018 talkupaps The APS Nutrition Department celebrated National School Lunch Week on October 15-19 with “A World of Possibilities,” a themed menu featuring cuisine from around the world. On Monday, Oct. 15,…
Schools Georgia Power Brings Backpacks and PowerTOWN Safety Program to Dunbar ES 16 Oct 2018 talkupaps First, third, and fifth graders from Dunbar Elementary School learned the “power” of earning Class Dojo points during their recent surprise visit by Georgia Power. Georgia Power employees wanted to…
Schools Career Ready: Alonzo A. Crim & Grady High School Students Explore Careers in Construction Management 10 Oct 2018 talkupaps Nearly one dozen career-minded students from Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus and Henry W. Grady high schools traveled to the downtown Atlanta offices of Stevens & Wilkinson and Parrish Construction…
Schools We Are APS: Jean Childs Young Middle School IB Students of the Month 9 Oct 2018 talkupaps Caring in August, Inquirers in September, Thinkers in October, Knowledgeable in November, Risk-Takers in December, Principled in January, Open-Minded in February and Balanced in March, Communicator in April and Reflective…
Schools Deerwood Academy Makes a Color Splash for Literacy 8 Oct 2018 talkupaps A splash of color to foster a culture of reading. That was the collective goal of more than 100 elementary students, families, APS employees and friends who gathered at Princeton…
