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 school districts for best practices in farm-to-school programs, such as local food procurement, exposing students to new foods through taste tests and incorporating gardening […]
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, Oct. 22-26. The celebration kicked off on Monday, Oct. 22, with an assembly of student performances and a special visit from a member of a […]
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 the school bus are less likely to be absent and often perform well academically? Those were just a few of the important facts that students […]
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 Department employees who help keep APS students safe – both on and off the school bus. Held during the third full week of October each […]
“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 Engagement, held Thursday, Oct. 18, at Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School in honor of the 97-year-old Civil Rights living legend. Hundreds of high school students […]
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, students fueled their week with classic American fare, followed by Taco Tuesday on Oct. 16, marinara and locally grown kale and apple salad on Oct. […]
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 give back to students and provide a special in-school field trip and free backpacks filled with treats to a special group of students. Georgia Power […]
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 Group on Oct. 2 as part of a joint, work-based learning partnership designed to help students explore various careers in architecture, engineering and construction management. […]
[gallery ids=”48702,48703,48704,48705,48706,48707″ type=”slideshow”] 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 in May. Throughout the school year, Jean Childs Young Middle School (located in the Mays cluster) will recognize students from each […]
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 Lakes for Deerwood Academy’s Run/Walk for Reading 5K on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 a.m. At the start of the race and at each […]