Our district-wide literacy campaign APS Race2Read: The 2 Million Minutes Challenge is invigorating scholars to read for pleasure across the district. So much so, that we are already more than half way to our reading goal! A total of 17 schools have crossed the finish line, meeting and exceeding individual school goals. (Check out our […]
The Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta – Fulton County Public Library System (AFPLS) have partnered to offer APS students broader access to the Fulton County Public Library. The CLASS Pass @ APS (Connecting Libraries and Schools for Success) allows all 52,000 APS students seamless access to a variety of free resources such as books, […]
Hair pulled back into a ponytail that reached the small of his back, he wore a purple button-down shirt tucked neatly into a black kilt that swung freely as he stepped his brown cargo boots into Mr. Hamilton’s eighth-grade science class. The physicist had arrived for Inman Middle School’s career day. “I hope to […]
Growing up, Matthew Head always knew he had a passion for kids. He also knew he had a gift for music. Now an award-winning film composer and music producer, Head shared his passion – and his gift – with a group of third, fourth and fifth-grade students at Finch Elementary School on Nov. 15 as […]
Nov. 16 marked Day 10 of our district-wide literacy campaign APS Race2Read: The 2 Million Minutes Challenge. Four schools have already crossed the finish line, and other schools are closing in quickly! Drum roll, please … Crossing the finish line on Nov. 9 and taking the Gold is Cleveland Avenue Elementary School (South Atlanta Cluster)! […]
Atlanta Public Schools recognizes the incredible work of our school psychologists during National School Psychology Awareness Week (SPAW), Nov. 12 – 16. The APS Division of Psychological Services comprises 25 school psychologists who provide evaluations, counseling and consultative services to Pre-K-12th grade students. Each school psychologist serves three-five schools and are active participants in district-wide crisis teams […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQExKpI1sk4%5D Cheers, raised hands and even snow balls filled the air in South Atlanta High School’s auditorium on Nov. 7, as nearly 500 students from 24 APS elementary and middle schools had a meltdown showdown! New York Times best-selling author/cartoonist Jeff Kinney’s visit came one week after the release of “The Diary of a […]
Douglass High School leads a group of six Atlanta Public Schools high schools with football teams that have advanced to the Georgia High Schools Association playoffs, beginning Friday. The Astros finished the regular season 9-1, good enough for the No. 2 seed from Region 6 of Class AA. The nine wins is the most for […]
[gallery ids=”48797,48799,48800,48801″ type=”slideshow”] Tracey Pendley, fourth-grade teacher from Burgess-Peterson Elementary School, was named Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) 2018-2019 District Excellence in Teaching Award Winner (also known as Teacher of the Year) during the APyeS! Awards held Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Benjamin E. Mays High School. Pendley started her teaching career in 2009 and has […]