Schools 12th Annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series Empowers Students to Become Visionary Women 29 Mar 2019 talkupaps More than 700 female students from across Atlanta Public Schools gathered on March 26 to celebrate Women’s History Month during the 12th Annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series at the…
Schools Harleston’s Heart: Therrell Dedicates Pantry in Memory of Social Worker 29 Mar 2019 talkupaps Housed on the first floor of Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School, Harleston’s Heart is more than a pantry. It is a continuation of the legacy of beloved social worker Rodney…
Schools #APSRace2Read – We’re half way to our 13.1 Million Minutes Goal! 29 Mar 2019 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools is leaping into spring break at 50 percent of our 13.1 million minutes reading goal for APS Race2Read! Be sure to read and log your minutes during…
Schools Beecher Hills Celebrates Black and Women’s History 25 Mar 2019 talkupaps On March 15, Pre-K through fifth grade students at Beecher Hills Elementary School celebrated the glorious history of women and African-American activists, actors, philanthropists, investors, professional athletes and entrepreneurs through…
Schools Dr. Zenobia Johnson Named 2019-2020 APS Media Specialist of the Year 22 Mar 2019 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools media specialists have voted. Mary Lin Elementary’s Dr. Zenobia Johnson is the 2019-2020 APS Library Media Specialist of the Year. All candidates must have their principals’ recommendation…
Schools Douglass Lady Astros Honored at City Hall for Winning Georgia Class AA Basketball Championship 19 Mar 2019 talkupaps It’s great to be a Douglass Astro! With a host of Douglass administrators and alumni in attendance, along with the Marching Astro Band, the Lady Astro basketball team was honored…
Schools Two APS Teachers Named CMA Music Teachers of Excellence 15 Mar 2019 talkupaps The Country Music Association Foundation has named two of APS’ own Music Teachers of Excellence: Brianne Turgeon from Springdale Park Elementary School and Ashleigh Spatz from Burgess-Peterson Academy. “I’m so…
Schools #APSRace2Read Top Readers in the District 15 Mar 2019 talkupaps Collectively, we have read 5,643,961 minutes and counting! Below are our #APSRace2Read performance highlights (calculated as of March 13). Top Student Readers Name Grade School Minutes Ayushi Kirtane 4 Morris…
Schools Burlington Coats Deerwood Academy Teachers with $10,000 For School Supplies 11 Mar 2019 talkupaps They’re more than great coats. On March 7, Burlington Stores, Inc., through its partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, surprised Deerwood Academy faculty with a $10,000 donation in celebration of its new store…
Schools Grady’s G3 Robotics Team Wins FIRST District Chairman’s Award 11 Mar 2019 talkupaps Yes, it’s true!! – Grady’s G3 Robotics team competed this weekend in a Georgia FIRST Robotics competition held in Gainesville, Ga, and ended the evening by advancing to the quarterfinals…
