March 2019

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 Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA). This year’s program marked the first time that girls across the District convened at CSKYWLA to hear […]

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 Harleston, who lost his battle to cancer on Nov. 9, 2018. “The closet’s inception was Principal Powell and Mr. Harleston’s idea for providing a means […]

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 spring break, April 1-5. Below are out top performing schools (as of March 26). Top 10 Schools School Logged Minutes 1. Morris Brandon Elementary 400,112 […]

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 performing arts. Among those honored via skits, dance and song were George Washington Carver, Martin Luther King Jr., Madam C.J. Walker, Aretha Franklin and Jackie […]

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 and at least three years of experience in the District. Johnson was elected by her media specialist colleagues based on responses to questions about her […]

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 at Atlanta City Hall on Monday (March 18, 2019) for winning the Georgia High Schools Association (GHSA) Class AA championship. It is the first championship […]

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 proud of Brianne and Ashleigh,” said Dr. Sara Womack, APS Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator. “They serve on our Arts Resource Team and are leaders […]

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 Brandon 42,535 Christian Brewster 2 Deerwood Academy 21,754 Mohamed Diallo 2 Deerwood Academy 17,202 Summer Amey 4 Miles Elementary 16,964 Ella Sipe 6 Sutton Middle […]

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 in the nearby Camp Creek Marketplace. Representatives from Burlington Stores presented the check to Deerwood Principal Camisha Perry during an assembly in front of a […]