With 7,218,081+ minutes read and logged, we are heading into the summer at 56 percent of our new #APSRace2Read goal of 13.1 million minutes. On May 17, the #APSRace2Read Prize Patrol squad delivered prizes to a few of our top student readers and schools! Each student reader who has read 2300 minutes or more (that’s 20 minutes […]
When Grady High School senior Kevin Ochoa, 17, walks across the stage on May 23, he will be accomplishing a major milestone. “I’ll be the first generation to graduate high school and the first person in my family to attend college, which is really good,” said Kevin, whose parents are natives of Mexico. “One day […]
Kaira Lewis, 18, spent three years in traditional high school before deciding to try something new: online learning. “Regular school was not for me,” Kaira said. “I don’t fit into the system. Atlanta Virtual Academy has really helped me to grow and be different. I have supportive teachers and counselors here. They’re actually texting me, […]
Terrance Rice, 18, who came to Crim High School as a junior, spends a lot of his time helping out his teachers in any way that he can. He loves the culture of his high school and describes his class mates as welcoming and hilarious. Terrance is not your average kid. He is witty, funny, […]
Students at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy were the center of attention and recipients of several surprises when Good Morning America featured the school for its first-ever “GMA” Yearbook. GMA Anchor Robin Roberts, who was named “Most Likely to Succeed” in high school, was on hand to make the surprise announcement that CSKYWLA […]
Books and babies filled the media center at South Atlanta High School, as seven new and expecting moms gathered for the Mom-to-Mom Brunch on May 16. Sponsored by an APS Office of Early Learning school transition mini grant, the free early literacy program was designed specifically for teen mothers and recent alumni moms under the […]
B.E.S.T. Academy High School senior Kendrell Wilkins, Jr., is the youngest of four children, and on May 21, he will become the first in his family to graduate from high school. “My grandmother, mom, uncles and aunts all had to drop out of school because they had kids, but I decided that the curse will […]
Atlanta Public Schools students across the District are invited to join the Minecraft: Education Building a Better World Challenge. Hosted by the APS Department of Instructional Technology, the Minecraft challenge uses Microsoft software to engage students and provide a platform where they can tackle challenges creatively. “Think of it as digital Legos,” said Tanika Vincent, […]
Hannah Vaughn, 18, was known as the “Morale Officer” in JROTC, as she always tried to keep everyone’s spirits high. She took pride in mentoring three freshman cadets and even earned the honor of Cadet of the Month quite a few times. “JROTC was the highlight of my high school,” said Hannah as she reminisced […]
As Atlanta Public Schools’ highest-ranking JROTC cadet, 18-year-old Haleigh Jones knows a thing or two about discipline. This summer, she will begin basic training at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point – a life goal that did not come without doubters and challenges. “I received the letter of assurance and everyone was congratulating me […]