Eighteen-year-old Quentorria Darden is an athlete and a scholar with entrepreneurial dreams. At Booker T. Washington High School, she played soccer throughout her tenure and worked diligently to raise her marks from a 2.2 to 3.3 GPA. “I would say I am most proud of giving my all when it comes to my work,” she […]
Zarandae Jenkins, 18, will graduate from Carver STEAM High School on May 22, and he says it is by far his greatest accomplishment. Growing up in a single parent household, Zarandae couldn’t be a regular kid. He had responsibilities and found himself involved with the wrong crowds, where violence and drugs were abundant. He thought […]
Monterio Bolton, Frederick Douglass High School senior, is a young man who transformed his life through the sheer belief that he could do better. Working his way up wasn’t the easiest task, but with the help of his counselor and self determination, Monterio has been accepted into two colleges. “My journey has been difficult. I […]
Akil Shaw, 18, literally marches to the beat of his own tune. An accomplished musician, he will graduate from Benjamin E. Mays High School with a music scholarship. His success as a musician will offset the cost of tuition at Alabama A&M University, Bethune-Cookman, Morehouse or FAMU, where he’ll major in electrical engineering. “My end […]
Freshman year was a major turning point in Crystal Walker‘s academic life. As a ninth grader at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA), Crystal remembers how it felt when her name wasn’t recognized for being among the top five students in the class. “All of my friends’ names were called, and I remember […]
Maynard Jackson High School senior, Bendsondy Pierre was 15 years old when he and his family traveled to America in pursuit of greater opportunity. After a 20 year wait, the Pierre family were finally able to begin their journey as U.S. citizens, but for Bendsondy that meant a complete reset. Starting over for Bendsondy forced […]
Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, Necye (pronounced Na-kya) Griggs, 18, has experienced her share of adversity. Not long ago, her great-grandmother and uncle each suffered strokes, her father had two heart attacks, and her home was riddled with bullet holes following a drive-by shooting. Yet again, that forced her family to move for […]
It was at Carver STEAM High School where 17-year-old Mekenzi Banks found her passion for medicine. A former Las Vegas resident, Mekenzi moved to Atlanta during her freshman year of high school. She believes that if she did not transfer to Carver, she would not have changed her mindset about school. After a year of […]
Atlanta Public Schools will host four community meetings to garner feedback on the district’s proposed $850 million budget for the 2019-2020 school year. At each meeting, APS Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken and her team will explain the district’s budget building process and discuss key aspects of the proposed spending plan for next school year. […]
Michael Hornsby, 18, will graduate from Booker T. Washington High School with a 3.8 GPA, early college credits and his eyes set on the next prize: a college degree. “I’m ready to graduate and move on to the next level of life,” he said. “I finally made it.” This fall, Michael plans to attend Georgia […]