Schools #APSRace2Read Top Performers Surprised With Books, Bikes and Burritos 17 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools We Are APS: Kevin Ochoa 17 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools We Are APS: Kaira Lewis 17 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools We Are APS: Terrance Rice 17 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools CSKYWLA Featured on Good Morning America, Surprised With $25,000 Donation 16 May 2019 talkupaps 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”…
Schools South Atlanta Promotes Early Literacy at Mom-to-Mom Brunch 16 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools We Are APS: Sienna Joseph 16 May 2019 talkupaps Seventeen-year-old Sienna Joseph believes in the power of education. The Grady High School senior and St. Lucia native migrated to the United States as a young child and faced some…
Schools We Are APS: Kendrell Wilkins, Jr. 16 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools APS Students Challenged to ‘Build A Better World’ in Minecraft 15 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools We Are APS: Hannah Vaughn 15 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
