Schools We Are APS: Michael Hornsby 10 May 2019 talkupaps 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…
Schools We Are APS: Imahni Lawton 10 May 2019 talkupaps Despite the magnitude of her personal circumstances, Grady High School senior Imahni Lawton, 18, has persisted and continues to rise above her challenges. On May 23, she will graduate from…
Schools ‘Girl Power. Period.’ South Atlanta High School Girls Talk Business and Health 9 May 2019 talkupaps Nearly 100 South Atlanta High School girls filled an auditorium decorated with pink balloons and Honey Pot feminine hygiene products on display. Beyonce’s “Homecoming” Coachella performance projected on the big…
Schools We Are APS: Sonia Heredia 9 May 2019 talkupaps Despite the obstacles and challenges she’s faced in life, Sonia Heredia is determined to keep fighting. Growing up in an verbally abusive household with a father who was less than…
Schools We Are APS: Rio McFarland 9 May 2019 talkupaps B.E.S.T. Academy High School senior Rio McFarland has come a long way. Looking back on his academic journey, Rio is thankful for growth. No longer hot-headed and easily angered, he…
Schools We Are APS: Payton Johnson 8 May 2019 talkupaps Payton Johnson, 17, is the jack of many trades: poetry, photography, Ultimate Frisbee, piano, basketball, chess, robotics, and academics – just to name a few. “Throughout my entire academic career,…
Schools We Are APS: Emily Weaver 8 May 2019 talkupaps Emily Bianca Weaver, 17, is a first-generation American and will soon become a first-generation college student. Her mother and aunt emigrated from the Czech Republic when her mother was in…
Schools We Are APS: Devon Gates 7 May 2019 talkupaps Academics and music are two of Devon Gates‘ biggest passions in life. A jazz bassist and vocalist, the North Atlanta High School senior is headed to Harvard University in the…
Schools We Are APS: Cole Sorina 7 May 2019 talkupaps A former teacher in Houston, Texas once told 18-year-old Cole Sorina that he would never graduate. Boy, was that teacher wrong. “Knowing that I will graduate in a month or…
Schools Price Middle School Student Wins Fifth Place in National Chess Championship 3 May 2019 talkupaps Congratulations goes out to Aquantis Clemmons, an eighth grader and member of the Price Middle School Chess Team, who placed fifth out of 323 students in the K-8 under 750…
