Schools Atlanta HBCUs Highlighted at Cleveland Avenue Elementary’s SWAG Friday Pep Rally 22 Nov 2019 talkupaps Who rocks the house? Spelman rocks the house. And when Spelman rocks the house, we rock it all the way down! Who rocks the house? Morehouse rocks the house. And…
Schools Phoenix Academy Hosts Inaugural Career Day Program with Burgess-Peterson Academy Students 22 Nov 2019 talkupaps An excited group of 68 fifth graders from Burgess-Peterson Academy spent the Friday before the Thanksgiving break making iced cake pops, creating computerized designs for coffee mugs, and painting wooden…
Schools APS Celebrates 4 Newly Renovated Elementary Schools 18 Nov 2019 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools has a lot to be thankful for! This fall, the District celebrated four newly renovated elementary schools with official ribbon-cutting ceremonies at Beecher Hills Elementary School on…
Schools High School Students to Gain Greater Access to Internet and Mentorship 15 Nov 2019 talkupaps Sprint and 100 Black Men of America are creating greater access for high school students in metro Atlanta. On Nov. 12, at an event hosted by Atlanta Public Schools at…
Schools We Are APS: School Psychologist of the Year Dr. Patricia Earley 15 Nov 2019 talkupaps Schools across America are celebrating School Psychology Awareness Week (SPAW). Held Nov. 11-15, the week showcases the important work of school psychologists like Dr. Patricia Earley – the 2019-2020 APS…
Arts Author Eric Litwin Combines Literacy and Music During Visit to Sarah Smith Elementary School 13 Nov 2019 talkupaps Best-selling children’s author Eric Litwin brought music and literacy together during a special assembly at the Sarah Smith Elementary School Primary Campus on Nov. 6. Thanks to the efforts of…
Schools Race2Read: APS Reads 1 Million Minutes in 1st Month of our New 10 Million Minutes Challenge 11 Nov 2019 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools is excited to re-launch our district-wide reading campaign, APS Race2Read! This year, we’re challenging students, teachers, staff, parents and community to read daily and collectively reach 10…
Schools We Are APS: Meet Tervell and Termarr Johnson – The aMAYSing Baseball Brothers 11 Nov 2019 talkupaps Benjamin E. Mays High School Raiders Tervell and Termarr Johnson are brothers on the diamond and on the family tree with dreams of becoming professional baseball players well within their…
Schools South Atlanta High School Debuts S.H.E (She Has Evolved), a Dance Production 11 Nov 2019 talkupaps Story contributed by Angelica Pugh, South Atlanta High School drama and dance instructor On Oct. 24, the dance department of South Atlanta High School premiered their very first dance production:…
Schools November SEL Books of the Month Focus on Empathy 5 Nov 2019 talkupaps This month, our Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen encourages everyone across the District to read books that promote empathy. Our social and emotional learning (SEL) books for the month of…
