Schools Douglass Girls, Therrell Boys Two Wins Away from Back-to-Back Championships 29 Feb 2020 talkupaps The Douglass girls and Therrell boys are two wins away from repeating as state basketball champions! Both teams advanced to Saturday’s Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class AA state semifinals…
Schools Burgess-Peterson Academy Receives IB Authorization 27 Feb 2020 talkupaps It’s official! Burgess-Peterson Academy (BPA) has become the first Jackson Cluster traditional elementary school to earn the IB World School designation! Led by Principal David White, Burgess-Peterson has received authorization…
Schools APS Honors Black History Month 25 Feb 2020 talkupaps As the nation celebrates the outstanding achievements of African- Americans during Black History Month, APS proudly salutes the immeasurable impact that African-Americans have had and continue to have on our…
Schools We Are APS: Bunche Middle School ‘Kidventor’ Wins $5000 for His Patented Anti-Bully Backpack 21 Feb 2020 talkupaps Makai Samuels-Paige is an 11-year-old sixth grader at Ralph J. Bunche Middle School with a vivid imagination. But he doesn’t just visualize ideas. He designs and executes them too. In…
Schools 100 APS Ninth Graders Inducted into Brotherhood for College Success 21 Feb 2020 talkupaps “We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” These are the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the affirmation for 100 Atlanta Public Schools ninth…
Schools Sarah Smith Elementary Students Experience the Wonders of the Titanic 20 Feb 2020 talkupaps Second-grade students at Sarah Smith Elementary School were recently given a unique opportunity to experience the Titanic in a way that few ever have. On Feb. 18, students received a…
Schools CSK Students Learn, Gain New Dance Skills From Alvin Ailey Master Teacher 14 Feb 2020 talkupaps Dance students at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy acquired new skills and invaluable insight from one of the industry’s brightest stars, as Alvin Ailey star dancer and master…
Schools We Are APS: Toomer Media Specialist Serves on Sibert Medal Committee 7 Feb 2020 talkupaps Fred A. Toomer Elementary School Media Specialist Eric Carpenter had the distinguished honor of serving on the committee for The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, awarded annually to the…
Schools Dobbs Elementary Hosts Partnership Brunch at Georgia Aquarium 6 Feb 2020 talkupaps Life under the sea wasn’t the only center of attraction at the Georgia Aquarium on Jan. 30. Partners were too. That’s because J.W. Dobbs Elementary School hosted a special brunch…
Schools February SEL Books of the Month Explore Problem Solving 4 Feb 2020 talkupaps This month, our Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen encourages everyone across the District to read books that explore problem solving. Our social and emotional learning (SEL) books for the month…
