Schools Counting the Blessings of the Season, including the 2020 Winter Card Contest 18 Dec 2020 Dr. Lisa Herring The holidays have arrived! But they come upon us this year with mixed emotions – joy with sorrow, togetherness amid isolation, and hope with tinges of concern. The holidays will…
Schools Corporate and Community Partnership Makes the Season Brighter for Hope-Hill Elementary Students 18 Dec 2020 The holiday season will be a lot merrier and brighter for students at Hope-Hill Elementary School, thanks to the partnership and overwhelming generosity of NCR Corp., Walmart and the Atlanta…
Schools Young Middle School Spreads Cheer in Holiday Drive-By Giveaway 17 Dec 2020 talkupaps Jean Childs Young Middle School spread holiday cheer for all 875 students and staff members thanks to partners at Accenture, United Way, and Operation Feed.
Schools Putting Students First: APS Bus Operator Charles Brown Retires After 32 Years of Service 16 Dec 2020 When Charles Brown first decided to apply for a position as a bus operator at Atlanta Public Schools, he vividly recalled the experience his parents had working as administrators at…
Schools Mays Hosts Drive-In Movie Showing of Disney+ Film ‘Safety’ to SELebrate Seniors 16 Dec 2020 talkupaps Benjamin E. Mays High School hosted “Deuce Ace Drive In-Movie Night” for the Class of 2021. The first-ever event gave seniors an opportunity to view Safety (2020), a Disney +…
Schools APS Race2Read Challenge Reaches 2 Million Minutes 11 Dec 2020 talkupaps It's another milestone for the books! Atlanta Public Schools is one step closer to our goal of 10-million minutes—after reaching 2-million minutes logged in the 2020-2021 Race2Read challenge!
Community Partnerships hollis innovation academy Miles Elementary Schools Mercedes-Benz USA Hosts Winterfest Celebration for Hollis Innovation Academy and Miles Elementary 10 Dec 2020 ‘Tis the season of giving! Atlanta Public Schools’ partner Mercedes- Benz USA (MBUSA) recently donated 1,200 gift packages and 400 turkeys and hams to families and students at Michael R.…
Schools APS Tech Fair Submissions Open for Student Innovators (Grades 3-12) 10 Dec 2020 talkupaps Do you know innovative students in grades 3-12? Encourage them to submit their innovations to this year’s virtual APS Technology and Innovation Competition (APSTIC), which showcases the creative ways our…
Schools ‘APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign’ Continues As Georgia Prepares for Senate Runoff 8 Dec 2020 talkupaps The APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign continues as the state of Georgia prepares for Jan. 5 runoff between Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and their Democratic challengers Jon…
Schools APS Celebrates Inclusive Schools Week, Dec. 7-11 4 Dec 2020 The Atlanta Public Schools Department of Special Education will celebrate Inclusive Schools Week Dec. 7-11, 2020. This year's theme is “the time for INCLUSION is now.”
