Before the 2026 high school baseball season began, Douglass head baseball coach Robert Winn Jr. stepped onto the stage at APS Baseball Media Day in Truist Park and told everyone that the Astros weren’t dodging any smoke. In his second season leading the team, the Astros backed up their coach’s premonition and set a school […]
Arlena Edmonds, graduation coach at Maynard H. Jackson High School. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © At Maynard Jackson High School, the path to graduation is rarely a straight line. For many students, it is a series of detours that can threaten to pull them off course. Arlena Edmonds has made it her life’s […]
The South Atlanta STEAM Festival, which was held at South Atlanta High School on April 1, brought together students from each school in the cluster and gave them an opportunity to explore their curiosities with an engaging, hands-on experience. Students dove right into the STEAM festival where they could build, learn, and discover the many […]
Benjamin E. Mays High School kicked off assessment season by flexing its superpowers on Literacy Night. Mays High School was recognized earlier this year as a Literacy Leader school by the Georgia Department of Education, and the second annual Literacy Night is one of the many ways the school is leading the charge in literacy. […]
Aspiring student filmmakers from across Atlanta Public Schools (APS) will soon put their creative talents to the test during the third annual APS Student Film Festival. Designed to foster student creativity and 21st century skills, the film festival allows students to showcase their learning through individual or collaborative projects with categories including live action, stop […]
A new food pantry, stocked with fresh vegetables, dry goods, and other nutritious options, is now open and ready to serve at Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy, thanks to the partnership between Kroger and Must Ministries. At the formal ribbon-cutting for the new food pantry, Kroger presented Must Ministries with a $218,423 donation for its […]
When David White retired last September after decades of service in Atlanta Public Schools (APS), he did what many people do; he made a list of house projects. Things he’d been meaning to get to. But something unexpected happened once the list was complete. “It was kind of lonely,” White admits. “Kind of boring.” For […]
Revisit the amazing things that happened in Atlanta Public Schools in March. Be on the lookout for highlights from your school. A new slideshow will be posted at the beginning of each month, so be sure to subscribe to APS Today and look for your scholar or your school! Click through to see the highlights […]