Many, many thanks to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White for helping provide new cleats and gloves for the Booker T. Washington High football team. According to an item in the AJC, White is expected to deliver the gear to Washington on Tuesday. He’s also expected to deliver a little pep talk to players about […]
Congratulations to those APS students who were recently among the 32 metro Atlanta high school students named W.E.B. Du Bois scholars for the 2009-10 school year. They are: Brooke Smith, Jared Valliar and Khiry Walker (Frederick Douglass HS); Tamara Mason, Nia Williams (Grady HS); Michael Byrd II, Briana Franklin, Arielle Leonard, Jacoby Shipmon, Austin Smith; […]
A belated congratulations to Morningside Elementary for being honored with a Healthy Schools award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation at the Healthy Schools Program Forum in New York last month. Morningside joined fellow APS member Burgess-Peterson Academy and 112 other schools across the country in receiving the award. (Read more about Burgess-Peterson’s award here.) There […]
Our media gallery is bursting at the seams this week, thanks to some fine uploading by Media Production Manager Scott C. King. Today we’re proud to present a video focusing on Deaundra Jackson, a recent graduate of Carver’s School of Health Sciences & Research. Ms. Jackson has moved on to Spelman College. Here she looks […]
We continue our series of stories from teachers who spent their summer using their Atlanta Fund for Teachers grant (through the Atlanta Education Fund). Next up: Beverly Easterling, teacher at Kennedy Middle School. Ms. Easterling used her grant for a trip to South Africa, where she studied racial reconciliation. She titled her essay “Seeking Wealth in […]
Lakewood Stadium played host to two Atlanta Public Schools season-opening football games Friday night: South Atlanta-North Atlanta and Douglass-Chamblee. APS Media Manager Scott C. King was there to capture the flavor of the games, which took place before and after sunset. Check out the images on the APS Media Gallery here. For all the scores, […]
WABA has an occasional series that turns back the clock to look at pivotal moments in the city’s history. On Sunday, Atlanta’s public radio station looked at the desegregation of Atlanta Public Schools on Aug. 30, 1961 — seven years after the historic U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Check […]
B.E.S.T. Academy is already off to an exciting start this year, what with a new building and new principal. But the all-male middle school also enjoyed an early-semester musical treat on Aug. 21 in hosting the Grand Bahama Youth Choir. APS’ Media Manager Scott C. King was on hand to capture the moment. Check out his […]
APS media specialists shared information and learned about new instructional resources in an annual Media Specialist Kickoff at the Salvation Army Kroc Center on Aug. 20. The Kroc Center is a 53,500-square-foot arts, education, and recreation facility located in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Ga. The Media Specialist Kickoff, headed by APS Media Coordinator Warren Goetzel […]
Ready Georgia is a statewide campaign supported by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) aimed at motivating Georgians to take action to prepare for a disaster. GEMA is the state agency that is responsible for emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and special events. This campaign provides a local dimension to a broader national campaign, titled […]