Tuesday is no ordinary day for the students, parents, faculty and staff of Morningside Elementary. December 8 marks the 80th day of the school’s 80th year. To mark this occasion, Morningside will have a PTA-sponsored breakfast for alumni and honored guests, student-led interviews of former students, teachers and administrators and a Dine-Out at D.B.A. BBQ […]
Recently, the Buckhead Coalition dreamed up a promotion to urge citizens to vote. Our city was electing a new mayor, new council members and school board members. They offered each school in the Buckhead area $1 per “I Voted” sticker up to $800. They upped the bet for an additional $1,000 for the best presentation […]
Gideons Elementary School‘s Junior Beta Club members were winners at the State Junior Beta Club Convention on Nov. 19-20 in Macon. Jasmaine Tinsley placed first in essay and third in scrapbook design; Geliyah Donaldson, second in watercolors; Hikema Hussien, third in cross-stitch; and Khayree Hasan, fifth in speech. The club received four invitations to attend […]
Bethune Elementary School will present its annual holiday program at noon Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The program will be an intelligent mix of seasonal cheer filled with music selected to challenge students and delight the audience. All students from grades K-5 will sing a variety of holiday songs under the […]
Kimberly Elementary School has been a partner with Georgia State University for more than eight years. Five years ago, GSU received a $6 million dollar grant and became a Professional Development School. Kimberly, Bunche Middle and the Therrell Educational Complex enjoyed the privilege of becoming Professional Development Schools. Over the past five years, Kimberly has […]
Parkside Elementary School is taking a closer look at the unique ways that boys and girls learn. Recent brain science studies revealed that boys and girls do not always learn the same way, and actually benefit from different approaches to teaching. When teaching does not address the different learning styles, children suffer, especially boys. According […]
A trip around the world in one stop? The Garden Hills International Festival held on Saturday, Nov. 21, is a wonderful community tradition. It celebrates the special and unique cultural diversity at the school that,through the years, has served students from well over 100 countries. This year’s event, organized by GHES parent liaison Claudia Lopez, with […]
More than 300 parents, community members and APS employees packed the gymnasium of Inman Middle School on Monday to hear Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall’s report on SRT-3 schools. Atlanta Board of Education members Emmett D. Johnson, Cecily Harsch-Kinnane (vice chair), Brenda Muhammad and Mark Riley were present. The superintendent talked about the district’s work […]
The Student Wellness Ambassadors (SWA) from Burgess-Peterson Academy excitedly greeted the visitors from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity on Nov. 17 as they entered the school. The visitors were in town to attend their annual convention and signed up for a tour of a local school that including gardening in […]
UPDATE: Check out Media Production Manager Scott King’s photo gallery here. More than 800 APS students, parents, faculty members and staff welcomed prospective students, parents, and members of the community during the inaugural neighborhood education celebration on Saturday at North Atlanta High School. The two-hour event included a pep rally, open house, live performances, a […]