September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and Atlanta Public Schools marked the occasion with a poster contest led by the Office of Social Services. The contest invited PreK–12 students to create original artwork about the value of showing up to school. More than 150 entries were submitted for the Attendance Awareness Poster Contest, which centered […]
The North Atlanta High School Philharmonic Orchestra performing at Carnegie Hall on March 30, 2025. North Atlanta High School © On one of the most revered stages in the world, 51 students from North Atlanta High School’s philharmonic orchestra performed a 30-minute set at Carnegie Hall. Led by North Atlanta Fine Arts Department chair and […]
The talented poets of Atlanta Public Schools put on incredible performances in front of their peers at the third annual APS Poetry Slam at Frederick Douglass High School. Student performers from high school, middle school and even two elementary school poets, shared their art with passion, covering a wide range of topics like relationships, culture, […]
Every year, all students from every grade level are invited to showcase their artistic talent in the Superintendent’s Winter Card Contest. This year was another grand success as our scholars captured the magic and joy of the holiday season with their unique artistic vision. Congratulations to the winners of the APS Superintendent Winter Card Contest. […]
The students at B.E.S.T. Academy with aspirations to join the music industry now have the opportunity to learn the necessary skills inside the new, state-of-the-art Ric Ross Studio on campus. Through its partnership with 100 Black Men of Atlanta and the Music Education Group (MEG), B.E.S.T. Academy now has a fully functional recording studio equipped […]
Mario Herrera, speech and debate coach at Midtown High School, won the Thomas Glenn Pelham Award at the 2023 National Speech & Debate Tournament. An 18-year Atlanta Public Schools educator, Herrera is beloved by his students and community for his dedication to cultivating community and his ability to build long-lasting relationships with his students.
Amplified is a first-person account of the anonymous heartbeats of APS. It is our way of saluting their accomplishments and amplifying their voice. Our first feature is pianist, organist, and retired music educator Rowena Dennard. Anyone who has attended a graduation commencement ceremony for any Atlanta Public Schools (APS) high school has had the pleasure […]
Quiantae Thomas is proof that dreams do come true. The Carver School of the Arts graduate is now a featured cast member in the award-winning hit musical “Hamilton,” where she sings, dances, raps, and acts eight times a week as part of the featured ensemble at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Thomas is indeed living […]
Reginald Smith, Jr. has plenty to sing about these days. The accomplished baritone opera singer and former Atlanta Public Schools student is now a Grammy Award-winning artist. On March 14, Smith won a Grammy for Best Opera Recording for his vocal performance as part of the cast in Gerschwin’s “Porgy and Bess.”
Brendan Weinbaum, a self-taught, award-winning composer and senior at North Atlanta High School, has launched a summer camp for students called the Composers Collaborative Project (CCP). Thanks to those efforts, Brendan, 17, has also managed to raise more than $6,000 for New Music USA, an organization committed to providing financial relief to musicians across the […]