Orchestra teachers throughout APS hosted the second annual String Fling on Thursday (May 13) at Grady High. This event was an excellent performance opportunity for all of the district’s orchestra students to celebrate their talent and play in a large ensemble comprised of elementary, middle and high schools. About 200 students performed, according to Erik […]
Immediately before the start of the May 5 meeting of Woodruff Arts Center‘s Board of Trustees, President/CEO Joe Bankoff and Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Woodruff Arts Center and APS to plan and create the Atlanta Studio Conservatory. The Woodruff and its divisions and APS have worked together for […]
Some 80 members of Morris Brandon Elementary‘s First Grade Choir filled the new auditorium with song on Thursday, bringing music to the ears of those assembled to celebrate the opening of the new Primary Center that will serve kindergartenders and first-graders. The choir performed under the guidance of music teacher Gail Oden, and was […]
Each year, the Office of Fine and Performing Arts presents its district-wide performing groups in concert. Winter and spring concerts are held annually. Through collaboration with the Career and Technical Education Department this spring, a new and exciting dimension was added to the event. Students and teachers from the Career and Technical Education Department displayed […]
UPDATE: For more photos from this morning’s visit, click here. Members of the Young family joined members of the Young community in helping to solidify the legacy of Jean Childs Young with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the middle school’s massive renovation. Ambassador Andrew Young joined his daughter, Andrea Young, and several other family members to […]
UPDATE: Check out Scott King’s photo gallery here. To help her Maynard H. Jackson High students truly embrace their creative passion and the art of dance, teacher Tiffany Mingo-Davis called for reinforcements this week. Fortunately, her former teacher and mentor was available to answer the call. Allyne Gartrell, company director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre […]
The West End Academy, Performance Learning Center and Brown Middle School have decided to provide a safe and healthy environment where students feel free to learn. On Saturday, March 20, they will join forces to host the first Bullying Prevention and Gang Violence Awareness Rally in the West End community. A march will begin at […]
Finch Elementary School will present a Black History Program on Feb. 18 at the Sadie Mays Rehabilitation Center to honor African American contributions to American history. What will be unique about the program is the manner in which they will not only recognize significant African Americans from the past but also the contributions of the residents of […]
Carver’s School of the Arts allows students to pursue various avenues ranging from drama to music technology. As a result, they were recently featured on CBS News’ “Cool Schools” series, which highlighted work from the drama, music technology, dance, band and the choir departments. After-school programs available to all Carver students were also filmed. Check […]
Finger snaps replaced hand claps during an assembly at Dunbar Elementary today. It’s all a part of the school’s monthly poetry slam, where students recited free verse and rhyming poems about topics ranging from butterflies to Haiti. You can read more about this event and how it helps reinforce Georgia Performance Standards in the next […]