By Seth Coleman The Maynard H. Jackson girls will represent Atlanta Public Schools in one of the 14 state championship basketball games hosted in Macon, beginning Thursday, at the Macon Coliseum. Jackson (30-1) will play for the Georgia High Schools Association Class AAA title against Morgan County (27-3), Saturday, March 5, at 3 p.m. The Lady Jaguars, […]
By Seth Coleman For the past several months, members of Greater Community Church of God In Christ have helped Adamsville Primary School with a number of events and programs – from reading sessions with students to helping coordinate the school’s fall festival. All the things a community partner would do. On Sunday, the partnership […]
By Seth Coleman In honor of Black History Month, Dobbs Elementary School highlighted its focus on reading with an “African American Read-In” program last week. The program featured more than 20 participants from all walks of life, who read two-to-three short books to students throughout the day. One of the readers was WVEE-FM (V-103) radio […]
By Seth Coleman Atlanta Public Schools sent five basketball teams to Round 2 of the Georgia High School Association state tournament over the weekend, and all five have advanced to the quarterfinals, also known as the “Elite Eight.” Only the DeKalb County Public Schools, which has a totall of 19 high schools, has more teams […]
By: Erica Fatima Running and jumping, and filled with wild exclamations of delight, 157 of APS’ bright Pre-K scholars explored the exciting Children’s Museum of Atlanta . The energy and excitement filled the room, as students from Perkerson, Parkside, M. Agnes Jones, and Kimberly elementary schools “learned through play,” at various interactive stations. “I love this game!”…“Let […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Springdale Park Elementary and Inman Middle School’s Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (HRRB) teams are headed to the Division 1 playoffs on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Jasper, Georgia. This past weekend, both teams placed second after competing in the Metro Atlanta Regional HRRB Competition at Clayton State University. Both schools won all six rounds in the Atlanta Public Schools […]