Awards Parents Special Education Special Needs APS Parent Mentor Rose Calloway Named Finalist for 2013 Phil Pickens Leadership Award 1 Oct 2013 talkupaps Rose Calloway, parent mentor for Atlanta Public Schools Department of Special Education, was named a finalist for the Phil Pickens Parent Mentor Leadership Award. The award was presented during the…
Awards JROTC Schools Three Atlanta Public Schools JROTC Cadets Bestowed Rare Honor 18 Sep 2013 talkupaps Three Atlanta Public Schools JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) cadets were awarded the national Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement recently by U.S. Army Cadet Command and the…
Advanced Placement Awards Schools 85 APS Students Earn AP Scholar Award 22 Aug 2013 talkupaps The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) announced that 85 high school students from Atlanta Public Schools (APS) have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on…
Arts Achievements Awards South Atlanta High School South Atlanta CAD Film Festival 22 May 2013 talkupaps On May 16th, students in the school of Computer Animation and Design at South Atlanta (CAD) held their 6th Annual Film Festival and silent auction. Artwork from students in grades…
Athletics Awards Carver Early College Community Service Sports Student honors Carver Early College’s Jason Gresham is Giving Back through Sports 14 May 2013 talkupaps Jason Gresham, a sophomore at Carver Early College, initially started playing baseball at age 5 because he liked playing outside and “getting dirty”. Now, he plays because he loves the…
Awards Nutrition APS is Honored for Serving Local Food to Students 18 Mar 2013 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools was recognized on March 5, 2013, at the state capitol for their participation in the 5 Million Meals campaign, a statewide effort to get more local food…
Awards Honors Uncategorized Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy High School Students Recognized during Honors Convocation 14 Mar 2013 talkupaps CSKYWLA High School students who maintain stellar grades for three consecutive semesters are presented with a Varsity Academic sweater. The sweater symbolizes perseverance and achievement as the young women overcome…
Athletics Atlanta Falcons Awards Middle Schools Physical Education Sports 2012 Atlanta Falcons 1st Down for Fitness MVP winner Ernesto Chavez at Price Middle School 13 Nov 2012 talkupaps Congratulations to Ernesto Chavez of Price Middle School for being selected as a 2012 Atlanta Falcons First Down for Fitness MVP. Ernesto and ten other students out of over 52,000…
Awards Six APS Schools Named Highest Performing and High Progress Schools 1 Nov 2012 talkupaps This week, the Georgia Department of Education announced APS schools that have received the distinction of Highest Performing and High Progress Schools. Congratulations to Inman Middle School and Carver Early…
Alumni Awards Shaun Kleber is Honored as the 2012 David S. Barr Award Winner 19 Oct 2012 talkupaps Shaun Kleber, Grady alumnus and 2011-2012 co-managing editor of Grady’s newspaper The Southerner, received the David S. Barr Award at The Newspaper Guild-Communication Workers of American Freedom Fund Award Banquet.…
