At first, the parents seated around the tables didn’t how to react when Dee J. Anderson, executive director/founder of Abba House Outreach Ministries, told everyone to group themselves into pairs … and arm-wrestle. Once they got over the giggling, the female-dominated room paired up, and when Anderson shouted, “Go!” they all started wrestling, with […]
Heritage Academy’s multi-purpose room was abuzz April 16 with more than 50 dedicated and committed community men, and 38 enthusiastic and energetic fifth-grade boys reading to each other for the first annual “Driven to Read: 5th Grade Boys-Male Read-IN.” The event was planned exclusively for fifth-grade boys, but due to an overwhelming response from the […]
Celebrated author and prolific writer Elizabeth Hardwick once observed, “The greatest gift is a passion for reading.” On March 26, 30 of Atlanta’s leading citizens shared their passion for reading with members of Perkerson Elementary School students. Boys and girls from the Perkerson family were entertained and enthralled as captains of industry, business, the legal profession, […]
UPDATE: Check out Scott King’s photo gallery here. Debate-team students representing all four of APS’ School Reform Teams squared off Wednesday at Communities in Schools Atlanta‘s First Annual Middle School Moot Court by presenting their oral arguments for a select issue that affects Georgia students. The competition featured presentations by Kennedy (SRT-1) vs. Parks (SRT-2) […]
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 […]
Over the past decade, Grady High School‘s mock trial team has been very active in the state competition, a program where teams of 14 students are coached by attorneys and teachers to work together to prepare presentations of case material provided by the High School Mock Trial Committee. After performing in the regional and state competitions, […]
After the earthquake in Haiti, the students in the Current Issues class at Forrest Hill Academy watched clips from CNN and were moved almost to the point of tears at the devastation that they saw. Once they took everything in, the students of Forrest Hill Academy decided to raise money for Haitian relief by organizing […]
Therrell School of Law participated in the 2010 Georgia Career Student Association (GCSA) Regional Competition in Douglass County. Therrell took 18 participants and everyone placed in their event. The students who placed first place in their events are: Genero Carter placed first in Entrepreneurship, Marlanna Blake place first in Cosmetology/Hair Design, Antonia Davis placed first […]
Therrell School of Law participated in the 2010 Georgia Career Student Association (GCSA) Regional Competition in Douglass County. Therrell took 18 participants and everyone placed in their event. The students who placed first place in their events are: Genero Carter placed first in Entrepreneurship, Marlanna Blake place first in Cosmetology/Hair Design, Antonia Davis placed first […]
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 […]