Graduation Schools Top Stories Inside the Work: How Jackson High School’s Graduation Coach Gets Students to the Finish Line 22 Apr 2026 Allison M. Slocum Arlena Edmonds, graduation coach at Maynard H. Jackson High School. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © At Maynard Jackson High School, the path to graduation is rarely a straight…
BEST Academy Carver Early College Crim Open Campus Frederick Douglass High School Graduation Grady High School KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Maynard H. Jackson High School Mays High School North Atlanta High School Schools South Atlanta High School Therrell High School Grad Nation! Honoring the Mighty Class of 2020 13 Nov 2020 On Monday, November 9, 2020 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hosted two commencement ceremonies honoring the Class of 2020 at Lakewood Stadium! This class has persevered through an ever-changing global pandemic,…
Graduation Future Entrepreneur D’Ariel Myrick is Booker T. Washington’s 2015 Salutatorian 23 May 2015 talkupaps At a young age, D’Ariel Myrick seemed to thrive on knowledge. She began walking and talking at an early age and by elementary school years, she was allowed to visit…
Graduation Mya Green 2015 Salutatorian of Therrell School of Technology, Engineering, Math & Science Plans to Attend Tuskegee University and Study to Become a Wildlife Veterinarian 23 May 2015 talkupaps Mya Green is an active participant in multiple extracurricular activities at her school, including softball, tennis, drill team and performing arts. Mya serves as Parliamentarian for the Student Government Association…
Graduation Keiyitho Omonuwa is the 2015 Valedictorian of Therrell School of Technology, Engineering, Math & Science 23 May 2015 talkupaps Keiyitho Omonuwa moved to Atlanta in 5th grade with her mother and younger sister. She is the captain of the varsity swim team, the drill team squad commander, and a…
Graduation Future Dentist Ziana Townsend is Therrell School of Law, Government & Public Policy’s 2015 Salutatorian 23 May 2015 talkupaps Ziana Townsend’s philosophy about life comes from a quote by Robert Frost: “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Her ultimate goal…
Graduation Valedictorian of Therrell School of Law, Government & Public Policy Shannon Harris Hopes to Find a Cure for Cancer 23 May 2015 talkupaps Shannon Harris has encountered several different obstacles at D.M. Therrell High School. Obstacles that have the potential to make many adults give up on life. Despite these hurdles, Shannon has…
Graduation Shamerria Shuntae Walker is the 2015 Salutatorian of Therrell Health Sciences and Research 23 May 2015 talkupaps Dr. Benjamin E. Mays once stated, “It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.” As Shamerria Walker…
Graduation Keairra Brown is Maynard Jackson’s 2015 Salutatorian 23 May 2015 talkupaps Keairra Brown is the eldest of four children. She and her family moved to Atlanta in 2004. Her mother would later justify moving to the big city as a way…
Graduation Maynard Jackson’s Valedictorian Atia Butts Plans to Attend Georgia Tech and Study International Affairs 23 May 2015 talkupaps Atia Butts has managed to maintain a 4.0 GPA for the entirety of her high school career, partaking in Advanced Placement courses as well as International Baccalaureate courses her junior…
