(Go here to view a short video on this year’s SEC Youth Football Clinic.) Two days before Auburn University and the University of Georgia will decide the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 175 Atlanta Public School middle school students hit the field under the guidance of former college and National Football League (NFL) […]
Thanks to Pianos for Peace, a nonprofit organization designed to promote peace and philanthropy through art, music and education, 11 beautifully painted pianos are now located inside Atlanta Public Schools. Before the arrival of the pianos, the organization invited the Maynard Jackson High School Orchestra and the J.W. Dobbs Elementary School musical ensemble to Hartsfield-Jackson […]
Dr. Betsy Bockman, principal of Samuel Martin Inman Middle School, joined 26 other foster, adoptive and kinship families in Washington, D.C., June 4-6, to urge federal legislators to ensure that children in foster care are able to grow up in families rather than in group care or institutions. The visits were planned by Advocates for […]
The merger of Woodson Primary (left) and Grove Park Intermediate Schools, which would create a new $18.5M Woodson Park Elementary, is on the list of proposed building projects that could be completed with the renewal of E-SPLOST. Click here to see the E-SPLOST video! Building and improvement projects in all nine Atlanta Public Schools […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Watch out, J.K. Rowling. Seventh grader Lauren Silcock may soon take the publishing world by storm, thanks to being crowned middle school winner of the 2016 “Write Your Own Mystery Story Contest.” Earlier this spring, the budding author and Samuel Martin Inman Middle School student won top honors for her short […]
By Seth Coleman Atlanta Public Schools is continuing to advance through the district’s budgeting process, which began in September 2015, with the development of the budget parameters for the 2016-2017 school year. Now the district needs feedback from you. During the March 7 Atlanta Board of Education meeting, APS Chief Financial Officer Robert Morales presented […]
By Seth Coleman The Grady High School speech and debate team flexed its formidable muscles at the George Mason University Patriot Games National Invitational last month with a Top 10 finish. This weekend, Jan. 22-23, the Grady “Jesters” will be back in action on home turf, as they host a tournament that will feature more […]
By Leslie Rivera, Communications Officer Inclusive Schools Week is an international event celebrated the first week in December. It’s a time to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of teachers, administrators, students and parents in making their schools more inclusive. A resolution to be approved by the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education acknowledges, “that each child […]
In light of the incident that occurred in the parking lot at Lakewood Stadium during the varsity football game between Carver High School and Mays High School Oct. 24, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Department of Athletics has rescheduled the following events for this week: Carver vs. Mays Football Game – Carver and Mays high schools […]
Eight Atlanta Public Schools (APS) have been named 2014 Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education. Four schools—Charles Drew Charter, Inman Middle, KIPP Strive Academy and West Manor Elementary— are recognized for highest academic performance among all Title I schools. The GaDOE also recognized the following for making the highest academic progress among Title […]