As we mentioned yesterday, we’d planned to do a series of little profiles of each school that will participate in Saturday’s inaugural Neighborhood Celebration. And just as we were planning to solicit information from the respective schools, new and really impressive information was already flowing in! Yesterday we gave a little peek at the cool […]
We swear that we started out this week hoping to get everyone excited about Saturday’s inaugural Neighborhood Celebration by providing little sneak peeks at each particpation school. So we were going to send out some emails asking for each school to tell us a little something special to share with the community as we lead […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ journey to excellence has been undertaken in large part by the schools themselves. With strong leadership, committed teachers, eager students, vigilant parents and enthusiastic community partners, the schools around the district have effectively carried a heavy load in making a difference in our students’ lives. That’s why APS decided to drive home […]
We here at http://www.TalkUpAPS.com know that our primary mission is share the incredible things that are going on around the district to show how APS is making a difference in students’ lives. So we think we know effective communication when we see it. That’s why we’re so happy to pass along a little memo about […]
One of the great things about setting up a blog that affects some 50,000 kids, their teachers, principals, staff, parents, other family and friends is that, once you put the word out, it certainly comes back to you. That’s why we’re thrilled here at Talk Up APS to only be providing another way to spread […]
NASA scientists predict that the first person to visit Mars is currently sitting in a middle school classroom. To encourage that student’s path to greatness, NASA has joined forces with aerospace manufacturer Honeywell to present a touring show called “FMA Live.” The hip-hop infused production uses entertainment to promote math and science principles, specifically the […]
Harper-Archer defeated Parks in the APS middle school football championship held Thursday evening at Lakewood Stadium. The game had been rained out on Saturday and was rescheduled. Our own Scott C. King was out there to capture the excitement, and interviewed Harper-Archer head coach Jerry Willard here. (Willard is pictured above, middle.) Willard expanded on […]