The Atlanta Wolfpack has qualified to compete in the AAASP State Wheelchair Basketball Championship at noon Friday (March 12) at the Gwinnett Arena (6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, 30096). The championship game will be held in conjunction with the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Basketball Championship. The game will be taped and broadcast by Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). The […]
We continue our look at the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education winners with a profile of Dr. Anthony Dorsey, principal at R.N. Fickett Elementary School for the past three years. During his tenure, Fickett has received several awards. In 2008, APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall recognized Fickett for achieving 70 percent of the district’s assigned […]
Atlanta Public Schools is hosting a Parent Enrichment Workshop for middle and high school parents and guardians of students who are in the district’s Program for Exceptional Children on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at the APS Center for Learning and Leadership located at 130 Trinity […]
Rose Calloway knows too well the challenge of raising a special-needs child. “As a parent, you’re frustrated and feeling helpless,” said Calloway, whose eldest daughter was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease as well as a learning disability while in middle school. “You want to be able to understand what’s creating the problem and solve it.” […]
We just had to share this awesome letter from South Atlanta High senior Larry Baker (pictured above, middle), who has an amazing story to tell: “My name is Larry Baker. I am a senior at South Atlanta Educational Complex. I am currently holding the office of [Georgia’s Career & Technical Instruction] Vice President. The CTI program assists […]
APS’ Atlanta Wolfpack team took first place at the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs (AAASP) Wheelchair Handball State Tournament hosted by Henry County Schools in partnership with the Henry County Parks and Recreation Department. The tournament took place on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the J.P. Mosley Center in Stockbridge. Four junior varsity teams and four […]
Nineteen members of the Kennedy Middle School Builders Club spent nearly three hours pulling weeds, collecting organic matter for compost and laying mulch in the 1-acre community garden at Atlanta Good Shepherd Community Church on Thursday morning. (Check out an AJC feature on the garden here.) The students were greeted by Pastor Richard Bright, who […]
This may have been the first time for Luz Borrero (above) — deputy COO, City of Atlanta — as Turner Middle School’s Principal for a Day, but she had plenty of experienced visitors along with her during her visit to the school on Tuesday. That’s because she was welcomed not only by Principal Karen Riggins-Taylor […]
Pat Willis, executive director, Voices for Georgia’s Children, and Courtney Gay, community affairs manager for the Atlanta Braves, were Principals for a Day at Sylvan Hills Middle School where Gwen Atkinson is the principal. Their day started with orientation, followed by a tour of the school’s single-gender structure for its 442 students. Atkinson took Willis […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ Special Olympics master’s level softball team brought home gold medals by winning the state championship held Oct. 2-4 in Statesboro. After a grueling three-day competition, the team ended up No. 1 in the state of Georgia. APS Special Olympics athletes also competed in the softball-skills competition, winning gold, silver, bronze and fourth-place […]