Former Chicago Cubs baseball player C.J. Stewart never forgets his roots — and we’re talking roots that go all the way back to elementary school. Stewart brought the “Ambassadors” players from his LEAD2Legacy foundation to his old stomping grounds at Grove Park Elementary to help teachers prepare for Day One APS (Aug. 9). About 11 […]
Hutchinson Elementary will host its annual Wellness Field Day on Friday. All of the grade levels, including pre-K, along with the educational partners, the PTA and the parent patrol will sponsor a booth with snacks for the students. The students can earn “Hutch Bucks” valued from $1 to $5 to purchase the snacks. (Learn more […]
UPDATE: Watch the video here. This year’s Special Olympics event was spectacular! With DJ Mixx Master Mitch of Kiss 104.1 — himself a proud Mays High graduate — on the microphone, the athletes, volunteers and staff were especially motivated to do their best and have fun. The North Atlanta High School Band led the parade of athletes around […]
The Program for Exceptional Children‘s Atlanta Wolfpack team won the 2010 AAASP State Wheelchair Basketball Championship at the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Basketball Championship on March 12 at the Gwinnett Arena. This is the third consecutive win for the Wolfpack team. The Wolfpack team is no overnight success. Team development and a winning record is the result […]
It was a great run while it lasted, so here’s a little photo salute to the Mays High boys’ basketball team, which advanced to the Class AAAA championship game before falling to an impressive Miller Grove team. It was Mays’ first championship-game appearance since winning consecutive state titles in 2004 and 2005. For a recap […]
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 […]
Georgia Walk to School Day is Wednesday, March 3. Georgia is kicking off the spring walking and biking season with the state’s first annual Spring Walk to School Day event. This event is for a good cause, so all schools should try to participate. If your school is interested, let your School Outreach Coordinator know so […]
Come support your favorite middle school on Feb. 20 at the APS middle school basketball championships being held at Douglass High School. (The game has been moved from Saturday due to anticipated inclement weather.) This APS version of the middle school Final Four will tip off at 10 a.m. with the girls semifinal matchup between […]
APS student-athletes from around the district signed national letters-of-intent to play football and basketball for the colleges of their choice on Wednesday, Feb. 3 — the vaunted National Signing Day — in a ceremony held at The New Schools of Carver. All of the star APS athletes were there to make their commitment official, most […]
Brown Middle School really has something to cheer about after its cheerleading squad came out of virtually nowhere to win Atlanta Public Schools’ annual middle school competition held Saturday at Douglass High School. Not only was this year’s squad of 16 girls filled with inexperienced competitors — only six squad members had previous experience — but […]