We were thrilled wake up to our morning paper and see this nice feature on the Grady High-St. Pius X matchup, which will kick off APS’ inaugural Domecoming Football Classic on Saturday at the Georgia Dome. Good read. But we believe in going right to the source for our football scoops, so we asked Jake […]
This just in, from the NCAA … Approximately 200 NCAA Division I student-athletes will meet in Atlanta for leadership development and to partner with local elementary school children, teachers and parents to complete a beautification project at [Mary Lin Elementary and Burgess-Peterson Academy]. The projects and meetings will take place October 23-25. On Saturday, October […]
By now you probably already know about Atlanta Public Schools’ inaugural Domecoming Football Classic, which is an all-day high school football extravaganza featuring some of the district’s best football programs. (We posted information about this here.) Here’s the schedule: 11 a.m. Grady-St. Pius X 2:30 p.m. North Atlanta–Carver 5 p.m. Washington-Riverwood 8 p.m. Mays-Villa Rica […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) presents its first-annual Domecoming Football Classic Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Georgia Dome. The first game starts at 11 a.m. with Grady vs. St. Pius, followed by North Atlanta vs. Carver, Washington vs. Riverwood and Mays vs. Villa Rica. Current APS students and alumni of North Atlanta, Mays and Washington high […]
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 […]
Representatives from the Atlanta Falcons were scheduled to visit eight different sites — including Brown, Long and Turner middle schools — as part of the NFL-United Way’s “Hometown Huddle” project to promote better health and fitness. The AJC has a nice little piece on the event here. From the article: The Falcons are the only […]
Atlanta will soon be home to the College Football Hall of Fame, according to an article in the AJC. Scheduled to open in 2012, officials hope the venue will be located near Centennial Olympic Park and draw from various tourist attractions such as the Georgia Aquarium and The World of Coca-Cola. The $50 million facility […]