UPDATE: Check out the photo gallery here. Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle visited Morningside Elementary School to launch his Healthy Kids Challenge and to applaud the school for achieving a national 2010 Bronze Award for its wellness efforts from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The statewide effort, in collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthier […]
APS students begin the 2010-11 school year on Monday, Aug. 9, with a projected enrollment of 47,789 students at more than 100 schools throughout the district. On the first day of classes, teaching and learning will commence in all APS schools that are on the traditional calendar. The district also has three year-round schools that […]
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 […]