Revisit the amazing things that happened in Atlanta Public Schools in April. Be on the lookout for highlights from your school. A new slideshow will be posted at the beginning of each month, so be sure to subscribe to APS Today and look for your scholar or your school! Click through to see the highlights […]
Written by: APS Department of Instructional Technology Atlanta Public Schools (APS) proudly hosted its fourth annual Esports Tournament on Saturday, April 25, at North Atlanta High School, bringing together elementary and middle school teams from across the district for a day of competition, collaboration, and innovation. Students competed in a variety of games, showcasing not […]
Stars aligned over Midtown High School as four seniors earned Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Student honors in a rare four-way tie for top SAT score. Alexander Mendel Smith, Min Woo Kang, Nathan Philip Brawner, and Nicholas Andrei Fedorov each met the criteria for statewide recognition, which requires students to rank in the top 10 […]
In a tightly contested game that came down to the final seconds, it was the Scott Elementary School Rams who came out victorious in the Usher-Collier Elite Elementary Basketball Championship on Thursday, April 23, at Douglass High School. The Rams defeated the Usher-Collier Elementary School Lions, 28-25, in a rematch of the 2024 championship game. […]
Written by: APS Office of Communications Eleven (11) Atlanta Public Schools have earned high praise from the state office that oversees student achievement. Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) released its statewide list of schools that earned Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) Awards on Monday and Atlanta Public Schools earned among the highest number of […]
The third annual I Am APS Sneakers and Scholarships Award Ball, held on Friday, March 27, 2026, blended elegance with unmistakable Atlanta flair, formalwear paired with fresh sneakers, community pride, and a room full of belief in what Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students can become. The evening opened with a stirring performance by the South […]
Before the 2026 high school baseball season began, Douglass head baseball coach Robert Winn Jr. stepped onto the stage at APS Baseball Media Day in Truist Park and told everyone that the Astros weren’t dodging any smoke. In his second season leading the team, the Astros backed up their coach’s premonition and set a school […]
Arlena Edmonds, graduation coach at Maynard H. Jackson High School. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © At Maynard Jackson High School, the path to graduation is rarely a straight line. For many students, it is a series of detours that can threaten to pull them off course. Arlena Edmonds has made it her life’s […]
The South Atlanta STEAM Festival, which was held at South Atlanta High School on April 1, brought together students from each school in the cluster and gave them an opportunity to explore their curiosities with an engaging, hands-on experience. Students dove right into the STEAM festival where they could build, learn, and discover the many […]
Benjamin E. Mays High School kicked off assessment season by flexing its superpowers on Literacy Night. Mays High School was recognized earlier this year as a Literacy Leader school by the Georgia Department of Education, and the second annual Literacy Night is one of the many ways the school is leading the charge in literacy. […]