Hill-Hope Elementary School began a monthly “Professional Attire Day” on Wednesday, Jan. 27, in which students dress up in professional attire to support their future professional careers. The school will bring in several members of the community who will speak to the students about their own professional careers. The event takes place on the last […]
Students from Carver’s School of Health Science and Research will participate in National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month. Their efforts are in synch with a partnership with local youth-development organization The Rock of Escape and The Jane Fonda Center at Emory University. Come join in these efforts at the kickoff event on Thursday, […]
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 […]
Twenty West Manor Elementary students enjoyed a fine-dining experience in the West Manor Café last week following a one-hour etiquette class on Jan. 19 sponsored by Sodexo-Jackmont. Sodexo-Jackmont’s Chef Praylani conducted the class earlier in the week in preparation for the meal. Third- and fourth-graders shared a four-course meal complete with salad, soup, entrée, and dessert, prepared […]
The Student Wellness Ambassadors (SWA) from Burgess-Peterson Academy excitedly greeted the visitors from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity on Nov. 17 as they entered the school. The visitors were in town to attend their annual convention and signed up for a tour of a local school that including gardening in […]
She wields her “Big Bertha” clubs about as well as any other Georgia teen. She’s been to Scotland, the cradle of golf. She’s shot an 81 to take first place in the GHSA regional tournament. And she’s been within an approach shot of Tiger Woods. She’s Tyler Lawrence, a Grady High senior and one of Georgia’s top golfers […]
In September we reported on how proud we were of Morningside Elementary being given a bronze National Recognition Award from the Alliance for a Healther Generation — along with fellow APS member Burgess-Peterson Academy. (Check out that announcement here.) Now we’ve got the letter from an ex-president to prove it! The staff at Morningside was […]
After more than a day of rainfall, on Nov. 12 the sun came out and three classes from Whitefoord Elementary School gathered at the Southeastern Horticultural Society’s (SEHS) Community Learning Garden at Edgewood to celebrate the installation of a rain water harvest system. Classes enjoyed garden, craft, and nutrition workshops, as well as a fresh […]
We swear that we started out this week hoping to get everyone excited about Saturday’s inaugural Neighborhood Celebration by providing little sneak peeks at each particpation school. So we were going to send out some emails asking for each school to tell us a little something special to share with the community as we lead […]
This month APS’ nutrition department is celebrating Romaine lettuce from Fresh-Pick Farms in Kinston, N.C., as its produce of the month. Did you know that every day as a part of our Fruit & Veggie Selection, we serve fresh Romaine lettuce from North Carolina? North Carolina has been home to Romaine lettuce production since the late […]