[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ysPPTK-364%5D UPDATE: Follow @apsupdate on Twitter, and the hashtag #burgessobama for updates on today’s visit! We’ve been hoping for this for months, but it’s almost too good to be true: First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Burgess-Peterson Academy on Wednesday to talk about nutrition and gardening (a passion at the school), according to White […]
Inman’s GROW Club won a $1,700 grant from the Students Taking Charge Foundation. The organization supports healthy eating habits in teens and preteens. Inman students and sponsors pitched an idea called “Taste the Earth Day.” Look for an exciting Earth Day event to come in April, thanks to sixth-grade science teacher Melissa Nunnink, who leads […]
Sutton Middle School’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has been ranked No. 5 among the FBLA Top Ten Middle School chapters in the nation. More than 100 students have joined the club since its recent inception, and committed to the FBLA mission. FBLA is a nationally organization with more than 200,000 members around the world, and […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnsRQkRw2U%5D Students from Kennedy Middle School‘s Program for Exceptional Children (PEC) and general-education students got to know each other a little better on the court as they participated in physical-education activities together during Inclusive Schools Week. Seven of the more severely disabled students had fun bowling, playing volleyball and trying baseball in the gym, […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boOr3-cqt1k%5D Environmentally conscious initiatives throughout Atlanta Public Schools continually receive national attention, so it wasn’t the biggest surprise to see Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson come to town as part of weeklong celebration of the EPA’s 40th anniversary. Still, teacher Lyndsey Collins had to be especially proud. Collins is a science teacher for […]
[gallery link=”file” orderby=”title”] The students at Peyton Forest Elementary were treated to a fine dining experience on Nov. 11. Desmond Fannin, executive chef for Sodexo and former Peyton Forest student, started the fine-dining program during the 2009-10 school year. He and his culinary team transformed the school cafeteria into an elegant dining room with crisp linen […]
By Mason Gepp/The Southerner UPDATE: Grady High lost, 42-35. Check out the AJC article here. “We are playing a team that is a lot like we are,” said Grady High senior wide receiver Damian Swann, referring to the Division AAA quarterfinal matchup between the Grady Grey Knights and the Peach County Trojans. According to the […]
Outward Bound Atlanta and North Carolina Outward Bound recently co-hosted “An Extraordinary Evening with Outward Bound” reception at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation headquarters in Atlanta for local stakeholders and supporters. The evening was marked by moving presentations from a parent, a student and a school administrator, all of whom have seen and felt the power […]
The Sarah Smith Elementary School community raised more than $6,000 and registered more than 400 walkers for its inaugural 2-mile walk for breast cancer! “This was an amazing and authentic expression of outreach, awareness and action on behalf of our school community,” said walk organizers Bejay Osby and Stephanie Wilkinson. “The walk allowed our united […]
APS has two high schools to cheer on as the state high school football playoffs kick into high gear next weekend. Grady High defeated Cedar Grove 17-6 to capture the Region 5-AAA title, and will play host to Gilmer County this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Grady Stadium. Mays High, which shut out Chamblee 54-0 […]