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 […]
Deerwood Academy students made an immediate connection with the children of Haiti. With members of the faculty as well as some of its students having family in Haiti, it was a no-brainer that the students of Deerwood Academy would extend a “helping hand,” thus the beginning of its school-wide service learning project. Recognizing that they […]
We continue our series on the winners of the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education with a profile of Kennedy Middle School Principal Dr. Lucious L. Brown. He has been the principal for Kennedy Middle School for three years. His career with APS began 10 years ago as a math teacher. He has spent […]
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 […]
For Fickett Elementary, Haiti is more than an island in the Caribbean sea. With daily French classes and a teacher with Haitian roots, Fickett chose to act quickly to contribute to the country’s disaster relief efforts. On Jan. 21, more than 500 students packed Fickett’s gym for a sock hop to raise funds for Haitian […]
Early College students at Booker T. Washington High School embarked upon their first interactions with college learning on Jan. 20 with their participation in the Georgia State University (GSU) 1010 Seminar. The GSU 1010 Seminar is a semester-long class that will introduce Early College students to aspects of college life and college learning. A representative from […]
Photos (from L-R): Long Middle teacher Tiarra Moore, with Principal Elizabeth Harris and ABOE member Yolonda Johnson; Fickett Elementary Principal Anthony Dorsey with students; Captain Planet and ABOE Chair LaChandra Butler Burks with CSKYWLA Principal Melody Morgan. Twelve APS elementary, middle and high school teachers and four principals have been awarded a total of $120,000 […]
What started out as a hallway conversation among teachers at Brandon Elementary School has ballooned into a full-blown fundraising drive that has raised relief to Haiti in the range of $3,000 … and counting. (UPDATE: $3,500!) (FINAL UPDATE: $4,000!) Students have taken a cue from teachers Susan Friedrichs, Sarah Visel, Nza Willingham and Judith Maisonneuve and […]
UPDATE: Branch Banking & Trust Inc. (BB&T) has committed $5,000 to this program! In a letter to Principal Charcia Nichols, BB&T Director of Community Development Sharon Jeffries-Jones wrote, “Your commitment to preparing young adults in careers in finance and banking is a perfect fit with BB&T’s corporate mission and making our communities better places to […]
Kudos to Sarah Smith Elementary, whose International Baccalaureate Programme is among those examined in the latest issue of Atlanta Newcomer magazine. As explained in the article, IB offers a diversified form of education that spans several subject matters and helps prepare students for life in a global economy — one of the key goals of the […]