The B.E.S.T. Academy at the Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Institute will soon be able to provide fresh produce for its community after cutting the ribbon for its new Indoor Agriculture Center. In partnership with the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Southern Company, Georgia Power, Georgia Tech, Goodr, and EPRI, B.E.S.T. Academy students developed a solution […]
By Allison M. Slocum and Thomas Scott The second annual Benjamin E. Mays High School Brotherhood and Sisterhood Summits. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum and Thomas Scott, APS © Benjamin E. Mays High School asked its students who they wanted to hear from and delivered with the second annual Brotherhood and Sisterhood Summits. Designed as […]
The students at B.E.S.T. Academy with aspirations to join the music industry now have the opportunity to learn the necessary skills inside the new, state-of-the-art Ric Ross Studio on campus. Through its partnership with 100 Black Men of Atlanta and the Music Education Group (MEG), B.E.S.T. Academy now has a fully functional recording studio equipped […]
B.E.S.T. Academy’s 11-year partnership with the 100 Black Men of Atlanta continues to thrive.
Deerwood Academy recently held a male empowerment breakfast for male parents and males throughout the nearby neighborhoods and the Metro Atlanta community. As guests, Deerwood staff, and students discussed topics relevant to the school and the community, they also enjoyed a wonderful meal for breakfast, served up by Waffle House to over 240 men and […]
Wednesday marked the first day of the 2013-14 school year for APS students, and thanks to dedicated parents, volunteers, partners and employees, Day One was a big success. Despite the incessant morning rain, numerous parents around the district arrived at schools early to assist in the back-to-school effort, and help their children transition from summer […]
Comcast recently awarded Perkerson Elementary a grant of $2,500 to improve their media center. The grant was written by Mrs.Gloria McCullough-Wright, the Media Specialist at Perkerson Elementary. Marcus Bishop and Karen Ross helped to coordinate the entire Comcast “Cares Day” Project. The funds were used to reinvigorate the media center/library under the theme, bringing the outside in. […]
UPDATE: That’s right, we were featured on CNN! Watch here. Robotics teams from Parkside and Towns elementary schools, B.E.S.T. Academy, Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, King and Inman middle schools and Drew Charter School competed in the Project Success FIRST LEGO League, sponsored by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., on Dec. […]
UPDATE: Hilaire Anelone photo gallery here. Atlanta Public Schools is proud to announce its Teacher of the Year, Hilaire Anelone of Maynard H. Jackson High. (Mr. Anelone also represents Jackson as the High School Teacher of the Year). Born and raised in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Anelone came to the United States to complete an engineering […]
The 100 Black Men of Atlanta‘s annual Fitness For Life Family Fair has been rescheduled from earlier this year to Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at B.E.S.T. Academy. The media is invited to attend this event and experience community outreach that combines health education with fun activities. The family health fair is part of […]