Atlanta Public Schools teacher Tara Johnson has won the 11Alive Class Act Award for her outstanding leadership at King Middle School and her ability to engage and ignite her seventh-grade students. 11Alive’s Donna Lowry surprised Johnson with the award in November during a visit to the Southeast Atlanta school. King Middle School teacher Kandy Wilkinson […]
Several schools from APS were in the audience at The New Schools at Carver as players from the Atlanta Braves players fielded questions about life in the Major Leagues. Pitchers Peter Moylan and Scott Linebrink were joined by center fielder Jordan Schafer, with WXIA/11Alive sports anchor Sam Crenshaw serving as moderator. (Crenshaw is a familiar […]
UPDATE: Read AJC article here. Congratulations go out to Grady High School‘s vaunted mock trial team, which came home this past weekend with a unique world title. Twelve members of the team, which previously place third in national competition this past summer, won the Empire City Mock Trial Association Tournament held in New York […]
What started out as a lamentable situation has become something inspirational after Fickett Elementary suffered a break-in over the weekend. The school’s broadcast room was robbed of important electronic equipment by thieves and vandals. That’s the bad news. The inspirational news is that WXIA (11Alive) swooped in for a visit on Monday afternoon, reported from […]
Every now and then we stumble to not just one but a whole ton of news items about the great things happening around this district. For example, earlier this week we learned that current Sutton Middle School Teacher of the Year Julie Corey, had been selected as a “Class Act” by WXIA/11Alive and would filmed this […]
There’s a great report on the WXIA (11Alive) Web site about how community partners and their private funding play such a crucial role in supporting Atlanta Public Schools. In this case, the report cites the incredible back-up provided to maintain the soccer field and field house and concession stands at E. Rivers Elementary — an […]
Once again, Courageous Church made the holidays very special for the students at Frank L. Stanton Elementary School. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, members of the church surprised students by giving every child a toy and a school uniform for the holidays. The students were so excited and thrilled when they received their package. We heard […]
When first-graders at Dobbs Elementary finished their science standards, Principal Dana Evans knew how ensure young minds remembered the information. She simply called for backup. Fortunately, 11 Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil was ready, willing and able to show students exactly how science applies to daily life. A visit from the Channel 11 weather van kept […]