Atlanta Public Schools (APS) marked its fifth year of Democracy Fest, a nonpartisan initiative, with a three-school tour to Maynard H. Jackson High School, Frederick Douglass High School, and Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High Schools that brought music, civic lessons, and peer leadership to students across the district. What began as a capstone project for a […]
Sneakers and Scholarship Ball slideshow. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © Twenty Atlanta Public Schools (APS) seniors were awarded $5,000 scholarships each, totaling $100,000, at the second annual Sneakers and Scholarships Ball. The scholarship program was created to provide community and school stakeholders with the opportunity to invest in the futures of students who […]
The best and brightest at Booker T. Washington High School were beyond prepared for last week’s visit from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who joined the students for a sit-down conversation covering a plethora of issues that matter to students. The students took advantage of this open forum with the mayor of their hometown and asked […]
Atlanta Public Schools students have been challenged to solve real issues for the real world by creating their own solutions in a virtual world. APS has partnered with the city of Atlanta and the mayor’s office to bring the Level Up: Minecraft Student Build Challenge to Atlanta. In this challenge, which is open to APS […]