Earlier this summer, APS football players and coaches rallied to talk football during the 4th Annual APS Football Media Day at Maynard Jackson High School. Interim Director of Athletics for Atlanta Public Schools, Jasper Jewell explained the significance of this exciting event. “The purpose of Media Day is to give light and recognition to our young […]
by Britney Morgan, Communications Officer: brmorgan@atlanta.k12.ga.us Coach Valerie Missick has been selected to receive the 2014 Positive Coach Award. The award is in recognition of a coach who is a role model for his or her team and reinforced the “Seven Definitions of a Positive Athlete” as defined by Positive Athlete Georgia. Those definitions include an optimistic […]
The Atlanta Public School’s athletics department broke the 10,000 barrier for participation numbers during the 2013-2014 school year, a milestone for the department. With more than 8,000 participants at the high school level and almost 2,000 participants at the middle school level, APS Athletics ended the school year with an overall total of 10,057 student-athletes in […]
North Atlanta High School‘s wrestling team is back on the mat as they prepare for their first match of the season. “We’ve got our young team that’s looking forward to having a good season,” said Coach David Lockhart. “We’ve got our own home tournament on December 7th at the new school, [which is] one of […]
On September 10th, Jackson High School competed against Coretta Scott King High School in a volleyball game. The first match resulted in Jackson scoring 25 and Coretta Scott King scoring 20. The second match resulted in Jackson scoring 25 and Coretta Scott King scoring 18. Congratulations to Jackson High School’s volleyball team for their victory! […]