The 2026 high school baseball season is underway for Atlanta Public Schools (APS) and this year’s teams had the opportunity to introduce themselves at the APS Baseball Media Day held at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. This is the second consecutive year that APS was able to highlight their baseball programs at Truist […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) proudly unveiled the first four, brand-new turf infields in the first week of February at Benjamin E. Mays High School, Maynard Jackson High School, Booker T. Washington High School, and North Atlanta High School, thanks to the generosity of the Atlanta Braves Foundation and the Henry Louis Aaron Fund. The Braves […]
Cascade Elementary School students had a special visit from Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper, who came to promote wellness and healthy choices with fun and games. The Blooper’s Home Run program had the 317 scholars at Cascade Elementary School excited and engaged with relay races, demonstrations, and fun interactions with Blooper. “This is an opportunity of […]
A day after celebrating the birthday of Atlanta Braves legend Henry “Hank” Aaron, the Atlanta Braves Foundation and the Henry Louis Aaron Fund unveiled their latest gift to Atlanta Public Schools. The baseball and softball teams at Carver High School now have a brand-new batting cage to practice in along with new windscreens for both […]
The Therrell High School baseball and softball teams have a brand new, covered batting cage to practice in thanks to the partnership between the Atlanta Braves and Truist Bank. “I call it ‘The Bentley’,” Therrell High School baseball coach Ryan Christian said. “Having a batting cage like this shows the investment that the Braves, Truist, […]
The baseball and softball players at Frederick Douglass High School have new uniforms, a covered batting cage and new equipment thanks to their hometown team, the Atlanta Braves. On a windy Wednesday morning, the student-athletes cut the ribbon with representatives from APS, the Atlanta Braves and Truist Bank and thanked them for the generous gift. […]
Just in time for the start of the new school year, Booker T. Washington High School was selected as the Hank Aaron All-Star School by the Atlanta Braves Foundation and received several much-needed upgrades to its baseball and softball facilities. “We’re proud to have Hands on Atlanta here, Home Depot and the Atlanta Braves,” Booker […]
The North Atlanta High School baseball team continues to break its own records. For the first time in school history, the North Atlanta Warriors had two players selected in the same MLB draft class out of high school. Antonio Anderson, a switch-hitting shortstop committed to Georgia Tech, was taken in the third round of the […]
APS students receive four free books to read over the summer break By Mariama Tyler Jenkins School may be out for APS students, but we want students to know that Reading is in. This year, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) launched “School’s Out! Reading is In!”, a summer reading initiative for all APS students in grades […]
Schools across the district celebrated the birthday of famous children’s poet and cartoonist Dr. Seuss on Friday, March 1st. The day was full of fun and creative festivities that foster student engagement in literacy. Finch Elementary: Finch’s school partner Cathedral of Faith Church helped students celebrate literacy by volunteering their time to serve as readers […]