Last season, the Benjamin E. Mays football team finished 12-3 and advanced to the Georgia High Schools Association Class AAAAA state championship game in the Georgia Dome. And here’s the bad news for opponents of the Raiders: The team is even more focused this season! Mays is a perfect 9-0 thus far this season, and […]
“Is she about to do what I think she is about to do”? That was the question buzzing around the Linda Faye Stevenson Theater on North Atlanta High School campus Thursday night when APS Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen completed her solo “jam session” with the North Atlanta High School Orchestra; and then whirled her […]
APS has spirit, yes we do! APS has spirit, how about you?! The cheers, chants and stunts are bound to be a lot more involved than that when Benjamin E. Mays High School hosts the fifth annual Atlanta Public Schools Metro-Atlanta Cheerleading Competition, Saturday (Oct. 31), beginning at 10 a.m. More than 30 competition cheer […]
By Seth Coleman Yikes! Zombies invaded the campus of Maynard H. Jackson High School last weekend. But there was no need to call “Rick Grimes” from “The Walking Dead,” as it was all for a great cause. The Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse was a two-day, unique fundraising event created by famed local makeup artist Shane Morton […]
By Mariama Tyler Jenkins Several Luther Judson Price Wildcat band students at APS Price Middle School can now practice their music at home thanks to the Gift of Music Foundation. Price band director and its Teacher of the Year, Ms. Tara Byrdsong, received three clarinets and two flutes from Scott Monroe, founder and executive director […]
Why, you ask? We can think of three good reasons to come to the workshop, which features APS parent/community involvement liaisons for an “Information Celebration” on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Frederick Douglass High School. First off, you’ll get to learn more about valuable resources available to you as a parent. You’ll also enjoy a spectacular […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ journey to excellence has been undertaken in large part by the schools themselves. With strong leadership, committed teachers, eager students, vigilant parents and enthusiastic community partners, the schools around the district have effectively carried a heavy load in making a difference in our students’ lives. That’s why APS decided to drive home […]
In celebration of Country Music Month, Threshing Floor Academy Arts in Schools brought celebrated country recording artist Rissi Palmer to Parkside Elementary School last month to talk to Preferred School Care afterschool program participants about her journey to becoming one of country music’s most promising stars and her decision to defy stereotypes in pursuing her […]
Atlanta Public Schools will hold a celebration of the success of the Summer Institutes on Friday at the Center for Learning and Leadership auditorium. The celebration will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is highlighted by an awards ceremony for students, community employers, and staff who worked the program this summer. Guest […]
Douglass High girl’s basketball star Khaadilah Miller already knows how to put on a show on the court. Now she’s ready to take a moment for a nifty off-the-court move. Miller, a candidate for Miss Georgia basketball player of the year, will sign an official letter-of-intent to play for the University of Georgia – during […]