Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson welcomed 7,500 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) elementary students to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the first Bijan Reads Book Fair. More than 35 APS elementary schools brought their first, second, and third-grade students to see Bijan, get excited about reading, and receive a gift bag of books and new literary resources. […]
Freddie the Falcon greets students at Continental Colony Elementary School during the Atlanta Falcons Dirty Bird Show. Photo credits: Brianna Mason, APS © The Atlanta Falcons kicked off their 2024-2025 “Dirty Bird” shows at Continental Colony Elementary School in the historic Greenbriar area. In partnership with RaceTrac and as part of an Atlanta Public Schools districtwide […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ Virginia-Highland Elementary got a visit from Freddie Falcon to celebrate Falcons Friday to “Rise Up!” for Atlanta Falcons Football!!
The Atlanta Falcons visited M. Agnes Jones Elementary School during its Hometown Huddle.
The students at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School shouted with excitement when the Atlanta Falcons players revealed themselves from behind the stage curtain in the school gymnasium. “It was a big surprise for our scholars,” M. Agnes Jones Elementary School principal Robert Williams said. “It’s amazing because when you think about all the hard work […]
Amid the bustling gymnasiums of eight Atlanta Public Schools (APS) high schools, a sense of civic enthusiasm blossomed within the junior and senior classes through an initiative designed to inspire civic engagement and encourage voter registration. The 2023 Delivering Democracy Tour took place from September 7 – 19 and garnered the participation of some 3,000 […]
The Atlanta Falcons took care of business on the field Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers. Tuesday morning they showed how much they care about the community, as several players – including quarterback Matt Ryan and running back Devonta Freeman – visited three Atlanta Public Schools as part of the team’s Hometown Huddle program. […]
The Atlanta Falcons want to introduce more kids to the game of football, and Atlanta Public Schools is helping them do it. APS is partnering with the Falcons on the organization’s “Rise Up 159” initiative, named for the 159 different counties in Georgia. The program is designed to introduce the sport of football to young […]
When Laura Henderson brought her class at Deerwood Academy Elementary School down to the gym for a “special assembly” on the last day of the first semester, she had no idea it was all for her. The third grade teacher was about to be announced as a winner in the Symetra “Heroes in the Classroom” […]
Today in all cities across the country, for the 17th year, the NFL and United Way celebrated Hometown Huddle. The Atlanta Falcons, other NFL players, coaches and executives, participated in a series of volunteer community projects in seven Atlanta Public Schools campuses – Bethune, Connally, Jones and Venetian Hills Elementary schools; Brown Middle School, KIPP […]