A series of community meetings is scheduled for students, parents and the public to discuss the third wave of the Atlanta Public Schools’ high school transformation initiative. The latest wave of high school transformations involves Mays, North Atlanta and Grady high schools. The district’s high school transformation initiative creates smaller, 21st century learning centers where […]
The Grady High School PTA in conjunction with Trees Atlanta honored APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall on Wednesday morning by planting a tree in her name. Officials from Grady, the Grady PTA, Trees Atlanta and the Atlanta Board of Education were on hand for the celebration, which recognized Dr. Hall’s being named national superintendent […]
(From left-right) Gregory Owens, Cleve Warren, president, Essential Capital Finance; Janet Owens, vice president of marketing & communications, United Way of Northeast Florida; and Barbara Darby, president, Florida State College at Jacksonville, met with Hajj Womack, dean of academics for the B.E.S.T. Academy. The group visited B.E.S.T. to learn about the academy’s curriculum, structure, administration, […]
By now you probably already know about Atlanta Public Schools’ inaugural Domecoming Football Classic, which is an all-day high school football extravaganza featuring some of the district’s best football programs. (We posted information about this here.) Here’s the schedule: 11 a.m. Grady-St. Pius X 2:30 p.m. North Atlanta–Carver 5 p.m. Washington-Riverwood 8 p.m. Mays-Villa Rica […]
UPDATE: Check out Tom Dunn’s profile in the AJC! Inspiring doesn’t begin to describe the New York Times profile of King Middle School teacher Tom Dunn. The veteran defender of death-row inmates entered the teaching profession through Teach for America, and has been putting his unique blend of idealism and lawyer’s grit to help build […]
The annual Little Five Points Halloween Parade always seems to give Atlantans a nice head’s up that the ghoulish holiday is coming. And the freaks and geeks to lined Euclid Avenue in the bohemian neighborhood definitely got their fair share of costumes, face paint and general parade fun. But the real fun came from music […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) presents its first-annual Domecoming Football Classic Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Georgia Dome. The first game starts at 11 a.m. with Grady vs. St. Pius, followed by North Atlanta vs. Carver, Washington vs. Riverwood and Mays vs. Villa Rica. Current APS students and alumni of North Atlanta, Mays and Washington high […]
We continue our look at the APS Teachers of the Year with a mini-profile of the Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Morningside Elementary‘s Rachel Willis. Rachel Willis is a product of the Atlanta Public Schools system. After graduating from Grady High School, Willis received a bachelor of arts degree in government from Smith College. In […]
The AJC had a nice article on the Atlanta Board of Education’s winning the CUBE award for board governance in today’s print edition, but not online. Here’s the complete text: Atlanta’s school board has won a national award for excellence. The National School Board Association’s (NSBA) Council of Urban Boards of Education awarded the nine-member […]
There’s a great story in the AJC today by Gracie Bonds Staples about how local school systems (including APS) are fighting obesity with innovative strategies. The story includes one of our favorite community partners, rock-star chef Linton Hopkins (Restaurant Eugene, Holeman & Finch Public House), and his work at E. Rivers Elementary. But there’s also […]