📹 APStv: Benjamin E. Mays High School Food Pantry
A huge shoutout to Mays High School for hosting a community food pantry in partnership with the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
A huge shoutout to Mays High School for hosting a community food pantry in partnership with the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hosted its annual Marching Band Showcase on October 1 at Lakewood Stadium. High school marching bands took the field to perform their halftime show before a packed crowd of families, students, and community members. The event featured music by Panther Records and a moment of recognition for Virginia Marie Porter-Martin, who […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) proudly celebrated Minority Business Opportunity (MBO) Week Sept. 15-19, with a series of events designed to promote student entrepreneurship and highlight local minority business owners. The weeklong events kicked off with a Student Entrepreneurship Forum at Mays High School, followed by a trades internship information session, Minority Women and Business Entrepreneurs […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) recognizes the vital contributions women have made to advancing our great nation. During Women’s History Month, we are honored to celebrate those women— the trailblazers of the past, the heroines of the present, and the torchbearers of the future. Did you know that APS has nine women serving as athletic directors […]
“If we can conquer graduating high school after a pandemic, then we can conquer anything. I encourage you to live for yourself. We are on a journey where the only tool guiding us should be our own happiness.” – Mishayla Dunlap, Benjamin E. Mays High School 2024 salutatorian.
The students at Benjamin E. Mays High School now have a new “sandbox for learning,” after the opening of the new Google Tech Hub on campus. Google worked with Mays High School to design a space and develop a program fitting the needs of the students.
The American Heart Association donated CPR equipment to help teach the life-saving skill to students at Benjamin E. Mays High School.
By: Donovan Harris How would you describe the police officers patrolling your neighborhood? On Monday, Aug. 15, students from the Atlanta Public Schools gathered at the Atlanta City Hall to accept awards from the Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB), an organization that promotes public confidence in law enforcement, in honor of projects created in response […]
Maria Gallo-Blanco is the daughter of Antonio Gallo and Derly Blanco. Maria grew up in a small village close to the coast of Acapulco Gro, Mexico. She spent her childhood mastering the English language after immigrating to the United States at the age of eight. With hopes of starting her own nonprofit organization in the […]
by Britney Morgan Congratulations to the Benjamin E. Mays Lady Raiders as they advance to Macon for the Georgia High School Association State Championship after a 56-38 win over Dutchtown High School. It’s been more than a decade since the Lady Raiders made an appearance in the State Championship. The last time was in […]