Benjamin Mays High – APS Today

1st APS Cross Country Meet

talkupaps11 Sep 20130

On September 4th, APS held their first Cross Country Meet at Grant Park with Coretta Scott King High School, Maynard Jackson, Grady, Washington, North Atlanta, South Atlanta, Carver, Drew Charter, Douglass, Best Academy, Mays, Jonesboro, and Therrell High School. Jasper Jewell, Program Manager from the Department of Athletics, reports that this meet hit a record with the highest […]

Advancing the Dream: APS Students Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

talkupaps6 Sep 20130

Wednesday, August 28th marked the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Students across the district participated in innovative classroom lessons focused on the march, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, and important aspects of the civil rights movement in America. At Mays High School, social studies classes watched documentaries highlighting the […]