By Taylor Jones Fox 5 Sports made an epic appearance at Henry W. Grady High School as part of their High 5 Sports Caravan tour Aug. 20. High 5 Sports visited 48 high schools in four days to showcase upcoming talent on the football field. The Grady Grey Knights showed off their spirit in a […]
Responding to community demand and a 2010 athletic audit, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has made improvements to athletic fields a priority so that students can enjoy the use of modern, state-of-the-art facilities when they participate in physical education and sports at school. These improvements were included in the project list for SPLOST IV and are […]
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 […]
Congratulations to the following student athletes on their performances at the 2013 GHSA Girls State Track Meet on May 9-11 in Albany, Georgia! Triple Jump | 100 Meters State Champion – Amber Hughes! Douglass- AAA 6th/Kevia Gonzalez – Douglass- AAA 10th/Danaria Merrit – Mays- AAAAA Long Jump | 400 Meters 16th/ Jasmine Bigsby- Douglass- AAA […]
Join the district for its annual APS Signing Day Ceremony at Carver High School’s Leate Hall Auditorium. The event will take place Wednesday, February 6th beginning at 10:00 AM. PLAYERS IN THE NEWS: Pirates raid Georgia for H.S. teammates (Grady H.S.) ESPN http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/on-the-trail/post?id=32541 Tennessee state recruiting roundup (Carver H.S.) http://www.foxsportstennessee.com/01/31/13/Tennessee-state-recruiting-roundup/landing_sec.html?blockID=857403&feedID=3731
The “Domecoming 2010” event features five APS high school football teams scheduled to compete throughout the day, Saturday, Oct. 23, at the stadium where the Atlanta Falcons play their home games – the Georgia Dome. The public is invited to attend the games. Admission is $10 for tickets purchased in advance or $15 for tickets purchased […]
The Nu Lambda Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has recently selected six out of eight honorees from Atlanta Public Schools at its 23rd Annual Pink Pearl Mother-Daughter Luncheon held April 17 at the Hyatt Regency. North Atlanta High student Sharlee Taylor was awarded $5,000 (the highest amount possible), while two of her North Atlanta classmates, […]
“Human Highlight Film” took on a whole new meaning Friday morning when Dominique Wilkins — the most celebrated Atlanta Hawks player of all time — served as the guest speaker at the second annual Calvin “Monk” Jones Lecture Series at The New Schools at Carver. Wilkins inspired the guests of honor — the 2010 […]
Carver’s School of the Arts allows students to pursue various avenues ranging from drama to music technology. As a result, they were recently featured on CBS News’ “Cool Schools” series, which highlighted work from the drama, music technology, dance, band and the choir departments. After-school programs available to all Carver students were also filmed. Check […]