The Class of 2024 APS Adult Education Program’s graduating class showed the vast diversity of people and communities who were motivated to achieve this next step in their educational journeys. View the video recap of their commencement, and click here to learn more about the APS Adult Education Program and how to apply.
Class of 2024
After four years of hard work and a strong desire to be challenged, 40 high school seniors earned the honor of being recognized as Atlanta Public School’s (APS) Class of 2024 top scholars.
📹 APStv: 2024 Maynard H. Jackson High School Salutatorian Speech
“We were here to raise the bar for ourselves and we did it for our community and for our school and for the next great class of Maynard Jackson students.” – Samuel Finlayson, Maynard H. Jackson High School 2024 salutatorian.
📹 APStv: 2024 Maynard H. Jackson High School Valedictorian Speech
“Most of life is spent sinking, losing, falling behind as life’s arrow inevitably marches forward. But there are moments, victories, where we rise above and bask in the glory of it all as if we are the light itself.” – Liam Smith, Maynard H. Jackson High School 2024 valedictorian.
📹 APStv: 2024 Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy Salutatorian Speech
“As we close this chapter and open a new one, let us carry forth the lessons of perseverance, leadership, scholarship and service. Let us embrace challenges as opportunities to grow, and let us continue to make a difference in whatever spaces we find ourselves in.” – Christina McKelvey-Fludd, Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy 2024 salutatorian.
📹 APStv: 2024 Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy Valedictorian Speech
“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Amariah Caudle, Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy 2024 valedictorian.
“We’ve learned that success is not just measured by grades or accolades, but by the courage to chase our dreams even when the path seems uncertain.” – Christina Perry, Carver Early College 2024 salutatorian.
“Do what others doubt that you can do, and encourage yourselves to do the unthinkable. Be bold. Be assertive. And follow your instincts and make your mark in life.” – Aniya Grimes, Carver Early College 2024 valedictorian.
📹 APStv: 2024 Daniel M. Therrell High School Salutatorian Speech
“Do not let fear overshadow your potential. Remember that fear can only control your destiny if you allow it to. So you should embrace the unknown for you have already accomplished so much.” – Imani Stover, Daniel M. Therrell High School 2024 salutatorian.
📹 APStv: 2024 Daniel M. Therrell High School Valedictorian Speech
“When I look into the crowd and see my fellow graduates, I see myself standing in front of a sea of young adults who have faced some of the greatest adversity of our modern times and did not give up, who chose to continue fighting, who chose to keep working hard even when it seemed like we weren’t working toward anything anymore.” – Treyven Jamison, Daniel M. Therrell High School 2024 valedictorian.