Sneakers and Scholarship Ball slideshow. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © Twenty Atlanta Public Schools (APS) seniors were awarded $5,000 scholarships each, totaling $100,000, at the second annual Sneakers and Scholarships Ball. The scholarship program was created to provide community and school stakeholders with the opportunity to invest in the futures of students who […]
More than 100 public schools in Georgia will begin to deliver The First Tee National School Program as part of their physical education curriculum this school year. The program expansion, which will include 13 Atlanta Public Schools (APS), is happening in association with Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company. The announcement was made […]
Dunbar students were full of energy and excitement on Career Day as they interacted with over 25 professionals in various career fields. In preparation for Career Day, students participated in activities that helped them discover their interests and dreams. DreamMaker Kids, a company promoting career awareness, visited the school campus with costumes and took photos […]
The 4th Annual Calvin “Monk” Jones Lecture Series is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at B.E.S.T. Academy, 1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy, Atlanta 30318. Former Detroit Lions cornerback LaMar Campbell will be the featured speaker at the event, which serves an annual forum for APS student athletes to dialogue with current and […]
Centennial Place Elementary School, an APS year round school, is among fourteen district schools to earn the state Title 1 Distinguished School recognition this year. Centennial Place has earned this recognition for nine consecutive years and has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for eleven consecutive years. AYP is a federal measure of academic achievement covering […]
In Julia Darien Durham‘s mind, she’s already a winner. As one of 250 finalists for the 2010 Coca-Cola Scholar program, she is guaranteed $10,000 in college scholarship money. Durham, a senior at North Atlanta High School, learned of her placement Feb. 8. She’ll attend a banquet sponsored by Coca-Cola in Atlanta in late March, when she’ll […]