On a recent visit to L.P. Miles Elementary School, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria J. Carstarphen complained about an earache. But the physician on duty at the school’s new school health center diagnosed and treated the problem and in no time she was feeling much better. Thanks to the generosity of Emory University, Healing […]
In her four years at South Atlanta School of Law and Social Justice, Jasmine Crawford has received many excellent opportunities to develop her tremendous intellectual potential. With the support of her family, teachers, and counselor, she was able to excel in a rigorous academic program which prepared her for future academic success at Emory University […]
South Atlanta Health and Medical Sciences held its annual Emory Pipeline Pinning Ceremony to celebrate students and mentors participating in the Emory Pipeline program. Emory Pipeline is a mentorship program that offers sophomore students an opportunity to be paired with a mentor from Emory University for the remaining three years of high school. Sixteen students […]
On September 27th, Medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians gathered at Maynard Jackson High School to address students in the cluster about overcoming adversity and achieving goals as part of Graduation Generation. Graduation Generation is a collaborative initiative designed to improve student academic performance and increase students’ chances for success in high school and beyond. A partnership […]
Coan Middle School students were the first from APS to experience the Junior Achievement (JA) and Chick-fil-A Foundation’s, Discovery Center BizTown. JA BizTown is designed as an interactive marketplace representing the local business community, including financial services, media, telecommunications, utilities, manufacturing and more. In this interactive financial literacy program, students received unique job assignments as an employee, […]
On February 8th, the kindergarteners at Toomer Elementary School brought their teddy bears to be treated at the Teddy Bear Hospital. A group of 15 Emory medical students posed as doctors and examined the teddy bears that the children brought in as patients. The doctors assessed the teddy bears by taking x-rays, checking their blood […]
The S.T.E.M. College Bound Scholars Club is an after-school program designed for students in grades 3-5 to meet on a monthly basis for interactive, hands-on sessions focusing on science and math. Whitefoord Elementary teachers were encouraged to select students who reflect various ability levels, as the effort to differentiate the instruction after school to meet […]
An event to launch the Graduation Generation project, which is designed to ensure that Coan Middle students achieve academic success through graduation, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2. (The AJC covers it here.) A $1 million donation from Emory University alumnus Rick Reider is being used to fund the program, which helps foster Coan […]
The Forrest Hill Academy debate team competed in its third tournament this year on Feb. 12 at Tri-Cities High School. This is the first tournament for the students this semester since the students last semester all transitioned. For their first tournament, these students did a phenomenal job and won many accolades. The following students have […]
We’re getting really excited about Saturday’s Neighborhood Celebration at Maynard H. Jackson High School (1 p.m.-4 p.m.), which will showcase the southeast Atlanta schools in APS. We’ve spent the past couple weeks offering glimpses at what these participating schools have to offer our students, and it’s a pretty diverse array. But particularly special is the […]