Atlanta Public Schools hosted the 2023 ApyeS Awards Gala at the Atlanta Marriot Marquis’ Atrium Ballroom. The district’s staff and their families gathered to honor 20 award recipients. Among them were the 2023-2024 District Excellence in Teaching award winner, 2023-2024 Principal of the Year award winner, and the 2023-2024 Assistant Principal of the Year award […]
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. Earning the title of valedictorian, salutatorian, or STAR student, the honorees gathered at the Atlanta Aquarium’s Oceans Ballroom for a luncheon featuring […]
Taylor Richardson, a 5th grade teacher at Burgess-Peterson Elementary School, was named the Atlanta Public Schools 2023-2024 APyeS! Awards Teacher of the Year. Photo: Atlanta Public Schools © On a cool and somewhat rainy evening in November, over 800 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) educators and support staff gathered in their formal best, along with family […]
WSB-TV news anchor Fred Blankenship called the Office of Communications earlier this week with a simple request: He wanted to do a story about single-gender schools and was hoping we could help. Our response: an overwhelming “yes!” Not only did we tell him about the two incredible leadership academies at Mays High — the Eagle […]