Congratulations to APS’ Grady High School and Maynard Jackson High School volleyball teams, as well as the Therrell High School softball team. The three teams have advanced to the state playoffs. All teams will compete on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Good luck to our lady Knights, Jaguars and Panthers!” Grady High @ Perry 5:30 pm Therrell […]
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 […]
A group of 8th grade girls from Kennedy Middle School were selected to participate in the 2nd Annual APS Day of Play for Girls held at Grady High School on August 16, 2013. Kennedy Middle was among the 13 schools selected to participate in the event. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the day full of play, sports, leadership and learning. The […]
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) announced that 85 high school students from Atlanta Public Schools (APS) have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams this year. APS students earned the award by completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. Of the 85 […]
Students from Carver, Grady, Mays, Maynard Jackson, and Washington High School, who participated in the “Everyone Can Achieve” summer program, had an opportunity to meet Governor Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal. The Governor and Mrs.Deal interacted with the students as they toured the Atlanta Dream Center facilities, including a sound room for videography […]
Justin Cucchi, a rising sophomore at Grady High School, is one of 15 students from the United States recently selected to participate in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Ocean for Life program at the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary from June 22 – July 4, 2013. Ocean for Life is an educational marine science […]
Grady High’s Lady Lacrosse team went undefeated this season with a score of 11-0! They entered the TILT, the State’s largest and most prestigious girls J.V. Tournament, held at Northview High School in John’s Creek. Thirty-two teams participated from across the extended metro region, including traditional powerhouses such as Roswell, Alpharetta and Augusta. After two days […]
Seven APS schools were recently awarded a federally funded grant through the Georgia Department of Education and GraduateFIRST that will be used to help increase the district’s graduation rate and close the achievement gap for students with disabilities. Congratulations to: Deerwood Academy Elementary Heritage Elementary Miles Elementary Bunche Middle School King Middle School Price Middle […]
The Southerner’s editor-in-chief and Grady High’s valedictorian, Isabelle Taft, is named 2013 Georgia Champion Journalist by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association (GSPA). GSPA considers her to be Georgia’s top high school journalist, and is entering her portfolio into the National Journalism Education Association contest. The staff of The Southerner, Grady High School’s student newspaper, is […]
Atlanta Public Schools Safety and Security, along with the Atlanta Police Department, report that at approximately 9:45am, an Atlanta Public Schools student entered the Grady High School campus clinic, with a self-inflicted, non-life threatening gunshot injury and was transported by ambulance to Grady Hospital. The shooting occurred in a courtyard near the school gym. Grady […]