Since January, Harper-Archer Middle School’s eighth-graders have been working hard to improve their writing abilities and prepare for a school essay competition. Verna P. Colson, the school’s writing coach, made sure each received a thrilling compensation. Teams A, B, and C competed in the essay contest with three students from Team A — Marvin Nash, […]
Harper-Archer Middle School’s (HAMS) counseling department and Communities in Schools (CIS) of Atlanta have joined forces to provide over 30 Harper-Archer students with tutorial and social support during the school day. This additional support comes in the form of the newly formed HAMS Mentoring Program, created by Lamar J. Young, guidance counselor, and Joi Fuller, […]
Harper-Archer defeated Parks in the APS middle school football championship held Thursday evening at Lakewood Stadium. The game had been rained out on Saturday and was rescheduled. Our own Scott C. King was out there to capture the excitement, and interviewed Harper-Archer head coach Jerry Willard here. (Willard is pictured above, middle.) Willard expanded on […]
We continue our look at the APS middle school football championship game today at 5:30 p.m. at Lakewood Stadium between Harper-Archer and Parks with a look at the Parks team, courtesy head coach Attica Landers: What has been the key to your team’s success? The key to my football team’s success are a number of […]
The APS middle school football season’s championship game between Harper-Archer and Parks was rained out last Saturday, and has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday) at Lakewood Stadium. The game features two undefeated teams, with both sporting 6-0 records. Both teams also sport high-scoring offenses with stifling defenses; Harper-Archer has registered three shutouts, while Parks has posted four. […]
APS’ School Reform Team 4 held its inaugural Parent Center Open House and Fall Festival on Oct. 23, 2009. The event was held at the SRT-4 office at Harper-Archer Middle. SRT-4 showcased its newly renovated parent center, located at the SRT office, and exposed parents to all of the resources available for them such as […]
A series of community meetings is scheduled for students, parents and the public to discuss the third wave of the Atlanta Public Schools’ high school transformation initiative. The latest wave of high school transformations involves Mays, North Atlanta and Grady high schools. The district’s high school transformation initiative creates smaller, 21st century learning centers where […]