By Allison M. Slocum and Thomas Scott The second annual Benjamin E. Mays High School Brotherhood and Sisterhood Summits. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum and Thomas Scott, APS © Benjamin E. Mays High School asked its students who they wanted to hear from and delivered with the second annual Brotherhood and Sisterhood Summits. Designed as […]
Mahogoney Langston, a senior at Frederick Douglass High School, discovered she might be interested in a future in politics after spending the day with more than 225 other Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students in the Georgia State University Pathways to Power program. Student Government Association members and students in U.S. government courses from several APS […]
The Atlanta Public Schools marching bands brought their biggest sound and impressive halftime performances to Lakewood Stadium for the APS Marching Band Showcase. If you missed it, check out the photos of the amazing performances. Carver High School Mighty Marching Panthers: Directed by Warren Williams Benjamin E. Mays High School Marching Raider Band: Directed by […]
Amid the bustling gymnasiums of eight Atlanta Public Schools (APS) high schools, a sense of civic enthusiasm blossomed within the junior and senior classes through an initiative designed to inspire civic engagement and encourage voter registration. The 2023 Delivering Democracy Tour took place from September 7 – 19 and garnered the participation of some 3,000 […]
APS celebrates No Place for Hate Day at Benjamin E. Mays High School.
The American Heart Association donated CPR equipment to help teach the life-saving skill to students at Benjamin E. Mays High School.
APS is ready for baseball season! The APS baseball teams introduced themselves and shared their goals for the upcoming season during the APS Baseball Media Day event at Therrell High School. This year will be an exciting year for APS teams. North Atlanta High School will replace two MLB draft picks and several seniors after […]
Forrest Cherry and Kennedy Jackson had no idea why they were being called up to the Mays auditorium stage by representatives from Georgia Tech during an early morning assembly for seniors. Then Georgia Tech’s assistant director of multicultural recruitment, Kevin Dodson, shocked them both by announcing their acceptance into the Georgia Institute of Technology. Forrest’s […]
I am APS is a special series highlighting students, faculty, alumni, and others in celebration of the rich and diverse experiences, backgrounds and contributions within the Atlanta Public Schools family. Together, we stand in solidarity of our shared admiration of APS and the mission which guides us. Dr. Norman “Storm” Robinson III once sat in […]
The students at Benjamin E. Mays High School now have a new “sandbox for learning,” after the opening of the new Google Tech Hub on campus. Atlanta Public Schools’ partnership with Google and the Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) has delivered an engaging experience for students at Mays to […]