After an eight overtime “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” rivalry game between the University of Georgia (UGA) and Georgia Tech, both schools picked up big National Signing Day commitments from Frederick Douglass High School. Jontae Gilbert, a four-star defensive back, and Xavier Canales, a three-star offensive lineman, signed their letters of intent on December 4, 2024, in […]
Congratulations to all of our student athletes! 6 S. Atlanta signees will stick together and head to Arkansas to play football for @ArkansasBaptist! #SigningDay pic.twitter.com/LlntnLFwTr — ATL Public Schools (@apsupdate) February 4, 2015 Kessely Tyler of Mays says he's taking his talents up north! He will attend Delaware St. @DSUAthletics #SigningDay pic.twitter.com/UvlfqAjEY5 — ATL Public […]
Watch the National Signing Day 2012 – Broadcast daily on APS Channel 22 or view the full length video online HERE.
We were so excited for all of the APS student-athletes who participated in National Signing Day, preparing for the next step on their journey to success by gaining scholarships. But they weren’t just athletic scholarships, some of them earned academic scholarships. This was especially clear for the student-athletes from North Atlanta High, as we found […]
There were some incredible stories coming out of Wednesday’s APS National Signing Day activities, so we took some time to interview some of the impressive student-athletes who are ready to take the next step to college. On that note, congratulations to Mays High‘s Greg Eason and North Atlanta High‘s Marcus Mack, who will be teammates […]
We took a few minutes to interview South Atlanta High’s star center, Nick Jacobs, on National Signing Day, so he could discuss his decision to play for the University of Alabama. South Atlanta’s having a heck of a year and has a shot of returning to the state championship game if it keeps things up. […]
Here are some snapshots from Atlanta Public Schools’ National Signing Day activities, held Wednesday morning at Douglass High School. Pictured above, top row: Julian Moses, South Atlanta High (Albany State); Nick Jacobs, South Atlanta High (Alabama); Darius Caldwell, Mays High (Illinois). Pictured above, bottom row: Group shot, Mays High; Lorenzo Mauldin, Maynard H. Jackson High […]
UPDATE: Watch interview with U.S. Naval Academy-bound football players Greg Eason (Mays High) and Marcus Mack (North Atlanta High) here. Watch interview with South Atlanta’s Nick Jacobs here. We were so proud to watch as student-athletes from around Atlanta Public Schools signed on the dotted line to play for the college of their choice on […]
What: National Signing Day Who: All APS senior student-athletes accepting athletic scholarships Where: Frederick Douglass High School, 225 H.E. Holmes Drive., NW, Atlanta 30318 When: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 2 Additional: APS high school seniors sign letters of intent for athletic scholarships at colleges and universities around the country. Both female and male student-athletics will […]
APS student-athletes from around the district signed national letters-of-intent to play football and basketball for the colleges of their choice on Wednesday, Feb. 3 — the vaunted National Signing Day — in a ceremony held at The New Schools of Carver. All of the star APS athletes were there to make their commitment official, most […]