This slideshow provides just a glimpse at some of the amazing things that happened at Atlanta Public Schools in September. Click through to see the highlights from your school. A new slideshow will be posted at the end of each month, so be sure to subscribe to APS Today and look for your scholar or […]
The mission of Atlanta Public Schools is to ensure that every student will graduate ready for college and career. The district celebrated that vow last week during “College and Career Motivation Week.” Schools brought awareness to the weeklong initiative through a variety of activities. At Peyton Forest Elementary School, students participated in an assembly created […]
Gideons Elementary hosted a chess tournament and coaching meet on March 25th. Twenty-nine students from Gideons, Venetian Hills, Peyton Forest and M. Agnes Jones participated. Students from Morehouse, APS staff, Chess Coach Andrew and Mr. Alan Pinado with Kappa Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity were all present, coached and facilitated the chess tournament. When […]
Fourth grade students at Peyton Forest Elementary School recently took part in a fun and interactive presentation about weather. The CBS Atlanta Weather School offered the students an opportunity to learn about severe weather, television weather forecasting, and fun weather facts. The students enjoyed an engaging and hands-on presentation with Severe Weather Meteorologist, Cris Martinez. He can be seen […]
On Saturday, March 16, 2013, students representing 14 Atlanta Public Schools attended the 4th Annual Student Wellness Ambassadors (SWA) Leadership Academy. This event was held in conjunction with the Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S) Children’s Expo at the Adamsville Recreation Center. Focusing on the theme, “Fitness for the fun of it,” students […]
The Peyton Forest Elementary Tigerette Dance Troop performed and led the Cascade Southwest Christmas/Kwanzaa Parade on Dec. 4. Two of the students were asked to make special presentations to Mayor Kasim Reed (presented by Icis Martin, fourth grade) and Andrea Boone, commissioner of constituent services for the mayor (presented by Harper Sims, fourth grade). The dance troop […]
The students at Peyton Forest Elementary were treated to a fine dining experience on Nov. 11. Desmond Fannin, executive chef for Sodexo and former Peyton Forest student, started the fine-dining program during the 2009-10 school year. He and his culinary team transformed the school cafeteria into an elegant dining room with crisp linen and fine china […]
UPDATE: There are still more photos available in a special gallery set up on the district Web site, http://www.atlantapublicschools.us. Check out the photo gallery here. There were so many great images from today’s Peyton Forest Elementary playground build with KaBOOM! and The Home Depot, so we thought we’d offer this little photo gallery. We’ll see […]
For Peyton Forest Elementary ESOL teacher Beth Bolden (pictured, above left), the six-hour construction of an entirely new playground was the culmination of a three-year dream. For Principal Karen Barlow Brown (pictured, above right), it confirmed the commitment of her staff and the surrounding community to make her school a better place for her students. […]
More than 200 volunteers from The Home Depot, Peyton Forest Elementary, Atlanta Public Schools, and organizers from the nonprofit organization KaBOOM! will join together Thursday morning to build a state-of-the-art, 2,500 square foot playground, outdoor classrooms and construct artistic murals, in one day. The playground will provide a safe, fun environment for the children in […]