Micha Brown of Soul Food Cypher kicks off “Random Acts of Kindness Week” for Sarah Smith Elementary scholars by rapping positive affirmations on “Positive Affirmation Day.”
This slideshow provides just a glimpse at some of the amazing things that happened at Atlanta Public Schools in October. 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 your school!
Books and Badges reads to a BAMO kindergarten class. 
Monthly staff faculty and staff recognitions. Crew Leader, Support Staff, Team of the Month and Teacher of the Month at BAMO. 
Tony Talks visits BAMO as the Living Life guest speaker. 
Books and Badges reads to Boyd Elementary School students. 
Boyd Elementary PBL Production Night. 
Red Ribbon Week at Boyd Elementary School. 
Nerd Day at Bunche Middle School. 
Bunche Middle School wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. 
Deerwood Academy Literacy Team hosts Schoolwide Accelerated Reader Parade to encourage reading and increase literacy and comprehension skills. 
Deerwood Academy’s 3rd Grade Team honored as Literacy Leaders by Georgia DOE and State Superintendent Richard Woods for 17 percent gain on Georgia Milestones assessment. 
Books and Badges reads to students at Dunbar Elementary School. 
Dunbar Elementary students take part in their campus cleanup. 
Dunbar Elementary School students wear red glasses for Red Ribbon Week. 
Eco Sneakers and MARTA deliver shoes to students and staff at F.L. Stanton Elementary School. 
Books and Badges read to students at F.L. Stanton Elementary School. 
F.L. Stanton Elementary students create art projects based off a book they read. 
Heritage Academy students tend to their school garden for Garden Day. 
Heritage Academy students create signs for Garden Day. 
John Lewis Invictus Academy students on a visit to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. 
The Title 1 parent engagement meeting at John Lewis Invictus Academy. 
The J.W. Dobbs Brag Tag student incentive town hall assembly. 
The J.W. Dobbs Jr. Beta Blub prepares their ‘Stop the Bullying’ campaign. 
Crawford Long Middle School cheerleaders came in second place of the district competition. 
Crawford Long Middle School was recognized as a Common Sense Education school during Digital Citizenship Week. 
The Crawford Long Middle School Esports team began their season. 
The young men at Crawford Long Middle School working the grill during the Grilling and Drilling Family Engagement event. 
Miles Elementary School cheerleaders perform at Mays Cluster night. 
First responders read to kindergartners at Peyton Forest Elementary School. 
Peyton Forest Elementary School pre-k cheerleaders ready for their night with the Mays High School cheerleaders. 
Sarah Smith Elementary students ready for the Fun Run. 
The Sarah Smith Elementary School social cues detectives. 
Sarah Smith Elementary School staff participating in a team building exercise. 
Sylvan Hills Middle School wore pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. 
Sylvan Hills Middle School wore yellow and black for No Place for Hate Day. 
The Atlanta Falcons Hometown Huddle at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School. (photo: Thomas Scott) 
The Atlanta Falcons Hometown Huddle at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School. (photo: Thomas Scott) 
The Atlanta Falcons Hometown Huddle at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School. (photo: Thomas Scott) 
Usher’s New Look launched its program at the Douglass 9th Grade Steam Academy. 
APS Flag Football Invitational. 
APS Flag Football Invitational. 
APS Flag Football Invitational.
Donations went to The Suthers Center, an outreach program for needy families.
3 fifth graders at Sarah Smith Elementary School managed to raise enough money to feed 55 families with their Jr. Beta Club sponsored lemonade stand. William Lasco, Gus Thomas, and Aydin Bandukwala raised $247 by asking for donations rather than giving a fixed price for a cup of lemonade.
The boys donated their proceeds to The Suthers Center, an outreach program for needy families. A representative from the center brought a truck filled with boxes of food to show the boys how their generosity and charitable efforts would go a long way in helping feeding families in need.
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Atlanta Public Schools partnered with the Scripps National Spelling Bee that is under the direction of the Georgia Association of Educators and conducted by the Atlanta Association of Educators. The spelling bee was held at F. L. Stanton Elementary School with twenty-two APS schools that participated. The purpose of the spelling bee is to promote literacy and vocabulary acquisition in grades 4-8.
The winners of the spelling bee:
Winner: Sydney Ragland, Jean Childs Young MS
1st Place: Hannah Littlejohn, L. P. Miles ES
2nd Place: Noorzi Raboodi, Sarah Smith ES
3rd Place: Anthony Stringfellow, F. L. Stanton ES
Runner-up: Cooper Carlson, Hope-Hill ES
“The students displayed great energy and enthusiasm for the spelling bee. The spellers did an amazing job! Congratulations to our APS winners who will compete at the next level,” said Isaac Sparks, literacy coordinator at APS.
