Atlanta Public Schools (APS) marked its fifth year of Democracy Fest, a nonpartisan initiative, with a three-school tour to Maynard H. Jackson High School, Frederick Douglass High School, and Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High Schools that brought music, civic lessons, and peer leadership to students across the district. What began as a capstone project for a […]
M. Agnes Jones Elementary School Community School Park Ribbon-cutting photo slideshow. Photos: Allison M. Slocum, APS © M. Agnes Jones Elementary School recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its new community school park, playground, and green space for students and the neighboring West End community. The project is part of the Atlanta Community School […]
Slideshow: APS 2025 Alumni Month September 5 Spotlight Pop-ups, APS © Atlanta Public Schools (APS) reserves September as Alumni Month to honor graduates who now serve as employees. With more than 700 alumni among its staff, the district dedicates this time to highlight their contributions while encouraging them to share their stories and reconnect with […]
September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and Atlanta Public Schools marked the occasion with a poster contest led by the Office of Social Services. The contest invited PreK–12 students to create original artwork about the value of showing up to school. More than 150 entries were submitted for the Attendance Awareness Poster Contest, which centered […]
September was an exciting month for Atlanta Public Schools (APS) alumni, jam-packed with exciting events, recognitions, and updates on the awesome achievements of APS graduates. During the last two weeks of September, we hosted a series of pop-up events at several schools in each of the APS Clusters. APS employees who graduated from this amazing […]