Notice of Public Hearing – Carver High School Campus The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on February 23, 2013, at 11 a.m. and February 26, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. Atlanta Public Schools staff will discuss the transition of the Carver School of the Arts, Carver School of Health Sciences & Research and […]
During January 25th to February 1st, schools across our district participated in College and Career Motivation Week. The purpose of the week is to encourage students to focus on success in school as they plan for college. Celebratory and informational activities continued all week in our schools, especially at the middle and high school levels. […]
January 22—January 29 In February, the Atlanta Board of Education will take action on the district calendars for the next two school years (2013-14 and 2014-15). Prior to the board’s consideration, however, the Department of Organizational Advancement will present information about the proposed calendars to the community. The district calendar meetings will take place […]
Animation director Peter Ramsey recently spoke to the students at the South Atlanta High School of Computer Animation and Design. Mr. Ramsey is currently directing DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians. Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. The feature film is based […]
This week, the Georgia Department of Education announced APS schools that have received the distinction of Highest Performing and High Progress Schools. Congratulations to Inman Middle School and Carver Early College, named “Highest Performing” schools. A “Highest-Performing School” is a Title I school among the 5% of Title I schools in the State that has […]
Cubism, structure, shadowing and attention to detail are some of the artistic traits displayed by this week’s APS Cool Kid Malik Okosi. Malik is an 11th grader at The School of Computer Animation & Design at South Atlanta. Malik has had many of his art works displayed around the Atlanta area. Oglethorpe University, the Woodruff […]
Please enjoy a few photos from the 2012 South Atlanta High School graduation. Stay tuned for a complete gallery and audio from the event.
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When Atlanta Public Schools (APS) opens its doors for the 2012-13 school year, all of its high schools will be operating under one principal per campus. In August, APS plans to restructure all of its small high schools by transforming them to Small Learning Communities (SLC), a model that includes small, themed academies led by […]
ATLANTA – Elisha R. Gray, a special education teacher at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School, was named APS Teacher of the Year for 2011-12, during a special awards ceremony this evening at South Atlanta High School. As a teacher of students with significant cognitive disabilities, Ms. Gray learns daily from her students what it means […]