Bearing a large presentation check, glass trophy, and personalized certificates, members of the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Office of Equity + Social Justice traveled across the district in May to surprise and thank the newest cohort of Alonzo A. Crim Award recipients — staff and schools that demonstrate significant impact in our school communities. The […]
Dr. Battle joins Ambassador Andrew Young for a Fireside chat at Sutton Middle School during Black History Month.
Imagine classrooms with students confidently conversing about instructional content in two languages while gaining a competitive edge in today’s globalized world. APS has a remarkable initiative known as the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program that teaches literacy and content to students in two languages. With a presence in seven APS schools and a growing enrollment […]
Sutton Middle School Fireside Chat with Ambassador Andrew Young and Dr. Danielle Battle. Photo: Allison M. Slocum, APS © Atlanta, Georgia has often been referred to as the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement, serving as the home to several key leaders who fought for desegregation and the rights of all African Americans. Atlanta […]
Atlanta Public Schools cheerleading squads flexed their muscles and voices at the 2017 APS Metro Cheerleading Competition, held Saturday at Douglass High School. An APS squad placed in nearly every category, with the Mays co-ed, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate and KIPP Metro Middle School squads taking home championships. Mays won the Co-Ed Division Championship, KIPP Atlanta […]
The boys and girls soccer teams at Sutton Middle School won the Atlanta Public Schools Middle School Soccer Championships. The boys defeated Inman Middle School while the girls beat Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School. Sutton Middle School swept the girls and boys titles in the Atlanta Public Schools Middle School Soccer Championships. The girls blanked Atlanta […]
Educational Learning Systems, Inc. (ELS, Inc.) has announced that Jean Childs Young Middle School is the winner of its Reading Plus Achievement Award for the months of August and September. For their efforts, the students and teachers at Young Middle will receive a championship banner and $200 for the school. ELS, Inc., is a provider […]
Chess girls rock – and rook! Sutton Middle and North Atlanta High schools’ chess teams recently hosted the inaugural session of Chess Girls Rook! Female Empowerment Tournament at Sutton’s sixth-grade campus. The tournament is named after the rook, a chess piece that moves any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line, horizontally or vertically. Chess expert Bella […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Students from Willis A. Sutton Middle School are doing big things in the Big Apple. On Friday, March 25, the Sutton Middle School Band and Orchestra will perform at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. While there, Sutton students will join elite orchestra and band groups from across the country to participate in […]
APS has spirit, yes we do! APS has spirit, how about you?! The cheers, chants and stunts are bound to be a lot more involved than that when Benjamin E. Mays High School hosts the fifth annual Atlanta Public Schools Metro-Atlanta Cheerleading Competition, Saturday (Oct. 31), beginning at 10 a.m. More than 30 competition cheer […]