For many Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students, the path to a spelling bee stage often begins quietly, with memorizing word lists, studying language patterns, and testing one’s recall. As the competition gets closer, the work requires more than that. Successful competitors build vocabulary, strengthen reading comprehension, and sharpen concentration as they learn the rules, origins, […]
APS was proud to celebrate the opening of The B.E.S.T. Academy’s Agricultural Container with a celebratory ribbon-cutting.
The B.E.S.T. Academy at the Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Institute will soon be able to provide fresh produce for its community after cutting the ribbon for its new Indoor Agriculture Center. In partnership with the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Southern Company, Georgia Power, Georgia Tech, Goodr, and EPRI, B.E.S.T. Academy students developed a solution […]
Sylvan Hills Middle School 8th-grader, Sir’Eon Perryman, enjoys the school’s new Verizon Innovative Learning Lab. Photo: Allison Slocum, APS © Sylvan Hills Middle School students can now access 3D printing, virtual reality equipment, and innovative STEM practices through their new Verizon Innovative Learning Lab. The initiative is a part of Verizon’s national effort to expand […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hosted its annual Marching Band Showcase on October 1 at Lakewood Stadium. High school marching bands took the field to perform their halftime show before a packed crowd of families, students, and community members. The event featured music by Panther Records and a moment of recognition for Virginia Marie Porter-Martin, who […]
The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) recognized the achievements of two Atlanta Public Schools (APS) coaches with end of the year awards. Midtown High School athletic director and girls’ soccer coach, Patricia “Blair” Barksdale, was named the All-Region Coach of the Year for 4A Region 4. Midtown’s girls soccer team went undefeated in region games […]
This year, the MARTA Storybus pulled up to The B.E.S.T. Academy to transport a group of students to the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station and celebrate Read Across Atlanta Day with Page Turners Make Great Learners. “What we’re doing is working to build life-long habits of reading and inspiring the joy of reading with our […]
The B.E.S.T. Academy (25-7) basketball team went to the GHSA A Division I Boys Basketball State Championship game with an eight-man roster to play Southwest Macon (27-3) in their hometown at the Macon Coliseum and came out victorious, celebrating a 62-57 win and raising the school’s first-ever championship trophy. “It means a lot,” B.E.S.T. Academy […]