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, […]
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 […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63979P8eG1c%5D 2013 APS Technology Fair Winners Place Student Category Grade Beecher Hills 1st Jayla Stubbs Robotics Grades 3-4 Beecher Hills 2nd Eric Little Robotics Grades 3-4 Benteen 1st Mayra Chavez – Martinez Animated Graphic Design Grades 3-4 Benteen 2nd Sandra Zuniga Web 2.0 Internet Applications Grades 3-4 Benteen 2nd Alberto Lugo Animated Graphic […]
The 4th grade challenge students at Morningside Elementary were proud to present their own inventions to a panel of judges in an annual event called Thomas Edison Day. For the past 10 weeks, the students have been preparing for this event by learning about simple machines, Rube Goldberg, and even worked together to create inventions […]