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I am thrilled to announce that APS’ very own Tiarra L. Moore, Science Instructional Coach at Crawford Long Middle School, has been selected as a semi-finalist with the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program! This is such a big deal! From what I’ve been told, Atlanta has never had an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator…
→APS schools and students are celebrating Black History Month! I’ve reached out to our principals and below are a few highlights for the month: Gideons Elementary School has planned a school wide Black History program along with “A Taste of Soul” Event for the entire staff and parents. Festivities will begin at 9:00am, Friday, February…
→Congratulations to our APS Special Olympic athletes that participated in the State Indoor Winter Games last weekend! Richard Hannor from Carver competed in singles bowling and brought home the gold medal! He encountered some really tough competition, but rolled enough strikes and spares to come out in first place. His coach is Janis Richards of…
→Our APS students from 37 schools competed last night in the district’s spelling bee at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School. It took nearly two hours of word definitions, countries of origin and correct pronunciations before a winner was determined. Kedar Veeraswamy, a seventh grader at Inman Middle School, correctly spelled cruller and was crowned the champ. Kedar, age 12, credits his success to…
→Happy Friday! We’ve been presented with some great opportunities for our APS high school students! Calling all APS high school students! Martin Luther King, Jr. used his words to change history. How will you use yours? The National Liberty Museum’s Selma Speech & Essay Contest is open to APS High School students ages 14-18 (as…
→Last Friday, 171 APS middle and high school students attended a Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity in STEM “LEADS” Conference at North Atlanta High School, hosted by the United States Military Academy at West Point. The guest speaker for the conference was our very own Dr. Timothy Gadson, associate superintendent of High Schools! During the event,…
→The Women’s Sports Foundation reports that high school girls who play sports are more likely to get better grades in school; have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem and a more positive body image. APS is proud to be a part of all of the positives associated with girls’ sports. We are equally proud of…
→I would like to take time to recognize Ms. Kelly Kyzer who was featured in this month’s edition of the Locksmith Ledger, an industry trade magazine which focuses on safety and security. She’s one of the women changing the face of the locksmith business! For the past nine years Kelly has been in charge of…
→We have an amazing group of children attending APS. Not only do we have high achievers in the classroom but many do outstanding work outside of class as well. So I was thrilled to see students recognized in the January issue of Atlanta Intown dedicated to 20 students under the age of 20 who are…
→Everyone who knows me, knows that I am passionate about education. If there is anything that rivals my love of public education…it is my love for my hometown of Selma, Alabama. This year Selma celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This was…
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