Friday, March 15, 2013
Watch the video of this behind-the-scenes view of the Maynard Jackson High School construction site.
GRANT PARK — As Maynard Jackson High School nears its December 2013 completion date for its $45 million overhaul, school officials invited East Atlanta Patch to come in for an exclusive look at what what's been done so far. The renovations at Jackson, among the last of Atlanta Public Schools' secondary institutions to get an overhaul, come amid several changes affecting it. Stephanie S. Johnson was named principal Nov. 1 and has received high marks from parents, so far. And after years of what appeared to be lukewarm relations with its feeder neighborhoods, Jackson leaders also have been making more efforts at outreach to those communities, which, besides Grant Park, include East Atlanta, Ormewood Park, Cabbagetown and Summerhill, among …
Friday, March 1, 2013
Students from Hope-Hill Elementary received a surprised visit by some of the biggest stars in wrestling.
OLD FOURTH WARD — Earlier this month, Hope-Hill Elementary School held a "Be a STAR" rally against bullying and the students were treated to a surprise visit by some of the biggest WWE wresting stars. According to the Talk Up APS blog, "The students were ecstatic to meet the special guests and enlightened by their presentations regarding cyber-bullying, disrespecting others, name-calling, and more." Be a STAR Rally participants included: One of the best exchanges of the day between the WWE wrestlers and the students was when top wrestler Kofi Kingston told the class that "being different is being great.” Paula S. Morris, M.S. media specialist at Hope-Hill, shared that the students started chanting Kofi Kingston's name after he told the …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Students at Toomer Elementary brought their favorite stuffed bears for a check-up at The Teddy Bear Hospital.
KIRKWOOD — The medical staff of the Teddy Bear Hospital tended to the beloved furry patients of Toomer Elementary School students earlier this month and were assisted by the highly talented students themselves. Fifteen students from the Emory School of Medicine used their classroom knowledge to pose as bear doctors and perform basic medical examinations on students' teddy bears, while teaching vital lessons to the kids. "The doctors assessed the teddy bears by taking x-rays, checking their blood pressure, heart rate, and more. The children participated in the check-up by examining their eyes, giving them shots, and listening for their heartbeat," according to APS' Talk Up blog. The true purpose of the teddy bear examinations was to educate…
Friday, February 22, 2013
These were two of only three local APS schools given this prestigious honor
HISTORIC SOUTH ATLANTA — The Carver School of the Arts and Carver Early College were named AP Honor Schools by the College Board. Grady High School in Midtown, also received the distinction. Statewide, there are 424 schools that are receiving the honor for their Advanced Placement programs. Carver School of the Arts was recognized as an AP Challenge School, a school of 900 or fewer students with students testing in four of the core areas (English, math, science, and social studies). Carver Early College was recognized as an AP Access and Support School, a school with at least 30 percent of its AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as black and/or Hispanic and 30 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher. AP tests…
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
D.H. Stanton students show that they, too, can be leaders in their education pursuits.
PEOPLESTOWN — In early February, D.H. Stanton Elementary School became the first of Atlanta Public Schools to implement the new Leader in Me program. According to Talk Up APS, the official APS blog, "Leader in Me is an innovative, school-wide model that emphasizes a culture of student empowerment that helps to unleash each child’s full potential." To launch the new program, on Feb. 1, D.H. Stanton invited members of the community to an introduction of the initiative. The launch follows roughly a year's worth of groundwork laid by William Teasley, a Peoplestown resident who spearheaded the efforts to create the program at D.H. Stanton. The program centers around the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" philosphy of the late Stephen R…
The competition was held at Bolton Academy on Feb. 13.
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Tuesday, February 19
by Samantha Lueder My kids are at Parkside Elementary in Grant Park and its math team has just beaten all the other APS elementary schools to bring home the Math League Champion Trophy! On Feb. 14, a total of 17 children from the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades at Parkside steered the school to victory at the Atlanta Public Schools Math League in the competition held at Bolton Academy on Feb. 13. The team beat out four other APS competing schools to place in all the math categories and to take home the prestigious Math League Champion Trophy. The Parkside Math League Team was organized by Cliff Corbett, EIP Math teacher at Parkside. The team comprised of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Coaches for the teams were Natalie Washington (4th grade), …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
On Feb. 7, the Atlanta Public Schools District Spelling Bee was hosted at Gideons Elementary School.
How do you spell champion? T-h-e-o W-e-i-m-a-r. Theo, a student at Mary Lin Elementary in Candler Park, beat out kids from 23 other grammar and middle schools to catpture the 2013 APS District Spelling Bee on Feb. 7. He and scores of others competed in the bee, which was held at Gideons Elementary School. Theo had already taken top honors at his own school, winning the Mary Lin spelling bee on Jan. 17. Sydney Ragland of Young Middle School placed an impressive 2nd, and Wen Lu of Beecher Hills Elementary tied for 3rd place with Amanda Stevens from Sutton Middle School. All four move on to the Georgia Association of Educator Distinct Spelling Bee on Feb. 23. Every year the event is hosted by Atlanta Association of Educators. According to an…
Friday, February 8, 2013
Atlanta Public Schools' administrators and principals gave an overview and answered questions Thursday night at Grady High School concerning where local schools stand regarding a variety of education-related issues.
In the First Annual State of the Grady Cluster Presentation, held at Grady High School on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, parents and interested community members learned there is much to celebrate in the Grady Cluster of Atlanta Public Schools. The Grady Cluster includes Grady High School, Inman Middle School, and the five “feeder” elementary schools: Hope-Hill in Old Fourth Ward, Mary Lin in Candler Park,and Centennial Place, Morningside and Springdale Park. No. 1 on my celebration list, as a Grady parent, is the chart of SAT scores shared by Grady Principal Dr. Vincent Murray, indicating an overall increase in 2012 SAT scores, with Grady High School 2012 seniors scoring higher than the national average. After several turbulent years, “moving …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Atlanta Public Schools’ Superintendent Erroll B. Davis is expected to attend and discuss middle school capacity issues.
At the start of the school year, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll B. Davis Jr. delivered a state-of-the-district address that outlined the challenges and work the system faced. Now, school principals will hold their own forums to provide an update on the state of the schools in each cluster. APS leaders in the East cluster will discuss the academic offerings in the schools and answer questions at a Feb. 7 meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Grady High School. One of the hot topics among parents in East Atlanta Patch, is the status of a sixth grade academy to relieve overcrowding at Inman Middle School. Inman pulls students from Mary Lin Elementary in Candler Park and Hope-Hill Elementary in Old Fourth Ward, as well as schools in…
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
History teacher at Carver Early College and product of an APS education, Westmoreland says instilling success across all schools and having students meet or exceed expectations is not impossible.
As an honors student at Grady High School, Matt Westmoreland was struck by the racial differences at his school. Though a racially mixed school, he was cognizant of the divide, be it the racial homogeny of his honors classes compared with the non-honors courses or even the social interactions where white students mostly hung out in one area and black students in another. "While it was an amazing four years, I think the problems that plagued Grady are similar to the ones that we face in the city that I've called home my entire life," the Princeton University graduate told a group of Atlanta Public Schools valedictorians and salutatorians in a 2011 speech. He urged them to give to their communities. "Don't forget about home," he said at the …
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12:07 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
@Seriously, I think its the latter also. more ›