APS Celebrates Black History Month 2018

BAMO Black History Contest - Group 2018 — Barack and Michelle Obama Academy held a look-alike contest on Monday (February 12), one of several activities the school has planned to celebrate Black History Month.

Throughout the month of February, Atlanta Public Schools all across the city will celebrate Black History Month with an array of fun, innovative, thought-provoking and entertaining activities, all designed to educate and inspire students and observers.

Barack and Michelle Obama Academy on Monday (February 12) launched its slate of BAMO Black History Contest (2018) activities this month, with a look-alike contest to see which students could best match the appearance of the nation’s first African-American president and his wife. Along with the contest, students read books about President Obama, and watched and listened to media interviews featuring the 44^th President of the United States and his wife.

Later this week, the school will host “Where It All Began” Day, where faculty and administrators will dress in authentic African garb. Additionally, two members of the school staff who were born in Africa will conduct brief presentations for students where they will describe what life is like in their native countries.

Here is an extended list of Black History Month activities in APS:

Date	Time	School	Event
2/15	5:00 p.m.	Dobbs Elementary School	Black history program
2/16	2:00 p.m.	Jackson High School	Inspired By The Past: A Vision For The Future…The Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance
2/16	2:00 p.m.	South Atlanta High School	Black history program
2/16	8:05 a.m.	Burgess-Peterson Academy	Black history program with chorus, grade level performances, and artwork (Portraits of Revolutionaries)
2/18	3:00 p.m.	South Atlanta High School Band	Hart County NAACP Black History Month Parade
2/23-28	All day	Crim High School	Torn paper artwork showcasing influential black artists
2/24	1:00-4:00 p.m.	South Atlanta High School Band	Atlanta Black History Month Parade, https://www.blackhistorymonthparade.com/
2/26	5:00-7:00 p.m.	Mays High School	Black history concert, “We Shall Overcome,” with chorus and theatre
2/27	10:15 a.m.	North Atlanta High School	Black history program
2/27	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School	Black history program
2/27	5:30-7:30 p.m.	Continental Colony Elementary School	Black history program
2/28	9:00 a.m.	Humphries Elementary School	Celebrate Our Past to Create our Future…with music, drama, dance, and oration
2/28	10:00 a.m.	Brown Middle School	Black history program
2/28	1:00 p.m.	Benteen Elementary	Black history program
2/28	1:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.	Sutton Middle School	Black history program
2/28	5:00-7:00 p.m.	Mays High School	Art reception showcasing student works based on Emmett Till
2/28	6:00 p.m.	Sylvan Hills Middle School	Black history program with chorus, dance, band, and visual art
2/28	6:30 p.m.	Carver High School	Black history program
2/28	All day	Bolton Academy	Black history program
2/28	TBD	Heritage Academy	Black history program
2/28	TBD	Long Middle School	Black history program with music, drama, and oration
2/28	TBD	Usher-Collier Elementary School	Black history program
2/28	TBD	Therrell High School	Black history program
3/1	9:00 a.m.	Miles Elementary School	Black history program