By: Alicia Sands Lurry Not in my school. Not on my watch. Students at Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy are taking a stand to combat the devastating impact of bullying with kind words, gestures and good deeds. Earlier this week, Not In My School (NIMS) student ambassadors hosted a special assembly as part of... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) Cadets Victoria Hood and Sade Suggs will join 100 young women from across metro Atlanta this weekend to participate in the “Girls Who Rule the World” camp in Roberta, Georgia. Held Sept. 16-18 and sponsored by the Steve... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Two Atlanta Public Schools 6th Brigade JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps) cadets are recipients of the national Legion Of Valor Bronze Cross Award by the Department of the U.S. Army. Cadet Major Lauren Bailey, a senior at Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, and senior Cadet Lt. Col. Zachary Flash of North... Continue Reading →
By Seth Coleman The school year is winding down, but spring sports competition in Atlanta Public Schools is red hot as several teams are making a run at a state championship. Tennis The Henry W. Grady boys team has advanced to the third round of the state playoffs. Last week the Knights, the No. 3... Continue Reading →
Students from CSKYWLA's chorus, dance, drama and band ensembles are participating in the WorldStrides Heritage Festival on March 31 and competing for the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. By: Alicia Sands Lurry Students from the Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) will travel to Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, March 31,... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry The Honorable Rochelle Robinson, mayor of the city of Douglasville, delivered the keynote address for the Ninth Annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series in Celebration of Women’s History Month to a captivated group of Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) students and guests. During the lecture, Robinson, who is... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry In celebration of Social Workers Month, Atlanta Public Schools recently honored Latanya Farrar, school social worker at the Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, as the 2015-2016 APS Social Worker of the Year. Held on Friday, March 18, the luncheon featured keynote speaker and former Atlanta Public Schools board member... Continue Reading →
Atlanta Public Schools is celebrating College and Career Motivation Week November 17 - 21, 2014. The goal is to encourage students to do well in school and to prepare today for college and careers tomorrow. A partnership with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) goes beyond one week, allowing APS students to make preparation a... Continue Reading →
Prior to departing for summer break, Atlanta Public Schools’ Office of Career, Technical and Agricultural Education hosted its annual Health and Wellness Symposium for students enrolled in healthcare science pathways. Over 150 students from five high schools attended the event: Carver School of Health Science & Research, Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, Mays... Continue Reading →
by Britney Morgan, Communications Officer: brmorgan@atlanta.k12.ga.us Coach Valerie Missick has been selected to receive the 2014 Positive Coach Award. The award is in recognition of a coach who is a role model for his or her team and reinforced the “Seven Definitions of a Positive Athlete” as defined by Positive Athlete Georgia. Those definitions include an optimistic... Continue Reading →
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