(Go here to view a short video on this year’s SEC Youth Football Clinic.) Two days before Auburn University and the University of Georgia will decide the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 175 Atlanta Public School middle school students hit the field under the guidance of former college and National Football League (NFL)... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Sarah Smith Elementary School Principal Dr. Michael Forehand is extremely proud of his school's consistent track record of academic excellence. According to the recent Single Statewide Accountability System Award (SSAS) Schools recognition by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), Sarah Smith and five other elementary schools - Mary Lin, Morningside, Morris Brandon,... Continue Reading →
Dr. Betsy Bockman, principal of Samuel Martin Inman Middle School, joined 26 other foster, adoptive and kinship families in Washington, D.C., June 4-6, to urge federal legislators to ensure that children in foster care are able to grow up in families rather than in group care or institutions. The visits were planned by Advocates for... Continue Reading →
The merger of Woodson Primary (left) and Grove Park Intermediate Schools, which would create a new $18.5M Woodson Park Elementary, is on the list of proposed building projects that could be completed with the renewal of E-SPLOST. Click here to see the E-SPLOST video! Building and improvement projects in all nine Atlanta Public Schools... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Watch out, J.K. Rowling. Seventh grader Lauren Silcock may soon take the publishing world by storm, thanks to being crowned middle school winner of the 2016 “Write Your Own Mystery Story Contest.” Earlier this spring, the budding author and Samuel Martin Inman Middle School student won top honors for her short... Continue Reading →
By Seth Coleman Atlanta Public Schools is continuing to advance through the district’s budgeting process, which began in September 2015, with the development of the budget parameters for the 2016-2017 school year. Now the district needs feedback from you. During the March 7 Atlanta Board of Education meeting, APS Chief Financial Officer Robert Morales presented... Continue Reading →
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Springdale Park Elementary and Inman Middle School's Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (HRRB) teams are headed to the Division 1 playoffs on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Jasper, Georgia. This past weekend, both teams placed second after competing in the Metro Atlanta Regional HRRB Competition at Clayton State University. Both schools won all six rounds in the Atlanta Public Schools... Continue Reading →
By Seth Coleman The Grady High School speech and debate team flexed its formidable muscles at the George Mason University Patriot Games National Invitational last month with a Top 10 finish. This weekend, Jan. 22-23, the Grady “Jesters” will be back in action on home turf, as they host a tournament that will feature more... Continue Reading →
Inman Middle School student Bianca Weber was among the handful of students who were honored at the Georgia State Capitol for their essays in the 2015 Water Essay Contest, sponsored by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. The Water Essay Contest is one of the many initiatives conducted by the Metro Water District to... Continue Reading →
Inman Middle School students Safia Read and Annie Laster will be honored at the Georgia Institute of Techonology and University of Alabama’s game, Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at 7 pm for winning Georgia Institute of Technology’s Jacket 2 Jacket reading program. The Jacket 2 Jacket month long reading program, sponsored by the Georgia Institute of... Continue Reading →
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