Walter F. White Elementary learned Monday that it has been officially certified as a No Place for Hate School by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the group announced in a press release. The announcement came in a Banner Certification Program in which Hollande Levinson, ADL education director, presented a banner to White guidance counselor Dale W. Tate. Tate... Continue Reading →
About a month ago we noted how Parkside Elementary teacher Armelia Braddy and "two other physical educators" as three Georgia P.E. teachers were honored by HealthMPowers for promoting healthy behaviors and environments. Which is all very well and good except we didn't add that one of the other two teachers, Julie Chartier, was also from APS!... Continue Reading →
Not to get all nostalgic or anything, but when we started Talk Up APS toward the end of last summer, one of the first things we did was serve up a series of essays from the Atlanta Fund for Teachers (through the Atlanta Education Fund) winners who wrote about their summer experiences. The essays were... Continue Reading →
Walter White and Frank L. Stanton elementary school students and staff and gotten into the help for Haiti. At White, students and staff collected items by grade levels and the administration. The school was able to donate many needed supplies. Among the supplies were toiletry items, water, medical supplies, baby food and other baby needs.... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: Check out photo gallery here. The Atlanta Public Schools celebrated elementary, middle and high schools that achieved at least 70 percent of their performance targets today during the APS Convocation 2009 at the Georgia International Convention Center. A total of 26 APS schools were recognized during today’s event. Specific performance targets for each APS... Continue Reading →
Two teachers in the Atlanta Public Schools system got the most pleasant surprise of the new school year on Tuesday when OfficeMax provided each with $1,000 worth of supplies for the classrooms. White Elementary's Benita Edwards and Parkside Elementary's Ronnie Thomas had been nominated by their principals in the annual "A Day Made Better" sponsored... Continue Reading →
Two Atlanta Public Schools elementary school teachers have been selected to receive more than $1,000 in classroom supplies as part of the annual “A Day Made Better” program by OfficeMax on Oct. 6. White and Parkside elementary schools teachers were nominated by their principals, and are among more than 1,000 educators at schools across... Continue Reading →
Atlanta Public Schools students will get a satchel full of support with the Office Depot Foundation's "Back to School Backpack Celebration," which will spread 750 backpacks to students throughout the system. The event will held on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 4 p.m. at the Office Depot at 2625 Piedmont Road. NASCAR star Tony Stewart will... Continue Reading →
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