(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 →
About 200 students at Jean Childs Young Middle School received an unexpected but interesting history lesson on Wednesday, through the use of music. The Atlanta Blues Society’s “Blues in the Schools” program paid a visit to the southwest Atlanta school, and provided students with some historical perspective on how blues music influences many of today’s... Continue Reading →
By Seth Coleman Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young, is the epitome of a man: smart, confident, stately, and thoughtful. His late first wife, Jean Childs Young was the embodiment of a lady: intelligent, beautiful, elegant, and kindhearted. Now, administrators and community partners at the school named... Continue Reading →
By Seth Coleman It’s Super Bowl Weekend and in honor of the 50th anniversary of the big game, the National Football League has created an initiative in which any player who has ever participated in a Super Bowl can request a “golden football” to present to his former high school: the NFL Super Bowl Honor... Continue Reading →
A cardinal rule in any competitive sport is this: Protect your house! Never lose at home! Last Saturday, the Benjamin E. Mays competitive cheerleading squad did just that at the fifth annual Atlanta Public Schools Metro-Atlanta Cheerleading Competition held in the Mays High School gym. The Raiders won the Class AAAAA championship and were crowned... Continue Reading →
APS has spirit, yes we do! APS has spirit, how about you?! The cheers, chants and stunts are bound to be a lot more involved than that when Benjamin E. Mays High School hosts the fifth annual Atlanta Public Schools Metro-Atlanta Cheerleading Competition, Saturday (Oct. 31), beginning at 10 a.m. More than 30 competition cheer... Continue Reading →
Atlanta Public Schools partnered with the Scripps National Spelling Bee that is under the direction of the Georgia Association of Educators and conducted by the Atlanta Association of Educators. The spelling bee was held at F. L. Stanton Elementary School with twenty-two APS schools that participated. The purpose of the spelling bee is to promote... Continue Reading →
The Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) was introduced at Young Middle School during the fall semester of the 2013-2014 school year. The program was created and implemented by the Camellia Rose Chapter of the Links, Inc. The goal of the program is to help participating students increase their self-confidence and to encourage them to become change agents and... Continue Reading →
The Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) was introduced at Young Middle School during the fall semester of the 2013-2014 school year. The program was created and implemented by the Camellia Rose Chapter of the Links, Inc. The goal of the program is to help participating students increase their self-confidence and to encourage them to become change agents and... Continue Reading →
The Young Middle School football team capped off a winning season when they defeated BEST Academy in the APS middle school football championship at Domecoming. It was another stellar season, under the direction of Head Coach Gregory Wade. The WolfPack remained undefeated with an unparralled 2013-14 Atlanta Public Schools football record. When asked his secret... Continue Reading →
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