Gatorade today announced Caleb Downs of Mill Creek High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year- the first Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Mill Creek High School in Gwinnett County. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on […]
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Two area high school bands to perform at HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands in Atlanta
Two of Atlanta’s top high schools, Pebblebrook High School – the Mighty Marching Machine and Westlake High School – the Mighty Marching Lions, will perform at the HBCU Battle of the Bands at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 4, 2023. Showcasing more than 35,000 student musicians over the last 17 years, HBCU All-Star Battle of […]
Posted inFayette County Schools
Fayette county public schools seek input on math textbook adoption
Fayette County Public Schools is looking for feedback from parents and the community as they adopt K-5 mathematics textbooks for the 2023-2024 school year. The two textbook vendors are Savvas (formerly Pearson) enVision and Curriculum Associates iReady Classroom, which the textbook committee recommended. While the district office’s mathematics department is expected to present to the […]
Posted inFulton County Schools
Metro area school districts dealing with the aftermath of water damage
Due to record-high temperatures this past week throughout the Atlanta area, several metro school districts have reported damage from record-low temperatures and blistering winds throughout district offices and schools. As indicated through social media, districts have spent the week assessing water damage. In Marietta City Schools, water damage was reported at the Emily Lembeck Early […]
Posted inMarietta City Schools
Parade for Marietta High School cross country team postponed
A parade scheduled to celebrate the Marietta City Schools varsity boys and girls cross country teams have been postponed until Friday, January 6th at 1:00 pm. The celebration comes after both the varsity boys and girls team won the state championship. According to the mcsk12.org website, the parade will begin at the corner of Winn […]
Posted inAtlanta Public Schools
Ciena and Digital Promise team up with three Atlanta Public Schools to provide learning opportunities to students
Three Atlanta Public Schools have been awarded a $45,000 grant to provide digital tools and resources to engage students in the Ciena Solutions Challenge. As a result, students from Benjamin E. Mays High School, Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, and B.E.S.T. Academy will solve real-world problems identified in the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals that impact […]
Posted inSports
Grayson football coach resigns to take head coaching job at Lowndes
Grayson head football coach Adam Carter resigned Tuesday morning to become head football coach at Lowndes County Schools. Carter has spent the last four seasons with the Grayson Rams with a 45-9 record, winning the Class AAAAAAA state championship in the 2020 season and making the 2021 semifinals and quarterfinals in 2019 and 2022. Before […]
Posted inAtlanta Public Schools
New principal named at Howard Middle School
On Monday, Atlanta Public Schools announced that Tekeshia Hollis had been named as the new principal of David T. Howard Middle School. Pending board approval, Hollis will assume the new role on January 17, 2023. Hollis currently serves as an administrator at Sylvan Middle School in the Carver cluster. Hollis brings 18 years of experience […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett County BOE to provide a $1,000 payment to all active, benefit-eligible employees
At its last board meeting of the year, the Gwinnett County Board of Education approved a one-time payment of $1,000 to all active benefits-eligible employees to be paid in a lump sum and included in the December 2022 paycheck. This move comes after other school board members, and the superintendent indicated their support for GCPS […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett BOE appoints new leaders
At its regularly scheduled business meeting on December 15, 2022, the Gwinnett County Board of Education approved the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Leadership Development, and principal at Shiloh Elementary School. Masana L. Mailliard, the new chief financial officer, comes to Gwinnett County Schools from Dekalb County Schools, where she worked […]
Posted inCobb County Schools
All For Lunch clears lunch debt for Cobb County schools students
MARIETTA- The non-profit All for Lunch donated more than $20,000 to Cobb Schools Schools Food and Nutrition Services to pay off debt for elementary students in the District. “Donations allow us to clear charges for students who charged meals before being approved for free or reduced meals,” explained Emily Hanlin, Cobb Schools Executive Director of Food […]
Posted inGeorgia High School Sports
High school football state championship games to return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium
ATLANTA- Starting in 2023, boys’ tackle and girls’ flag football fans will no longer have to brave the elements to enjoy the state championship games. Instead, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced today, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) and the Atlanta Falcons, today announced a three-year deal after much anticipation that brings the […]
Posted inAtlanta Public Schools
Midtown High School evacuated after threats
ATLANTA- School officials have evacuated Midtown High school students and staff to Piedmont Park as the building is being searched. In an email sent from Principal Dr. Betsy Bockman on Thursday, parents were assured that their students are “fine.” In follow-up Facebook posts, the school indicated that there had been a called-in threat and plan […]
Posted inAtlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Public Schools names four finalists for at-large seat 9 vacancy
ATLANTA- Atlanta Public Schools has announced four finalists for the individual to serve the remainder of the unexpired term for At-Large Seat 9, to be vacated by Jason Esteves on December 31, 2022. The candidates are: Stephanie Flowers Jessica Johnson Nkoyo Effiong Lewis John Ramseur The at-large seat was held by Jason Esteves, who won […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett County Schools Superintendent resigns from Cognia Board of Directors
After outrage from parents, Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent Calvin Watts quit his position on the Board of Directors of Cognia. Cognia, the school’s system accrediting agency. Cognia is an Alpharetta-based nonprofit organization, and most of Georgia’s public school systems are accredited by Cognia. Each year, school districts pay tens of thousands of dollars to voluntarily […]
Posted inAtlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Public Schools names new elementary school
ATLANTA- At Monday’s Atlanta Board of Education meeting, the board recommended that the newest school in the Midtown Cluster be named Virginia-Highland Elementary School. This naming comes after the initial offer for the principal selected to lead the schools was rescinded. This school will house more than 850 students attending Mary Lin, Morningside, and Springdale […]
Posted inDekalb County Schools
Dekalb County School District launches national search for superintendent
Dekalb County Schools has announced that they have partnered with the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) to launch a national search for its next Superintendent of Schools. The current interim superintendent, Dr. Vasanne Tinsley, took over when the Board of Education fired Cheryl Watson-Harris on Apr. 26th. As a part of this process, GSBA will […]
Posted inClayton County Schools
Clayton County Public Schools names interim superintendent
At the regularly scheduled Clayton County Schools Board meeting on Monday, Dr. Anthony Smith was named as interim superintendent, replacing outgoing superintendent Dr. Morease Beasley. Beasley, who announced he was stepping down in November, had served as the lead of the school system since 2017, most recently leading them through the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith, currently […]
Posted inSports
Deion Sanders Joining Colorado Causes Local Recruit to Decommit from Jackson State
Hours after fan favorite Jackson State University won the SWAC Championship Game over Southern, Head Coach Deon Sanders was officially named as the Head Coach of Colorado State. With this announcement, a local commitment, Robert Christian Lockhart, III from Langston Hughes High School located in Fairburn, Georgia, announced that “recruitment was 100% back open”. Lockhart, […]
Posted inAtlanta Public Schools
Google and Big Brothers Big Sister of Metro Atlanta partner with Mays High School
Officials from Google and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta were at Mays High School on Friday to announce and celebrate a new partnership and investment Google is making into the school and its students through mentorship and technological infrastructure investments. The event featured a welcome video by comedian, Mays graduate, and “Wild ‘N […]
Posted inDouglas County Schools
Douglas County Schools Superintendent named Superintendent of the Year
Douglas County Schools Superintendent Trent North was named Georgia’s 2023 Superintendent of the Year at the Georgia School Boards Association/Georgia School Superintendents Association’s Conference in Atlanta. North will now compete for National Superintendent of the Year in February 2023 at its national conference in San Antonio, TX. “This award represents the teachers and families that […]
Posted inClayton County Schools
Clayton County Schools to Implement Extended Learning Beyond the Classroom on December 6
Clayton County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in observance of the Georgia Senate Runoff. As a result, Clayton County Public Schools will implement an Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom (ELBC) Day in which all students will participate in asynchronous (independent) virtual learning. This decision is being made in conjunction and […]
Posted inGwinnett County Schools
Paul Duke STEM High School educator honored at National Communication Association Convention
Halie Waddell Rios, an ESOL educator at Paul Duke STEM High School in Norcross, was recognized with the Marcella E. Oberle Award for Outstanding Teaching in Grades K-12 at the National Communication Association’s (NCA) 108th Annual Convention in New Orleans. NCA honors the best in scholarly communication, presenting awards for outstanding scholarship, teaching, and professional service. […]
Posted inGeorgia Department of Education
GaDOE to Pilot New Teacher Evaluation System
The Georgia Department of Education is launching a pilot, GaLeads, for a new teacher evaluation system that aims to emphasize growth while elevating the teaching profession. The pilot will involve eleven school districts during the 2023-2024 school year with hopes that this new system will replace the current Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES) and Leader […]