APS will hold it's annual Rocks and Runs 5K and Character Fun Run on May 4th at Brown Middle School. The 5K will kick-off National Teacher Appreciation Week and all proceeds from registration will go towards supporting APS teachers. Runners in the 5K should show their spirit by wearing their APS school shirt or colors, and Fun Run runners should dress as their favorite book...

Grady High School was among 230 schools named Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for 2019 by State School Superintendent Richard Woods.  Grady received recognition as an as an AP Merit School (71 statewide) with at least 20 percent of the total student population taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher; an AP STEM Achiev...

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced its 2019 Gold Circle digital media awards, with the Southerner winning seven certificates. Maura O'Sullivan won first place in the personal opinion, off-campus category for "Bird, Lime Scooters Disrupt Flow of Pedestrian Traffic." For secondary news coverage, Katie Dwyer and Elise Isakov won a third-place honor...

Four Grady students were awarded full-tuition Posse Foundation Scholarships, the largest number of awardees in Atlanta Public Schools. The winners are Keziah Corbett, Shamayan Sullivan, Avery Alford and Taylor Jackson. They will attend Brandeis University, Boston University, George Washington University and College of Wooster.