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The 21st Century Atlanta Scholars program helps high-achieving, economically challenged students attend prestigious New England colleges with the support of generous financial aid packages.

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12 —The Atlanta Educator Fall 2008

The Atlanta Educator Fall 2008 — 13

At left, North Atlanta High School drama students, from left, Aurora Martinez, Ramon Harris and Danielle Galloway perform a scene from the one-act play “The First Time Club.” Clockwise from top right, North Atlanta High School dance students Alex Castellanos and Zoe Malloine; North Atlanta High mariachi trumpeteer Estefani Ignacio; arts program coordinator Reginald Colbert in theatre wing; student violinists Sarah McCauley, left, and Jenna Bhaloo practice with orchestra during class; and Cheronda Brown plays the piano during class.

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North Atlanta High trains students to pursue their creative dreams Atlanta Public Schools graduates are busy pursuing their passion for music at such prestigious institutions as the Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory and the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Familiar faces also grace Broadway stages and Hollywood films. Reaching that level of success involved learning the basics at North Atlanta High School’s Center for the Arts.

“The arts are crucial in the life of teens in today’s society,” said arts program coordinator Reginald Colbert, who seems to have a limitless supply of energy. “Training in the arts affords students the opportunity to develop character, self-discipline and

their artistic talents. The key is repetition. Practice, practice, practice — and the end result is a beautiful, flawless performance.”

The Center for the Arts program offers concentrated study that prepares young talent for career achievement.

Students can choose from a wide range of offerings, including studio art, concert, jazz and marching bands, orchestra and chamber music, chorus and voice, guitar, piano, theatrical plays, musicals, drama, technology and dance.

Interdisciplinary, collaborative student projects are designed to stimulate artistic problem solving and creative growth. Classes may infuse visual art with

mathematics, or drama with language arts. Professional equipment and recording software in the classrooms give students hands-on, industry-level experience.

But artistic enrichment isn’t confined to the classroom. Learning is further enhanced through studytravel tours to New York and Europe, as well as special visits to stages and galleries in the Atlanta area. Recent graduate Jazmia Battle attended the Debbie Allen Dance Program in Los Angeles and sophmore Donald Brown attended the Tony Awards in New York.

Colbert also has fostered relationships with wellknown artistic organizations. This year, the Center hosted Juilliard’s summer jazz residency program. As a

Creating Pride arts school participant, North Atlanta students attend activities designed to ignite their creativity, such as collaborations with the Georgia State University Center for Educational Partnerships in Music, the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education and the Department for Theater Studies at Emory University.

This month, a panel of music industry producers and artists visited with students as part of the Grammy Foundation’s Grammy in the Schools program.

“Atlanta is a mecca for the arts in the South,” said Colbert. “The training ground is here for kids to aspire and realize their dreams.”

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Elementary schools Adamsville Elementary To promote lifelong readers and community engagement, Adamsville Elementary School has partnered with Children's Literature for Children (CLC) to introduce table teachers. Each week, volunteers read to small groups of students and encourage them to read every day.

Beecher Hills Elementary Thanks to input from faculty, Beecher Hills has been awarded a Laura Bush Foundation Grant. The money will help make Beecher's media center the best possible environment for students to learn, grow and develop a love for reading.

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Deerwood Academy Members of the Omega Psi Phi-Eta Omega Chapter returned for the second-annual Omega Manhood Leadership Institute. This mentoring program exposes young boys to speakers and field trips that ensure their success as college-bound African-American men.

Margaret Fain Elementary Wings of Eagles Dance Troop from Margaret Fain Elementary School entertained community leaders, faculty and staff during the Principal For A Day celebration lunch at the Omni Hotel.

Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary

Richard N. Fickett Elementary

Bethune Elementary has met its Adequate Yearly Progress goals for the sixth year in a row, earning the title of Distinguished Elementary School.

The Assistance League of Atlanta (ALA) delivered hundreds of new shirts, slacks, skirts, blouses, socks, undergarments, hygiene kits and shoe vouchers to Fickett Elementary.

Their donations will benefit 16 APS schools. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part of Operation School Bell, in which 120 chapters of the National Assistance League donate clothing to school children throughout the country, including 175 schools in five metro Atlanta school systems.

Cascade Elementary Now in its second year, the Farm 2 School Program offers students first-hand experience developing an organic garden. They use math and science skills to construct a garden bed, order soil, plant, weed and harvest the vegetables that they grow.

E.L. Connally Elementary Kindergarten teacher Katie Kross spent the summer outside of Mumbai, working with the India Study Abroad Center. She taught English to about 50 boys at an orphanage, and was excited to bring her experiences back to students at Connally.

Continental Colony Elementary Terry Montague, president & CEO of the Atlanta Beltline, Inc., was "Principal For a Day" at Continental Colony, shadowing Principal Sandra Sessoms. Montague toured the

Obama over Republican rival John McCain by a margin of more than 17-to-1.

school and was briefed on the school's achievements, enrollment and partnership opportunities.

William M. Finch Elementary Fifteen kindergarten students participated in the National Jump Start Read for the Record Program at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. This program stresses early childhood education with a focus on reading.

Alonzo F. Herndon Elementary More than 160 Atlanta business, political and civic leaders learned what it's like to be "Principal for a Day," including Karen M. Kelly, director of exhibits at Imagine It Children's Museum. Kelly visited with excited students, faculty and staff at Herndon.

M. Agnes Jones Elementary More than 200 volunteers helped create a play area at M. Agnes Jones.

The new Rams' Play Space, which comes through school fund-raising and a $40,000 grant from KaBoom, features slides, swings and other fun equipment.

Lucas O. Kimberly Elementary During its PTA meeting on October 14th, Kimberly Elementary engaged parents and students in a One Academic Fair Workshop to help stimulate participation and increase the rigor of class projects. Parents learned about constructing projects, and collecting data. Students received a project board that they were expected to develop and present in the school's One Academic Fair.

Leonora P. Miles Elementary Miles was one of only 12 schools in the nation to receive the Trees for Success Tree Planting Award from the Home Depot and Arbor Day foundations. More than 40 volunteers from The Home Depot Foundation, Trees Atlanta and The National Arbor Day Foundation (NADF) converged to plant 43 trees during the Atlanta Trees for Success Event.

Peyton Forest Elementary Parents and students participated in various hands-on activities during the second annual Family Math, Science and Technology night.

Students left with a renewed sense of excitement and parents learned new ways to help their children complete school assignments.

Venetian Elementary Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox tapped 17 APS principals, including Clarietta Davis of Venetian Elementary, as 'High Performance' leaders. Her work was recognized based on the school demonstrating academic gains for three years in a row.

West Manor Elementary Students from West Manor participated in a summer jazz residency program conducted by the prestigious Julliard School of New York in partnership with North Atlanta High School's Center for the Arts.

Middle Schools Brown Middle School Brown Middle School participated in the Project GRAD rally held at Washington High School in October.

The purpose of the rally is to encourage students to further their education beyond high school by enrolling in college.

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Thomas Jefferson Perkerson Elementary They were not old enough to vote in the real presidential election, but Perkerson students did cast a vote.

They joined 17,000 students in 70 APS schools in a national mock election Oct. 30, choosing Democratic presidential candidate Barack

Bunche is under new (student) leadership. Students elected eighth grader Chasity Evans as president of the Student Government Association.

Under her leadership, the SGA has planned a restroom beautification project, a canned food drive and a "Pennies for Patients" campaign.

Kennedy Middle School Reaching back to help younger students is exactly what is happening between Bethune Elementary and Kennedy Middle Schools. Sixthgrade students from Kennedy tutor two to three kindergarteners or first graders at Bethune four days per week. Many of the tutors attended Bethune Elementary.

Sylvan Middle School The Computers for Youth program was instrumental in providing computers to each student at Sylvan, strengthening the home-school connection.

Parents and students also received training on hardware, software and computer usage.

Young Middle School Students received training as School Wellness Ambassadors and will help promote good health. Ambassadors serve as hosts at health fairs, develop wellness bulletin boards and plant gardens.

High Schools Frederick Douglass High School The Four Seasons Hotel held an interactive career seminar and culinary demonstration for the Hospitality, Tourism & Marketing Small Learning Community at Frederick Douglass on Oct. 2. Students learned about the skills and knowledge needed to form a career in the luxury hotel industry. Students listened to a presentation on hotel management, operations, sales, marketing, business services, restaurant management, and culinary arts. In addition to learning about the history and operations of the Four Seasons, students also had a taste of the fine dining experience provided to guests of the hotel. Executive Chef Robert Gerstenecker prepared a delicious lobster chili dish and other delicacies that students helped to prepare and serve.

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ATLANTA Administration contacts Deputy Superintendent for Instruction Kathy Augustine 130 Trinity Ave., SW 30303 404-802-2700

Bolton Academy

Paul Lawrence Dunbar

Warren Turner Jackson

Daniel H. Stanton

Laura Strickling, Principal 404-802-8350

Betty Greene, Principal 660 McWilliams Road, SE 30316 404-802-7950

Dr. Lorraine Reich, Principal 1325 Mt. Paran Rd., NW 30327 404-802-8800

Dr. Willie Davenport, Principal 970 Martin St., SE 30315 404-802-4200

William M. Boyd

East Lake

Mary Agnes Jones

Frank Libby Stanton

Emalyn Foreman, Principal

Gwendolyn Benton, Principal 145 Fourth Ave., SE 30317 404-802-7900

Margul Woolfolk, Principal 1040 Fair Street, NW 30314 404-802-3900

Dr. Marlo Barber, Principal 1625 M. L. King Jr. Dr., SW 30314 404-802-7500

Margaret Fain

Lucas O. Kimberly

Thomasville Heights

Marcus Stallworth, Principal 101 Hemphill School Rd., NW 30331 404-802-8600

Carolyn Hall, Principal 3090 McMurray Dr., SW 30311 404-802-7600

Janice Kelsey, Principal 1820 Henry Thomas Dr., SE 30315 404-802-5750

Richard Nathaniel Fickett

Mary Jane Lin

Fred Armon Toomer

Anthony Dorsey, Principal 3935 Rux Rd., SW 30331 404-802-7850

Brian Mitchell, Principal 586 Candler Park Dr., NE 30307 404-802-8850

Tonya Saunders, Principal 65 Rogers St., NE 30317 404-802-3450

2268 Adams Dr., NW 30318

1891 Johnson Rd., NW 30318 404-802-8150

K-8 School Reform Team 1 Dr. Sharon Davis Williams Executive Director 404-802-3667

SCHOOLS

Morris Brandon Karen Evans, Principal 2741 Howell Mill Rd., NW 30327 404-802-7250

K-8 School Reform Team 2 Hugh Otis BurgessGartha Belle Peterson

Michael Pitts Executive Director 404-802-7550

Robin Robbins, Principal 480 Clifton St., SE 30316

K-8 School Reform Team 3 Dr. Gloria Patterson Executive Director 404-802-3751

404-802-3400

William M. Finch

Capitol View

Dr. Linda Paden, Principal 1114 Avon Ave., SW 30310 404-802-4000

Arlene Snowden, Principal

K-8 School Reform Team 4 Tamara Cotman Executive Director 404-802-6537

1442 Metropolitan Pkwy., SW 30310 802-7200

Cascade Dr. Alfonso L. Jessie Jr., Principal

Executive Director for Operations Abigail Crawford 404-802-5875

Garden Hills Amy Wilson, Principal 285 Sheridan Dr., NW 30305 404-802-7800

2326 Venetian Dr., SW 30311

Charles L. Gideons

404-802-8100

Armstead Salters, Principal 897 Welch St., SW 30310 404-802-7700

Centennial Place

Associate Superintendent for High Schools

Alison Shelton, Principal 531 Luckie St., NW 30313

Grove Park

Randolph Bynum High School Office 404-802-5875

404-802-8550

Caitlin Sims, Principal 20 Evelyn Way, NW 30318 404-802-7750

Cleveland Avenue Rhonda Ware-Brazier, Principal

Elementary Schools

2672 Old Hapeville Rd. 30315

Heritage Academy

404-802-8400

Dr. Yvonne Bernal, Principal 3500 Villa Cir., SE 30354 404-802-8650

Elijah Lewis Connally Mimi Robinson, Principal

Adamsville

1654 S. Alvarado Ter., SW 30311

Sharon Suitt, Principal 286 Wilson Mill Rd., SW 30331 404-802-4300

Beecher Hills Dr. Robin Hall, Principal 2257 Bollingbrook Dr., SW 30311 404-802-8300

Frederick Wilson Benteen Dr. Diana Quisenberry, Principal 200 Cassanova St., SE 30315 404-802-7300

404-802-8450

Continental Colony

Dr. Betty Tinsley, Principal 350 Temple St., NW 30314 404-802-8700

Charles Walter Hill

3181 Hogan Rd., SW 30331

Yolonda Brown, Principal 386 Pine St., NE 30308 404-802-7150

Ed S. Cook LaPaul Shelton, Principal

John Hope

211 Memorial Dr., SE 30312

Dr. Cassandra Ashley, Principal 112 Boulevard, NE 30312 404-802-7450

404-802-8500

Deerwood Academy

Mary McLeod Bethune

Lisa Smith, Principal

Joseph W. Humphries

RoseMary Hamer, Principal 220 Northside Dr., NW 30314 404-802-8200

3070 Fairburn Rd., 30331

Donald Clark, Principal 3029 Humphries Dr., SE 30354 404-802-8750

Alfred Blalock

Dana Evans, Principal

Dr. Frances Thompson, Principal 1445 Maynard Rd., NW 30331 404-802-8250

2025 Jonesboro Rd., SE 30315

404-802-3300

John Wesley Dobbs

404-802-8050

Christopher Estes, Principal 4215 Bakers Ferry Rd., SW 30331 404-802-8900

Morningside Rebecca Pruitt, Principal 1053 E. Rock Springs Rd., NE 30306 404-802-8950

Parkside Phillip Luck, Principal 685 Mercer Street, SE 30312 404-802-4100

Thomas Jefferson Perkerson Dr. Mable Johnson, Principal 2040 Brewer Blvd., SW 30315 404-802-3950

Emma Hutchinson Rebecca Dashiell-Mitchell, Principal 650 Cleveland Ave., SW 30315 404-802-7650

George Alexander Towns Carla Pettis, Principal 760 Bolton Rd., NW 30331 404-802-7400

Bazoline Estelle Usher Dr. Gwendolyn Rogers, Principal 631 Harwell Rd., NW 30318 404-802-5700

Venetian Hills Clarietta Davis, Principal 1910 Venetian Dr., SW 30311 404-802-4550

West Manor Cheryl Twyman, Principal 570 Lynhurst Dr., SW 30311 404-802-3350

Walter Francis White Peyton Forest Karen Barlow-Brown, Principal 301 Peyton Rd., SW 30311 404-802-7100

Alonzo Franklin Herndon

Sandra Sessoms, Principal 404-802-8000

Leonora Precious Miles

Tamarah Larkin-Currie, Principal 1890 Detroit Ave., NW 30314 404-802-2950

Whitefoord Eretus Rivers David White, Principal 8 Peachtree Battle Ave., NW 30305 404-802-7050

William J. Scott Roxianne Smith, Principal 1752 Hollywood Rd., NW 30318 404-802-7000

Thomas Heathe Slater Dr. Selina Dukes-Walton, Principal 1320 Pryor Rd., SW 30315 404-802-4050

Sarah Rawson Smith Dr. Sidney Baker, Principal 370 Old Ivy Rd., NE 30342 404-802-3850

Smith Kindergarten Annex 4100 Roswell Rd., NE 30342 404-256-3317

Patricia Lavant, Principal 35 Whitefoord Ave., SE 30317 404-802-6900

Adam Daniel Williams Mary Harris, Principal 1065 Wilkes Cir., NW 30318 404-802-2900

Carter G. Woodson Viola Blackshear, Principal 1605 D.L. Hollowell Pkwy., NW 30318 404-802-7350

Middle Schools Joseph Emerson Brown Donell Underdue Jr., Principal 765 Peeples St, SW 30310 404-802-6800

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SCHOOLS

Ralph Johnson Bunche

Jean Childs Young

Benjamin Elijah Mays

Aaron Fernander, Principal

Thomas Kenner, Principal

Dr. Tyronne Smith, Principal

1925 Niskey Lake Rd., SW 30331

3116 Benjamin E. Mays Dr., SW 30311

3450 Benjamin E. Mays Dr., SW 30331

404-802-5900

404-802-5100

404-802-6700

Benjamin S. Carson Honors Preparatory

Single-Gender Academies

Dr. Flora Goolsby, Principal 2210 Perry Blvd. NW 30318 404-802-4900

North Atlanta Mark Mygrant, Principal 2875 Northside Dr., NW 30305

Charles Richard Drew Charter

Non-traditional Programs Adult Literacy Program Jacquelyn Davenport, Principal 1444 Lucille Ave., SW 30310 404-756-5153

404-802-4700

Forrest Hills Academy

Sammye E. Coan

Dr. Nicholas Stapleton, Principal 301 East Lake Blvd., 30317 404-687-0001

Imagine Wesley International Academy, LLC James Taylor, Principal 1049 Custer Avenue SE 30315 678-904-9137

South Atlanta

Dr. Andre Williams, Principal

The B.E.S.T. Academy at Ben Carson

Tricia Rock, Principal

KIPP West Atlanta Young Scholars (WAYS) Academy

1550 Hosea Williams Dr., NE 30317

Curt Green, Principal

800 Hutchins Rd., SE 30315

2930 Forrest Hills Dr. , SW 30315

Kim Karacalidis, Principal

404-802-6600

320 Irwin St., NE 30312

School of Health Sciences and Research

404-591-7275

80 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., SW 30314

404-802-4944

Termerion McCrary, Principal 404-802-5050

West End Academy (11,12) Dr. Vivian Jackson, Principal

Neighborhood Charter School, Inc.

School of Law & Social Justice

1325 Ralph D. Abernathy Dr., SW 30311

Jill Kaechele, Principal

Charles Lincoln Harper Samuel Howard Archer

Coretta Scott King Academy

Michael Milstead, Principal

Melody Morgan, Principal

3399 Collier Dr., NW 30331

601 Beckwith St., SW 30314

404-802-6500

Peter McKnight, Principal 404-802-5045

404-802-4962

School of Computer Animation & Design

Samuel Martin Inman

High Schools

Dr. Betsy Bockman, Principal 774 Virginia Ave., NE 30306 404-802-3200

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The News Schools at Carver

Lucious Brown, Principal 225 James P. Brawley Dr., SW 30314 404-802-3600

Carver Early College Marcene Thornton, Principal

Danielle Brattle, Principal

404-802-4405

545 Hill St., SE 30312

School of Health Sciences and Research

404-802-5400

Dr. Darian Jones, Principal

Crawford Williamson Long

404-802-4420

Dr. Elizabeth Harris, Principal 3200 Latona Dr. SW 30315

School of Technology

404-802-4800

Rodney Ray, Principal 404-802-4410

Walter Leonard Parks

Scott Painter, Principal 404-802-5060

School of Leadership & Economic Empowerment Dr. Marcus A. Barber, Principal 404-802-5055

55 McDonough Blvd. 30315

Martin Luther King Jr.

Daniel McClaughin Therrell 3099 Panther Trail, SW 30311

404-802-4415

School of Law, Government & Public Policy

225 H.E. Holmes Dr., NW 30318

Willis A. Sutton

Dr. James Harris, Principal 2050 Tiger Flowers Dr., 30314 404-753-4050

Byron Barnes, Principal 404-802-5345

Booker Taliaferro Washington Carter Coleman, Principal 45 Whitehouse Dr., NW 30314

Audrey Sofianos, Principal

Henry W. Grady

4360 Powers Ferry Rd., NW 30327

Dr. Vincent Murray, Principal

404-802-5600

929 Charles Allen Dr., NE 30309

Sylvan Hills

404-802-3001

Henry McNeal Turner

Maynard Holbrook Jackson Fine Arts, Media and Communication Academy Information Technology Academy Engineering/Early College Academy

Karen Riggins, Principal

Dr. Shirlene Carter, Principal

98 Anderson Ave., NW 30314

801 Glenwood Ave., SE 30316

404-802-6100

404-802-5200

404-802-6200

University Community Academy

J. Austin Brown, Principal

404-802-3100

1461 Sylvan Rd., SW 30310

678-904-5091

School of Business & Entrepreneurship

404-802-6400

404-802-6300

678-904-0051

1043 Memorial Dr., SE 30316

Dr. Eric Parker, Principal 404-802-5355

Boris Hurst, Principal 404-802-5350

1670 B.W. Bickers Dr., SE 30315

820 Essie Ave., SE 30316

Elisa A. Falco, Principal

School of Health Science & Research

Dr. Marvin Pryor, Principal

Frederick Douglass

Matt Underwood, Principal

Tech High School

Esmie Gaynor, Principal 404-802-5360

1090 Windsor St., SW 30310

Sterling Christy Jr., Principal

Atlanta Charter Middle

404-624-6226

School of Technology, Engineering & Science (STEMS at Therrell)

School of the Arts

Luther Judson Price

Charter Schools

688 Grant St., SE 30315

404-802-5300

Christopher Waller, Principal

Gwendolyn Atkinson, Principal

404-755-7755

404-475-1941

404-802-4600

Open Campus High School Program Crim Open Campus Dr. Angelisa Cummings, Principal 256 Clifton St., SE 30317 404-802-5800

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