ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Office of Communications and Public Engagement
130 Trinity Avenue SW | Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Seth Coleman, Director of Media
404-802-2891, office
404-345-8630, cell
seth.coleman@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Jasmine Mosley, Media Relations Manager
404-802-2888, office
404-937-0473, cell
jasmine.mosley@atlanta.k12.ga.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2023
Atlanta Public Schools Weekly News Tip Sheet
(April 24 - 29, 2023)
Editors/Producers/Reporters: The following is a list of events, programs, accomplishments, and/or initiatives occurring in Atlanta Public Schools (APS) this week. Please use it as a guide as you develop your coverage plans.
Members of the media are invited to attend all events on the Weekly APS News Tip Sheet. If you have an interest in these stories, please contact Seth Coleman, Director, Media, or Jasmine Mosley, Media Relations Manager.
Thank you for your interest in Atlanta Public Schools!
(Wednesday, 11 AM) Washington High School Alum Gives Back to School, Students with Pitchfest Event
H. James Dallas is a 1978 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School who has had a highly successful corporate career that included two decades as an executive with Georgia Pacific.
As a way of giving back to his school, he and his company, James Dallas & Associates, LLC, along with KeyBank Corporate, are sponsoring “Pitchfest,” a “Shark Tank” style event designed to encourage students to be creative and innovative and pursue positive paths to success. Five separate teams/individuals will pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges from the business world. The winning team/individual will receive $500 each. All participants will receive $100.
The winning team/individual will be announced tomorrow during an event that will begin at 11 AM. The winning team/individual, judges, Dallas, and Washington Principal William Wade will all be available for interviews.
WHAT: James Dallas & Associates, LLC and KeyBank Corporate are sponsoring Pitchfest, a “Shark Tank” style event designed to encourage students to be creative and innovative and pursue positive paths to success.
WHERE: Booker T. Washington High School | 45 Whitehouse Drive, SW
WHEN: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 11 AM
Available for Interviews:
- William Wade, Principal, Washington High School
- H. James Dallas, Founder/CEO, James Dallas & Associates
- Contest winners and judges
Nine APS Student Athletes, North Atlanta High School Honored for Positivity, Character
Nine Atlanta Public Schools student athletes and North Atlanta High School have earned the 2023 X Factor Most Positive Awards.
X Factor is a national organization that helps coaches better engage with their student athletes and equip them with the core character traits that will lead to lifelong success. The organization’s Positive Athlete and Team programs celebrate high-character student athletes, coaches, and schools who have overcome difficult circumstances, given back to their schools and communities in significant ways, or have had an infectious positive attitude that influences everyone around them.
North Atlanta has been selected as the Most Positive School in the Atlanta Region. The Most Positive Student Athletes from APS are:
(Football) Khylen Harris-Norman, B.E.S.T. Academy
(Flag Football) Kimaya Jackson, South Atlanta
(Boys Cross Country) Adonis McCrary, Douglass
(Volleyball) Ava Adams, Coretta Scott King YWLA
(Golf - Girls) Ava Carhart, North Atlanta
(Lacrosse - Girls) Ally Bliss, Midtown
(Soccer - Boys) Diego Fonseca, North Atlanta
(Soccer - Girls) Annika Speakman, Maynard Jackson
(Track & Field - Boys) Warren Trawick, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
Atlanta Public Schools Athletic Director Honored by Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Public Schools Athletic Director Jasper Jewell was honored recently by the Atlanta Falcons with the organization’s Legacy Award during their annual High School Football Award Show, presented by Emory Healthcare.
The awards honor Georgia high school student athletes, coaches, and staff members who have made an impact both on and off the field.
Jewell, an APS alum (D. M. Therrell High School), has been the district athletic director in APS for 13 years, after spending 16 years as a football coach and school athletic director in DeKalb County Schools. He plans to retire in December 2023.
Two Atlanta Public Schools Students Awarded Amazon Future Engineer Scholarships Worth $40,000
North Atlanta High School senior Karen Palacios Echeverria and KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School senior Montrell Mabry Jr. are among the eight high school seniors from metro Atlanta who recently were awarded $40,000 scholarships from Amazon.
The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship program is a childhood-to-career initiative designed to inspire and educate millions of students each year from underrepresented and historically underserved communities to build life-changing skills that leverage computer science and coding to bring their dreams to life.
Recipients were chosen based on a variety of criteria, including their academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, future goals, and financial need. Amazon partnered with Scholarship America to review the applications and select the 400 scholars. Scholars will also receive a paid internship offer at Amazon after their freshman year of college to gain hands-on, practical work experience with mentorship from Amazon leaders.
“Atlanta Public Schools is proud to celebrate our students for their talent and tenacity in a field that is essential across multiple industries,” said Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring. “In keeping with APS' mission to graduate students ready for college and career, the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship creates a career readiness pathway for students to learn and develop real-world experience.”
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