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
May 22, 2023
Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2023 This Week
District will host 11 graduation ceremonies at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology
ATLANTA – Graduation season is here for the Atlanta Public Schools Class of 2023!
The District will host 11 graduation ceremonies, Tuesday through Friday, at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (965 Fowler Street, NW).
Tuesday | May 23
B.E.S.T./CSKYWLA 4:00 pm
KIPP Atlanta 7:00 pm
Wednesday | May 24
Jackson 10:00 am
Douglass 2:00 pm
Washington 6:00 pm
Thursday | May 25
Mays 10:00 am
Carver 2:00 pm
South Atlanta 6:00 pm
Friday | May 26
North Atlanta 10:00 am
Midtown 2:00 pm
Therrell 6:00 pm
Graduation Stories
Beecher Hills Elementary School is the cradle of valedictorians. Over the past eight years, six future valedictorians attended Beecher Hills for elementary school, including Carver Early College 2023 valedictorian Destiny Hudson.
Coretta Scott King Young Woman’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) valedictorian and STAR Student Karen Gamez-Amador could not speak English when she started kindergarten.
Booker T. Washington High School counselors set a goal of $8 million in scholarship offers for this year’s class of seniors. Four stellar scholars, the Washington Four, surpassed that amount all on their own. The entire graduating senior class, many of whom have succeeded despite overcoming challenging circumstances, has now nearly doubled the $8 million goal.
Midtown High School’s valedictorian, salutatorian and STAR Student are twins: Aran (valedictorian and STAR Student) and Sayan Sonnad-Joshi (salutatorian).
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About Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in the state of Georgia, serving approximately 50,000 students across 87 schools and five programs. The District is organized into nine K-12 clusters with 64 traditional schools, 19 charter schools, six partner schools, two alternative schools and five alternative programs. To learn more about Atlanta Public Schools, follow us on social media – Twitter (@apsupdate), Facebook (Atlanta Public Schools), and Instagram (apsupdate) – or visit us online at www.atlantapublicschools.us.
