Have a Happy Summer!
APS “Top 10” Things to Know for Summer 2023

APS students and families, we’ve prepared a Top 10 list for you! Here are 10 useful tips to help you have a great summer and a great start to next school year. 

Now:

1. Sign the Hazel Health consent form so your student can access no-cost physical and mental telehealth services during the summer and next school year. 
2. Register your teen scholar (ages 16+) for the Grow with Google summer cohort and they can start the school year with an industry-recognized certification.
3. Is your student enrolled in a summer program? Remember our Summer Academic Recovery Academy days and hours of operation.
4. Use the APS summer reading list and visit our Techtivities website for even more resources to keep your student engaged in digital content throughout the summer.
5. Use the Food Finder to access info about food pantry resources.
6. Read up on APS enrollment procedures if your student is new; transferring or changing APS schools; or beginning kindergarten this year. 

Next Month:

7. Check for new information on the APS website, where we’ll feature a back-to-school section beginning in early July. 
8. Follow @APSUpdate for any student code-of-conduct changes and a link to the 2023-24 Student Handbook.
9. Make a note that the APS Back-to-School Bash is one week early this year, so join us at the Georgia World Congress Center on Saturday, July 22nd. 
10. Check your school’s website for supply lists and other important school-specific Day One information, and make all those final preparations for Tuesday, August 1st – our first day of the new school year!
Say Yes to APS! Join our Team of Difference Makers at the 2023 Dash to the Class Hiring Event

If you are in the job market for a fulfilling career that impacts the lives of children for the better, we’re looking for YOU!

Join us this Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon for a Teaching Hiring Event and Operations Career Expo at Frederick Douglass High School to learn how you can join Team APS. Teachers, bus drivers, nutrition workers, operation personnel and school resource officers are the leaders who impact the lives of students every day. APS offers lucrative hiring incentives, competitive pay, and desirable benefits!

Click HERE to register. To learn more, please contact our Recruiting Department at recruitmentservices@apsk12.org.
Save The Date For the APS Back-to-School Bash

As you prepare to kick off your summer plans, we hope you will add the Atlanta Public Schools Back-to-School Bash date of July 22, 2023 to your calendar. This flagship event supports APS students and their families for the first day of school and beyond with valuable resources, backpacks and school supplies for FREE!

Make sure you SAVE THE DATE, and be on the lookout for more details to come.
Atlanta Falcons Summer of Service Contest

From May 26 through Sept. 1 the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Public Schools are hosting the Summer of Service contest to celebrate the work of high school students in the community and to encourage them to get involved in making an impact.

The high school containing the students that have completed the most community service hours will win a GRAND PRIZE from the Atlanta Falcons, including a school pep rally featuring special Falcons guests, a trip to a game during the regular season, and more!

Get started on making a difference by clicking HERE to learn more and by clicking HERE to sign up and access MyVoluntier.
The Fulton County Library System Is Offering Free Vision Screenings This July

Great news! The Fulton County Library Center and Vision to Learn are teaming up to offer vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses (if needed) for your child. These services are FREE and provided at no cost to you from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., July 3 - July 14, 2023.

Registration and appointments are required to take advantage of this amazing service, so , so please click HERE to register and set your preferred date and location. Walk-ins are not accepted.
Around the District
Mission Possible: Accomplished
Class of 2023 Graduation Recap

The mission of the Atlanta Public Schools’ 2022-2023 school year focused on a caring culture of equity, trust, and collaboration that would afford every student to graduate ready for college, career, and life.

Last week that mission was ACCOMPLISHED as APS honored the graduating Class of 2023 at eleven commencement ceremonies at McCamish Pavilion!

Thousands of family, friends, faculty and staff gathered together to witness the culmination of years of hard work by our scholars, as well as commemorate their success through a series of services highlighting their brilliance and sacrifice.

APS Family, join us in congratulating the 2023 graduates of: 

B.E.S.T. Academy • Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School • Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School
Frederick Douglass High School • Booker T. Washington High School
Benjamin E. Mays High School • Carver Early College Carver STEAM Academy
South Atlanta High School • North Atlanta High School • Midtown High School
Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School

Here are a few highlights regarding the Class of 2023:

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 and Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient 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).

We encourage you to watch the video recaps of the ceremonies and learn about these truly amazing young people.
Important Reminders
Save The Date: The First Day of the 2023-2024 School Year

Before you take off on your summer adventure, please save the date for the first day of the 2023-2024 school year: TUESDAY, August 1, 2023. Mark your calendars and be sure to attend the Back to School Bash in July!
Physical/Mental Telehealth Services Available to APS Students This Summer

Have you signed up your scholar for free virtual health services yet? APS students at our traditional schools can receive physical and mental health services virtually at no out-of-pocket cost to families. The good news is, this EXTENDS THROUGH THE SUMMER. As long as your child is enrolled in the Hazel Health platform you can use the service.

Parents, sign the consent form today so your student can schedule a virtual visit with a doctor. Click HERE to sign up and learn more about Hazel Health.
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