Alonzo F. Herndon Elementary School – Notice of Public Hearing – March 13 & March 21, 2012

The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on March 13, 2012, and March 21, 2012, during which officials from Atlanta Public Schools will discuss the proposed closure of Alonzo F. Herndon Elementary School. No vote will be taken at these public hearings.

Both hearings will start at 6:30 p.m. at Herndon Elementary, located at 350 Temple Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314.

Students living in the Herndon zone will be reassigned to Bethune Elementary, a K–5 school. As a result of the proposed closure and reassignment, Bethune Elementary is expected to have an enrollment of approximately 540 students.

Atlanta Public Schools is in the process of determining the future use of the Herndon facility. Herndon may be used as a relocation site, administrative site or nontraditional learning center, or the school may be leased, sold or demolished.

William M. Boyd Elementary School – Notice of Public Hearing – March 14 & March 16, 2012

The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on March 14, 2012, and March 16, 2012, during which officials from Atlanta Public Schools will discuss the proposed closure of William M. Boyd Elementary School. No vote will be taken at these public hearings.

Both hearings will start at 6:30 p.m. at Boyd Elementary, located at 1891 Johnson Road N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318.

Students living in the Boyd zone will be reassigned to one of the following schools: Scott Elementary (a K-5 school) or Grove Park-Woodson Elementary (a merged school split between two campuses, one for K-2 and the other for grades 3-5). As a result of the proposed closure and reassignment, Scott Elementary is expected to have an enrollment of approximately 640 students, and Grove Park-Woodson Elementary is expect to have an enrollment of approximately 1,050 students.

Atlanta Public Schools is in the process of determining the future use of the Boyd facility. Boyd may be used as a relocation site, administrative site or nontraditional learning center, or the school may be leased, sold or demolished.

For more information please contact Interim Principal Keisha A. Gibbons – Phone: (404) 802-8150

Capitol View Elementary School – Notice of Public Hearing – March 14 & March 26, 2012

The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on March 14, 2012, and March 26, 2012, during which officials from Atlanta Public Schools will discuss the proposed closure of Capitol View Elementary School. No vote will be taken at these public hearings.

Both hearings will start at 6:30 p.m. at Capitol View Elementary, located at 1442 Metropolitan Parkway S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30310.

Students living in the Capitol View zone will be reassigned to Perkerson Elementary, a K–5 school. As a result of the proposed closure and reassignment, Perkerson Elementary is expected to have an enrollment of approximately 600 students.

Atlanta Public Schools is in the process of determining the future use of the Capitol View facility. Capitol View may be used as a relocation site, administrative site or nontraditional learning center, or the school may be leased, sold or demolished.

For further information please contact Interim Principal Wanda Harmon - Phone: (404) 802-7200

D.M. Therrell Educational Complex names auditorium after civil rights legend

Dr. Joseph Lowery with students at Therrell High School

 

ATLANTA -  Atlanta Public Schools paid tribute to the Reverend Joseph E. Lowery Wednesday morning with the dedication of the D.M. Therrell Educational Complex Auditorium.  APS dedicated the facility in honor of the civil rights legend and his heroic efforts to secure peace, justice and prosperity for all humanity. 

 The building has been named the Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Auditorium.

Lowery, a native of Huntsville, Ala., served as one of the chief organizers of the Selma, Montgomery marches in 1965 that led to passage of the Voting Rights Act.  A longtime president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Lowery created the SCLC with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, Sr.  and Fred Shuttlesworth, who died last October.  At ninety, Lowery is the oldest surviving leader of the non-violent civil rights demonstrations of the 1950s and 1960s.

 In 2009 Lowery delivered the benediction at President Obama’s inauguration.  Later that year, the nation’s first African American president awarded Lowery the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the country’s highest civilian award—to honor Lowery’s service to the nation. Lowery wore the medal to the auditorium dedication and proudly held it high for the audience to see.  Lowery said he wore it to the event so that he could experience both badges of honor together.

 Local business owner and Therrell alumnus, Antavis Pickens, Sr., provided the keynote address and students from Therrell, M.H. Jackson and Grady high schools performed during the program and the reception that followed. 

During his acceptance remarks Lowery stated that when he learned about the naming of the auditorium, he was “thankful and highly honored.” He added that the auditorium would be a place for students to sit shoulder to shoulder with each other for fellowship, enrichment and enlightenment. 

 “You will come to this auditorium and hear from people who have served their community, and who will look to you to one day serve your communities,” Lowery said.

 Before taking his seat, Lowery gave the students a friendly word of caution.

“Always be on your best behavior in the Joseph E. Lowery Auditorium,” he said.  “Never come in here and misbehave.  Because when I’m gone, I’ll be watching you.  And if you do misbehave in this auditorium, you will feel a hard nudge in your side—that’ll be me.”

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