Berkmar Middle School student Jessica Pham was recently honored by Georgia Tech's Women's Basketball team for reading nearly 10,000 pages during the annual "Jacket 2 Jacket" reading program. Jessica earned the highest place for a 7th grade reader and was recognized during halftime of the Georgia Tech vs. Alcorn game last month. She also received an autographed poster from the Georgia Tech Women's Basketball team and two tickets to the game. The "Jacket 2 Jacket" program recognizes individuals from each grade level with the highest individual total number of pages read, the highest class total, and the highest school total.
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Orchestra students at Atlanta's Beecher Hills Elementary School raised $1,000 to purchase orchestra uniforms through the General Mills' Box Tops for Education program. The students presented a holiday performance last month at Greenbriar Mall in their new uniforms.
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North Springs Charter High School, Riverwood International Charter High School and Westlake High School have qualified for a competitive new Advanced Placement STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Access program launched by The College Board. The aim is to increase the number of minority and female high school students who participate in AP STEM courses. The initiative identified schools that historically have had a higher population of minority students who want to take a AP STEM course. "The AP STEM Access program will help us serve students who, although willing and academically talented, may not have had access to certain programs before," said Fulton County superintendent Robert Avossa in a news release. "This is a real win for our students and our school system." The schools have until March to submit applications for grants up to $9,000. The grants can be used by teachers for everything from professional development to college-level textbooks and lab equipment.
