Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Liza Wemakor is a Junior at Booker T. Washington High School-Early College and the leader of her class.
This week as the Atlanta Public Schools take a week-long Spring Break, Cascade Patch wants to commend a standout student at Washington High School who was put into the spotlight by the TalkUp APS Blog. According to the APS Blog, Liza is only a high school junior and she is already dually enrolled at Georgia State University. Washington High teachers say, "Liza has held the highest ranks at her high school for three consecutive years," and she is known for her eloquence and poise. ”At this point in life, I imagine excelling in college and furthering my ability to do what I have always loved—writing. If we follow our own definitions of greatness rather than allowing others to define it for us, we become unstoppable forces. There is no …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Parent Town Hall Meeting will take place at Washington High School and cover a range of issues.
Note: Cascade Patch mistakingly reported that this event was going to take place on Wednesday evening. It is actually scheduled for Thursday evening. Sorry for the confusion. Parents are being urged to be a part of their children's education and their school's process more than ever these days as school performance and school safety continue to be hot button issues throughout southwest Atlanta and the greater metro area. District 2 Board of Education representative, Bryon Amos, will hold a Parent Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 28th starting at 6:30 p.m. at Washington High School. The meeting will discuss important topics such as, "small school designation, school safety, parental engagement, community involvement, and upcoming …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
2 female students reported a naked man driving around Washington High.
The Atlanta Police Department want students and residents in the area of Washington High School to be on the lookout for an older man driving slowly through the neighborhood. It is believed that this man is either naked or undressed from the waist down and is targeting Washington High School students. According to Sgt. Gregory Lyon, "the girls said the man was acting creepy and they could tell that he wasn’t dressed from the waist down, even though the man never made eye contact with the girls or tried to talk to them." Police investigators believe the man was driving "a newer model silver 4-door sedan, possibly a Toyota Camry, with tinted windows and rims," reports WSB. According to CBS, the initial incident occurred in 200 block of …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Former UGA football legends Matt Stinchcomb, Jon Stinchcomb, David Greene and D.J. Shockley joined volunteers for a community service project at Booker T. Washington High School last week.
Before the SEC Championship game that saw Georgia lose to Alabama in a tightly fought competition, Allstate Insurance Company and a group of dedicated former UGA football players tackled a community service project as part of the fourth annual “Allstate Good Works Day” in Atlanta Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Local college football legends Matt Stinchcomb, Jon Stinchcomb, David Greene and D.J. Shockley joined a team of Allstate employees to volunteer at Booker T. Washington High School near Southwest Atlanta. The UGA football legends are all former members of the Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team®, a prestigious national award honoring college football players for their commitment to volunteerism and serving …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The former student turns 90 and wishes to celebrate at her old high school.
On Wednesday evening, community members, friends, family, and Council-members will gather at Washington High School to celebrate a former student's 90th birthday party. Mattie Terrell Mero was born in Summerhill almost a century ago, and is returning to her Alma Mater, Washington High, to celebrate her birthday. The party, wishing the Class of 1940 a Happy Birthday, is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3rd at Washington High School. A proclamation from Atlanta City Council will be read, along with cake and light refreshments.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
L.E.A.D. is introducing its nationally recognized, year-round baseball programming at Washington High School, and is announcing its expansion within the Atlanta Public School system.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
(submitted by Melanie Beal, Lead2Legacy.org) Launch, Expose, Advise, Direct Inc. (L.E.A.D.) introduces its nationally recognized, year-round baseball programming into Washington High School (WHS). The year-round programming being implemented at WHS includes the Legacy League in the fall, Middle School Baseball Development League in the spring, Junior Ambassador Program in the summer and the Ambassador Program beginning in the winter and continuing through the summer. WHS is rooted in baseball tradition with graduates such as James “Red” Moore (Atlanta Black Crackers and Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame) and Donn Clendenon (New York Mets and the 1969 World Series MVP), for whom the WHS Moore-Clendenon baseball field is named for. “Our goal at …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Share your proud Washington High School graduation day moments with a post here on Cascade Patch. We want to see your smiling faces and caps in the air on photo or video. Congratulations!
Share your proud Washington High School graduation day moments with a post here on Cascade Patch. We want to see your smiling faces and caps in the air on photo or video. Congratulations!
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Washington High School has the distinct honor of having the most Gates scholars in the Atlanta Public Schools system.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship is awarded every year to 1000 students from all over the country, and pays for their entire college expenses. (both undergrad and post-grad) According to a report by Keith Whitney of WXIA, Atlanta has the 3rd largest amount of students who have been awarded this honor. In addition, our very own Washington High School had the largest percentage represented in that number. Washington High is one of the most historic schools in Atlanta due to its role during the days of segregation, and to hear that a number of their students are flourishing and receiving national accolades is a wonderful feeling recognition for the entire community. We must also congratulate the teachers for their hard work…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The student may still face additional repercussions.
A Booker T. Washington High School's senior academy student has been suspended for changing other students' attendance and class schedule records. The student "used his parent’s log-in username and password to access the data system containing attendance and class schedule records," APD spokesman Keith Bromery told Patch. "He proceeded to change some of the information for about 18 students." The offending student's parent is a counselor at the school, Bromery said. "A student at the school reported the situation, and all of the altered records were changed back to accurately reflect the affected students’ true attendance and course assignments," Bromery said. "As the student used an established log-in name and password, school officials …
Sylvia Hooker
8:27 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
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