Grady HS Art Exhibit, Coach Slade Reception Thursday

The Advanced Placement Art Exit Show and Literary Magazine The Unmasking premier is set for Thursday, April 19, at The Cube, 662 Memorial Dr. SE.

The event presents the apogee of the Grady High School AP ART program, the development of each students vision thru the arts.

Featuring works in various media from print to paint, photography to recycled, all work is available for purchase.

Readings will be provided by The Un-masking: The 2012 edition of Grady’s literary magazine. This year’s magazine features poetry, short stories, photographs, and art work by Grady students. Copies will be on sale for $5.00.

Students presenting include: Maya R Baumeister, Andrew L Brown, Meredith K Campis, Helena N Carlton-Eifrid, Ninti Eddington, Kathryn H Edge, Vivien E Feria, Daniel J Gilstrap, Marius A Jackson, Lindsey R Leonard, Sarah E Nicholson, Robert M Pierce, Jasmine A Scott-Prince, Eve J Brown, Zoe N Cato, Larson B Collier, Madeleine E Girardot, Maya N Labat, Verity A Lister, Chase W Maxson, Margaret E McDonald-Smith, Erin L Scott and Elizabeth M Westmoreland.

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Also on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Grady’s "old" gym, the Grady Athletic Booster Club is holding a free reception to pay tribute to Coach Doug Slade, who is retiring this spring after years of devoted service to our athletes and the Grady community. All are invited to celebrate, honor and recognize his many years of dedicated service.

The "Doug Slade Scholarship Fund" is being created in his honor. The money in the fund will be used to assist student-athletes who need financial assistance with expenses related to participating in athletics at Grady.

If you wish to make a contribution to the fund, please send a check payable to the "Grady Grey Knights Athletic Booster Club," with a notation that it is for the "Doug Slade Scholarship Fund," to the school address: 929 Charles Allen, Atlanta, 30309.  GGKABC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax deductible. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the fund on the night of the reception.
 
In addition, if you are so inclined, the Athletic Booster Club is accepting donations toward the cost of this reception. Again, please make your check to GGKABC and note it is for the reception and send it to the school. Any donations to this fund that are not used will be transferred to the Scholarship Fund and are also tax deductible.  

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Grady senior Nick McFarlin has received a four-year Georgia Military Scholarship valued at $70,000.

He was sworn in with the Georgia Army National Guard on April 4 and will report for Basic Training at Ft. Benning in June. He will attend North Georgia College and State University beginning spring 2013.

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Finally, congratulations to Springdale Park Elementary School, APS’ 2012 Georgia Green Ribbon award winning school.

Springdale Park students and staff were recently recognized at the State Capitol by the GA. Lt. Governor for their environmental innovations.

Earlier this year, Springdale Park, in collaboration with the Atlanta Public Schools Facilities Department, submitted an application to the Georgia Green Ribbon Schools Awards Program. On Friday, March 9, 2012, Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle sent official notification that Springdale Park has been named a Georgia Green Ribbon School. The Georgia Green Ribbon Award is a result of a partnership between the Georgia Department of Education, the Office of the Lt. Governor, the U.S. Green Building Council of Georgia, the Georgia EPD, the Clean Air Campaign, and the Turner Foundation.

This recognition is given to high performing, healthy green schools where the staff, students, officials, parents and communities have worked collaboratively to make progress in the three pillars of the green school activity. The three pillars are as follows:

• Optimal efficiency in energy, water, and waste management
• Healthy students and school environment
• Environmental Education*

The Georgia Department of Education has nominated Springdale Park to the U.S. Department of Education to compete for the coveted national distinction of being a National Green Ribbon School. The U.S. Department of Education is expected to determine the final award winning schools in April and will host a national recognition awards ceremony in Washington D.C.

In Georgia, the Turner Foundation has generously pledged $10,000 for the school or schools who are recognized with a National Green Ribbon. When multiple Georgia schools are selected for the National Green Ribbon Program, they will split the prize.

This year, four schools were selected to represent Georgia in the national contest: Arabia Mountain High School (DeKalb County Public Schools), Crabapple Elementary School (Fulton County Public Schools), Savannah Country Day School (Savannah private school), and Springdale Park Elementary School (Atlanta Public Schools).

“In these challenging times, school systems across the state are embracing innovative ideas to reduce costs and focus resources on the classrooms where students learn,” said Lt. Governor Cagle. “I’m proud to launch the National Green Ribbon Schools contest to recognize Georgia schools that are implementing groundbreaking tools to reduce their energy costs. This will allow us to redirect precious financial resources towards direct instruction, create a healthier learning environment for our children, and give our students career-relevant, first-hand experience in one of our state’s emerging industries.”

“I am very pleased we have schools in Georgia that are striving to be more efficient, especially in this very difficult economic environment,” said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge. “Congratulations to our first group of Georgia Green Ribbon Schools. We’re confident that at least one of these schools will bring home a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award.”

- The Atlanta Public Schools contributed to this report