Celebrations, reflections and information about the Charles R. Drew Charter School Senior Academy
In keeping with Atlanta Public Schools’ early closing on Friday, January 6th, due to anticipated inclement weather, all Drew Charter School academies (Elementary, Junior and Senior academies) will close at 2pm. Please make arrangements to pick up your child at 2pm on Friday, January 6th. Additionally, all Friday evening and weekend school activities have been …
Continue reading INCLEMENT WEATHER ALERT: Drew Closing at 2pm, Fri. Jan 6th
Shout Outs! To Ms. Akinyela, Dr. Morgan and Ms. Wynn, whose students hosted a Renaissance Faire for EA and JA students on Friday as part of their most recent project [See picture above]! To Do-It-Yourself Club for an amazing Pop-Up Shop today after school! To the harp students, Ms. Hairston and Ms. Hayes for a awesome harp …
Shout Outs! To Ms. Nguyen & Ms. Schaffer for their presentation about their Geography, Art and Global Awareness (GAGA) curriculum at the National Council for Social Studies To everyone who participated in the PTA Town Hall on Thursday [see picture above] To Mr. Coley for his continued hard work securing internships for our seniors [See note below if you can …
We have seven awesome seniors who are looking for internship placements for the spring semester. They are available in the afternoons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Not all of them have transportation so opportunities in the neighborhood or easily accessible by MARTA are best. If you think you or your organization might be interested in …
Continue reading 7 Awesome Seniors Looking for Internship Placements
Shout Outs! Ms. Simmons, Ms. Pryor, Ms. Allen, Ms. Woods and Ms. Young for all their endless work on Homecoming! To the following parents and guardians who signed up to help with Homecoming: Monetia Hollie Wyleathia Harris Erica Donerlson Genie McGee Yolanda Forte Yashica Lipbscomb Kim Brannan-Sykes Claudette Freeman Valerie Richards Keli Jones Aneka Forte Crystal George …
Drew Charter School is committed to maintaining a spirit of excellence. It is important for us to check the pulse of our progress by getting meaningful feedback from our key stakeholders. With this in mind, we are asking every Senior Academy parent to complete this brief survey by Friday, November 18, 2016. Your responses will …
Continue reading Senior Academy Parent Survey for December 1st Town Hall
Shout Outs! Welcoming Ms. Shira Woodlee, who joins us as a special education teacher for grades 11 and 12 To Jurnee Miller (Math), Trinity Mosley (Science), Kaitlyn Taylor (Spanish) and Haley Whetstone (Math) who were selected as district nominees for the Governor’s Honors Program To Ms. Kaney, Ms. Young, Ms. Herman, Ms. Thomas, and Mr. …
Shout-outs: To Ms. White and the Drew student InvenTeam for being awarded the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam™ Grant for Invention Projects (Official Press Release available here and AJC article available here) To Ms. Herman & Ms. Young for all their hard work helping our students prepare for early decision deadlines To all of the teachers who have …
Parents and families, we are gearing up for the 2016-2017 Homecoming Week, which will be held November 14-19th. Our staff and students have been working hard to prepare, but we would appreciate support from parents and families. If you are interested and available to support with any of our events, please let us know via …
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