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The 2005 A+ Awards Luncheon was held on Friday, April 1 at the Georgia World Congress Center in the Georgia Ballroom. This year’s ceremony was attended by more than 980 guests. The A+ Awards is sponsored by the Atlanta Partners for Education (APFE), a joint venture between Atlanta Public Schools and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Each year APFE honors the outstanding partnerships between the Atlanta business community, nonprofit, civic, higher education, religious, social, and professional organizations and their commitment and efforts to directly strengthen the Atlanta Public Schools educational goals.
Awards were presented in the categories of: Community Achievement, Innovation, Mentoring, Rookie Achievement, Team, Tutoring and Summa Cum Laude. Also this year, for the first time, a special recognition was given by the Superintendent for outstanding service in a partnership. This event also recognizes the Atlanta Public Schools Teachers of the Year. The 2005 event highlighted the Teachers of the Year by adding some special touches. The teachers were celebrated with a pre-luncheon reception. They were additionally recognized with special seating that made them the center of attention at the luncheon.
In the lobby of the ballroom, an exhibition entitled “Gallery of Excellence” chronicled Atlanta Public Schools’ academic strides over the past five years including plans and goals for the future. Entertainment was provided by the Bronze Voices Hand Bell Choir, The Young Middle School Jazz Band and the North Atlanta High School Jazz Ensemble.
Jocelyn Dorsey, Director of Editorials & Public Affairs and host of People to People for WSB TV Channel 2, served as Mistress of Ceremonies at this year’s event.
APFE honored the following Teachers of the Year:
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System-wide Teacher of the Year
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Marty Cummings
Price Middle School
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Elementary School Teacher of the Year
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Joan Wyman
Brandon Elementary School
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High School Teacher of the Year
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Susan H. Buckson-Greene
Washington High School
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The following are the 2005 A+ Awards Finalists
(Winners highlighted):
2005 A+ Awards Finalists/Winners |
Community
United States Probation and Turner Middle School
Another Way Out, Inc., and Therrell High School |
Innovative
Sun Trust Bank and Centennial Place Elementary School
Cool Girls Inc. and Coan Middle School
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Mentoring
McMaster-Carr Supply Company and
Adamsville Elementary School
BlueLinx and Washington High School
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Rookie Achievement
Concessions International and Turner Middle School
Allen Temple A.M.E. Church and
Blalock Elementary School
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Team
Georgia Institute of Technology, Johnson Controls and
Centennial Place Elementary School
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Tutoring
Agape Center and Bolton Academy
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and
Price Middle School
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Summa Cum Laude
(There was an unprecedented tie this year) PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sutton Middle School
Carter and Capitol View Elementary School |
APFE would like to thank all of our sponsors, committee members, volunteers, participants and supporters for making this year’s luncheon an overwhelming success. We offer special thanks to, Evern Cooper Epps, APFE chair, Michael D. Garrett and Michael R. Holiman, honorary co-chairs of this years A+ Awards, for their outstanding leadership and support.
Special thanks to PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cingular Wireless, APS system-wide Teacher of the Year award sponsors, Wal-Mart, the Elementary and High school Teachers of the Year award sponsor and metroPCS, sponsor for the school that supports the APS system-wide Teacher of the Year.
2005 A+ Awards luncheon sponsors were:
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Presidential Level
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AirTran Airway, The Atlanta Journal Constitution,
GE Energy, UPS, Wal-Mart, WSB-TV
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Summa Cum Laude Level
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The Coca-Cola Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
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Magna Cum Laude Level
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AGL Resources, Inc., Georgia Power Company, Speakeasy, Inc.,
Troutman Sanders, LLP,
metroPCS, Turner
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Cum Laude Level
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Atlanta Marriott Marquis, BellSouth,
Georgia Natural Gas, H.J. Russell Company,
Heery International,
The Home Depot, Publix Supermarkets,
Scientific Atlanta, Wachovia Bank
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Honors Level
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Cingular Wireless, Citizens Trust Bank,
Hardin Construction Company, LLC,
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport,
Kroger, Macy’s, Office Depot
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2005 Teacher of the Year Processional |
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2005 A+ Awards
Mistress of Ceremonies,
WSB TV’s Jocelyn Dorsey along with APS student presenter |
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Price Middle School Staff
Principal, Dr. Shelia Barker, Keisla Tisdel and
2005 System-wide
Teacher of The Year
Marty Cummings. |
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2005 Summa Cum Laude winners
A tie!
Sutton Middle School and PricewaterhouseCoopers and Capitol View Elementary
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Turner Middle School’s “Bronze Voices”
Hand Bell Choir performing
at 2005 A+ Awards |
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Young Middle School Band plays in the lobby |
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2005 Community Award Winners, Therrell High School and
Another Way Out, Inc. |
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2005 Team Award Winners, Centennial Place Elementary, Georgia Institute of Technology and
Johnson Controls |
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Attendees viewing photos in the Finalists Gallery |
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