The first time I heard that my homeland was being invaded was not the dramatic moment you might imagine. I was rushing late to my first period and opened my phone to see a post of a Ukrainian…

Many teachers say their mental health has been overlooked by both the school district and the public. These issues have worsened during the pandemic.

According to a February 2021 survey from the RAND…

While many students play video games regularly, very few make the hobby into a career. With 120,000 followers across all platforms, senior Brady Stroppel has created a streaming account drawing in viewers…

The GEO Group, a privately owned prison organization, will expand Georgia’s Folkston U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention center by 1,800 beds. This plan would make Folkston the largest…

Assistant Principal Willie Vincent came to Grady High School in Aug. 2010. Since then, he’s worked tirelessly year-round, creating students schedules, sending mass emails and helping the school run smoothly….

As a child, senior Mckenna Heisler liked celebrating her family. Heisler was one of a small group of students with two mothers at Springdale Park Elementary School, and she thought she had the “coolest”…

The highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 has increased the demand for Covid-19 tests and Atlanta Public School’s surveillance testing efforts.

Implementing district surveillance testing initiatives
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For the first time in history, the Atlanta City Council has four openly LGBTQ+ members.

Grady alumnus and City Council member Matt Westmoreland came out as gay on Jan. 2 via Instagram and Twitter. Westmoreland…

Dogs aren’t among the things most high school students expect to come across during class. However, seeing one at Midtown is a fairly common occurrence thanks to Ike, a certified therapy dog.

Language…

From 2013 to 2017, Grady alum Melissa Brown set records in almost every event she swam in. Four years after graduating, Brown has returned to the school, no longer setting school and division records,…

A behavioral screening, commissioned by Atlanta Public Schools and administered to Midtown students, has prompted privacy concerns.

Many students, parents and teachers said they did not have adequate…

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the nation was forced to grapple with two verdicts. One brought justice to one life that was lost and subsequently spurred on the racial reckoning of the Black Lives Matter…

The school a child attends can have a tremendous impact on their socialization, academic outcomes, development and social mobility. About 90 percent of students in the United States attend public schools,…

Some jokes aren’t funny. It goes beyond an ill-fated meme on Twitter or a poorly executed SNL sketch. It’s when the facade of humor is used to cover up inherent bias and prejudices, masquerading behind…

Seventy-five years ago, in 1946, Boys’ High School welcomed its last class. The next spring, in 1947, both Boys’ High and its sister school, Tech High School, both all-white male-only schools, would…

In the world of high school athletics, gifted but raw young athletes are the foundation of many elite athletic programs. In contrast to collegiate and professional athletics, athletes are more developed…

The Atlanta Braves won their first World Series in 26 years after defeating the Houston Astros in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. The Braves were welcomed home with a victory parade that stretched…

In the previously abandoned Underground Atlanta, the “Art of Banksy: Without Limits Exhibition” highlights decades of famous pieces done by anonymous graffiti artist, Banksy.

The worldwide sensation…

Buckhead, Atlanta’s wealthiest district, is trying to de-annex from the city and create its own local government. Two bills, one each in the Georgia Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives, have…

Junior Nik Bruckman hopes to become a professional gamer. Having already broken many records, Bruckman has established himself in the gaming field. Under his gaming organization, G-Haven, Bruckman…

Over the past five years, the football program has been in constant decline.

In 2016, the Knights finished 10-2. The team finished 2-7 in 2017, 1-9 in 2018, 3-7 in 2019 and 1-9 last year. From 1997…

Hispanic Heritage Month is a month that runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 which recognizes the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American influencers who have inspired others to accomplish their…

With the return to in-person learning, teachers and staff are incorporating more technology in learning. Along with fewer paper assignments and hands-on learning, the current curriculum relies heavily…

Just before midnight on Sept. 1, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks would stand, gutting Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice John Roberts, who usually votes conservative,…

Global artist and alum Alex Brewer, better known as HENSE, found a unique way to leave his mark on the school he was forced to leave as a student for tagging. He designed the mural in the school’s…

A new social media challenge, “Devious Licks,” which emerged in early September on the social media platform TikTok has led to vandalized bathrooms throughout the school.

The trend involves students…

The Atlanta City Council is slated to vote on a proposal to build a new police and fire training facility that would be developed on an 85-acre piece of land at the site of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm….

Increased competition has Atlanta Public Schools scrambling for bus drivers. The district is using pandemic funds to offer incentives as it seeks nearly three dozen drivers.

“We started working with…

A Mary Lin Elementary School parent filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights alleging her daughter’s school engaged in discriminatory practices. She is seeking…

Naomi Grishman never saw herself as a teacher, yet she ended up being one of the most influential teachers and leaders at Grady.

Grishman was a history major, but after a trip home during her junior…

After a bracket posted on social media ranking the appearances of female students led to initial reactions of outrage and disgust, many current Grady students felt empowered to tell their own stories of…

After an incident on social media prompted a discussion about social issues at Grady, classmates separated by Covid-19 restrictions found a sense of community.

In the off-campus incident over spring…

In response to a small group of junior boys posting a Final Four sports-style bracket ranking 64 junior girls by name on social media over spring break, Principal Dr. Betsy Bockman condemned the incident…

A 17-year-old girl from Iran, a teacher from Venezuela, a Mercer University student from Egypt, an immigration and criminal defense attorney from Colombia —all drawn to America with the prospect of opportunity. 
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Eight months ago, senior Kai Anderson began working on his most ambitious project yet: an Avatar-themed Minecraft server.

Known by his screen name, Blitz, Anderson serves as the face and owner of BendersMC,…

Reading, writing and arithmetic prepare students to graduate, but Home Economics classes prepare students for life. 

While Home Economics was a popular class available throughout the 1900’s that…

Chaka Forman, Class of 1987, stars in the new Spike Lee film “Son of the South.” The film portrays the grandson of a Klansman who eventually joins the Civil Rights Movement. This is the latest in a…

As an Asian-American student in Atlanta, this week has been thoroughly sobering, if not a reminder of the constant danger that plagues people of color and women.

On March 17, a gunman opened fire on…

In Atlanta, murals and markers of remembrance are lined down almost every street corner to honor late Congressman John Lewis. From a drive down John Lewis Freedom Parkway to the Lewis mural on Auburn Avenue,…

“I think of words as spells. They can touch you; they can move you, whether it be for the good or bad.”

Senior Re’Onna Vines has a way with words, viewing them as “spells.” She shares poems…

Senior Richard Aytch struggles to find the energy to go to class and has a hard time mustering up the enthusiasm to do what he loves: making art. Senior Joanna Baker finds it exhausting just to make it…

Senior Joseph Scott spent his high school days shooting hoops, but soon, he’ll be shooting magazine covers. 

Scott stumbled on a modeling contract with a major agency in November after his friend,…

On Eddie S. Henderson’s first day coaching at Grady in 1970, his car was spray-painted and vandalized. But the next day, and every day for many years after that, he went back to work and loved it. 
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After practice, most athletes are relieved and begin settling down. That does not apply to junior wrestling captain Jack Collins who piles on multiple layers of clothes and finishes with a two-mile run…

A mixture of foreign tongues and belongings fill the homes of multicultural students. English phrases blend with those of their native language, showing a glimpse of what life is like for multicultural…

After an almost year-long community debate over Atlanta Public Schools’ reopening plan, magnified by a billboard, numerous protests and Facebook groups, students are returning to the classroom.

For…

The walls of Manuel’s Tavern overflow with newspaper articles, photos of political figures and sports stars, vintage posters and every knick-knack imaginable.  

The history of Atlanta resides in…

For their entire lives, the Lewis sisters have been playing sports, but for the first time ever, the three are playing together on the girls basketball team. 

The Lewis sisters are fueled by competition….

The coronavirus pandemic has entered a new stage, with a new administration in the White House and vaccines being distributed across the states. While many are feeling hopeful about the rollout plan, others…

Skin care is important to many teens, and struggling with acne is a difficult but not uncommon problem faced by many high school students. Therefore, many turn to skincare products to keep their acne in…