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After 24 years of educating and fostering fellowship in students, the Atlanta Girls School (AGS) plans to close at the end of the semester.
Atlanta Girls' School closes doors after 24 years
Kate Durden • May 6, 2024

Georgia’s only non-sectarian girls school, Atlanta Girls’ School (AGS), plans to close at the end of the semester after 24 years. Low enrollment and insufficient...

Clayton State University students spread the word about the Listen to Georgia campaign on campus
Uncommitted voters hold crucial turnout in Georgia primaries
May 1, 2024
ONLINE AMENITIES: The online version of the AP exams in Bluebook offer many tools. Students can rule out answers and, on some tests, annotate, by highlighting text and typing notes.
Digital Divide: Online AP Exams spark mixed responses from Midtown community
April 29, 2024
A HELPING HAND: ESOL teacher Joe Osborne helps students in the adult education center every day to learn necessary skills to obtain jobs and have better lives by improving their English fluency. Students learn necessary phrases homebuyers will encounter.
District addresses gap in adult education, strives for literacy recovery
April 26, 2024
To help aid the selection of the next permanent superintendent of the district, the Atlanta Board of Education has formed a community panel of more than 15 parents, teachers, students and community leaders.
Community advisory panel formed to advise district superintendent selection
April 22, 2024
Sports
Midtowns class of 2024 athletic commits
Senior Jonathan Steiding runs to celebrate with the student section after one of the Knights eight goals.
The new US Soccer headquarters is set to be open by 2026, corresponding with Atlanta hosting the 2026 FIFA Mens World Cup. The headquarters will house all 27 US national teams, including mens, womens, youth and special teams.
After three seasons of deep playoff runs that included Elite Eight, Final Four and State Championship appearances, the girls soccer team bowed out early in the Round of Sixteen on Apr. 23, losing 2-1 to Greater Atlanta Christian.
Features
In addition to highlighting pottery made from enslaved Black potters in Edgefield District, Hear Me Now showcases work from contemporary artists. Simone Leighs Jug is inspired by pottery from Edgefield District.
High Museum "Hear Me Now" exhibition showcases pre-Civil War Black pottery
Connie Erdozain • May 1, 2024

The High Museum of Atlanta is currently displaying “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina,” which showcases ceramic objects created...

Teams of two participate in the Lillian Blades Collage competition. Students use materials they find at the Dogwood Festival, like flyers, maps, newspapers and leaves.
Georgia youth artists compete, connect, create at the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition
April 19, 2024
Junior Leo Rose watches the first off-script run of his self-written one-act, The Blue Bar, in which junior James Howard and sophomore Mira Silverman play characters discussing a mysterious past.
Junior Rose directs awarded self-written script
April 16, 2024
Junior Addy Bricker has been cultivating her own designs while selling a wide range of accessory products through her business, Addy Art.
Junior Bricker pursues passion while starting business
April 11, 2024
END OF AN ERA: The original location of Highland Bakery in Old Fourth Ward has served as an anchor in the community. After 20 years, owner and CEO Stacey Eames was forced to close the doors due to the transfer of the building to new landlords.
Original Highland Bakery closes doors after 20 years
March 26, 2024
Opinion
The new US Soccer headquarters is set to be open by 2026, corresponding with Atlanta hosting the 2026 FIFA Mens World Cup. The headquarters will house all 27 US national teams, including mens, womens, youth and special teams.
New US Soccer headquarters will elevate Atlanta
Ellie Palaian • April 30, 2024

The decision by the United States Soccer Federation to relocate its headquarters from Chicago to Atlanta, in partnership with Georgia, marks a significant milestone...

While schools around Georgia provide IB courses, Midtown remains one of the only schools to stick primarily to the AP program. The difference seen between the courses offered at Midtown and other schools presents the debate over which program is more beneficial.
Head to Head: Are AP or IB classes more beneficial on students?
April 20, 2024
The implementation of vending machines within Midtown would greatly improve students energy levels and ability to focus. It would additionally encourage students to stay on campus during lunch.
Midtown students need access to vending machines
April 12, 2024
According to Arts Education In Georgia, only 4% of public schools in Georgia do not offer an art curriculum. The inclusion of arts in education sparks creativity and enhances students academic abilities.
Creative expression essential for student success
March 27, 2024
Due to the failure of earlier attendance initiatives, such as the raffling of trendy Stanley cups, Midtown has decided to fix the issue by building multiple-story parking deck.
Midtown to swap historic gym for parking garage
March 20, 2024
News Briefs
Midtown Students to be recognized at Special Board of Education Meeting
May 6, 2024
Media Center announces all books must be returned by May 8
May 6, 2024
Midtown Foundation to discuss budgets and planning for next year
May 6, 2024
Trending Stories
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Sophomore Cameron Collier leads the Knights in warm-ups for the first meet, Bob Blastow Invitational, of the 2023 season on Aug. 26. Collier placed first for the Knights with a time of 16:53. During his freshman year Collier finished with a time of 19:31 on the same course. Collier ended the season with a personal record of 16:05 running at the Alexander/Asics Invitational on Sept. 30. The time put him as the fastest sophomore in Midtown history and third overall.

Sophomore Collier defeats adversity, sets records

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Clayton State University students spread the word about the Listen to Georgia campaign on campus

Uncommitted voters hold crucial turnout in Georgia primaries

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After three seasons of deep playoff runs that included Elite Eight, Final Four and State Championship appearances, the girls soccer team bowed out early in the Round of Sixteen on Apr. 23, losing 2-1 to Greater Atlanta Christian.

Girls soccer makes early exit, falls in second round of state playoffs

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As part of a land swap deal with the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, a new Public Storage building is being constructed on Monroe Drive near the Eastside BeltLine Trail entrance, a street away from Midtown, with its previous location on Piedmont Avenue.

New storage center set for development on BeltLine

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After 24 years of educating and fostering fellowship in students, the Atlanta Girls School (AGS) plans to close at the end of the semester.

Atlanta Girls' School closes doors after 24 years

Sports Briefs
Boys ultimate places second in State Finals
May 6, 2024
Girls basketball starts conditioning
May 6, 2024
Boys soccer loses in Final Four
May 6, 2024
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    McIntosh High School
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    May 3 / Varsity Boys Soccer
  • Midtown High School
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    Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
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    Apr 30 / Varsity Boys Soccer
  • Midtown High School
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    Chattahoochee High School
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    Apr 26 / Girls Lacrosse
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    Centennial High School
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    Apr 24 / Varsity Boys Soccer
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    Greater Atlanta Christian High School
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    Apr 23 / Varsity Girls Soccer
Video
Original Flying Biscuit relocates after 31 years
Kate Durden
Student Life Briefs
Extended deadline for MARC
May 6, 2024
Annual Fashion Show to take place
May 6, 2024
AP exams begin
May 6, 2024
Humans of Midtown
Freshman Jakia Griffin sits outside the library after school.
Jackson Seferovich stands on the football field.
Khpulwak smiles in her Fashion II class

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