Raider Families,

I hope this message finds you in good

spirits. I am very happy to report that

our own Ms. Shawonna Coleman was

recognized as a demonstration teacher

for the district.

Ms. Coleman will have several visitors

to observe her teach as a model teach-

er.

Donyea Ruffin, a junior was recog-

nized at the state of the school address

by the Superintendent for having per-

fect attendance.

Lastly, JROTC cadet Kimberly

McQuay was one of 29 cadets nation-

wide awarded this year's Legion Of

Valor Medal.

She was one of only two from the state

of Georgia.

I encourage you to take advantage

of our Wednesday parent confer-

ences.

It is a great way to connect with

your students, teachers, counse-

lors, and academy leaders to

discuss any issues that you may

have regarding grades and or at-

tendance.

Lastly, please encourage students

to get to school on time. School

begins at 8:30am. Thank you for

your support.

Sincerely,

Rick Fowler

Principal’s Corner—Mr. Richard Fowler, Principal

BEA Academy

The Business and Entrepreneur-

ship Academy was selected by

Verizon as a Tools For School

site. Verizon donated $2700 worth

of supplies to our stu-

dents. Furthermore, while at Veri-

zon's corporate office, students

engaged in conversation with ex-

ecutives and other managers about

college and career readiness,

scholarships and internship oppor-

tunities with Verizon. In addition,

our students will be participating

in a challenge to create an applica-

tion for smart phones. We will be

creating a team to create this appli-

cation with the support of Veri-

zon. We would like to say thank

you to Verizon for supporting our

mission and vision.

The Academy sponsored a visit to

the Benjamin E. Mays museum in

South Carolina. Approximately,

50 students, teachers and parents

participated in the experience. We

are committed to exposing stu-

dents to programs and experiences

that will have an everlasting im-

pact on their lives. A special con-

gratulations to Ms. Shawanna

Coleman, BEA Social Studies

Teacher, for being selected as a

Demonstration Classroom teacher

by the district. Ms. Coleman par-

ticipated in a rigorous selection

process last school year. Ms.

Coleman will mentor other teach-

ers in the district on best practices

for teaching and learning. She was

recognized for her accomplishment

by Superintendent, Dr. Meria

Carstarphen, during the 10th An-

nual State of The School District

Address at Douglass High School

on September 9, 2014.

On September 11, 2014 The acad-

emy held its first Focus Group

Meeting with students, teachers,

parent representative and the acad-

emy leader. Topics discussed in

the meeting included: Student

Engagement, College Tours, Stu-

dent Discipline, Corporate Vis-

its, CTAE Course Expectations

and Community Service.

Reminder: Tennessee College

Tour Experience Coming

Soon. Please see Dr. Hunter for

permission slips.

Benjamin E. Mays High School

Thursday, September 18, 2014 Volume 1, Issue 3

Raider News

Inside this issue:

DHAL Academy 2

Mass Communica-

tions Academy

2

Science & Math News

Eagle Academy

3

Parent Liaison News 3

Fine Arts News

Counseling News

4

Athletic Department

News

5

Local School Council

Athletic Schedules

5

6-8

Conflict resolution presents a

win-win situation.

Dr. Gillespie, the DHAL counse-

lor and Academy Leader Powell

have begun to meet with DHAL

students through DHAL Talk

and classroom guidance, two

important vessels used to dis-

burse information and keep stu-

dents informed.

The initial sessions targeted 9th

and 11th grade students to dis-

cuss conflict resolution, respect,

and anger management.

In the sessions, the students are

designed to help students devel-

op respect for individual differ-

ences, assume responsibility for

their own behavior, and that

respect begins with them.

The sessions will occur several

times each month and end with a

follow-up activity. Future topics

will focus on study skills, test-

taking skills, character-building,

self-esteem building, and time

management.

Dorothy Height Academy

Mass Communications Academy

9th Grade

Kayla Sheffield & Devario Jones

10th Grade

Chantanique Printup &

Phillip Davis

11th Grade

Devyon Johnson &

Shiyaundeia Darshay

12th Grade

Alexis Kellogg &

Vincent Armstrong

Mass Communications

Academy

Teachers of the Month

August 2014

Ms. Gladys Rios

Mr. Richard Fuqua

The Mass Communications

Academy leader, Mrs. Jane Mar-

tin is looking forward to meeting

the academy parents at the next

Coffee and Conversations on

Friday, September 19, 2014 at

8:30 a.m. in the Eagle Lecture

Hall.

Mass Communications

Scholars of the Month

August 2014

Page 2

Raider News

The Mass Communi-

cations Academy has

two Posse Scholar-

ship Semi-Finalists:

Alexia Patterson &

Dwight Showers.

Technology Resources

Did you know that every student in Atlanta Public Schools has free access to the

Microsoft Office? Students can log on with their individual user id and password to

access Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Students should see their teacher for their user name and password. The website for

the Atlanta Public Schools virtual “backpack” of tech tools for students is listed

below.

https://mybackpack.apsk12.org/Pages/myBackpack.aspx.

Hispanic Heritage Month is coming! Beginning September 15, 2014,

join us as we pay tribute to notable Hispanic figures and the diverse cultures

that have influenced the world.

Get on board the Science and

Mathematics Academy College

Tour Express!

In the coming weeks we will be

visiting University of Georgia,

Morehouse College and Spelman

College among other top tier

universities.

Please see Ms. Smith ASAP as

only a few seats are remaining.

Join me in congratulating three

of our outstanding students:

Donyea Ruffin, Mikaela Gay

and Lena Adams. Donyea Ruffin

was recognized at the superin-

tendent’s State of School address

for perfect attendance.

Mikaela Gay and Lena Adams

was awarded the George W.

Gore scholarship from Florida

A&M.

The scholarship is awarded to select

seniors who have scored at least a

1650 on the SAT or 23 on the ACT

and a minimum high school GPA of

3.0. The scholarship is worth

$71,176. Congratulations ladies!

PSAT Registration

The PSAT will be administered to

all 10th and 11th graders on October

15, 2014. The student with the high-

est PSAT score at each high school

qualifies for the National Merit

Scholarship.

Mays Cluster Parent Liaisons

engaging and enlightening par-

ents together, at the Oprah Win-

frey Live The Life You Want

Weekend Tour in Atlanta!

Science and Mathematics Academy

Eagle Academy

Great job Julius Whitehead,

Austin Harrison, and Leonard

Barnes and good luck at your

2nd round interview!

The Eagle Academy has part-

nered with The DHAL Academy

to sponsor a College Tour to

South Carolina October 16 & 17.

We will be touring Clemson

University, Benedict College,

Claflin University, The Universi-

ty of South Carolina, and South

Carolina State University.

The cost is $75. Please see your

counselor or academy leader for

more information.

The writing test is com-

ing soon and Mr. Jen-

nings wants all Eagles

that are taking the writ-

ing test to make sure they

show up for Writing

Camp Saturday morning

at 9 am. 100% Pass Rate

is the Goal!

The Eagle Academy is proud to

announce the Best Dressed Ea-

gles for the month of September:

Brandon Stephens, Emmanuel

Patterson, and Simeon Albright.

They each were awarded $20!

Congratulations to three of our

Eagles that have made it to the

2nd round interviews for the

POSSE Foundation Scholarship.

Page 3

Volume 1, Issue 3

Parent Liaison Corner

Fine Arts News Donations Needed!

Congratulations to the students who

auditioned and were selected to be a

part of the 2014-2015 honor group

Metro Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble

(MAYWE). Out of 37 schools repre-

sented and the 81 High School stu-

dents that make up this ensemble,

Benjamin E. Mays High School leads

the way with 13 Students selected this

year!!!

Oboe—Nia Carter

Clarinet—Jessica Bell, Dajare

George, Sydni Gilmore & Jasmine

May

Bass Clarinet—Kailyn Calloway &

Imani Hines

Trumpet—Rahandal Jackson, Arma-

ni Johnson & Javodrick Smith

French Horn—Oliva Thomas

Tuba—Marquez Johnson

Counselor’s Corner

High GPA’s + High Test Scores =

College Paid For!

Many of our students are taking the

ACT Saturday morning. Mays High

will be one of the testing sites.

Students please get there early be-

cause there will be a long line. Make

sure you have several sharpened pen-

cils and a calculator.

Also, make sure you have your test

ticket (printed from the website) and a

picture ID. I’m quite sure you’re

studying very diligently for the test.

Please keep in mind that if you’ve

taken the test before but have not

studied or prepared since then, the

results may very well be the same.

The next SAT is October 11th and

the deadline is September 12th. The

ACT is October 25th and the deadline

is September 19th.

Mays High will be a testing site for

both tests. Parents please try to make

sure your child is prepared!

Test practice books (Princeton Re-

view, Kaplan, Dummies, etc.) can be

purchased online (Amazon) or at any

book store.

You can also look in to test prep

courses and programs. Some of these

can be expensive but it’s better to pay

now (before getting into college) so

that you won’t have to pay later (to

get into college)!

Good Luck Testing!

NEWSPAPER

MAGAZINES

SCRAPBOOK PAPER

WALL PAPER

WRAPPING PAPER

TISSUE PAPER

PAINT BRUSHES

WOODEN SPOONS

TUPPERWARE

WOOD SCRAPS

FABRIC

SCISSORS

CIGAR BOXES

FAKE FLOWERS

FAKE FRUIT

APRONS

YARN

STRING

THREAD

SEWING NEEDLES

PENCILS

RULERS

ERASERS

YARD STICKS

OLD OR BROKEN JEWELRY

TOOLS (HAMMERS, MALLETS, SCREW DRIV-

ERS, ETC.)

MAILING TUBES

BEADS

RIBBON

PICTURE BOOKS/OLD CALANDERS

OLD VASES

SPONGES

CANVAS

FRAMES (LARGE AND SMALL)

BLENDERS

IRONS

PEDESTALS

HAND MIRRORS

OBJECTS FOR STILL LIFES

SEA SHELLS

*IF YOU THINK WE CAN USE IT...DONATE IT!

WE ARE VERY CREATIVE.

Fine Arts Rehearsal Schedules

Dr. Cherry

Orchestra—Wednesdays until

5:00 p.m.

Violin and Viola Tutorial -

Tuesdays

Cello and Bass Tutorials—

Thursdays

Ms. Penn

Private voice lessons (current

students only)

Mondays by appointment

Chorus rehearsal 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Thursday until 5:00 p.m. Mr. Oliver

Marching Band—Football

Season

Woodwind Octet—Tuesday &

Thursday at 7:15 a.m. Ms. Washington

Art tutorials and open stu-

dio—Monday & Thursday

until 4:40 p.m.

Art Club—1st and 3rd Thurs-

day until 4:40 p.m. Dr. Whittington

Art tutorial and open studio

2nd and 3rd Wednesday

Ms. Vaughn

Dance tutorial 2nd and 4th

Wednesday until 4:30

Mays Dance Ensemble Every

Thursday until 6:00 p.m.

It’s that time of year again for the Atlanta

Public School vs. DeKalb Showdown

Extravaganza at the Georgia Dome! It has

been a few years since Mays has played in the

Dome, so let’s show them how aMAYSing

we are!

Please come out and support our football team

as we host SWD in the DOME for

DOMECOMING!!!

Upcoming Events

Benjamin E. Mays High School—Raider News

Visit us on the Web

http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/Page/14892

The Athletic Department

The game is Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 3:00

p.m. and tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the

gate.

MLK will kick it off against Carver at 12:00 p.m.

and Washington will play McNair at 6:00 p.m. for

their Homecoming and 90th Anniversary Celebra-

tion!!!

Tickets will be sold during all 4 lunches in the

main office.

The Atlanta Guitar Guild (AGG) is sponsoring a benefit concert featuring the group Solo Duo. This organization has

chosen Mays High School as their pilot community outreach program.

AGG has been responsible for providing 3 new guitar racks, 17 brand new guitars and guitar instructors. We would

GREATLY appreciate it if our Mays Family could show out in GREAT numbers to support this initiative!

Sunday, November 9th, 2014 – 4 p.m. $30

292 Moreland Avenue

Atlanta, GA 30307

Dr. Chainey Cherry

Director of Orchestral and Guitar Services

Athletic Schedules

The Business and Entrepreneurship Academy was selected by Verizon as a Tools For

School site. Verizon donated $2700 worth of supplies to our students. While at Veri-

zon's corporate office, students engaged in conversations with executives and other

managers about college and career readiness, scholarships and internship opportunities

with Verizon. In addition, our students will be participating in a challenge to create an

application for smart phones. We will be creating a team to create this application

with the support of Verizon. We would like to say thank you to Verizon for support-

On September 22, 2014 the Business and Entrepreneurship Academy will open

the school store.

Location: Cafeteria where the current bank is located

Operating Time: 8:00 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

Service: School Supplies