The Hill
Mays High School Media Newsletter
From the Desk of Principal Garner
#REACH
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Greetings aMAYSing Family,
It is my distinct pleasure to serve as your Leader at the prestigious Benjamin E. Mays High School We look forward to another exceptional week of teaching and learning on The Hill as we support our Raiders in achieving in success in Academics, Athletics and the Arts. Thanks to those of you who are supporting our Raiders by ensuring that they are attending school daily, participating in extra-curricular activities, reaching academic goals and promoting the positive news at Mays High. Let's remember that it takes an entire Village to Raise a Raider! We look forward to seeing our scholars promptly at 8:45AM.
Students, we charge each of you to remain focused and #REACH with us as we Reclaim Excellence And Continue making History!
Please know you are invited, welcome and encouraged to join us at our upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Please click the links to access the new user agreements. Mobile Device Use Agreement - http://tinyAPS.com/?apsmobiledevice
Parent Acceptance of Device Take Home Agreement - http://tinyAPS.com/?apsparentagree
View State of Mays Address Here
Dr. Battle Notes, "There was nothing but good vibes at Benjamin E. Mays High School this afternoon! Principal Ramon Garner was such a pleasure to meet. Undoubtedly, his fierce leadership will propel our scholars to new heights. Let's Go Raiders!!!" #AtlantaPublicSchools @APSMaysRaiders @apsupdate
#MaysStrong
We Thank You for Your Support!
Raiders Make Their '24 Count
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We Stand in Solidarity: Please continue to keep our students uplifted. Thank You For your Care, Concern and Prayers as we continue to #REACH. 🙏🏾💛💙 We are #MaysStrong
Philanthropist and Local Restauranteur Pinky Cole
and Mays PTSA Donate Towards Prom (Highlight Video Here)
Travel Broadens Your Horizons!
Mays Pop Up Shop May 3rd
Google Hub Cohort Presents Capstone Projects
View Video Highlights Here
Mays Junior Senior Met Gala Around the Corner!
Scan and Secure Your Ticket
It's National School Librarian Week! Mays Salutes You Smitty!
Visit Mays Media Center Online
Happy National Asst. Principals Week from The Hill
See Highlight Video (Select Pic)
Check Out This Week's Haps on The Hill
Let's Celebrate National Single Parent Day!
View APS Highlights Here in Blue
Let's join the Nation to Celebrate Single Parent Day! It takes a Village to Raise a Child. Rearing children can be challenging. Doing it alone whether by choice or circumstance is no easy feat. Think about what you can do to support or lighten the load for a single parent!
APS understands and recognizes the unconditional love, support and sacrifices parents make daily, especially those parenting without a teammate. On Thursday, March 21, you are invited to join APS in celebrating National Single Parents Day by recognizing these heroes in a thoughtful and inclusive way. You can plan an engaging activity, create a picture collage, or write an essay or letter of appreciation. Don’t forget to post your activity on social media with the hashtag #NationalSingleParentDay and tag @apsfam_alum, @apsupdate.
Let's Celebrate and Commend Single Parents!
Opportunities for Employment
The Premiere Airline for Atlanta Travelers is Hiring!
Let's Build a Future!
Visit Work Source Georgia Today!
Are You a Reflective Learner?
It's Not Too Late
Calling All Volunteers
Register for Student Advisory Council
for 2024-2025 School Year
Enjoy Highlights from Mays Washington EOPA Bowl Sessions
Junior Senior Met Gala Prom Ticket Sales Here
Scan and Secure Your Met Gala Prom Tickets Today!
Mark Your Calendars🏅⚽🎾🏐⚾🏈🥎
Guess What? We're Engaged!
Scan and Join Us April 17th!
Summer Opportunities to Thrive Personally and Financially
Mays Voter Registration Drive
April 9th-10th
Rock the Vote!
Register for the Awesome Opportunity Today!
May Scholars Served Well 2024 GATSA State Conference
Mays High School Sisterhood Summit
View Highlights from Mays Brotherhood March 19th!
Track Meet Championship March 23rd at Lakewood
BioBus Experience at Mays
Georgia State University BioBus Exposure Experience. 120 students from 9th Grade Biology and 12th Grade Forensics actively participate in this in-school Science Experience.
The BioBus program, a free initiative by GSU, aims to deliver hands-on, standards-based STEM learning to schools across Atlanta.
Mays Family, Let's Stay Connected!
View Course Offerings and Choose AAA Excellence
Senior Support Clinics with Mays Grad Team
Schedule Time with The Senior Counselor Today!
Please schedule time with Counselor Aldridge at 404-802-5100
to ensure Your Senior is Ready to Graduate!
Join Us for an Evening of Mays Theatre
Make it a Date Night and Secure Your Tix on School Cash
Mark Your Calendar March 27th
Summer Opportunity at Spelman!
Apply Today! The Window is Open!
Apply for AVA Today!
Registration is Now Open!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FEBRUARY 26 - APRIL 22
Attention Seniors!! Secure Your Tickets Today!
Junior Dues $209 (Includes Prom Ticket)
JROTC Offerings for Rising 9th Graders
Join Today!
Mays Sister Circle Mentors Lady Raiders on All Grade Level
Enjoy the Summer Ride of Your Life at Six Flags!
Summer Jobs Available
Mays Promotes SEL Self-Care Practices
Spring is in Full Swing! Visit Us Online for Updates!
Mark Your Calendars!
Visit Us Online to See Upcoming Sports Matches.
Let's Support Mays High School Raider Baseball!
We Knocked it Out of the Park and Won the Double Header Games!
Inaugural “Coach Mike Invitational” on February 24th, 2024 slated to honor SW Atlanta’s Legendary Coach Mike Jennings who we lost last Spring. We are looking for sponsors to purchase food for all three participating teams and give all teams a jersey.
Affordable Immunization Resource Nearby
Congratulations Coach Burgess and
aMAYSing RaiDiANCE Dance Ensemble!
Check Out Award Winning RaiDiANCE Dance Co! 1st Place Winners at Dance Comp!
Available in Mays Media Center, in Classes or Online!
Scholars Take aMAYSing Tour
From The Hill: We Cannot Thank Councilwoman @AndreaBooneNow and Former Mayor @ATLShirley enough for partnering w/our aMAYSing Counseling Dept. to expose our Scholars to the Historic @savannahstate! 📸
Watch this video on Facebook
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Happy New Year! Enjoy Highlights from Fall Semester!
Mays Celebrates Readers Every Month
View Highlights Here
Happening Now in These
@APSMediaServ, Lit Streets: APS and Volunteers Host Thousands of Readers, Coaches, Parents and Community Supporters at our Superbowl for Readers, Annual APS
@GAHRRB and We are Having....a Blast!!
Are you Reclaiming Your Time with the Free
We Could Not Be More Grateful for a Kind Leader!
Congratulations on an Awesome Season!
Mays Raiders Advanced to the 2nd Round of State Playoffs!
Great News! Your Book Orders are In!
Stop By and Check Out a New Arrival!
Dazzling Mays Teacher and Support of the Year!
We Could Not Be More Proud of Our Best and Brightest Mays Teacher of the Year Alum K. Jenkins and Support Personnel of the Year Coach Fletcher! They are not just good looking 🥰 they are aMAYSing Education Advocates propelling Mays Students/Staff Forward! #ChangeAgents #Reach
Principal Garner Supporting Coach Jenkins and Coach Fletcher at APYes Awards!
Our Teacher of the Year Mays Alum K. Jenkins
Mays Cluster Leaders, The Sharpest Group of Principals in APS🔥
Schoolwide Initiative to Secure The Bag!
Make Your 24 Count!
Mays Cares! It's not Too Late!
Need Paper App Support? See Mays Media Specialist
Congratulations aMAYSing Raiders on Your
Incredible Representation at GATSA FLC Conference!
Merry Holidays to You!❄️
Mays Thanks Veterans from The Hill
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Thank You for Your Service!
We Salute You!
The Brave Servicemen of Mays!
It Takes a Village to Raise a Raider
Shout Out to Mays PTSA
for Sponsoring Last Month's Reading Celebration!
#BookJoy!📚🤓
Let's Go Lit Squad!
Senior Week on The Hill!
We Salute Senior Trainer A. Molden!
We L🏈VE Our SENIORS!
We Salute Senior Trainer B. Davis!
We Salute Senior Trainer T. Lawrence!
We Salute Early Graduation Candidate Trainer A. Moffitt!
We Salute Senior SGA President Trainer T. Echols!
Support Our Seniors!
Congratulations Cadets on an aMAYSing JROTC Milestone!
Enjoy Video Highlights Here
We Could Not Be More Proud!
No Place for Hate Update
Scan and Anonymously Report Hatin' On The Hill!
No Place for Hate! #NoHatinOnTheHill
View aMAYSing No Place for Hate Video Here!
Be Kind to Your Mind and Live Substance-Free!
We Salute You Termarr!
Once A Raider, Always A Raider
Mays Raiders Continue to Exhibit Athletic Excellence!
Mays Senior J. Fowler Qualifies for State in Cross Country
Congratulations to Mays Varsity Comp Team 1st Place Team at APS Metro Cheer Comp
Congratulations to our Mays JV Cheer Squad for placing 3rd at APS Metro Cheer Comp
Congratulations Flag Football Coach Sumpter and Lady Raiders on a Great Season Thus Far
Congratulations K.Woodruff on Receiving 1K
Bill Clark Scholarship for Future Music Educators
Mays HOCO 2023 Reclaims the Legacy of Spirit on The Hill!
99 Problems But Spirit Ain't One!
Congratulations Mister & Miss Mays High 2023
Our Royal Miss Mays Queen Madison Allen
Royal King Mr. Mays Ke'Moni Cluster
Country Swagg Vs Country Club
Twin Day
Pink Walk 2023 on The Hill
#GetFly in Pink
#PinkSchoolJoy
Pink Balloon Release in Observance of Breast Cancer Awareness
Ms. Saunders is Definitely Spirited
The HOCO Pep Rally was 🔥🔥
Let's Get Back to Spirit!
Royal Court Takes the Field at Homecoming
Raiders Successfully Tackle Tri Cities for the Homecoming Win
Hoops 4 Breast Cancer Hosts its
7th Annual Basketball Tournament at Mays
🔥🏀🔥
aMAYSing Alum Fulton County Commissioner Abdur-Rahma
Donates Much Needed Refrigerator to Mays High School!
On Behalf of Mays High Principal Garner Thanks Commissioner
Mays Alum Khadijah Abdur-Rahma Returns Home
Mays High School Partners with Fulton County Commissioner's Office
Raiders, Be in the Know!
Great News! Mays High has Partnered with Community to Open a Free Food Store!
Thanks Honorable Mayor Franklin and Councilwoman Boone for your Partnership!
Our Mays High School's Kroger Food Pantry Store is Opening in September! Remember when donating to check the date and multiples/cases of the same item is highly encouraged for ease of stocking and distribution.
Fall into Learning at Mays!
Alum Dr. Norman "Storm" Robinson Leads Engagement
w/GA Tech and Google Collaborative Capstone Project
Our aMAYSing Science Dept. Sports New Custom Lab Coats
Let's Prepare to Celebrate Our Knowledge!
For More Info on Assessments, See Ms. Mckenzie!
Our Grandparents are Grand!
Students Serving Our Grandparents with Pride
Proud Glamma Stands with Grandson
Our aMAYSing Team Made it Happen Again
Principal Garner Greets Our Grands
The Line was a Mile-Long for Grands to Enjoy their Grands
The Fellowship was aMAYSing
Thanks Ms. Byrdsong for Spearheading this Wonderful Event!
There's No Off Season for Democracy!
Mays CTE Dept Hosts Parents and Bids Ms. Bateman Farewell
Congratulations Scholars! Enjoy Your Journey!
Join PTSA Today! Support Unity in our Community!
Join Us at Mays for Mays!
Mays APS Tech Fair Projects Due Now
Did you Know Goodie Mob are Mays Alum?
Shout Out to Coach Slaton's Classmate, Khujo Goodie, for Supporting the Raiders!
Shout out to our Mays Raiders Athletes and Ms. Nicole for Your Spirit!
Mays Raider and Leaders Weigh in on Safety Measures
Are You Logging Your Reading on My Backpack Bean?
Kudos to 11th Grade Students and Teachers for Top Logging!
Councilwoman A. Boone Joins Mays Media Specialist to Host
Haps on the Hill
Let's Support the Diamond Divas Softball Team!
Congratulations to the Diamond Divas Softball Team on A Great Season! 🥎
Raider Family Fun Day Video Here
What a Blast!
aMAYSing Sunshine Club is the Best
Look for our News Features this Week on 69 and Fox Atl
Summer Leadership Athletic and Band Camps Huge Success
Freshmen Learn the Raider Way
Scan and Enroll at B. E. Mays High Today
Freshmen Attend Summer Bridge
Mays Cheer Squad Showcase New Look
Marching Raiders Prepare for an Exciting New Year
Check Out Highlights from Partnership Meet and Greet
Partnership Breakfast Huge Success
Thank You redefinEd!
Please Adhere to our Dress Code Expectations
- Clothing, including spirit wear, must be modest and of appropriate length and fit. Extremely tight clothing, sagging shorts or trousers, or baggy, oversized clothing is not permitted.
- Clothing and/or jewelry must not contain words or symbols that are gang-related, offensive, insulting, embarrassing, obscene, or promote illegal behavior.
- Clothing and/or jewelry must not contain any advertisement or display of words or symbols associated with alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco.
- Appropriate undergarments must be worn at all times and must not be visible.
- Caps, hats, head wraps, bandanas, hoods, or other head coverings must not be worn in the school building during the school day unless there is a special activity where they are deemed appropriate by the school principal.
- Appropriate shoes must be worn at all times at school and school sponsored activities. For the safety of students, open-toe shoes/ sandals are not allowed.
Unity in the Community
Check Out Our Reading List! Happy Reading!
We Are So Proud of You!
We Salute Our 2023 Valedictorian and Gates Scholar
Congratulations Shavon on Amassing over $2 Million in Scholarships!
We have the Most aMAYSing News!! Our Award-winning Poet and Valedictorian Shavon Bell is a @TheGatesScholar Recipient with Full Ride for Undergrad and Graduate School! We could not be more Thrilled!! #ButSheBeMighty #EveryDayWeLit #HereWeGrowAgain #ForeverYoung (Select Photo or Text to View Full Post)
Congratulations Ms. Barron and Ciena Scholars!
Way to Go Raiders!
Mays HS Makes History and Emerges as Top Race2Read Loggers in the District
Congratulations Raiders and Literacy and ArtsTeachers as well as Ms. A. Smith for Championing this Initiative!