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WSB-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with ABC.It is the flagship television property of locally based Cox Media Group, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to radio stations WSB (750 AM), WSBB-FM (95.5), WSRV (97.1 FM), WSB-FM (98.5) and WALR-FM (104.1).
The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was an inspiration for Ranked, a musical about academic pressure in school.Kyle Holmes (book) and David Taylor Gomes (music & lyrics) cite the scandal as one of their main inspirations for a storyline that featured adults cheating on behalf of students. [18]
On December 12, 1960, the school was the site of a bombing after the school's auditorium had been used for a prayer meeting prior to an anti-segregation protest the previous day. [3] [4] The event has been called "one of the worst racially motivated bombings in the city of Atlanta." [2] The school closed in 1995. [1] [3] Since the school's ...
Colt Gray, 14, allegedly killed four people in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on Sept. 4, 2024. Barrow County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
The school opened in 1923 as an Elementary School. [3] It became a high school in 1948. [2] The school was named for David T. Howard, a former slave who owned Atlanta's largest black-owned undertaking business and founded its first African American owned bank. He was a noted philanthropist, particularly focused on educating children.
Apalachee High School is a public high school located in Barrow County, Georgia, about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Atlanta. It is part of the Barrow County School District and has about 1,900 students. [8] All Georgia schools are legally required to complete at least one active shooter drill by October 1, each academic year. [9]
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