Crystal January

It takes a village to move our district forward! Last week at Dunbar, F.L. Stanton, and Harper-Archer Elementary, educators were meeting students where they are, lifting them higher with intention, care, and unwavering expectations. #APSExcellence

Code & Go! 🤖✨ @LearningHandsOn Math✅ Critical Thinking ✅ Problem Solving✅ Collaboration✅ Loved watching 1st graders begin their coding journey. Collab w/ @APSITKrystle to support the @APSHAES Tech Playground!#undeniableimpact 🚀 @APSInstructTech @apsitnatasha

Big congratulations to our APSTIC Multimedia Application winner! 🎉 🏆 Zanila @APSHAES – 1st Place (Gr. 3–4) So incredibly proud of your creativity and hard work! ✨ @CrystalJanuary @apsitnatasha @APSInstructTech

Big congrats to our @APS_TIComp Graphic Design winners! 🎉 🏆 Frida @APSHAES – 2nd Place (Gr. 3–4) 🏆 Kaliah & Zadah @UsherCollierES – 3rd Place (Gr. 5–6) So proud of your hard work and success! ✨ @CrystalJanuary @3rdparker @apsitnatasha @APSInstructTech

Graphic Design is up next!🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the @apsupdate Technology & Innovation Competition! 👏 We're proud of every participant. Want details? Visit the APS website. #UndeniableImpact @apsitnatasha @apsitjen @APSITDominique

Down to the final categories! Multimedia Apps are here!🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the @apsupdate Technology & Innovation Competition! 📷 We're proud of every participant. Want details? Visit the APS website. #UndeniableImpact @apsitnatasha @apsitjen @APSITDominique

Dreaming the dream at @APSHAES this morning with an amazing team! Can’t wait to tell the story of this grass roots, from the ground up innovation space that will bridge the gap and start the ES to MS to HS pipeline of future engineers and entrepreneurs!!! @CrystalJanuary

New year. New energy. Same purpose. ✨Here’s to a year where effort meets excellence—showing up, doing the work, and becoming our best. Welcome to the new year! 🎉 #OlympianEffort #EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

Wrapping up the week with gratitude and pride. We showed up, stayed committed, and made progress. Wishing everyone a restful, refreshing weekend. See you ready to shine next week!#OlympianEffort #EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

Effort meets excellence every day at HAES! Today we celebrate the results of that hard work! Congratulations to all of our award winners. Keep striving, shining, and showing what excellence looks like! ⭐️✨#EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

Little coders. Big ideas.💡W.O.W. Days Tech Playground at @APSHAES = 1st graders coding, building, & problem-solving w/ Bee-Bots, @Ozobot, @SpheroEdu Indi & more! Huge shoutout to my AMAZING teammates for sparking creativity & joy!💙 @CrystalJanuary @APSInstructTech @apsitnatasha

Effort meets excellence every day at HAES! Today we celebrate the results of our 3-5th scholars! Congratulations to all of our award winners. Keep striving, shining, and showing what excellence looks like! ⭐️✨#EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

New week, fresh energy 💪✨ We’re starting this week strong—showing up focused, motivated, and ready to learn. Let’s keep the momentum going and make it a great one! 🚀📚 #EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

Goodbye, 2025 ✨ Let’s reflect on some amazing memories, lessons, and wins this year brought us. Grateful for it all—and ready to welcome 2026 with hope, growth, and new beginnings. 🎉 #OlympianEffort #EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

13 fairy tale stories created by 1st and 2nd grade @APSHAES scholars are ready for reading and publishing! 📖📚@APSITKrystle @apsitjen @APSInstructTech @CrystalJanuary

@APSHAES A big thank you to Educating Jewels LLC for surprising our teachers with gift cards in appreciation of their dedication. @CynthiaSJewell @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @apsupdate

@APSHAES Grateful for our partners! Thank you to the Harper High School Class of 1981 for the generous coat donation to support our students. @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @apsupdate

📚✨ Congratulations to the amazing scholars of Harper-Archer Elementary School for earning 2nd Place in the 2025 APS Hellen Ruffin Picture Book Reading Bowl! These outstanding readers dedicated themselves to exploring 20 titles from the Georgia Children’s Picture Book Award list and showcased their knowledge during the district-wide virtual competition on Microsoft Teams. We are so proud of these students for their hard work, teamwork, and for showing the entire district that reading is cool. Their enthusiasm for books and learning inspires us all. 📖💛 #APSExcellence #APSProud #AtlantaPublicSchools

It’s a great week to be a Trailblazer! ⭐️ Teaching and learning happen every single day at HAES, but we also make time to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our scholars.#OlympianEffort #EffortMeetsExcellence @CrystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP

Our scholars were celebrated for their success in the APS Picture Book Bowl Competition! Thank you to Super. Dr. Johnson and our community leaders for your amazing support. #OlympianEffort #EffortMeetsExcellence @crystalJanuary @WeemsLiteracy @GravesHAESAP @APSUpdate