BENJAMIN E. MAYS HIGH SCHOOL

Accomplishments

Academics

• 91% of first  time test takers pass the Georgia High School Graduation test in WRITING
• Academic Decathlon City 1^st Place Winners
• Academic Decathlon- State Competition Representative
• Governors Honor-  Semi-finalist- Art
• Governors Honor- Semi-finalist -  Instrumental Music
• Four Governors Honor- Semi finalist- Music
• International Science & Engineering Fair Finalist- Kari Jackson
• Atlanta Public Schools- Science and Mathematics Congress-

              Science- United States Army Award- Outstanding Project in Behavioral Science

              Science - Six (6) - GOLD Key Winners

              Science- One (1)-  Silver Key Winners

              Math- Two (2)-  GOLD Key  Winners

• MATH- Andover Dartmouth Competition Participants
• SECME Engineering Design Team Competition Participants
• Governors School for the Arts – Semi Finalist

Major Scholarship Awards (to date)

• One – NCAA TRACK – Scholarships
• Three- NCAA CROSS COUNTRY- Scholarship
• Eight- NCAA FOOTBALL- Scholarship
• NROTC Scholarship
• U.S. Naval Academy Appointment
• John Lewis 5^th Congressional Scholarship Winner- Art
• John Lewis 5^th Congressional Scholarship – Third Place
• Savannah Collage of Art and Design Summer Scholarship
• Savannah Collage of Art and Design Portfolio Scholarship
• Two (2) – Full  Band Scholarships – Norfolk State University
• Six (6) – Full Band Scholarships- Mississippi Valley State University
• One (1)- Full  Band Scholarship- Tennessee State University

Activities (JROTC, Music, Career Education, Debate, Clubs/Organizations, Etc.)

• JROTC- APS Annual Inspection- FIRST PLACE- 97.45%
• JROTC- Empty Stocking Fund Drive- SECOND PLACE
• JROTC-APS Brigade Commander and Staff Competition Winners  (6 of  8)
  1. Brigade Commander- Tramond Baisden
  2. Brigade S1- Carmen Reeves
  3. Brigade S2- Corderous Mahone
  4. Brigade S4- Brittany Bozeman
  5. Brigade S5- Ashley Hunter
  6. Brigade CSM- Tiffany Dixon
• JROTC- Annual Veterans Day Parade- SECOND PLACE
• JROTC- Legion of Valor Award- Tramond Baisden
• JROTC-  Four Cadets-  George C. Marshall Leadership Symposium Participants
• JROTC- Middle Georgia Cadets of the Year

     FIRST PLACE- Senior Cadet-   Tramond Baisden

     FIRST PLACE- Junior Cadet-    Carmen Reeves

     SECOND PLACE- Senior Cadet- Shaniqua Gray

     SECOND PLACE- Junior Cadet- Justin Jackson

• Wind Symphonic Band- 27^th Consecutive Superior Rating  GMEA  Large Group Performance Evaluation
• Concert Band-Excellent Rating- GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation
• Advanced Choral Ensemble- Superior Rating- GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation
• Marching Band- Superior Rating- APS Marching Band Exhibition
• Wind Symphony Band- Hosted First Annual Composers Workshop with Dr. David R. Holsinger
• Music- Home Site for the Dallas Austin Foundation’s  “Don’t Stop the Music Program”
• Band-  Percussion Section performed with Halftime Live, Inc.,  as the Atlanta Hawks Drumline
• Marching Band- Performed at the Original Battle of the Bands- Morris Brown College
• Robotics- Georgia BEST Competition- Ninth Place
• RVI- Fall Leadership Conference- Second Place- Academic Quiz Bowl- James Thomas
• RVI- CTI  Citywide Competition- Second Place- Public Speaking- James Thomas
• One (1) Participant in Spivey Hall Honor Chorus
• DECA  Regional Contest – THIRD PLACE- Marketing Tourism –Terrence Mason
• SKILLS-USA  Regional Contest- SECOND PLACE – Opening and Closing Ceremony Team
• Ten (10) HOSA National Qualifiers
• Twenty-eight (28) STATE HEALTH CARE CERTIFICATIONS CANDIDATES Certified Nursing Assistants
• Seven (7) STATE HEALTH CARE  CERTIFICATIONS- Patient Care Technicians
• FCCLA  Star Event Competition- FIRST PALCE- National Program in Action
• The Capitol City Youth Bank of Mays – Re-opening
• JOBS FOR GEORGIA GRADUATES- State Leadership Competition-  One (1) –First Place, One (1) Third Place
• JOBS FOR GEORGIA GRADUATES- Regional Competition-  One (1) – First Place, Three (3) –Second Place

Athletics

• Basketball (Girls) -  STATE  PLAY-OFFS-  Elite Eight
• Basketball (Girls)-  6-AAAA -  Region Runner-up  Championship
• Basketball (Girls)-  APS-  City Champions
• Basketball (Girls)-  JR VARSITY  APS  CITY RUNNER-UP CHAMPION
• Cross-Country (Boys)-  AAAA STATE Championship- Sixth Place
• Cross-Country (Boys)-  6 AAAA  Region Runner-up  Team Champions
• Cross-Country (Boys)-  AAAA Region  Individual Champion – Raymond Walston, III.
• Cross-Country (Boys)-  APS CITY -  Team Champions
• Cross-Country (Boys)-  APS CITY-  Individual Champion – Raymond Walston, III.
• Cross- Country (Boys)-  AJC South Metro- Cross Country “RUNNER OF THE YEAR” – Raymond Walston, III.
• Rifle Team- APS CITY- Champions
• Rifle Team-  REGIONAL – Champions

Staff

• Atlanta Public School- High School - TEACHER OF THE YEAR- (Dr. Connie Duncan )
• Georgian School Counselors Association (GSCA) Annual Conference- Co-presenters (Rena Gillespie,Andrew Ragland)
• All-City Life South Metro Cross Country  COACH OF THE YEAR – (Darrell Hayes)