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Welcome to the Home of the Astros!
Frederick Douglass High School
Educating Atlanta's Greatest for 41 years and counting!!! We are proudly located in the Center Hill Community of Atlanta on Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, where Dr. Thomas W. Glanton serves as our Principal.

Our school has adapted Small Learning Communities to better facilitate the individualization of our First Class Education.
The communities are:
Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Marketing (CHTM)
Center for Engineering and Applied Technology (CFEAT)
Center for Communications and Journalism (CCJ)
Center for Business and Entrepreneurship (CBE)

We are apart of the Atlanta Public School System where we strive to make a difference with
One Goal, One Focus, --Student Success!!!

Please Register under Douglass' website in the top-right corner of this site to stay updated with current and upcoming news and events!!

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  • Atlanta Public Schools announcesthe availability of the 2012 Title II-A Parent and Community Member Surveys.

    Information collected will beused to develop a plan surrounding the utilization of federal Title II-A fundsfor the 2012-2013 school year.

    APS uses Title II-A funds for therecruitment, preparation, training and retention of teachers and principals.Each survey will remain posted until May 28, 2012. We encourage all communitymembers and parents to complete this important survey and give the districtvaluable feedback that will be implemented in neighborhood schools.

    Parent Survey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TitleIIA-ParentSurvey

    Community MemberSurvey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TitleIIA-CommunityMember
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  • Atlanta Public Schools will host FY 2013 Budget Community Meetings on the following dates:
     
    May 15   Burgess Peterson Elementary School   
    May 17   Garden Hills Elementary School
    May 22   Slater Elementary School
    May 24   Peyton Forest Elementary School
     
    All meetings will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
     
    This meeting is open to the public.  Representatives from the division of Finance will be present to answer questions.
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  • APS Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Karen Waldon will meet with small school stakeholders about the transition from small schools to small learning communities. 
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    SATURDAY ACADEMY
     
    The Saturday Academy for students who require additional assistance in mathematics begins January 28. During the week of January 23, schools will send home an enrollment information packet, which will include bus pick-up times and site placement information. 
     
    For additional information on the Saturday Academy, please visit the SATURDAY ACADEMY WEBPAGE or call 404-802-3500.
     
     
     
     
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  • Atlanta Partners for Education Launch New Website
     
     
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  • Anonymous Tip Line: 
    1-877-801-7754
    or www.tnwinc.com/atlantapublicschools
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  • Move On When Ready

    Dual enrollment opportunity for students to attend a postsecondary institution full-time during their junior and/or senior year of high school.

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  • 21st Century Atlanta Scholars

    Congratulations! 21st Century Atlanta Scholars: Kaitlin Camp, Paris Jerome & Rifat Mursalin

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  • ALL-CITY ALL STAR GAME

    We have four students participating in the All-City All-Star game on January 7, 2012: Corey Hicks, Reginald Stevens, Rashaun Darden & Chris Lipsey.

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  • AP Scholar

    Congratulations to Rifat Mursalin our AP Scholar he earned the College Board’s AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the 2011 AP Exams.

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  • Campus Portal for Parents

    Access your child's schedule and attendance! Click here to find out more information.

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  • Georgia All-Star player

    We have one student participating in the Georgia All-Star: Congratulate our own, Corey Hicks

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  • Gold Medal Yearbook Committee

    The Polaris Yearbook Staff has earned a Gold Medal from the prestigious Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for the second year in a row for its 2011 “REVIVE” publication! In addition, the staff earned “All- Columbian Honors” for the reference section of the publication

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  • HTM $30K MDRC Grant recipient

    Hospitality, Tourism & Marketing SLC received a second MDRC $30,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to sustained the (CAPS)Careers Academy Projects with a focus on Career Explorations, College Readiness, and Internships.

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  • JROTC & CHAMPS partnership

    The JROTC Department established a partnership with the More Than Conquerors, Inc. and Morris Brown College to implement the Collegiate Health Awareness Messages Protecting Students (CHAMPS) program. The program is designed to respond and support the need for strategic youth development, teen pregnancy prevention and service learning. The CHAMPS meet with the cadets one class period a week.

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  • KENO & FDHS

    The winner of the KENO competition was Frederick Douglass High School’s Business SLC team lead by Sedrica Stovall.

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