The school is named after Dr. Simon G. Atkins, an early 1900s academic advocate in the city’s African-American community.

Amaya Pitts is a senior at Simon G. Atkins High School. She was a member of the Color Guard for three years as well as Show Choir, A Capella, Honors Chorus and All County Chorus. She was accepted ...

Gregory E. Gordon II is a senior at Simon G. Atkins Academic & Technology High School. He has had perfect attendance K-12. He has been accepted to Guilford College, Lenior Rhyne, NC A&T, Pfeiffer ...

A teacher at Simon G. Atkins High School finds a computer thumb drive a few days ago that a student had inadvertently left behind. Being a conscientious soul – and perhaps not wanting the kid to ...

Tucked amid a sea of brick buildings on campus sits a simple, white clapboard home that once belonged to Simon G. Atkins, founder of Slater Industrial Academy, which later became WSSU.

WINSTON-SALEM â Almost eight years ago, the Simon G. Atkins Community Development Corp. mapped out a strategic plan to improve the neighborhoods around Winston-Salem State University, including ...

Dylan graduated from Simon G. Atkins High School in Winston-Salem before moving to Mississippi to pursue his bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Mississippi State University.