The After-School All-Stars (aka Inner-City Games) began as a summer athletic program for inner city kids in 1994. Capitalizing on the approaching 1996 Atlanta Olympics Games, various tournament play was conducted all over the city of Atlanta. Organizers used these events to teach kids about fair play, sportsmanship, and the negative consequences of bad behavior, gangs, and drugs. In 1999, the emphasis shifted to a program that had a longer and more sustaining message of "hope, learning, and life." The After-Schol All-Stars was born. The After-School All-Stars began by developing significant enhancements to existing after-school programs in elementary schools.
Realizing some great initial success by 2002, a decision was made to develop (with the help of principals, teachers, students, and community members) a comprehensive and sustainable after-school program that included all of the positive messages of the Inner-City Games. A second decision was made - to offer these programs in inner city middle schools (as opposed to elementary schools or high schools that were already getting attention by other community groups). A third decision was made to make the After-School All-Stars program free to all participants. This decision was made, in part, because the targeted middle schools were attended by students in the poorest inner city neighborhoods (as reflected by the 95% "free or reduced lunch status" reported by the Atlanta Public Schools) and simply could not afford a first-rate after-school program.
| Date Started | September 1, 2003 |
| Principal | Dr. Carolyn Huff (Ms. Tresa Andrews) |
| Number of Students in After-School All-Stars | 178 Students |
| Average Daily Attendance | 57 percent |
| Date Started | January 5, 2004 |
| Principal | Dr. Sharon Ordu (Mr. Donell Underdue) |
| Number of Students in After-School All-Stars | 192 Students |
| Average Daily Attendance | 45 percent |
Austin Thomas Walden Middle School
Date
Started
August 20, 2004
Principal
Dr.
Goolsby
Number of Students in After-School All-Stars
204 Students
Average Daily Attendance
85 percent
Walter Leonard Parks Middle School
Date
Started
September
20,
2006
Principal
Mr. Christopher Waller
Number of Students in After-School All-Stars
154 Students
Average Daily Attendance
88 percent
Charles Lincoln Harper-Archer Middle School
| Date Started | August 20, 2007 |
| Principal | Mr. Michael Mistead |
| Number of Students in After-School All-Stars | 140 Students |
| Average Daily Attendance | 71 percent |
Benjamn S. Carson Middle School
| Date Started | August 20, 2007 |
| Principal | Ms. Patricia Wells (Dr. LaRoyce Sublett) |
| Number of Students in After-School All-Stars | 86 Students |
| Average Daily Attendance | 84 percent |
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy
| Date Started | August 20, 2007 |
| Principal | Ms. Melody Morgan |
| Number of Students in After-School All-Stars | 65 Students |
| Average Daily Attendance | 92 percent |
The BEST Academy For Boys
| Date Started | August 20, 2007 |
| Principal | Mr. Curt Greene |
| Number of Students in After-School All-Stars | 70 Students |
| Average Daily Attendance | 80 percent |
