“A really unique experience building up the school. Everyone was accepted and we got the chance to build a community,” says WIHI class of 2015 graduate Megan Andrews.
AAPS Updates
- Lawton students applaud longtime volunteer on her 90th birthday
- Community High School’s beloved matriarch is still going strong—and loving it—after 33 years
- Action-packed AAPS District STEAM Expo showcases students’ creativity, ingenuity
- Bianka VonKulajta, Westerman Preschool & Family Center social worker
- What a thrill! Community High Jazz combo performs for Wynton Marsalis
Innovation
Suzanne Walsh, who enrolled her daughter, Deren Vostina, at Mitchell Elementary to access IB at the earliest stages, addresses the crowd Sunday at Huron High School. More than 450 people—mostly eighth graders and their parents—showed …
When you have a brand new school where staff and students are doing all kinds of exciting things, you naturally want to show off a little. A2STEAM at Northside did just during its first Fall …
AAPS Singapore Team Visiting the Ministry of Education 21 AAPS staff are now in Singapore, learning, sharing and experiencing the unique Singapore Education System. The Ann Arbor Public Schools is the only school district in …
Six years ago fifth grade teacher, Cindy Johengen, dreamed of building a wind turbine with her class after learning of a Malawian teen who built a windmill for his African Village. Her vision was realized …
The Ann Arbor Public Schools is set to become one of the few districts in Michigan with a comprehensive K-12 International Baccalaureate program.
An exciting project at Lakewood Elementary is bringing creativity and collaboration to a whole new level.
Ann Arbor teens to deliver inspiring ipeeches at first-ever TEDx Youth Ann Arbor event
Administrators shared information about the new school at a packed meeting Thursday night.
U-M entrepreneurial students worked with Thurston students and families to create innovative products that deliver STEM education.
Several changes are coming to the Ann Arbor Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year.
The purpose of the task force is to examine current assessment practices, understand state requirements, clarify core values around assessment and bring forward proposals to inform and advise an amended Assessment Plan for 2014-2015.
Dr. Swift shared a comprehensive report with the Board at its annual retreat, focusing on the highlights and themes of the Listen and Learn tour.
The AAPS News is thrilled to announce that the district and AAPS News Editor Tara Cavanaugh have received four awards from the Michigan School Public Relations Association’s annual Communications Contest.
“Today you are officially a published author!” proclaimed English teacher Sal Barrientes to a room full of seventh graders on June 3. That day, the book “I Could Only Look Up: Anatomy of a Middle School” was unveiled by the staff at 826michigan, who accompanied students on every step of their publishing journey.