By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Pioneer’s John Florence paid a teammate one of the best compliments you can when it comes to cross country. Earlier in the year, the senior runner said of teammate Nick Foster: “You …
AAPS Updates
- Volunteers from the community help AAPS students participate in the Hour of Code
- Ann Arbor Open teacher Chad Downs wins $25,000 national Milken Educator Award
- Haisley teachers’ supportive friendship models the importance of relationships for their students
- Profile: Before heading to Holy Cross, Pioneer’s Lowder has a few things to cross off his to-do list
- Lawton students applaud longtime volunteer on her 90th birthday
High School News
“We thought it was just going to be a lot of golden rod because when we first came here that’s all we could see is just golden rod. We didn’t think that we would find all of these species,” says Skyline student Gabriella Mack.
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pioneer High School junior Henry Kiley is an aspiring songwriter. So he was thrilled when two celebrated, award-winning songwriters came to Pioneer’s Little Theater Thursday …
By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com The Pioneer volleyball team is a work in progress under first-year coach Fabiana Martins and the Pioneers have been making plenty of progress along the way. The Pioneers play with a passion …
By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com When Nikhil Gunaratnam was around 8 years old he picked up a tennis racket. He hasn’t put it down since and has become one of the top young high school tennis players …
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor “Youkoso!” Ann Arbor Public Schools today welcomed 14 students and two chaperones from Hikone, Japan during a reception at Scarlett Middle School. The students received …
”We are extremely proud of our students who have achieved National Merit Semi-Finalist status. We recognize the effort it takes to master the range of subject areas tested and we applaud these Semi-Finalists for rising to the challenge and excelling,” says Superintendent Jeanice Swift.
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Huron High School Project Lead the Way teacher Rob Cupit was born in 1987 and grew up in Woodhaven. His father, Bob, is an industrial manufacturer at 3M; his …
Video and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Ann Arbor Public Schools’ theme for the 2018-19 school year is “engage.” And perhaps nothing puts that concept into …
By Terry Jacoby WeloveAnnArbor.com Conor Easthope’s varsity football career didn’t get off to the kind of start he had hoped for in Pioneer’s season opener in August. That first game included a difficult and frustrating …
Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis, AAPS District News Editor Office professional Deanna Tippett says her co-workers in the Small Learning Community (SLC) at Skyline High School are her second family. And there’s …
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News As Huron High School says goodbye to two beloved guidance counselors, many will miss the collective wisdom of the retiring Wendy Reinhardt and Denise Eaddy-Richardson. In addition, future Huron …
“Change is inevitable, but change is exciting. Change will force a new person from within ourselves to emerge and we must not fear this. We must embrace it with unbridled enthusiasm because our futures are bright and brilliant,” says Olivianah Baugh.
Profile and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Kristin Kubacki grew up in Grand Rapids, and moved to Ann Arbor when she became a student at the University of Michigan. She has a bachelor’s …
“Promise me that you will cherish your convictions, keep them pure and close to your heart. Listen to your conscience, vote, participate, take care of this democracy, stay optimistic, know that integrity matters, dig deep, work hard, love big, forgive quickly, and always be able to say with conviction, here I stand, I can not do otherwise,” said Amy Van Appledorn.