Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Westerman Preschool & Family Center takes advantage of hot summer days by creating a mini water park for AAPS’ youngest students:
AAPS Updates
- Ashley Garvin, Bryant Elementary young fives teacher
- 30 seconds with: percussionist Brian Young, 2005 Pioneer grad
- First in a series: Q & A with Curriculum Coordinator Amy Deller-Antieau, District Science Department Chair, Grades 6-12
- Neighbor’s sidewalk art welcomes, inspires Allen Elementary students
- Being sent to the principal’s office: Not so bad after all
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Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Free books. New friends. Hands-on projects that bring the concept of aerodynamics to life. The first session of the AAPS Middle School ELA and Math/PLTW camps came to …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor What’s more exciting for a child than meeting a real live firefighter or police officer? Not much—except for the chance to sit in a fire truck and police …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor A quick walk for an icy treat was the perfect way for the Summer ESL Academy’s 240 students to take a break recently. The Summer ESL Academy at …
By Andrew Cluley The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 to place a 20-year capitol bond proposal of up to $1 billion on the ballot in November. The proposal comes as the …
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Deborah Katz decided to retire this year after 30 years teaching music for Ann Arbor Public Schools, she knew she wanted to somehow help AAPS music students in …
“We know that your positive impact will continue, your influence will extend far beyond this retirement day. Because your influence, a little bit of you, continues in the lives of each and every student you have worked with in the AAPS,” said Superintendent Jeanice Swift.
The Pioneer High School Science Olympiad team celebrated a historic day competing at the 35th Annual National Science Olympiad Tournament at Cornell University in New York on June 1. They were one of 60 teams …
Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bach fifth graders received an enthusiastic send-off Friday morning as they move on to middle school in the fall. Here are some moments from the last …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor A fundraising lemonade stand on Memorial Day weekend was just one way Lawton fifth graders raised $1303 for an organization called Water for South Sudan. It …
Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pittsfield Elementary’s first Pittsfield Mileage Club Mini Marathon on Wednesday raised money for the ChadTough Foundation as well as some additional physical education equipment. Who showed …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The college application process is tough enough. Imagine having to sing, dance, and recite a monologue to gain admittance. Recent Huron High School graduate Kaye Hoffmeyer talks about …
Like driving a car alone for the first time, Skyline High School’s class of 2019 were told at their commencement ceremony that graduation is a mix of euphoric freedom and the fear of expanding responsibility. Principal Cory McElmeel urged the 345 graduates to celebrate not just this moment of graduation, but also remember the moments, the people, and the actions that led to it.
Video, photos and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor On your mark. Get set. Go! Students cheered from the sidelines as their peers raced down the track at the recent 5th Annual A2 Unifed …
Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Video by Andrew Cluley/Communications Director During Thursday’s commencement at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School’s Class of 2019 were reminded …