Profile, video, and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Stephan Hogan was born and raised in the shadow of The Big House right here in Ann Arbor. He attended Abbot Elementary and Forsythe Middle School, …
AAPS Updates
- Marie Embry, Pattengill Elementary fifth grade teacher
- AAPS students study the biodiversity at future site of the Freeman Environmental Education Center
- All Hallows Band Concert set for Thursday, Oct. 18 at Pioneer’s Schreiber Auditorium
- Esteemed songwriter/composers talk to Pioneer students about their craft; new book
- Stephan Hogan, Tappan Middle School math teacher
Middle School News
Video and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Tappan Middle School science teacher Susan Baker has some company in her staff photo I.D. Cradled in her hand is Ms. Hammer, a three-toed Eastern box turtle …
Slauson staff will wear their Heroes in the Hallway T-shirts every Wednesday in October to show support for anti-bullying. By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Schools across the country observe …
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 …
Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Author Katherine Marsh spoke to Tappan Middle School students today about the impetus for her book, “Nowhere Boy” and her family’s experience living in Belgium and seeing the recent …
Videos, photos, and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Public Schools has long been known for its dedication to the arts. Now theater classes are expanding at every level, right down to two …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Rising sixth graders often have some anxiety as they make the transition to middle school. How to open a locker is a common concern. Hoping to eliminate that …
“Engineering and math just go hand in hand, it’s very seamless you know to go from the math part to the engineering. The cool thing about it for them is they get to see the fact that math is not just a stand-alone, it’s actually used somewhere else,” says Marty Moreno.
“At this point I just think that it’s great that we just caught some of those kids, and if we catch you with one book, then it’s going to spread like wildfire and you’re going to find other books that you like in that genre or by that author,” says Tappan ELA teacher Shannon Epps.
Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Melanie is a sixth grader at Scarlett Middle School who fled Cuba on a raft with her family when she was five. Ahmed is an …
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Abby Ruehlmann is completing her first year of teaching in the district, but has already made a big impact on the ELA team and students at Clague Middle School. Principal …
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s been 26 years since Slauson Middle School has competed in the National Science Olympiad Tournament, but thanks to a first-place finish in the state competition April 28, the …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Story by Karleigh Stone/weloveannarbor.com Who wants to stare at an overgrown, unusable and potentially dangerous garden all day? Probably no one. However, the students, staff and faculty at Clague …
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Hannah Gottlieb was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, in and around the Marquette area. Throughout middle and high school, she loved science and thought she would …