By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor What’s it like to start a new school in a new country? In December, twins Chau and Quy arrived here from Vietnam and became fifth graders at Logan Elementary School, …
AAPS Updates
- Students cherish new friends, books & knowledge gained at middle school ELA and Math/PLTW camps
- Preschoolers meet community helpers; hop aboard a fire truck and police car
- 30 seconds with: The Summer ESL Academy’s ‘road trip’ for icy treats
- Board of Education places 20-year, $1 billion bond proposal on November ballot
- Newly retired teacher expands fund to help children who can’t afford music camp
Videos & slide shows
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Slauson Middle School librarian Laurel Maguire recently asked students to do something that horrified them. She challenged them to give up their mobile devices for …
Video and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Victoria Newell looks at where she was two years ago and says she can’t believe she’s come as far as she has. “It all started with me …
The Pioneer Music Department will present the 63rd annual Concerto Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at Pioneer High School. This year, the Slauson and Tappan orchestras will start the show to feature the talents …
Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor About 160 Lawton Elementary students, staff and parents volunteered hundreds of collective hours Saturday during the school’s first ever Lawton’s Day in the Community event. …
Every Friday morning, Pathways to Success invites a speaker to the school’s Panther Power Assembly to motivate students and highlight student accomplishments. Here’s a quick video of a typical assembly, this time featuring student advocate/coach …
Photos & video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bill Van Loo is a maker, teacher, musician, and photographer. He grew up in Jackson County and graduated from Napoleon High School. Both of his …
Story, video, and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor A new project lining the main hall of Pathways to Success Academic Campus gives students an opportunity to tell their own stories in their own voices. …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It takes a lot of helpful A2 STEAM @ Northside to raise a tank of salmon. In this video, we see fifth grade students of Ashley Moore, Amanda …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Skyline’s African American Humanities class once again presented its annual Black History Month Assembly to the entire student body. The hour-long celebration of culture showcased the students’ talents …
Video, photos, and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When Pioneer High School quarterback Conor Easthope learned that University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and his brother, Baltimore Ravens Coach John Harbaugh were stopping …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News If it hadn’t been for the weather-related school cancellations, Feb. 11 would have been the 100th day of school for Ann Arbor Public Schools. At Bryant, the kindergarten teachers …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The fifth grade students of Avery Hubbard and Jessica Chartier at Dicken Elementary School showcased Dicken’s annual African-American Trailblazers Wax Museum today. Watch students rehearse for the assembly …
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor An interactive performance by The Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater got teachers, students, and parents on their feet Monday. See a minute of highlights here:
Video & story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Forsythe Middle School sixth grader Arjun Alva didn’t get to relax as much as he would have liked last summer. After all, he had a book …