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Community teacher wins Michigan Writers Cooperative chapbook contest

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Ellen Stone has won the 2013 Michigan Writers Cooperative Press chapbook contest. Her poetry collection, “The Solid Living World,” will be published and available in June. Stone teaches at Community High School in Ann Arbor where she lives with her husband and three daughters. She has been writing poems since graduating from Antioch College in the early 1980s. She joined Michigan Writers after falling in love with northwestern Michigan, land reminiscent of the rolling hills and rivers where she grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania.  Continue reading →

The Mandarin Bridge from Ann Arbor to China

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Spring Break trip to China

Photo provided by Anne Gere

By Anne Gere

Just back from a spring break trip to China, Holden Mass, a ninth grader at Pioneer High School, commented, “I was shocked by how many people there were;  I knew there were a lot, but…”

Holden and ten other Ann Arbor students traveled to China over this year’s spring break with their Mandarin teacher, Fan Wu.  Ranging from fourth to tenth grade and representing Huron High School, Community High School, and Summers-Knoll School as well as Pioneer, the group  visited with their counterparts from the Hangzhou Foreign Language School and the Beijing International School. The students paid for their own trip.

“The world is a village, and language is a bridge,” explained Fan Wu.  She began planning this trip over a year ago, organizing travel arrangements, making contact with schools in China, and, especially, helping her students become more fluent in Mandarin.  Her goal was to help students add to their learning with real-world experience, understand diversity, and develop a broader knowledge about China by learning about its history, religions, culture, and education.   Continue reading →

WSG Gallery presents Community High School’s Photo Exhibit

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Community High School's advanced photography class.

Community High School’s advanced photography class. Photo provided by Steve Coron

The WSG Gallery is hosting a photo exhibit of work by Community High School students until May 4.

The gallery is also organizing a reception for the exhibit this Friday, April 12 from 7-9 p.m.

The photographs in the exhibit are by the Advanced Photography students. “In this class students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the medium and conceptual themes, while working on the basics of good technique and thoughtful composition,” said Steve Coron, who leads the class. Continue reading →

Community High Jazz musicians take home honors from Western Michigan University Jazz Invitational

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Alex Meingast (guitar), Eddie Codrington (saxophone), Adam Olszewski (bass), Adlai Reinhart (trumpet), Erez Levin (drums), Henry Pakela (trombone)

Alex Meingast (guitar), Eddie Codrington (saxophone), Adam Olszewski (bass), Adlai Reinhart (trumpet), Erez Levin (drums), Henry Pakela (trombone)

The Community High Jazz combos “Supernova” and “A2 Blue” were selected as two of the five winning combos at the Western Michigan University Jazz Invitational on Saturday. Supernova took the top spot of the entire festival and was chosen to open the big evening concert. Supernova’s members are: Adlai Reinhart, Eddie Codrington, Henry Pakela, Erez Levin, Adam Olszewski, and Alex Meingast. A2 Blue’s members are Jacob Johnson, Brandon Cutler, Oren Levin, Ross Johnson, and Deondrae Jones. Over thirty jazz bands (combos and big bands) participated at the 33rd annual event. Continue reading →

Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop donates over $50K to PTOs, clubs, field trips and more

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PTO Thrift shopper

The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop is located at 2280 S. Industrial Highway. The shop sells furniture, clothing, books, home goods, electronics, craft supplies and more.

By Tara Cavanaugh 

The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop’s mission is to support the schools. And three times each year, its support comes in the form of a small but valuable slip of paper: a check.

On Jan. 29 the shop distributed $50,020 total between all 33 of the Ann Arbor Public Schools (see comprehensive list below). The money supports enrichment opportunities for students in the form of field trips, sports clubs, academic supplies, camps and plenty more.

“It’s exciting to celebrate a great year in 2012 and immediately start another with this kind of vigorous funding,” said Ann Farnham, the shop’s executive director. ”What a couple of high notes for our shop and for our AAPS community.” Continue reading →

Google Career Day inspires AAPS juniors, seniors

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Google AAPS Career Day Panel Discussion

By Tara Cavanaugh 

When you think of Google, you think of Google Docs, Gmail and its all-knowing search engine. Its creative and innovative products stem from a deliberately unique and inspiring work environment –– and last month the company shared its inspiration with AAPS students.

Google’s Ann Arbor office hosted 43 Ann Arbor Public Schools juniors and seniors at its Career Day event on Nov. 29. The high schoolers took a tour of Google’s eclectic offices and talked one-on-one with employees, taking away lessons and tips for their future college and career experiences.

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Community High Jazz students play for Gov. Rick Snyder at U-M ‘Celebrate Invention’ reception

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The Community High Jazz Program was invited to perform for the University of Michigan’s Celebrate Invention reception, which hosted honored guest and keynote speaker Gov. Rick Snyder on Oct. 18.

The reception, held in the Michigan League Ballroom, showcased U-M inventions and their creators. Continue reading →

VIDEO: Student performers wow on Opening Day at Pioneer

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By Tara Cavanaugh

“As the school year begins, it has to begin with kids!” said AAPS Superintendent Dr. Patricia Green at this year’s Opening Day Assembly, which gathers AAPS staff together to kick off the school year.

Pioneer High School hosted the assembly. The video above features a performance of the Pioneer Drumline; below, find photos of CHS Dance Body students and the Huron and Skyline choirs. Continue reading →

Community High School ACT scores third highest in Michigan

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According to the ACT scores released by the Michigan Department of Education last week, Community High School has a reason to celebrate: the school’s ACT scores ranked third highest in the state.

Students take the test when they are juniors. The 115 students at Community had an average ACT composite score of 26.2. The state’s average composite score for 2012 is 19.6, which increased slightly from last year’s average of 19.4.

A composite score is the average of scores in four areas: math, science, English and reading.

The ACT also judges students on college readiness. Slightly over 63 percent of CHS students were labeled “college ready.” The state average is 17.7 percent.

Search a Detroit Free Press database of scores here

Photos: The Class of 2012

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By Tara Cavanaugh

Congratulations to this year’s graduates from the Ann Arbor Public Schools! These are photos from the five graduation ceremonies that took place between June 4 and June 11. The background music is played by the Skyline Symphony Orchestra and the Skyline Symphony Band. Continue reading →

Photos: Community High School Commencement at Rackham Auditorium

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By Tara Cavanaugh

Take a look and listen to the 2012 Community High School Commencement ceremony. Taking place at the University of Michigan Rackham Auditorium the night of June 5, 2012, the school’s 114 graduates reflected on their education and their futures – and some did so in poem, dance or song. Continue reading →