Huron High School held its annual Scholar Athlete Night on Monday, May 14 for over 600 scholar athletes. Continue reading
Two students receive $1K scholarships at Huron Scholar Athlete Night
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Bike Sale to benefit Huron High School Band France trip
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NAMM Foundation names AAPS one of ‘Best Communities for Music Education’
Huron High School alum and U.S. Marine Band clarinetist Jonathon Troy returned to the district for a Picnic Pop performance May 20, 2012. “I just wanted to let you know that the music programs in the Ann Arbor Public Schools are extraordinary,” he said to the audience.
The NAMM Foundation has named the Ann Arbor Public Schools one of its “Best Communities for Music Education” this year, and it’s just one of three communities from Michigan to get the honor.
NAMM, which stands for the National Association of Music Merchants, named 307 districts across the country on the list this year. According to NAMM, the “designation recognizes collaborative, from-the-ground-up efforts of teachers, administrators, students and parents who continually work to keep comprehensive music education as an integral part of the core curriculum.”
It is no surprise that the Ann Arbor Public Schools is being honored by NAMM, because it continues to show tremendous success in and dedication to music education throughout the district. Pioneer High School’s music department has received seven GRAMMY® awards, including the unprecedented honor of honor of being selected twice as a National GRAMMY® Signature School. Continue reading
The Huron Players present Macbeth
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“Fair is foul and foul is fair” and nothing is as it seems. The victorious Macbeth chances upon three mysterious witches who offer an intriguing prophesy, tempting him with the promise of becoming King. Upon hearing the news, Lady Macbeth urges her husband into murderous action, and what follows is a wild and maddening descent into war, insanity and demons. Continue reading
Huron Rising Scholar named Gates Millennium Finalist
Huron senior Abraham Fasina and counselor Brad Jackson
Abraham Fasina is a 17-year-old Huron senior, a Rising Scholar an immigrant from Nigeria. He is also a finalist for this year’s Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Abraham, whose nickname is Ayo, was nominated for the scholarship by Huron counselors Brad Jackson and Denise Eaddy-Richardson. He is just one of 1,000 finalists nationwide who are still in the running for a scholarship to any accredited college or university of their choice. Winners also have access to professional development and academic resources during their studies. Continue reading
Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop donates over $50K to PTOs, clubs, field trips and more
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
Huron senior Lilia Popova named Intel Science Talent Search finalist
Huron senior Lilia Popova works on her research at a lab in the University of Michigan Kraus Building of Natural Science Feb. 1, 2013.
By Tara Cavanaugh
For Huron High School senior Lilia Popova, science is magnetic, drawing her in at every turn. A glimpse of the northern lights inspired her to study whether magnetic fields could influence plant growth, and if there is a way to harvest that energy.
That research is taking her on a trip to Washington, D.C. in March to compete in the final stage of the Intel Science Talent Search.
The Intel STS is the most prestigious pre-college science competition in the country. Participants are judged on their original scientific research, achievements and leadership. It attracts an elite bunch: STS alumni have gone on to win seven Nobel Prizes, two Fields Medals, five National Medals of Science and 11 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships.
More than 1700 students across the nation entered the competition this year, and Lilia is one of just 40 finalists competing for $630,000 in awards. The top winner receives $100,000 from the Intel Foundation. Continue reading
Google Career Day inspires AAPS juniors, seniors
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.
Let’s get ready to recycle: AAPS redoubles its recycling efforts
Now all classrooms in the district have new recycling collection boxes, thanks to a partnership between the Ann Arbor Public Schools, the City of Ann Arbor and the nonprofit Recycle Ann Arbor.
The last school-wide distribution of recycling collection boxes happened over a decade ago. Most of the original boxes are either battered or lost, making it hard for all classrooms to keep recyclables out of the trash baskets.
The new boxes have a keyhole opening, which discourages trash while fitting paper, plastics and bottles. Previous boxes only accepted one kind of recyclable material. Continue reading
Taste-test Ann Arbor pizzas while supporting a good cause this Friday
Youth Impact members prepare afterschool this week for Friday’s fundraiser.
By Tara Cavanaugh
Taste test pizzas from Ann Arbor pizzerias and support a good cause. It’s a win-win, right?
More like a win-win-win-win. The Take Heart Association benefits from the donations, local pizza restaurants benefit from the promotion, you benefit from delighting in as much pizza as possible, and Youth Impact benefits from another successful fundraiser.
Youth Impact is the student group at Huron High School that is organizing the event on Friday from 6-9 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The cost is $5 for college and younger students to enter, and $10 for everyone else. Dominoes, Hello Faz, Giardinos, City’s Pizza, NeoPapalis and Pizza House are contributing pizzas. Continue reading
AAPS graduate begins career in human rights work
By Tara Cavanaugh
A year ago, Tao Li was in Battambang, Cambodia, one of the country’s most impoverished areas, teaching 50 children in a small concrete classroom with one window and no electricity.
She returned to Ann Arbor in May, but the AAPS graduate won’t forget about her students, whom she still calls “her kids.” They’re the subject –– and artists –– of a photo exhibition that opens this coming Monday, Dec. 3 in the gallery of the University of Michigan International Institute. Continue reading
AAPS graduate Judge Tim Connors visits Forsythe for Career Day
Judge Tim Connors visits Jill Castillo’s sixth grade advisory for Career Awareness Day at Forsythe.
By Tara Cavanaugh
As he stood in Mrs. Jill Castillo’s sixth grade classroom, Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Tim Connors looked stately, his long black robes brushing the floor.
“Some think you wear this robe because it makes you important,” Judge Connors said. “Or it makes you powerful. Or that we need courts because some people do bad things and it’s the hammer.
“Let me share with you: I think it’s a lot more than that.”
Judge Connors visited Mrs. Castillo’s advisory class for Forsythe Middle School’s Career Awareness Day. The event, which takes place twice a year, brings working professionals into sixth grade advisory classes. Continue reading
Meet Huron’s 2012 Homecoming Court
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Huron High School celebrated its Homecoming Friday, Sept. 28. Its 2012 Homecoming Court consisted of freshmen Georgia Plagen and Josh Jackson, sophomores Ava Jetli and Jack Martin, juniors Saranya Jayendraprasad and Kevin Masini, and seniors Hope Donaldson, Nick Ford, Hannah Gadway, Ryan Silvester and king and queen Rohan Paul and Natalie Nagpal.
Eight Huron students complete study exchange program in Germany
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Eight Huron students completed the three-week study-exchange program with Huron’s partner school in Ann Arbor’s German sister city, Tübingen.
Students and teachers from Pioneer and Skyline High Schools went also.
Kevin Barnes, Reid Arozarena, Felipe Riano-Mojica, Erin Smith, Meghan Meader, Maura Sands, Sarah Jahnke, and Gabriela Dantas stayed in the homes of German families, attended classes in a German high school and explored culture.
Funded in part by grants from the U.S. government, the German government, and private corporations, Huron’s study-exchange has been taking place every other summer for several decades. Huron plans to send more students in 2014.
–Submitted by Andrew Smith, social studies/world language teacher at Huron
VIDEO: Student performers wow on Opening Day at Pioneer
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