November 2010 – AAPS District News

Community High grad in line for a top N.Y. education post

November 30, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Shael Polakow-Suransky, a graduate of Ann Arbor’s Community High School, is being eyed for a new post as chief academic officer for the New York City Department of Education.

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Wines Elementary 4th-graders send their message of thanks

November 29, 2010 AAPS News Editor

How do you spell T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G? Visit our site to view a unique seasonal message from Wines Elementary via SchoolTube.

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Foundation, visitors bureau launch Ann Arbor alumni website

November 23, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation has created a new website designed to link alumni with their academic roots: www.annarboralumni.org. It is co-sponsored by the AAPSEF and the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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NAACP honors 102 Ann Arbor students, up 26% from last year

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor chapter honors the district’s top black high school students each fall at its Freedom Fund Dinner.

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Community invited to view Pioneer improvements on Dec. 3

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The district celebrates the completion of the last major construction project in the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, funded through the 2004 bond.

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Allen 3rd-graders share with Japanese classmates via Skype

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

WITH VIDEO: Dave Corsa’s class did a videoconference with Okurayama Elementary School in Sapporo, Japan in the evening, when it was 8:30 a.m. for the Japanese children.

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Foundation grant brings Skyline physics students lessons in teamwork, project planning

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Some 450 physics students at Skyline High Schooare taking part in Crash Test! one of 28 projects funded this fall by the AAPS Educational Foundation.

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Sweet message: Lawton class collects candy for troops overseas

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Teri Fraley’s fourth-graders at Lawton Elementary collect 110 pounds of candy and donate it to military troops overseas. They not only used math, reading and art skills, but also got a lesson in giving.

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Ann Arbor high school students taking charge at Neutral Zone

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

The Neutral Zone is fueling its enterprises with youthful energy from local teens; one of them shares the story, as well as her thoughts about working at Red Beard Press.

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Abbot 5th-graders learn about how to live, work in mini-society

November 22, 2010 AAPS News Editor

Jobs, money and real estate are now a part of everyday life in Tracy Barrett’s fifth-grade classroom mini-society at Abbot Elementary School.

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