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Month: November 2012

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Taste-test Ann Arbor pizzas while supporting a good cause this Friday

November 29, 2012 AAPS News Editor

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 […]

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Haisley fourth grader inspires school to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

November 29, 2012 AAPS News Editor

“Would you be so kind as to donate to the people who have lost their homes to Hurricane Sandy?” That’s how Devon, a Haisley Elementary fourth grader, started his pitch to each classroom in his […]

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Student growth through a social curriculum: Responsive Classroom and Developmental Designs approaches provide early promise to Mitchell and Scarlett

November 28, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Sometimes, a few small changes can make a big difference. That’s what Mitchell Elementary and Scarlett Middle schools are showing as they implement new school-wide approaches that improve teacher instruction, student behavior […]

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Pioneer hosts MSU Jazz Band Dec. 4

November 27, 2012 AAPS News Editor
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AAPS graduate begins career in human rights work

November 27, 2012 AAPS News Editor

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 […]

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Clague Middle School celebrates 40th anniversary

November 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

[soundslides width=”475″ height =”413″ id=”8656″]   By Tara Cavanaugh A school is never just a school. It’s a second home. It’s a place to grow up. It’s a family all its own. That familiar feeling […]

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Logan’s ‘Noodle Dinner’ a delicious success

November 16, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh More than 100 students and their families feasted on food from around the world Thursday night at Logan Elementary. The school’s annual Noodle Dinner serves as both a fundraiser and community-building event […]

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WCC teachers-in-training make math fun at Burns Park

November 15, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh At the Burns Park annual Math Carnival, everyone’s a winner. Washtenaw Community College education students practice giving math lessons. Burns Park students learn new concepts and practice old ones. And everyone gets […]

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AAPS graduate Judge Tim Connors visits Forsythe for Career Day

November 13, 2012 AAPS News Editor

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 […]

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Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop, Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation win annarbor.com Deal of the Year Award

November 8, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop and the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation deserve a hearty round of applause after winning an annarbor.com “Deal of the Year” Award. The annual awards […]

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