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Month: May 2013

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Community teacher wins Michigan Writers Cooperative chapbook contest

May 15, 2013 AAPS News Editor

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 […]

Community Gives Back

‘Digital Dialogues’ provide writing intervention at Mitchell

May 14, 2013 AAPS News Editor

The “Digital Dialogue Cultural Exchange” provided students with a meaningful writing opportunity and a way to develop technology skills. […]

Innovation

Forysthe ‘buddies’ mentor special needs students in gym class

May 14, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Forsythe’s adaptive physical education class, which pairs special needs students with general education “buddies,” sparks friendships and understanding between the two student populations. […]

Densu Dixon, Andrew Burns and Swagat Tripathy in Skyline's DTEP lab.
Academics

Skyline students’ ‘HydroPod’ invention earns national award

May 13, 2013 AAPS News Editor

It’s a simple design: a hexagon base with plexiglass rising to form a point in the middle. It would take ten minutes to assemble, and around $25 to buy. And it could greatly improve access to clean water in developing countries. […]

Latest news

U-M rowing team meets Pittsfield pen pals

May 10, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh After three months of writing letters back and forth, Pittsfield fifth graders finally got a chance to meet their pen pals on the University of Michigan women’s rowing team this week.

Latest news

‘Midnight Muse’ inspired by surrealism, the unconscious at Clague

May 9, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Congratulations to Clague’s Art Students for a successful show, Midnight’s Muse, held April 25th and 26th, on the stage at Clague!  The students’ work was inspired by their discussions on Surrealism and images of the unconscious mind. Through […]

Tahani Othman's fifth graders presented the Toyota engineers with Lakewood Lizard t-shirts. The students signed the back.
Community Gives Back

Toyota brings ‘World of Motion’ to Lakewood

May 8, 2013 AAPS News Editor

World of Motion is a program created by the Society of Automotive Engineers, and Toyota (and other auto companies) take part. Employees volunteer to spend 1-2 hours a week for 6-8 weeks teaching students SAE science and technology curriculum. […]

Carpenter students tour UMMA on April 17, 2013.
Latest news

New UMMA art tours based on AAPS humanities curriculum

May 8, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh As Carpenter Elementary fifth graders toured the University of Michigan Museum of Art, they learned about more than sculptures and paintings. They also learned about science, culture and history. UMMA recently unveiled […]

Fifth grade tunnel
Community Gives Back

VIDEO: U-M softball team visits Abbot Elementary pen pals

May 7, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh The University of Michigan softball team is pretty busy these days. The team just won another Big Ten Title, their sixth in a row, and are set to play at the next […]

High School News

Four AAPS high schools make Newsweek ‘Best High Schools’ list

May 6, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Huron High School, Pioneer High School, Skyline High School and Community High School are listed on Newsweek’s annual “Best High Schools” list this year.

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