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Month: March 2015

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For AAPS band director Doug Horn, things are looking up after a rough few years

March 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

AAPS band director Doug Horn was looking forward to appearing with his jazz trio Friday night in downtown Ann Arbor in a big way. “I’m a performer at heart,” says Horn. “It’s therapy.” But in […]

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Pioneer High School named a 2015 GRAMMY Signature School

March 13, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer High School is one of 13 schools in the country to have been selected as a GRAMMY Signature Schools. In fact, Pioneer was named a Gold recipient—one of the top three of the 13—and […]

High School News

AAPS students compete in Who Wants to be a Mathematician competition at U-M

March 13, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Four AAPS high school students competed recently in the Who Wants to be a Mathematician contest in the Rogel Ballroom of the Michigan Union. The game show included categories such as algebra, trigonometry, geometry, history […]

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Home visits help new teachers learn how to connect

March 12, 2015 AAPS News Editor

At first, Scarlett Middle School sixth grader Kaylie Herrera was a little nervous at the thought of teachers visiting her home to talk with her and her family. Until then, the routine was that her […]

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Board Approves Durham Transportation Services

March 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis, AAPS District News The Ann Arbor School Board voted 6-1 to approve a three-year, $16.72 million busing contract with Durham School Services beginning July 1. The district’s five-year contract with the […]

Board of Education

‘Student safety is Priority One’ Superintendent Swift tells crowd

March 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

  Both sides of a debate over whether licensed pistol-owners should be allowed to openly carry them into schools were presented Wednesday night at the Ann Arbor Board of Education meeting held at Huron High […]

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Board of Education Trustee Andy Thomas Responds to Student Safety

March 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

I am in complete agreement with what President Mexicotte has said, and would like to add a few more points. First, the “open carry” law as it exists in Michigan and as it applies to […]

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Board of Education President Deb Mexicotte Responds to Student Safety

March 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

President’s Statement – Deb Mexicotte Regular Meeting of the AAPS Board of Education Huron High School Auditorium               3/11/15 I am going to start my remarks with the simple sentence – “We don’t want guns in […]

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Dr. Swift Responds to Student Safety

March 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

March 11, 2015 The mission of the Ann Arbor Public Schools is, “to ensure each student realizes his or her aspirations while advancing the common good, by creating a world-class system of innovative teaching and […]

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Largest elementary school blood drive in the state underway at Burns Park

March 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

  Story and photos by Jo Mathis, AAPS District News Editor The state’s largest elementary school blood drive is underway today through 7:30 p.m. at Burns Park Elementary today, March 10, 2015. Appointments are not […]

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