July 2015 Archives

AAPS summer day campers are Hooked on Fun

July 23, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Lot of school districts offer summer programs to keep the kids busy and learning. In Ann Arbor, kids can choose from among about 200 Rec & Ed day […]

ESL students will tell stories of challenge and triumph at family celebration

July 22, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo MathisAAPS District News Editor What’s better than writing your own rap song about a way you’ve faced a challenge and triumphed over it? Performing it for an appreciative audience, that’s what. And […]

Homework Club continues for Lakewood kids

July 20, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Lakewood Elementary art teacher Peggy Leonard and media specialist Eileen Thomas hated to think that the gains made by students enrolled in the school’s twice-a-week […]

`He taught us how to run the race of life’

July 17, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor One of the things Coach Bryan Westfield was noted for saying to his Pioneer High School athletes over the years was, “Where are the smiles?” […]

Safety Town is a summertime tradition

July 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Thousands of AAPS graduates over the past 35 years have warm memories of attending Safety Town for a week during the summer before they entered kindergarten. Whether it’s […]

Summer Learning Institute boosts math and reading skills

July 9, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor The goal of the Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Summer Learning Institute is for everyone who walks in the door—whether that’s a student, teacher, parent, student volunteer, or […]

CDF Freedom School at Clague: So much fun, students don’t realize how much they’re learning

July 6, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Josiah Sims spent his 11th birthday hanging out with his friends, singing, dancing, and having what he called a “really great time.” And he did it all at […]