December 2015 Archives

Rec and Ed Department continues to strive to meet needs identified over 75 years ago

December 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“I want to keep encouraging you all to create the plethora of programs that you offer, there’s nothing more exciting, even in our house, to get the actual magazine and thumb through it and see what’s available,” says School Board Member Simone Lightfoot.

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Cracking the code: AAPS joins worldwide Hour of Code

December 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Hour of Code: [slideshow_deploy id=’14150′] Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Rosa Wu wishes that she could have enrolled in one of the computer programming classes which have been added to […]

AAPS teachers surprised, thrilled to receive grants to enhance education

December 8, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Like a big red bow on a holiday gift, the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation’s Teacher Grants enhance the AAPS experience. Thanks to the foundation’s donation of […]

Magic of Christmas program helps brighten the holidays for AAPS students

December 7, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“We make sure it’s a combination of wants and needs, because every kid has got to open something fun,” says Magic of Christmas Founder Debbie Williams-Hoak.

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Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop raffle raises money for field trips

December 4, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photo by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Odds are, you are not going to win a car or cash in the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop Car & Cash Raffle. But one […]