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Month: April 2017

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New classroom furniture to support student engagement coming to AAPS thanks to 2015 Bond

April 28, 2017 AAPS News Editor

“When you go into the classrooms, and you visit the classrooms that have this furniture the kids are actively learning and able to function well with this furniture. When you ask them questions about it they love it, the teachers love it,” says Trustee Harmony Mitchell. […]

Community Gives Back

Slauson Middle School students celebrate Arbor Day with tree planting

April 28, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Tree City USA is four trees (two tulip trees and two katsuras) more beautiful now that Slauson Middle School students have helped plant the trees along Crest Avenue. The […]

Elementary News

AAPS students recognized for innovation at FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Award

April 28, 2017 AAPS News Editor

The AAPS team known as “Titanium Beasts,” which is a part of AA4STEM-4H, is one of 20 semi-finalist teams to advance to the Seventh Annual FIRST® LEGO® League Global Innovation Award in Washington, D.C. June 18-20. All semi-finalists […]

Community Gives Back

AAPS receives $2,500 Education Excellence Award to benefit SkyWell

April 25, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Skyline High School students are excited about a $2,500 grant that will allow an expansion of its SkyWell program, a student-led initiative aimed at improving student attitudes […]

Features

Skyline students to present “Get Hype: An Evening With Skyline Theatre”

April 24, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The students of Skyline Theatre are getting ready to pull out all the stops to put on a high-energy evening of a little bit of everything the stage has […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Shaenu Micou, Skyline High School Intervention Specialist

April 24, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Photo and profile by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News  Shaenu Micou grew up in Ann Arbor in the Arrowwood Hills community, and attended Northside and Logan elementary schools, Clague Junior High, and Huron High School. Micou […]

Features

AAPS grad to speak at Student Advocacy Center fundraiser

April 21, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Story, photo, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sada Imran, who was born deaf, has faced her share of obstacles in her 19 years. But with the help of technology, educators and family, […]

Features

TEDX Youth Ann Arbor coming to Skyline Saturday, April 22

April 17, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News “United” is the theme of the all-day TEDxYouth@AnnArbor 2017 coming to the Skyline High School Commons & Auditorium on Saturday, April 22 from 8am to 4pm. Ticket includes light […]

Community Gives Back

Michigan soccer players plan Fun Run with Scarlett’s bilingual students

April 13, 2017 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Scarlett Middle School’s sixth grade bilingual students, as well as some of the seventh and eighth grade emerging bilingual students, have been working with the University […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Neha Shah, King Elementary fifth grade teacher

April 13, 2017 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Neha Shah grew up in East Lansing, where she attended Pinecrest Elementary School. In middle school, her family moved to Farmington, where she attended Power Middle School and  Farmington […]

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