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Month: April 2018

Community Gives Back

Bryant/Pattengill International Festival is an annual celebration of the schools’ rich diversity

April 27, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Every year, the Bryant/Pattengill communities gather for a colorful celebration of the many cultures represented at the schools. Take a look at what makes this such a popular […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Molly Crankshaw, Burns Park Elementary third grade teacher

April 27, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Eidtor Molly Sykes Crankshaw was born and raised in Ionia, the daughter of the late Dr. Robert and Barbara Sykes. She attended Eastern Michigan University, where she earned her bachelor’s […]

Elementary News

Goal of Lakewood’s new Kindness Project is to make students feel safe, accepted, included

April 26, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Third, fourth and fifth graders at Lakewood Elementary are learning new ways to be kind to each other and to their community thanks to a […]

Features

Pioneer bids a safe farewell to its senior class with all-night Senior Bon Voyage Party

April 23, 2018 AAPS News Editor

After an alcohol-related auto accident claimed the life of an Ann Arbor Pioneer High School student on graduation night in 1994, the Pioneer administration decided the school needed to offer a fun but safe way […]

Latest news

30 seconds with … the Angell Walking Club

April 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Unless it’s raining, Angell Elementary students are invited to spend part of their lunchtime walking around the building, stopping each time for a stamp from Principal Gary Court until […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Muneer Khalid, Scarlett Middle School Strategies for Success teacher

April 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Muneer Khalid was born and raised in the city of Detroit. After graduating from Oakland International Academy, he earned his bachelor’s degree in English and psychology at the University […]

Features

The Huron Players present ‘The Tell-Tale Farce’ this weekend and next

April 19, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Kelle Barr/weloveannarbor.com Winter’s back. While this visit is temporary, going back indoors will be nothing short of a laugh fest this weekend (and next) if those doors lead you to “The Tell-Tale Farce” at […]

Community Gives Back

Volunteers renovate, beautify the Clague Middle School courtyard in `town-gown’ collaboration

April 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Story by Karleigh Stone/weloveannarbor.com Who wants to stare at an overgrown, unusable and potentially dangerous garden all day? Probably no one. However, the students, staff and faculty at Clague […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Hannah Gottlieb, Clague Middle School math teacher

April 12, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Hannah Gottlieb was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, in and around the Marquette area.   Throughout middle and high school, she loved science and thought she would […]

Features

Pioneer students celebrate salsa, hip-hop, and immigrants’ dreams with musical and gala fundraiser

April 12, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Students in Pioneer High School’s latest musical don’t need to go to a social studies class to learn about immigration and the American Dream.  Their spring musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” explores the lives and […]

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