May 2018 Archives

Jenny Szalay, Lawton kindergarten teacher

May 31, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Photos and profile by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jenny Szalay was born and raised in Ann Arbor and attended Allen, Tappan, and Huron High. She feels very fortunate to teach in the community […]

Scarlett students & Holocaust survivor share their refugee experiences with sixth graders

May 25, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos, and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Melanie is a sixth grader at Scarlett Middle School who fled Cuba on a raft with her family when she was five. Ahmed is an […]

30 seconds with … King Elementary reaches $100,000, Dicken, $50,000 funds raised for American Heart Association

May 24, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, under the direction of PE teacher Julie Arbour, has raised $100,000 since 2005 for the American Heart Association via its Jump Rope for […]

Steve Rodriguez, Pioneer High School PE teacher & coach

May 24, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Steve Rodriguez has been a well respected and popular PE teacher and coach at Pioneer High School since 1977. He grew up in Allen Park and chose to attend Detroit […]

Members of Clague's band perform at the 2018 Picnic Pops inside the auditorium at Pioneer High School.

Rain moves Picnic Pops inside for 2018, still an amazing show

May 21, 2018 AAPS News Editor

With rain in the forecast all day, the 2018 edition of Ann Arbor Public Schools popular Picnic Pops moved indoors at Pioneer High School. Despite the scene change, more than 1,000 students from A2 STEAM at Northside, Ann Arbor Open, Clague, Forsythe, Huron, Pioneer, Scarlett, Skyline, Slauson and Tappan performed a variety of popular hits.

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Scarlett students learn how to handle job interview jitters on annual Portfolio Day

May 18, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos, video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Shiny shoes? Check. Resume in hand? Firm handshake? Done and done. Scarlett Middle School students were on their best behavior on the 24th annual Portfolio Day, […]

Abby Ruehlmann, Clague Middle School English Language Arts teacher

May 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Abby Ruehlmann is completing her first year of teaching in the district, but has already made a big impact on the ELA team and students at Clague Middle School. Principal […]

His grandmother’s kimchi inspires former ESL student, whose story wins national award

May 15, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Huron High School senior David Lee grew up in a Korean household where not much English was spoken. But because an English education is highly regarded in Korea, his […]

World’s largest elementary science olympiad hosted by AAPS

May 14, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Public Schools once again hosted the county-wide Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad at Pioneer High School over the weekend. It is the largest of its kind in the […]

Crossing guards fill important role in AAPS safety plan

May 11, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor One of the AAPS safety initiatives designed to keep kids secure at school has been around for decades. Crossing guards are stationed at busy intersections at select elementary and middle schools […]