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Month: January 2019

"Exceptional" profiles

Monica Brennan, Angell Elementary second grade teacher

January 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Monica Brennan has been teaching at Angell Elementary for five years.  She grew up in Royal Oak, the daughter of a nurse (mother) and a Chrysler assembly worker, both […]

Elementary News

Making a positive impact is part of the job, says bus driver lauded for his concern for kids

January 15, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When AAPS bus driver Robert Edwards was a basketball referee in California years ago, he would sometimes stop the game to help a crazed coach calm […]

Features

Skyline Theatre to present energetic “Get Hype” Jan. 25

January 10, 2019 AAPS News Editor

The students of Skyline Theatre are preparing their fourth-annual production of “Get Hype: An Evening with Skyline Theatre” – an energetic and eclectic evening of entertainment made up of songs and scenes from a variety […]

Features

Celebrity Chef Jet Tila visits AAPS, encourages culinary arts students to travel, explore, work hard

January 10, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Celebrity chef Chef Jet Tila spent the day at three AAPS schools cooking, teaching, and talking to hundreds of students. Tila, who lives in Los Angeles, is a […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Maneesha Mankad, Community High School math teacher

January 9, 2019 AAPS News Editor

    By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Maneesha Mankad has taught Algebra II, Calculus and Finance/Stats and been a forum leader at Community High School for the past five years.  She grew up in […]

Latest news

30 seconds with … Angell’s busy entrance off Washtenaw Ave.

January 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Angell Elementary is a finalist for the #FundMyStreets community grant. The school’s idea has been selected to win up to $50,000 to improve road safety in our local community. This video by Principal Gary Court […]

Elementary News

30 seconds with … Lawton’s all-school surprise concert for teachers

January 3, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Not only was it PJ Day at Lawton Elementary, but vocal music teacher Elizabeth Lentz planned an all-school concert as a surprise for the classroom teachers. (Check out second […]

Latest news

Pioneer teacher and artist-husband co-produce children’s book on a grand reptilian adventure

January 3, 2019 AAPS News Editor

  By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Kristin and Brad Northrop have more than 50 years of teaching experience between them. And they’ve raised four children. That adds up to many hours reading to children. […]

Elementary News

30 seconds with … Third grade teacher Sherri Hane’s morning routine at Dicken Elementary

January 2, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor  

Elementary News

30 seconds with … Abbot fourth graders’ post performance singalong

January 2, 2019 AAPS News Editor

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