April 2019 – Page 4 – AAPS District News

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[ October 14, 2026 ] Kristen Tabert, Scarlett Middle School science teacher "Exceptional" profiles
[ October 13, 2026 ] A minute in the room: Skyline’s new Robotics Engineering class A minute in the room
[ October 7, 2026 ] AAPS schools take part in Walk & Roll to School Elementary News
[ October 6, 2026 ] A minute on the playground: Mitchell Elementary students have fun cheering, learning to yo-yo, and shooting hoops with their principal A minute in the room
[ October 6, 2026 ] Scott Arrowsmith, Mitchell Elementary 4th grade teacher "Exceptional" profiles

Device-free for a day? For middle schoolers, that’s a tough assignment

April 3, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Slauson Middle School librarian Laurel Maguire recently asked students to do something that horrified them. She challenged them to give up their mobile devices for […]

3 questions for: John Yang, Pioneer High School violinist

April 2, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor John Yang nearly quit playing the violin til he got to Pioneer High School and was inspired all over again. We asked him three questions: