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Month: January 2020

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A minute with the Pioneer A Cappella Choir

January 30, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Need a quick mid-winter pick-me-up? Listen to a minute of the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir singing a creative and engaging arrangement of the African-American spiritual, “Daniel, […]

DeMarko Thurman talks with a parent online.
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A2 Virtual pilots on-line parent-teacher conferences

January 30, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Software allows parents to talk with teachers without leaving home or office Story, video & photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor For decades, parent-teacher conferences have been an ideal chance to discuss a student’s […]

Jennifer Garcia
"Exceptional" profiles

Jennifer Garcia, Haisley Elementary PE Teacher

January 29, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jennifer Garcia grew up in a proud union family, the daughter of a fireman and nurse. Her childhood years were spent in the city of Wayne where she figure […]

Avani Carter
High School News

FutureStars profiles: AAPS teens prove talent is plentiful in district

January 28, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Profiles by Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Pioneer senior Ella Maki grew up in a house filled with music Music echoes through Ella Maki’s family. Always has. Probably always will. “My family is very involved with music and […]

Our Town poster
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Pioneer Theatre Guild presents 'Our Town' in February

January 24, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer Theatre Guild is proud to present the Pulitzer Prize-winning play `Our Town’ by Thornton Wilder. Playing the part of George Gibbs is Pioneer sophomore Eliot Klus who said, “Being in this production is really […]

Ellen McGee helps her students emboss their favorite words on a token to wear around their necks.
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What's in a word? Ask these Haisley fourth graders

January 23, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor If they didn’t know it five months ago, Ellen McGee’s fourth graders at Haisley Elementary know it now: Words matter. A lot. “It all ties to my firm love […]

Kris Hepner
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Kris Hepner, Angell first grade teacher

January 22, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Kris Hepner grew up in Ann Arbor less than a mile from The Big House. She attended Dicken, Slauson, and Pioneer. At Dicken, she had the unique opportunities of […]

King elementary student assembly
Elementary News

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary—aka “King Dreamkeepers”—celebrates 50th anniversary

January 21, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/news.a2schools.org Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School observed its 50th anniversary three months ago but held off until the weekend before the national MLK Jr. Day to really celebrate. After […]

Rising stars rehersal group
Features

Talent on tap for this weekend and next: See highlights of a FutureStars 2020 rehearsal

January 16, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pioneer Theatre Guild’s FutureStars 2020 returns for the 18th year with preliminary competitions this Friday and Saturday nights ( Jan. 17-18) followed by a finale on […]

Senior DP student Selina Lui (who has been accepted into the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design‎) poses with a painting she'll display at the exhibit.
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Huron’s 6th Annual Art Night is Jan. 16; features work of every Huron art student

January 14, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Work from every art student at Huron High School will be displayed at Huron’s 6th Annual Art Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 in the […]

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