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Month: April 2023

AAPS Office of Special Education team, and filmmaker Lara Stolman wearing Inclusion Matters shirts.
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Office of Special Education hosts screening of inspirational film about swim team made up of students with autism

April 18, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Some Ann Arbor Public Schools families and staff members shared laughs and a few tears last week watching the movie Swim Team at Pioneer High School. The AAPS Office of Special Education hosted the screening […]

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Video: The first chick is hatched.

April 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Fifth graders at A2 STEAM have been waiting for 21 days for their chicken eggs to hatch. The chicks will be cared for by the students as part of their year-long Clucky Classroom project. It […]

High School News

Huron High School student musicians excel at the MSBOA State Solo and Ensemble Festival

April 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Huron High School students excelled at the recent Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) State Solo and Ensemble Festival. In fact, Huron was the most represented school in the state with 130 solo and […]

Features

The Thurston Community Players present  ‘Time, Turtles, and Twists’ on May 6 & 7 at Huron High

April 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

The musical is the Thurston Community Players’ 47th production The Thurston Community Players will present “Time, Turtles, and Twists”  on Saturday, May 6 at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, May 7 at 2 p.m. […]

Academics

‘I’m impressed!’ Educators from St. Louis Public Schools visit A2 STEAM to see Project Based Learning in action

April 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

A team of educators from Washington University and St. Louis Public Schools visited A2 STEAM this week for a day-long look at Project Based Learning in action. They liked what they saw. “I’m very impressed,” […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Quanisha Shawanibin, Mitchell third grade teacher

April 14, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Quanisha Shawanibin grew up on the Eastside of Detroit. “I was born to a teenage mother and oftentimes, it feels as if we grew up together,” she says. “I am the oldest of five girls […]

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Pioneer Theatre Guild presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

April 12, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Performances will be held on April 29, April 30, and May 5, 6 & 7 Tickets are now on sale for Pioneer Theatre Guild’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration […]

Features

Huron junior scores a perfect 1600 on the SAT

April 10, 2023 AAPS News Editor

It’s a weight off her shoulders, but Anita Gaenko is almost nonchalant about the accomplishment Huron High School junior Anita Gaenko knew she did well when she left Brighton High School after taking her SAT […]

"Exceptional" profiles

Pam Friday, Angell Elementary Young 5s teacher

April 7, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Pam Friday grew up on the west side of Michigan near Kalamazoo.  She graduated from Mattawan High School and then attended and received her teaching degree from The University of Michigan. Both of her parents […]

Features

The Skyline Ethics Team captures the national title

April 5, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Skyline’s team is the first in Michigan to claim the top honor at the National Ethics Bowl Championship The Skyline Ethics Team’s exceptional dialogue and deliberation skills on contemporary moral issues earned them the national […]

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