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Slauson Middle School staff sends video greetings to students

April 8, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Slauson Middle School math teacher Diaine Grant was social distancing around a campfire with neighbors Greta and Hannah Niethammer last week when they decided to put a staff video […]

Dicken parapro has sewn 230 masks for healthcare workers, friends and family; says she is part of a 'village united in tough times'

April 7, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Jean Reynolds invites other to join the cause By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Every evening, Dicken parapro Jean Reynolds places bags on her front porch filled with the protective masks she sewed that day. […]

hird grade teacher Becca Robinson has a message for the Bach community.

Bach Elementary staff remind students they can 'can count on me'

April 6, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bach Elementary has a tradition of singing the song “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars to open assemblies as first grade teacher Gabby Taylor plays guitar. “The song has […]

Using county data, Huron freshman creates COVID-19 dashboard to help viewers quickly visualize the curve

April 3, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Huron High School freshman Armaan Kamat has created a COVID-19 dashboard for Washtenaw County that includes daily graphs of the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and new cases […]

Allen art teacher and AAPS moms create masks for healthcare & other essential workers

April 1, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Carrie Jankowski and Katie Ajluni created the Masks for Ann Arbor Facebook group to make a difference. By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Allen Elementary art teacher Sarah Conner has joined several AAPS parents who […]

King Elementary staff expresses hopes and dreams for their students during the COVID-19 shutdown

March 30, 2020 AAPS News Editor

The King Elementary team collaborated to create a special message for the King community as they stay home during the COVID-19 crisis:

`We miss you': Allen Elementary teacher creates video full of staff greetings for students

March 27, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Last week, some Allen Elementary teachers saw a Facebook post about how some teachers in a different state had driven their cars together through the neighborhoods of their students in […]

Brothers create a website to help kids keep up with news about COVID-19

March 25, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS News Editor On the second day of the Ann Arbor Public Schools closure, the Veerabhadran family was sitting at the table, soberly discussing news about the coronavirus, and considering what the immediate […]

An AAPS parent accepts a laptop for remote learning at home.

1,850 devices distributed to AAPS families for remote learning during shutdown

March 25, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor By the end of the day Tuesday, the AAPS Technology Department—with the help of many staff volunteers—had distributed 1,850 devices to AAPS families so their children can stay connected […]

`This isn't going to happen tomorrow—and then it did.'

March 18, 2020 AAPS News Editor

How the AAPS technology department is maintaining access, ability, and connection on such short notice By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS technology department has been working harder than ever this past week to […]