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30 seconds with … Deborah Joseph & Bryant kinders celebrate 100th day in costume

February 15, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News If it hadn’t been for the weather-related school cancellations, Feb. 11 would have been the 100th day of school for Ann Arbor Public Schools. At Bryant, the kindergarten teachers […]

30 seconds with … a Valentine’s Day party at Allen Elementary

February 14, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Remember the fun of slipping valentines into a bedazzled shoebox or bag? This classic tradition will never go out of style. Here are Jennifer York’s Young Fives at […]

Sarah Bradley, Abbot Elementary Young Fives teacher

February 14, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Sarah Bradley grew up in Ann Arbor and attended the Ann Arbor public schools. She remembers her first day of kindergarten, walking into Mrs. Clefgard’s classroom at […]

30 seconds with … Dicken 5th graders showcase annual African-American Trailblazers Wax Museum

February 11, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The fifth grade students of Avery Hubbard and Jessica Chartier at Dicken Elementary School showcased Dicken’s annual African-American Trailblazers Wax Museum today. Watch students rehearse for the assembly […]

The Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater thrills Dicken community with interactive performance on NAAPID 2019

February 11, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor An interactive performance by The Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater got teachers, students, and parents on their feet Monday. See a minute of highlights here:

Erin Wright, Eberwhite fifth grade teacher

February 6, 2019 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Erin Wright was born in Detroit and grew up mostly in Grand Rapids. The daughter of a special education teacher, Wright knew how demanding and rewarding teaching is as a […]

Pioneer Theatre Guild (PTG) presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

February 5, 2019 AAPS News Editor

For the first time in 20 years, PTG students to perform a work of Shakespeare

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Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor holds a check while surrounded with A2 STEAM students, staff, as well as Ann Arbor city government officials

A2 STEAM receives Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant for solar project

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

“Not only do we want to grow this physically and instructionally here at A2 STEAM, but we hope to have a model that we can share with all Ann Arbor Public Schools and actually even further because sustainability is something we want to be the work of all of our young people,” says A2 STEAM Principal Megan Fenech.

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Skywell Club hosts 5th annual Skywell Wellness Expo on Wednesday

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Wellness is about physical, social and emotional well-being and students at Skyline High School are leading the way by bringing awareness and wellness resources to the student body during the 5th annual SkyWell […]

Forsythe sixth grader writes historical story; sells more than 700 copies on Amazon

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video & story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Forsythe Middle School sixth grader Arjun Alva didn’t get to relax as much as he would have liked last summer. After all, he had a book […]