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First grader spells pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

March 23, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Bryant first grader Khara, who is blind, does well hearing sounds in words and has quickly mastered the spelling words her teacher Valeska Bass gives her. So Bass decided […]

Student shows schoolmates how he uses assistive technology—and handles a Siri blip with good humor

March 22, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Nearly 2,000 AAPS students with special needs use assistive technology services to be more independent and productive during the school day. At the close of a recent Disability Awareness […]

4th Annual SkyWell Wellness Expo focuses on safe driving

March 21, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video and photo by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News The Health & Medicine Bio-Medical Sciences Magnet at Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School held its 4th annual SkyWell Wellness Expo for Skyline students and staff recently. Skywell—a […]

Teacher Pat Jenkins with representatives from the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Regional Chamber and LaFontaine Automotive Group

Skyline’s Pat Jenkins named Washtenaw County’s 2018 Distinguished Teacher of the Year

March 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

“It’s just so thoughtful, and it just makes me want to get in here and do it again and again, year after year with more of you,” said Pat Jenkins on being named Distinguished Teacher of the Year based on nominations submitted by her students.

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Carpenter’s Lisa Cope named 2018 Washtenaw County Teacher of the Year

March 20, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Lisa Cope drove her 2005 Dodge Caravan to her job as a physical education teacher at Carpenter Elementary Monday. By the end of the day, she […]

Community High’s award-winning The Communicator is 100 percent student-run

March 19, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com It comes out five times a year, anywhere from 80-100 pages, full glossy magazine, 8½ x 11. No, we’re not talking about special editions of Sports Illustrated or National Geographic; […]

Pioneer junior deals with grief through art; hopes to help others through her speech at TEDx Saturday, March 17

March 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com For Alexa Easter, art is more than paint on canvas or hands on clay. It is a way to express grief.Easter, a 16-year-old junior at Pioneer High School, lost her 8-year-old brother […]

Youth Art Month in downtown Ann Arbor

March 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Downtown Ann Arbor businesses have turned into an Ann Arbor Public Schools art gallery for the month of March. More than 30 Main Street Area Association merchants are participating in the Youth Art Month collaboration, by placing student artwork in their display windows.

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Pioneer High to present 62nd annual Concerto Concert March 21

March 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Pioneer High School will proudly showcase five young musicians from the Band, Choir and Orchestra programs at the 62nd Annual Concerto Concert on Wednesday, March 21. The five soloists auditioned this […]

30 seconds with … Carina Sietz’s English 12AP class as they decide how to celebrate the Ides of March

March 15, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Carina Sietz and her English 12AP class were deciding the best way to celebrate the Ides of March the following day. After reading Julius Caesar, they decided on Little […]