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‘Life-changing’ spring break in China ‘exceeded expectations’

April 13, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Fifteen AAPS high school students, along with Fan Wu, who teaches Chinese at Huron and Pioneer high schools, are back in Ann Arbor after spending an action-packed spring break in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an and Beijing, […]

Community Bond Meetings Begin Next Week

April 9, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift will host five community meetings this month to share information about the bond proposal appearing on the May 5 ballot. Each community meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. […]

Skyline-Sweetland collaboration is a win-win

April 9, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Skyline students Skylar Burkhardt (‘15), Kelsey Carpenter (‘16), and Ella Horwedel (‘16) The collaborative partnership between the University of Michigan’s Sweetland Center for Writing and Skyline High School’s Writing Center started on October 24, […]

The Little Mermaid wants to be `part of your world’

April 8, 2015 AAPS News Editor

The Pioneer Theatre Guild has been busy rehearsing for what promises to be yet another memorable theatrical experience. The Theatre Guild will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” on five upcoming dates: Saturday, April 25, […]

Get to Know: Soon Morningstar

April 8, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Clague Middle School teacher Soon Morningstar is a co-recipient of the 2015 Science/Math Teacher of the Year Award for Middle/High Schools in the Greater Washtenaw County Area. The award is given annually by the University […]

Skyline and Huron high schools compete at MIST 2015

April 7, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Waleed Vaid, Skyline High School junior Over the weekend of March 28-29, 700 high schoolers from across Michigan gathered at the 8th Annual Detroit MIST competitions. Held at Wayne State University, high schools formed […]

District bids farewell to `consummate communicator’ Liz Margolis

April 6, 2015 AAPS News Editor

After 12 years as executive director of communications. Liz Margolis will leave the Ann Arbor Public Schools this week for a new position with NSF International.Dozens of well-wishers, including her husband, three sons, parents and […]

Huron Symphony Orchestra to perform in China over spring break: See the rehearsal video

April 2, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor The Huron Symphony Orchestra practices Aaron Copland’s “Hoedown” in preparation for the upcoming performance tour in China: Spring break 2015 will be particularly memorable for 49 members […]

M-STEP Assessment in Ann Arbor Public Schools

April 2, 2015 AAPS News Editor

April 2, 2015 Following spring break, like all other school districts across Michigan, we will move to a new standardized assessment, the M-STEP. This change to a new assessment has proven challenging in several […]

Continuing the Conversation concludes

April 1, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Superintendent Jeanice Swift is pictured talking with Ann Arbor Open Elementary staff Tuesday. The Continuing the Conversation series, which was a follow up to last year’s Listen and Learn Tour, concluded today at the Ann […]