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Skyline Principal Sulura Jackson departs for North Carolina

March 11, 2013 AAPS News Editor

We send best wishes to Skyline Principal Sulura Jackson as she leaves the district. Jackson has accepted a position as a high school principal in Chapel Hill, N.C. She will finish out the school year […]

Two new Kindergarten Round-Up dates added for March

March 6, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Kindergarten Round-Ups are important information sessions for parents of next year’s kindergarteners. Two new sessions have been added for the month of March:

John Latini performs at Northside for NAAPID celebration

March 6, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Local singer-songwriter John Latini performed at Northside for the school’s NAAPID celebration.

Forsythe 8th grader wins Second Prize at Ann Arbor Society for Musical Arts youth music competition

March 6, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Forsythe 8th grader and pianist, Forrest Flesher, won Second Prize at the Ann Arbor Society for Musical Arts Rosalie Edwards Youth Music Competition, and will be performing on Wednesday, March 20th at 10:30am at the Ann Arbor […]

Skyline Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras impress at MSBOA Band and Orchestra Festival

March 6, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Saturday, March 2nd, at Pioneer High School, the Skyline Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras participated in MSBOA Band and Orchestra Festival. Each orchestra prepared three concert pieces performed for a panel of three judges followed by […]

Burns Park Students ‘Read to Feed’

March 5, 2013 AAPS News Editor

March is Reading Month, and Burns Park students are celebrating by “reading to feed.” The students will take pledges and participate in a fundraiser for Heifer International, which supplies families in third-world countries with livestock […]

University Musical Society gives Carpenter Elementary ‘DTE Energy Foundation School of the Year’ Award

March 5, 2013 AAPS News Editor

The University Musical Society named Carpenter Elementary its “DTE Energy Foundation School of the Year” for its dedication and commitment to arts education. The DTE Energy Foundation generously supports this award through a financial commitment […]

Lakewood’s NAAPID assembly highlights the importance of kindness

March 1, 2013 AAPS News Editor

There was a snow day on Feb. 11 this year, which was the day most schools had planned their National African American Parent Involvement Day activities. School have rescheduled their NAAPID celebrations since then. One […]

EMU students school Lawton kids in brain science

February 26, 2013 AAPS News Editor

Sometimes, in order to learn about something that’s very complicated, it’s best to break it down into its most simple parts. An Eastern Michigan University, adjunct professor used that idea with her neuroscience students –– […]

VIDEO: Chartwells makes healthy food with attitude

February 19, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Chartwells sent chefs into AAPS high schools last week to show students that healthy eating can be anything but bland. At Pioneer, Kim Sinclair and head cook Allison Kiersey (shown in the […]